Jr. Saltdogs baseball league not dissolving
BY TODD HENRICHS / Lincoln Journal Star
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 - 12:58:48 am CDT
For the vast majority of the 2,200 youths active in Junior Saltdogs baseball, no changes are in store for next season.
But one change, involving eight teams in the Saltdogs Division, has caused its share of confusion. So much so, in fact, that board members with the Junior Saltdogs found it necessary to quell rumors that had the entire league dissolving before all the bats and helmets were packed away.
“We want everyone out there to know that we’re only talking about the one division and not the entire league,” league president Dina Euler said Monday morning. “We’ve got more teams than we’ve ever had before, and we want to keep that momentum building.” read more
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Posted June 13, 2008:
THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT:
Kris Johnson passed away on Friday, June 13th, after an aggresive battle with cancer. Kris is the wife of Brad Johnson, who is a long-time League coach, asst Timberjacks U13s coach, and his company "Centrix Solutions" is a League sponsor.
Tjacks coach, Larry Svec, had a tourney scheduled on the weekend. After hearing about Kris, he called the opposing tourney coach and asked to cancel the games. Brad asked that Larry keep the games on as scheduled, since Kris would want her son to play baseball. The games were played, and after the last game, the opposing coaches and players, presented Kris and Brad's son, Brady, with a signed card and a game ball. Brady is the oldest of their three sons.
Puts things in perspective, where suddenly, games being rained out don't seem like quite an obstacle.
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