West U Little League Celebrates End Of 2011 Season With Closing Ceremonies

The West University Little League celebrated the end of its 2011 season during last week’s closing ceremonies.

Green Hat and Challenger Director Michael Miller sang the national anthem and several players were awarded scholarships.

Ryan Farney is the recipient of the Scotty Zornes scholarship. Zornes was a WULL coach who died in a car accident last August. Zornes and Farney both played from Tadpole through Seniors at WULL.

Turner Gauntt is the recipient of the Resnick Scholarship. The scholarship was established in memory of Matthew Dean Resnick, #6, who died following a tragic accident in January 2008. Gauntt was nominated by coaches from the A, AA, AAA, and Major Divisions because he demonstrates the characteristics of leadership, character and passion for the game.

Ross Fava was recognized for his volunteerism with the WULL Volunteer Award. Ross serves as a Green Hat, a manager and the “voice of the Challenger Program.”

Ten Senior players who played WULL from an early age through the Senior Division were presented with wooden bats during the closing ceremonies. Honorees include Derek Brown, Justin Densen, Dusty Dworak, Tyler Gauntt, Mitch Harris, Will Johnston, Ben Lee, Gray McGregor, Kyle Santry and Christian Segner.

The Majors Cardinals won first in the tournament, first place in the National Division and the sportsmanship award. The team is coached by Stuart Folb, Mark Cook, Ted Golbillot and Joe Parks. Team members include  Jackson Cook, Julian Peavy, Joe Gobillot, Sam Folb, Jake Painter, Jacob Nygaard, Jiries Ganim, Thomas Parks, Kyle Fullen and William Gage.

The PeeWee 8 Bulls won first in the PW8 Central Division as well as first in the PW8 Tournament. The Bulls are coached by Jeff Fleming, Cameron McKelvey, Kyle Turlington and Sonny Vu. Team members include Alex Gatto, Nathan Vu, Henry Thweat, Landon McKelvey, Reese Whittington, Joe Thompson, Josh Boihem, Will Turlington, Casey Propst and Joe Bush.

The PeeWee 7 Giants won first in the PW7 tournament and were first in the PW7 South Division. The team was coached by Brad Poteet, Juan Moreno, Frank Monacelli and Nir Grossman. Team members include Dayne Schnitzer, Kale Watts, Alex Flores, Oliver Snell, Nicolas Moreno, Daniel Poteet, Jack Murrell, Foster Hord, Elan Grossman and Diego Monacelli.

To view final tournament results, click here. To view team standings, click here.