telling our story
This is from an email that Kevin sent to the team:
Here’s the game summary for our Friday night tilt against Lenape Valley 6. It was a corker. Please note that summary below is based upon my giddy recollection of the events and may not be 100% factual (Actually, … Read the rest⇒
The NHS Lions Jr. PeeWee gold team dominated last night, beating Lenape Valley 30-6. After going through the bazillion photos and re-living the game, I can honestly say that EVERY. SINGLE. PLAYER did something great. Although Jack (#24) clearly had his best game ever, it was due to the great … Read the rest⇒
I only made it to half of Jack’s game, because Owen and I were 1.5 hours away for his game, but from what I saw of the Jr. PeeWee gold team, I was very impressed.
(Kevin is the head coach, so he filled me in, play-by-play (!), on the … Read the rest⇒
The Intelligencer ran a season wrap-up for Jack’s team in Home Fields this week. The online link is here.
The team is trying to put together a group to play fall ball. Jack says he wants to play, as long as he doesn’t miss any football.
(I’m hoping … Read the rest⇒
The boys went to a week of football camp at William Patterson University in New Jersey for their second football camp of the summer. It was put on by Sports International. Jack went to this camp last year and really got a lot out of it.
Although this camp wasn’t … Read the rest⇒
Jack played on Solebury’s U10 Little League team this summer. It seems the team set a Solebury record of winning more games in the tournament than any other Solebury team ever has.
They won four straight (as part of an eight-game winning streak), before losing their last two … Read the rest⇒
(I’m still getting caught up with this summer’s activities and photos.)
Jack and Owen attended the Offense-Defense football camp at Rider University the first week of July. They had both done the camp last year.
Jack is very keen on getting a chance to “go live.” What can I say; … Read the rest⇒
(I’m a bit behind on posting photos from some of the summer activities, so I’m trying hard to catch up. The Southampton tournament was at the beginning of the month.)The Solebury U10 baseball team FINALLY worked out their slump. The bats came alive and the pitching was great. They … Read the rest⇒
A quick selection of photos are here.
We had a wonderful time. Fiona rode absolutely every ride possible (she wasn’t tall enough for Rockin’ Rollercoaster!). We especially loved the Tower of Terror!
The princess breakfast was a big success…Fiona got to talk to five different princesses and Jack and … Read the rest⇒
One win and one loss so far in the Amwell tournament. Two more games to go to see if the team makes it to the semi-finals. Photos from the first two days of games are here.
Jack’s immigration and Ellis Island movie is below.
(Be patient. It made take a minute to load and the audio doesn’t begin immediately. Click on the little “play” triangle to start the movie.)
[ Javascript required to view QuickTime movie, please turn it on and refresh this page ]… Read the rest⇒
The Mangan Mets went 4-1-1 to end the season playing their best baseball of the year. All the boys contributed, and I think they all improved their skills in one way or another.
Some photos from the last few games are here.
The Spiders were in a bit of a slump, but it looks like they’re coming out of it just at the right time, with the playoffs starting this weekend. The bats are warming up and the defense is looking strong.
I’m a bit behind on posting photos, so a big … Read the rest⇒
