J.D. Potié
SHAWVILLE Aug. 10-11, 2019
Over the course of the weekend, little leaguers from the Shawville/Quyon Minor Ball League convened at Elwood Dale Park in Shawville to . . .
compete in their year-end tournament.
With ages ranging from 7-9 years old all the way to 13-17 years old, each tournament comprised of either three or four teams in each age group battling it out for the right to be called champions of the 2019 season.
According to one of the event’s main organizers, Jennifer Barr, the event is a very meaningful one for the participants as it gives them a chance to express their competitive spirits for one last time this season, vying for all the marbles.
“It means a lot to the kids when they see those trophies on the table,” she said. “They love it. It’s the competition. This is it for them. They work all year and they start very young. When they get older it means much more.”
Satisfying the folks appetites throughout the weekend, volunteers doled out hamburgers, ice cold beverages and snacks from the R.A. hall while the teams gave it all they had on the diamond.
When it was all over, Shawville-2 took home the championship trophy in the 7-9 age group. In the 10-12 age group, Shawville-1 reigned supreme proudly lifting the big trophy in front of their friends, family and peers. For the 13-17-year-olds, Quyon landed the coveted piece of silverware and can now call themselves champions.
Next year, as the event alternates venues every year, the tournament will take place at the Quyon Recreational Park, according to organizer Tina Atkinson.
All money raised from food and drink sales at the event will go back to the Shawville R.A., Atkinson said.
