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Two WULL Teams Compete In Baseball Olympics
The top two selling teams of the West U Little League fundraiser raffle recently competed in the WULL Baseball Olympics.
Pee Wee 7 Avalanche and Pee Wee 8 Osprey competed in the Baseball Olympics on May 22 at Wallin Field.
The event was sponsored by Texas Baseball Academy and Goode Company Restaurants.
West U Piranhas Host Mutual Of Omaha Swim Clinic
2. June 2011
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The West U Piranhas hosted a Mutual of Omaha swim clinic at the West U Recreation Center on May 20.
Olympic swimming gold medalists Josh Davis and Kathleen Hersey shared their life stories with 61 swimmers, aged seven to 17, and then they spent time in the pool helping the swimmers with proper stroke technique.
Each child also raced either Davis or [...]
West U Little League Celebrates End Of 2011 Season With Closing Ceremonies
31. May 2011
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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. [...]
West U Little League Aeros Take First Place In AA Division
30. May 2011
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West U Little League’s Aeros took first place in the AA Division spring season and also won the division’s post-season tournament.
Team members include (front row kneeling, left to right) Aidan Propst, Troy Hays, Jacob Tulek, Charlie Vaquero, Michael Fordham, Ben Ledig, Manager Scott Fordham, Joseph Wagnon, Mason Holt, Robert Brown, (back row) Coach Toby Holt, Parker [...]
West U Challenger Baseball Team Celebrates End Of 2011 Season
19. May 2011
West U Little League Challenger Baseball held its final game of the season on May 15.
Pastor Jeff Smith from St. Andrew Presbyterian Church gave the opening prayer and Kristine Mazziotti sang the National Anthem before District 16 Administration Charlie Fox threw the first pitch to Wyatt Hefley.
The games ended in a tie with big hits, some grand [...]
PCA Offering $20,000 Worth Of Scholarships For High School Juniors
6. May 2011
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Positive Coaching Alliance and Deloitte have partnered for the second year on a scholarship program that will recognize high school juniors, with a minimum 2.5 GPA, committed to the ideals of sportsmanship.
Ten $2,000 collegiate scholarships will be awarded to student-athletes who are Triple-Impact Competitors.
Funds for the scholarships are provided by Deloitte, Robert Snell Fund and [...]
College Scholarships Available For West University Little League Players
20. April 2011
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Every year the West University Little League selects a young man to be to be the recipient of a $2,000 scholarship in honor of the late Paul Wallin.
The candidates must have played in West University Little League for at least one year, be a May/June graduating high school senior and a college-bound freshman.
Candidates must possess [...]
West U Challengers Take The Field For Third Game Of The Season
14. April 2011
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West University Little League Challengers took the field for another great day of baseball with their buddies and the baseball team from St. Thomas High School at their sides.
The Challengers played their third game of the season on Sunday, April 10.
The Harbor Lights Choir sang the National Anthem with Challenger Director Michael Miller.
West U Rotarians [...]
West U Challenger Baseball Team Plays Second Game Of The Season
5. April 2011
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In the second game of the season, the West U Little League Challenger Baseball team enjoyed a day of smiles and big hits.
The game was held on Sunday, April 3.
Pastor Jeff Smith of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church gave the invocation and Dyllan Miller sang a rendition of the National Anthem.
Miller’s dad is one of the [...]
West U Little League Challenger Baseball Team Kicks Off 2011 Season
28. March 2011
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The West U Little League Challenger Baseball team kicked off its 7th season on Sunday, March 27.
The game started with an invocation, the national anthem and a ceremonial first pitch.
The Strake Jesuit men’s baseball team volunteered as “buddies” for the game.
The bleachers were crowded with family, friends and fans, who came out to cheer on [...]
Lamar, Bellaire Student Athletes Take Part in National Signing Day
2. February 2011
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Several Lamar and Bellaire High School athletes are among 110 student athletes today that will sign letters of intent for colleges.
Parents, coaches and the HISD Department of Athletics will join together today at 1 p.m. at Delmar Field House, 2020 Mangum Road to witness 110 student athletes sign letters of intent for colleges throughout Texas [...]
Rice University Third Baseman Named Top Player In The Country
31. January 2011
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Rice University Owls third baseman Anthony Rendon was recently named as the top player in the country by College Baseball Daily.
College Baseball Daily, a blog that has been in creation since 2005, has been counting down the 2010 college baseball season with the Top 100 Players in the county.
Rendon, a Houston native and a Lamar [...]
Lamar High School Girls Soccer Opens Season With Victory
27. January 2011
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The Lamar Girls Varsity Soccer Team opened their district season with a hard fought win over arch rival Bellaire High School.
The game was played under near perfect conditions on Jan. 25 at HISD’s Butler Stadium with Lamar winning 2-0.
Lamar’s goals were from sophomore Natalie Cohen and senior co-captain Kate Murphy.
Both goals came in the second [...]
West University Little League Holding Tryouts This Weekend
12. January 2011
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Tryouts for the West University Little League will be going on this weekend for the 2011 season.
Tryouts will be held on Saturday, Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 16 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tryouts for players ages 7-12 will be held at the West University Elementary School Campus. WUES [...]
Strake Jesuit And St. Thomas Put Aside Rivalry To Co-Host Challenger Basketball
11. January 2011
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and St. Thomas High School put aside their age old rivalry to co-host the first Challenger Basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 8.
Since Challenger Baseball hit the fields of the community in 2005 followed by Challenger Football and Cheer in 2006, interest in a Challenger Basketball league was communicated and because of [...]
6. June 2011
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