A blog dedicated to the various high school, college, and community sports on the Virginia Peninsula. The continuation of my former weekly column with the DAILY PRESS and Virginian Pilot. VPS includes posts from my work with VirginiaPreps.com, MileStat.com, and other journalistic outlets. Please join me and send your stories of hope and triumph to jfmcgrath65@gmail.com.. My sports journey continues...please feel free to share the ride...
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(Archives) Fox Hill Fast-Pitch Softball Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary of World Championship Run
With the passing of another Labor Day, a landmark event in Hampton Roads sports reached its silver anniversary. During that late summer weekend in 1965, the Fox Hill fast-pitch softball team won its first regional tournament and earned a berth in the world championships, where they placed fifth of 22 teams.
For the Hampton-based team, which played its home games at Francis Asbury Field, the win culminated 15 years worth of effort. At the time, the Central Atlantic Regional, which consisted of state champions from
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware, and metropolitan qualifiers from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and the host team, was 25 years old and Fox Hill had participated seven times as the Virginia state champion.
But through 1964, a regional tournament victory to advance had been elusive for the Fox Hillers.
At Guy Mason Field in Washington, D.C., the team got off to an auspicious start, first beating Baltimore 3-0, and followed with a 1-0 win over D.C. in Game 2, highlighted by a perfect game from ace pitcher Ron Peterson.
Although the Fox Hill team was formed in 1950 as part of a church league, it was not the beer league many recreational softball players are accustomed to joining.
“This was not like some Sunday school league,” said Peterson, who later won first-team All-American honors for his performance in the 1969 national tournament. Indeed, pitches reached speeds upward of 100 miles per hour, and as Peterson added, “runs were at a premium. We had a lot of 1-0 games.”
In fact, the third game was another 1-0 affair, this time in a victory over Philadelphia. A 2-0 loss to Baltimore followed, pinning the Fox Hill team into a must-win situation in the double-elimination event. Based on their 3-1 record, the Fox Hillers earned a berth in the championship, but faced Baltimore for a third time. Fox Hill won the rubber match and region with a 3-1 victory. In that game, Don Brandt’s two-run homer turned out to provide the margin of victory.
Peterson was named the Most Valuable Pitcher of the tournament, while Brandt won overall Most Valuable Player honors.
Looking back 50 years, first baseman Ronnie Weber reflected on Brandt’s performance as the key to victory. “Home runs were a rarity. (Brandt) had an exceptional tournament.”
Manager and team catcher Jack Hull credited Brandt’s defensive skills.
“He caught the last out at the wall. If that ball had gotten by him, it would have been a whole other story.”
Looking ahead to their first world championship, which was held in Clearwater, Fla., the Fox Hill players took advantage of another asset — their fan backing.
Hull looked back on the celebration that took place immediately after the regional final. “After the regional, the old-timers got together at the firehouse. There were so many people there that they had to push the fire trucks out (of the building).”
Recalls Peterson, “Fans would follow us everywhere we went to tournaments,” noting that as many as 4,000 to 5,000 Fox Hill fans made the trip to Clearwater. Spectators were not the only people tracking the team. As Weber remembers, “writers from the Daily Press followed us back then, at home and on the road. In the ’60s, there was a morning and afternoon edition and we’d have Ron Colbert at our games. We outdrew the local Carolina League (minor-league baseball) team.”
The team got off to a quick start in the world tournament, beating St. Thomas (Ontario) 3-0 and Lakewood (Calif.) 2-0. However, the team hit the wall when it played against seven-time world/national champion Clearwater, losing 1-0. Fox Hill was eliminated by Chattanooga (Tenn.) 3-0 in Game 4.
Despite the two losses, Fox Hill’s 2-2 mark was good enough to tie for fifth place of the 22 teams. After 1965, the final tournament was reinvented as the national championships. Fox Hill went on to win three more regional titles, but the ’65 effort remained the club’s greatest collective accomplishment on the diamond.
Hull, who previously worked as a minor-league catcher in the Cincinnati and Boston organizations, recalled the difficult time he had learning to catch softballs whizzing toward him with the speed of a Sandy Koufax fastball.
“I thought I was a pretty good catcher. But that ball would jump 12-18 inches up, down or sideways, and you never knew where it was going sometimes.”
Asked if he had ever been injured, Hull quickly emitted an “Oh yeah!” and interjected that on one occasion, a pitch caused him to require 16 stitches in his hand.
“It (fast-pitch) is a hard game to play, especially for catchers,” added Hull, who managed for 12 of his 13 years with Fox Hill.
Weber, who was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame in 1985, looked back on how the team recruited new prospects.
“We picked up a pitcher from Langley (Air Force Base) and another one from Oceana. Not all of our players were military guys, but a lot of our pitchers over the years were in the service.”
Peterson summed the experience up in one word: “Camaraderie.”
The term makes sense since the ballclub was together for 65 to 80 games throughout a season that started in early May and ended with either the regional championships on Labor Day weekend, or the world/nationals two weeks later.
“We’d play doubleheaders on Friday night, Saturday night, and usually on Wednesday night,” he said.
The friendships last until this day. Now, 50 years later, a group of players, “about 15, but a lot are non-ballplayers,” Weber said, gather every Wednesday morning at Vancostas Restaurant in Hampton to swap stories about softball, the military, or any other topic an octogenarian might find interesting.
Hull added one more recollection from his playing days — having the opportunity to play against famed pitcher Eddie Feigner, whose four-man King and His Court softball team toured the country, taking on all challengers with only a pitcher, catcher, shortstop and first baseman.
According to Hull, the reality of the King and His Court’s greatness may have become more legendary than it should have been.
“We’d go along with his shenanigans for a few innings. They were like the Globetrotters.” Asked if the King and Court were as good as they were cracked up to be, Hull was silent for a moment before answering.
“You know ...,” replied Hull, in a manner suggesting that indeed, the answer might have been no.
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(Archives) Aaron Rodgers Visits All-Pro Campers at W&M
Aaron Rodgers threw a pass to each of the campers at the William and Mary All-Pro Camp, back in 2011 |
By Jim McGrath
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The first things you notice are the hands.
Even from far away, it is apparent that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has good-sized hands. As one observer on the sideline at Zable Stadium called them yesterday, “catcher’s mitts.” Certainly large enough to wrap around a football like most of us wrap ours around a double-decker sandwich.
However, these hands have worked wonders. Five months ago, they were the key to precision passes to Packer teammates Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson en route to a rousing post-season performance of almost 1,100 yards and nine touchdown passes in four playoff games, the last a 31-25 Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The hands that held not only the Vince Lombardi trophy, but also that of the game’s Most Valuable Player. The hands that might be holding an ESPY award in two weeks as either the Best Male Athlete or Best NFL Player, or both.
Not bad for a guy who was only 5’10” and 160 pounds, with no scholarship offers, out of high school.
What? Not true?
Rodgers bluntly interrupted the first reporter’s (fortunately from another outlet) question at yesterday’s press session, held inside the Laycock Football Complex, adjacent to the Stadium. “That’s incorrect. I was 6’2”, 195.”
But the part about no scholarships may have been true.
“I didn’t have any expectations coming out of high school,” noted Rodgers, the star guest of William and Mary head football coach Jimmye Laycock's Colonial All-Pro Camp, which ended yesterday. “I was a realist. I wasn’t a great player yet. I knew that I had a lot of hard work between where I was at and where I wanted to be, at a big-time Division I program.”
Only one, Illinois, made an offer, as a walk-on. In a surprising move, Rodgers turned down the offer and decided to play at tiny Butte Community College, near his hometown of Chico, California. In 2002, after leading his team to a 10-1 record while throwing 28 touchdowns, other schools took notice. California, led by Coach Jeff Tedford, was one of them.
Immediately, Rodgers took charge of the Bears offense, throwing for almost 5,500 yards and 43 TD’s in his first two years at Cal. In spite of having one year of eligibility remaining, the junior made himself available for the 2005 draft and fell all the way to the 24th pick before being scooped up by the Packers.
Rodgers was groomed to be the heir apparent to future Hall-of-Famer Brett Favre. However, Favre began his on-again, off-again relationship with the topic of retirement early in Rodgers’ career, not leaving until finally being traded to the New York Jets in 2008, soon after talking himself out of retirement for a third time.
While many players may have faltered from the unwillingness of the mentor to leave, Rodgers only grew stronger.
“It (the experience) forced me to improve as a football player, but also as a person. I knew that the opportunity was going to come and I was going to have to make the most of it. People were going to be watching, and I knew that the way I prepared for that situation would go a long way in the locker room with those guys (teammates).”
It may have also taught the quarterback something about humility. Yesterday, the large hands of the quarterback who has thrown for over 12,000 yards over the past three years while posting the highest passer rating in regular and post-season history, was lobbing soft passes for hundreds of young campers, waiting patiently for their opportunity to catch a ball from perhaps the hottest hand in the NFL.
For the record, neither hand was sporting the Super Bowl ring that Rodgers and his teammates collected earlier this month.
Back to the camp subject, it would seem that Rodgers was simply emulating his own camp experience as a youth. Again, no?
“I remember being a kid in California and not having this opportunity. To be able to spend time at a camp setting, with college players and Clay (Matthews), Ndamukong (Suh) and myself (Matthews and Suh appeared on Sunday and Monday, respectively), it’s just exciting to be here. Hopefully, we’ll inspire the kids in some way because I remember being that little kid with a dream.”
One parent, Hoss ("Everyone calls me Hoss," he said), brought his wife and children for the festivities. Although living on the Peninsula, both parents are from the Green Bay area, and were happy as Packers fans to be able to see Rodgers and Matthews. “We try to make it here whenever a pro player visits,” he said. The children appeared to be in possession of a Packers helmet which may or may not have been signed over the course of the morning.
Looking at next season, Rodgers is hopeful that in spite of the lost time, his teammates and he will be ready when and if the strike ends.
“I miss the guys. I’m probably in the best shape of my life, but getting ready to play, whenever that happens.” On the team front, he added, “I’m getting ready to begin my seventh year. Capers (Dom, the defensive coordinator) is in the third year with his system. (Head coach) Mike McCarthy is starting his sixth year. We’re not going to lose a lot of players. We don’t have to make a lot of adjustments as a team.”
Hampton Roads Sports Media Hall of Fame Ceremony Postponed
"There are just no guarantees. Langley's (Speedway) not even open," said Greg Bicouvaris, who with Speedway promoter Chuck Hall, founded the organization in July 2017.
The Hall, which inducts five members each year, had announced the 2020 class last November - a list which included Calvin Jacox, Harry Minium, Wayne Nooe, David Teel, and Debbie White. But for now, the future of the ceremony remains in limbo.
"Whether we have a ceremony or not is up in the air. Chuck and Langley will have to follow what the Governor says," added Bicouvaris, known for his work as a veteran local sportscaster, and network television stage manager. "The good thing is that we had already announced the class, but we may end up having to mail their plaques to them."
More information about the history and inductees of the Hall can be found on its website at hrsmhof.com.
(Archives) Menchville's Perry Brothers Reunite at Penn Relays to Honor Mom
BY JIM McGRATH
Within the confines of the Newport News track and Menchville athletic halls of fame, the Perry brothers have built their own wing. From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, the brothers dominated local and state high school track and helped the Monarchs, under coach Steve Lewis, to three consecutive state titles from 1979-1981.
Each brother had his own niche.
Clifton owned the middle distances, winning a state title in record time in the 880 in 1975, followed by a high school national record in the 600-yard run the following year, a record which still stands. James was a half-miler who competed on Menchville's school record 4x880 yard relay. He also ran cross-country.
Eric was a three-time high and intermediate hurdles state champion who earned All-American status. Ray was also a state champion in the 330-yard intermediate hurdles. In all, the Perry brothers built their legacy on excellence.
It was a trait inherited from their mother Mary. Last November, the family gathered for Mary Perry's 80th birthday celebration. On that day, all of the Perry brothers celebrated their mother to the tune of the Intruders "I'll Always Love My Mama," while each brother (nine, in all) presented a single gold rose to their matriarch. It was a special day for Mary Perry and her 14 children.
Just weeks later and three days after Christmas, she complained of stomach pain and was taken to the emergency room. The doctors' initial prognosis was confirmed and in early January of this year, she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
Now in hospice care, the brothers said they all realized that their mother doesn't have much time left. Still, her spirit continues to inspire them.
"She is such a fighter," Eric Perry says. "Her spirit is so strong as is her passion for love and passion for life."
Now a detention officer in Texas, Eric shared one of the stories which best describes his mother's passion.
"My mother has a favorite window at the home. Every day, there's a squirrel that comes up to her window as if he knows she is going to be there. Mom even gave the squirrel a name… 'Runner.' We like to say that the squirrel is sending nature to her window every day."
Now in their 50's, five of the brothers (Mike was added as an alternate runner) decided to bond and compete one more time in honor of their mother. So they turned back to their track background.
Thinking of the prestigious Penn Relays meet in Philadelphia, they signed on to run as a 1,600-meter relay. Under the moniker "Sons of Mary," the brothers entered the 50-and-older Masters race. Uniforms were designed and pictures were taken to commemorate the event.
Last Saturday, the brothers took to the track at Franklin Field, to relive their past glory in front of the 42,000 fans who commonly attend the last three days of the meet. Ray led off, followed by Eric, James and finally Clifton with the anchor leg. Their time of 4:15.13 was good enough for a ninth-place finish of 22 teams.
"We wanted," Eric said, "to have an opportunity, before the Lord calls her over, for our mother to see her sons together, focusing on one cause … one more lap."
Gunderson Tapped to Head CNU Women's Soccer
CNU women's soccer coach Jamie Gunderson |
According to their press release, Gunderson, has been with the Captains since the fall of 2012, and previously served as an assistant coach under Dan Weiler for seven seasons before stepping into the interim position earlier this year.
"I am extremely pleased that during a time of great uncertainty, we are able to move forward with someone who will bring steady leadership and exceptional ability as our Head Women's Soccer Coach," said McMullin. "Jamie's presence has been key to the success of our women's soccer team for the past seven years and his ability to lead our students has become evident over the past month. Jamie will excel as our Head Coach."
Prior to taking the reins as the top assistant coach in 2014, Gunderson also served under head coach Ruth Keegan as a volunteer assistant coach in 2012 and started his tenure with then head coach Dan Weiler in 2013. Gunderson was elevated to the full-time position in the Spring of 2014 after helping guide CNU to 12- and 14-win seasons in his first two years on the sideline. He has helped lead the Captains to six straight regular-season conference titles and five NCAA Tournament berths in his tenure under Weiler. In a three-year stretch between 2016-18, the Captains set and re-set the program record for wins in a season while capturing the program's first three Capital Athletic Conference Tournament Championships.
In 2018, Gunderson was a part of the coaching staff that led Christopher Newport to the NCAA Division III National Semifinals and wrapped up the season with a 21-2-0 overall record. For his efforts, he was honored as part of the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic South Region Coaching Staff of the Year.
In addition to his time with the Captains, Gunderson has spent four years coaching with the Virginia Legacy Soccer Club. He also excelled as an athlete both collegiately and in the professional ranks.
A four-year starter for Methodist, Gunderson starred on the field and also represented the Monarchs on the USA South All-Sportsmanship team. Following his collegiate career, he competed professionally as a member of the Norfolk Sharx in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played with the Lionsbridge FC team in the PDL in each of the past two summers. the Captains set and re-set the program record for wins in a season while capturing the program's first three Capital Athletic Conference Tournament Championships.
In a statement, Gunderson wrote, "I could not be more honored and grateful for this opportunity. I would like to thank President Paul Trible, Vice President Bill Brauer, Director of Athletics Kyle McMullin, along with Carrie Gardner, Matt Kelchner, and the entire search committee. Also, I would like to send a special thank you to Dan Weiler for helping me start my journey at CNU. Dan's passion and drive to run a successful program has helped develop me into the coach I am today. I am looking forward to continuing the growth and traditions of the CNU Women's soccer program."
Lionsbridge FC Soccer Season to be Delayed
At the local level, that means the Lionsbridge FC squad, based on the Virginia Peninsula, will have to wait a while longer to begin their 2020 season.
In a statement, the USL sai, "in close collaboration with the USL League Two Executive Committee, the start of the 2020 League Two season will be delayed in order to align with recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on restricting public gatherings of 50 or more people through Sunday, May 10.
In Virginia, that number for public gatherings has been lowered to 10. The Lionsbridge team plays in the South Atlantic Division of the Southern Conference, and are now scheduled to open the season on May 9 in an away match against the Wake FC.
Lionsbridge, who plays its home game at CNU's TowneBank Stadium, finished the 2019 season just outside of playoff contention with a fifth-place standing and a record of 5-6-3. Since their inception in 2017, the team has built a solid fanbase and helped revive the local soccer scene.
Meghan's Home!! -- A Football Trip to Honduras Goes Awry
A lighter moment of the trip -- plenty of toilet paper in Honduras |
The Newport News Shipbuilding employee took great pride in making the trip. She had played with local teams, but joined the AFE squad last July, and was part of the team that played against a squad from Mexico in Cancun last December. Still, any opportunity to join her new team and represent her country was an honor, and as she told Recruit757 on Saturday, “It was extremely selective to get on the national team.”
The AFE All-Stars team arrived early, on March 11, and spent some time practicing for the games, as well as volunteering their collective time for various forms of service in the Tegucigalpa region. The first two days of the tournament went well as the US squad won its first three games, against Mexico, Costa Rica, and host Honduras,. However, on the third day, and with news of the Coronavirus making its way to the Western Hemisphere and points south, the decision was made to suspend the tournament before its conclusion.
However, the evening before the team was to head to the airport to fly home, Honduran officials made a second decision – this one to close its country’s borders for at least seven days, and shut off all forms of travel, essentially stranding the American team at their hotel without enough food, money, and in some cases, medicine, to last the duration of the suddenly extended visit.
Said Linda Gianni, Meghan’s mother (both of her parents made the trip), who was with the contingent of 55 players, coaches and staff in Honduras, “We learned the night before from social media and our Honduras team representative that the borders were being closed in five hours.” Gianni added that even days later, the team had received no notifications from the State Department regarding the border closing, even though they had signed up for the State Department's notifications for Honduras through their STEP program.
There was another, more pressing problem, that being the availability of food and supplies for the group of 55. They were left in a hotel with only a handful of other patrons, according to Sandy Glossenger, operations manager for American Football Events, and wife of head coach Dale Glossenger. The hotel offered limited types of food, which it had recently cut further in an effort to conserve. Their stay and meals were discounted, though they were still expected to pay, she said.
“It gets to be a scary situation because we don’t know how many days it will last,” Dale Glossenger told the Chicago Tribune.
The hotel did set up a room for them to watch movies together, and one of the players, a fitness trainer by day, led them through workouts.
In a social media post, Linda further explained the arrangements.
“The AFE Team USA All-Stars negotiated the (hotel) rates and food. Room service (was) required because the hotel closed the restaurant and only allowed "take out", just like in the US. The AFE negotiated food options for us to choose from in order to keep the food expense reasonable for the team. We had to work out a schedule with the hotel so that they could cook all the meals for the team and deliver them hot to each room. We basically ordered ahead of time from a small list of food options, like in a hospital, and handed in our slip by a set time for the next meal. John (Meghan’s father), Meghan, and I missed lunch one day because we were so busy making phone calls to legislators and news organizations that we forgot to order our food.” She noted that the team shared their food with the police guarding the team outside the hotel, as they didn't have time or a chance to get their own.
With the possibility of an extra-long stay shadowing the non-profit team, they turned to the resources at hand to explain their situation, and eventually receive permission to return home. A call for donations was posted on the team web site (afeteamusa.com), and the push was made to alert the US Embassy in Honduras, as well as the American media.
Thanks to the efforts of local and national lawmakers, the process started to commence. Yet, it took six more days to finish the job.
As assistant coach Billy Avalos told the Las Cruces Sun News, "(On Day 9), we settled in to bed and an AFE USA Football message came in reading “Lobby now - bring your passports,” An embassy spokesperson was there and said, good you passed (we were all there in 10 minutes) Good news and bad news - I will check all passports and thank the President. You are all coming home tomorrow."
The Gianni’s felt that there was one other person deserving of special recognition for helping to secure the two Air Force C-130 cargo planes that delivered 25, and then 30 members of the group to Joint Base Charleston (SC), where they arrived early Sunday morning.
In a separate Facebook post from Saturday afternoon, Meghan wrote, “Emily Brewer (VA Delegate – 64th District) is one of the main reasons that all 55 members of the Women’s USA football team were able to get airlifted by the US Air Force, via two military planes, from the Air Force base in Honduras to an Air Force base in South Carolina. Emily worked tirelessly with every local, state, and federal government resource she could to push to ensure we all got home safe. Emily didn’t just fight to bring me home as someone who lives in her district, to bring the three Virginia residents’ home from her state, she fought to bring all 55 fellow Americans back to the United States safely and quickly. That itself shows the kind of beyond outstanding individual she is.”
Donations are still needed, as the team landed in South Carolina, but some still need help getting to one of the 23 states represented by the AFE team. In the Gianni’s case, they rented a car and drove the rest of the way to Isle of Wight County.
As for the AFE Women’s All-Stars, they are scheduled to travel to Spain this December to play against their national team. At this time, there are no plans to cancel or postpone the trip. Said Meghan, “At the moment Honduras doesn’t affect Spain at all. That’s all based on the coronavirus. So as of right now, we are still playing in December.”
But as she arrived home on Saturday, one line summed up her Gianni-Bradford’s relief.
“Feels good to be back on US soil!”
Vipers Emerge As Newest Women's Football Team
Axsom Dojo Wins Nine State Championships at NC AAU
Said John Axsom, the team’s sensei and coach, “We didn't have our biggest group but did very well!”
The members of Axsom’s Army to compete at Greensboro, with their age group, included:
Advanced Division:
▪︎Jessica Sigsbee (18-22) Female - Bronze in Kobudo (Weapons), and Silver in Kumite (Fighting).
▪︎Ryan Sigsbee (15-16) Male - Silver Kobudo, and GOLD in Kumite.
▪︎Jaylen Nicholson (13-14) Male - Silver Kobudo, and Bronze Kumite.
▪︎Amiyr Gordon (11-12) Male - Silver Kobudo, Bronze Kata (Forms), and GOLD Kumite.
Novice Division:
▪︎Chris "Hercules" Gordon (5-6) Male - TRIPLE STATE CHAMPION IN all 3 Divisions + Chris moved up to the 7-8-year-old division getting GOLD in Kobudo, Silver in Kata, and Bronze in Kumite!
▪︎Jalyn Wilks (9-10) GOLD in Kumite
▪︎Joe Fuscia (11-12) Male - GOLD Kobudo, and Silver Kata.
Beginner Division:
▪︎Brett Fallen (15-16) Male - Silver Kobudo, GOLD KATA & KUMITE + he moved up to novice and won Silver in Kobudo, GOLD in Kata, and Silver in Kumite!
▪︎Alex Tomaino (15-16) Male - GOLD Kobudo, Silver Kata, Bronze Kumite + he moved up to Novice and won GOLD Kobudo and Silver Kata!
▪︎Lucas Ramey (7-8) Male - Won GOLD in Kobudo.
▪︎Shianne Freeman (5-6) Female- Won Silver in Kata, and GOLD in both Kata and Kumite.
Road Racing Results From Jamestown 5K Swamp and Gloucester 8K
1 1 BRIAN FLYNN 36 MECHANICSVILLE VA 25:45 5:11
2 2 NATHANIEL PETERSON 26 GLOUCESTER VA 28:35 5:45
3 3 CONNER O'BEIRNE 17 GLOUCESTER VA 30:16 6:06
TOP OVERALL WOMEN
1 16 LINDSAY NEWELL 40 MATHEWS VA 39:15 7:54
2 18 BETSY LITTLE 44 MATHEWS VA 39:41 7:59
3 22 JENNIFER VESS-MORGAN 36 HAYES VA 40:45 8:12
Jackson, Spencer To Be Inducted To VA Golf Hall of Fame
Spring Kickball League Returns to Newport News
Rainbows and Lollipops team - "B" league kickball champions |
The Keep Calm and Kick team "C" league winners after finishing the regular season 1-9 |
- Kickball League of Hampton Roads t-shirt
- A minimum of 8 weekly games of kickball, plus
postseason games (everyone's eligible!)
- Drink and food specials after the games at sponsor bar
- Plenty of opportunities to hang out with old friends
and meet new ones
- Midseason & postseason parties for all players!