Championships for 10 Year Olds

Congratulations to all the ball teams in Louisville as they enter the final days of their seasons.
Special kudos to two teams that ended the year with championships, the U10 Softball team coached by Dean Mason and the Louisville #2 WeeWee baseball team made up of 10 year olds headed by Doyle Stohlmann.
Both squads, besides facing their local opponents on the diamond, had to square off against mother nature to complete tournament play. While the strong winds and heavy rainfall during the past two weeks made re-scheduling difficult, we certainly can’t complain with so much property damage and loss of life as witnessed by our neighbors to the north.
The WeeWee tournament, which was shortened to single elimination after three days of rain outs, featured the locals against the team from Elmwood-Murdock South in the final match-up. The championship contest featured good defensive play and solid pitching by both teams.
Besides the rainfall, the only negative to the week-long affair was the lack of a trophy presentation and the awarding of Cass County Tournament medals upon completion of the title game. Apparently, the hardware didn’t make it from league officials to Louisville for the final day of tournament play. It’s ironic that after a game highlighted by nearly error-free baseball by both teams, when it came to finishing the tournament in style, it was the adults who dropped the ball.

Oh well.... the memories from a 12-0 season will be with these boys for a long time, well after the medals and trophy begin to tarnish.

Thanks to the White Family

Just happened to drive by the school ball field around 9:30 last night and wasn't surprised to see Kevin White and one of his sons working to drain the pools that had accumulated due to the afternoon downpour.  This is not the first time early or late hours have been put in by the Whites.

There's a reason why Louisville's ball fields are in such great shape and coaches need not worry about field preparations.  Sure, this is a paid proposition, but I don't believe the extra hours are part of the deal.

The next time your son or daughter takes the field, make note of its condition and thank the White family.

Charlie Cover

Sorry to see Charlie Cover leaving the coaching ranks at Louisville High School. Charlie was a great promoter of the wrestling and track programs, supplying information and statistics that made writing stories for The Lions Den easy to do.

Coach Cover always had the best interest of the individual athlete as his number one concern which invariably aided the team.

Best of luck at Elmwood-Murdock!