Twin Cities 14s Raising Money for Regional Trip
The Twin Cities 14-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars will be raising money through several avenues this week to help cover travel expenses to Whitefish, Mont., for the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament.
The team will be running the concession stand at the 15-year-old state tournament in Chehalis today and Sunday, as well as selling raffle tickets at the tournament and holding a car wash at the Napavine McDonald's restaurant from 10 to 2 p.m. today.
Players will also be selling tickets for a "dive-in" showing of The Sandlot at the Thorbecke's Aquatic Center in Centralia on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m., and hosting a hot dog dinner with drinks, popcorn, dessert and raffles outside the Aquatic Center on Sunday night.
The team won the Southern Washington Babe Ruth State Tournament in Kennewick last weekend to qualify for regionals.
Football Officials Sought
The Southwest Washington Football Officials Association is looking for new members to call prep games.
New officials usually work games on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights, and the SWWFOA meets on Wednesday nights throughout the season. Officials must register with the WIAA at a cost of $40, and new officials will spend around $200 on uniforms and equipment for their first season and work between 10 and 20 games, earning between $400 and $600.
The association is looking for younger individuals to become involved with officiating, according to association head Bob Berg, though anyone interested would be more than welcome.
Anyone interested can contact Berg at (360) 269-6466 or 807-4772.
Explosion Fastpitch Holding Tryouts
The Explosion fastpitch program will hold tryouts for the 2014-15 season next week.
Tryouts for the program's 14U team will be held Wednesday, July 30, at Chehalis' Recreation Park, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tryouts for the 12U team will also be held at Recreation Park from 6 to 8 p.m., but on Thursday, July 31, and tryouts for the 10U team will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, will be held as a makeup date if needed.
The teams will practice on fields in the Chehalis area and at the new indoor softball/baseball complex at Pacific Athletic Center.
For more information contact Chris Moore at (360) 880-3358.
Enforcers Fastpitch Holding Tryouts
The 12U, 14U and 16U Enforcers fastpitch teams will hold tryouts on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Fort Borst Park in Centralia.
Tryouts for the 16U squad will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m.; tryouts for the 14U squad will run from noon to 2 p.m.; and tryouts for the 12U squad will run from 2 to 4 p.m.
Players are asked to arrive 20 minutes before the start time to fill out registration forms, and pitcher and catcher tryouts may run longer than the given time.
For more information, contact 16U coaches Duane Bailey at (360) 508-9078 or Ruben Ramirez at rtramirez@comcast.net; contact 14U coach Steve Orr at (360) 490-6886; or contact 12U coaches Jon Meyer at (360) 304-9528 or David Orr at (360) 520-4466. Two 12U teams are adding to their rosters.
Players are asked to contact coaches if they are interested and the Aug. 2 tryout date does not work with their schedule.
United Fastpitch Holding Tryouts
The Team United fastpitch program will be holding tryouts on Sunday, Aug. 3, at Fort Borst Park in Centralia. United will field four teams for the 2014-15 season, with a 10U team coached by Heidi Bowen, two 12U teams coached by Brian Ray (2003) and Shaunie and Jamie Kennedy (2002) and a 14U team (2001) coached by Rhonda Glazer and Andy Erb.
Tryouts for the 10U team will run from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by 12U tryouts from 2 to 4 p.m. and 14U tryouts from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Players should arrive 20 minutes early to register. Any players unable to try out on Aug. 3 are welcome to email teamunited@comcast.net to set up a private tryouts. Visit the team's Facebook page (TeamUnitedFastpitch 10U, 12U and 14U) for updates and more information.
