Lancaster Little League Plays a Few Opening Games
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Section C April 21, 2011 Rappahannock Record www.rrecord.com Kilmarnock, VA AreaSports Recreation • Fishing • High School Teams Lancaster track and field teams win tri-meets over West Point and Middlesex by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi 110-hurdles in 20.56. Whitney Spence led Lancaster’s Lancaster’s girls and boys track distance runners, taking first in the teams celebrated a dual victory in mile in 5:59 and winning the two- West Point last Wednesday. mile in 13:16. The Lady Devils scored 82 Boys’ meet points to win a tri-meet over Mid- Lancaster won seven events in dlesex and the host Pointers. The the boys’ meet and Johnmall Jen- Lady Chargers were second with kins led the LHS scorers with two 56 and West Point was third with first places. Jenkins won the shot 18 points. put with a 42’11” throw and the The LHS boys scored 73.5 discus with a 102’7” throw. points to beat Middlesex and West Also in field events, Aaron Man- Point. The Chargers scored 59.5 ning cleared 5’10” to win the high points for second place and the jump. LHS teammate JT Walters host Pointers were third with 22. cleared 5’8’ as the runner-up. In the girls’ meet, Lancaster won Shawn Lee led the sprinters, 10 of 15 events, including four of winning the 100-meter dash in From left, Madison “Moon” Webb, Steve Swope, Lloyd Carrier and Winnie McCrobie accepted honors five field events. 11.57. from the Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame last Saturday. Swope, Carrier, Willie Webb and Winter H. Kalisha Harding threw the shot Lancaster also dominated in “Shorty” McCrobie were all inducted. Webb and McCrobie accepted the honors on behalf of their late 34’5” to win that event and Dem- middle distance and distance parents. Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi isha Sutton threw the discus 60’4” events, with Shane Chambers for second place in that event. winning the 800-meter run in 2:25 Aleyah Davenport, Shamerah to lead a LHS sweep in the half- Taylor and Tala Henderson led mile. Teammate William Chap- the jumpers. Davenport cleared man literally crossed the finish 4’4” to win the high jump, Taylor line on Chambers’ heels in 2:26 went 15’1” to win the long jump and Nick Whay finished in 2:29 as and Henderson lept 28’ to win the the Devils took first, second and triple jump. third. Taylor also won the 100-meter Chapman also won the mile in dash in 13.7, the 200-meter dash 5:20 and Whay won the two-mile in 28.3 and ran a leg of Lancaster’s in 11:38. winning 4X100-meter relay team The Devils swept the first three (56.03). places in the mile with Ronnie Also on the short track, Lan- Cutler finishing second in 5:25 and caster’s Raven Love won the Chambers taking third in 5:38. Little League players bow their heads in a prayer Matthew Pittman tags out Hunger Harcum of blessing for the players and season. Photo by Lisa during a Little League game last Saturday. Photo Hinton-Valdrighi by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lady Devils drop Lancaster Little League two softball games plays a few opening games by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi with an RBI. Lancaster only had four hits in Rappahannock batted around to the game. by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi were inducted. Posthumous honors went to Winter H. “Shorty” McCrobie for his role in starting Little score five runs in the fourth inning Hudnall pitched all six innings The Lancaster County Little League held an abbre- League in the county and to Willie Webb, a decorated and beat Lancaster, 6-2, in a North- for Lancaster, allowing seven hits viated version of its planned opening day ceremony horse trainer and racer. ern Neck District varsity softball and striking out three. She didn’t last Saturday. Despite the windy and sometimes rainy Ronald Hudson of Weems was honored during the game last Thursday. walk a batter. conditions, the 2011 season officially got under way. opening ceremony for his many years of service at the Lancaster gave up four hits Mathews 12, Lancaster 2 Early morning games were played and dozens of park. Hudson volunteers countless hours to maintain and committed two errors in the Hudnall and Nicole Crowther players participated in throwing, hitting and run- the fields and the surrounding grounds. Raiderettes’ fourth-inning rally to both put in time on the mound last ning contests before the afternoon showers cancelled Welby Saunders of Irvington also was honored for lose its district opener. Monday when Mathews beat the games among Lancaster’s major league teams and all he has done to improve the boys baseball field. The Lady Devils scored their Lady Devils, 12-2. teams from Richmond. Saunders is coach of the Lancaster High varsity two runs off a hit and two Rappa- Hudnall went three innings and The 2011 induction of the Northern Neck Sports team. hannock errors in the third inning. allowed five hits, walked three and Wall of Fame was moved from the field to the Hayden Go to RRecord.com for more photos of the Lan- Lexi Hayden got on base on an retired one. Crowther pitched two Building, where basketball coaches Lloyd Carrier of caster and Northumberland Little League 2011 season error to lead off the top of the third innings and gave up three hits, Tappahannock and Steve Swope of Colonial Beach opening ceremonies. and, with one out, Brooke Hudnall walked two and struck out one. drew a walk to put two runners on Crowther batted 1-for-2 with for the Devils. a triple for a run scored and RBI. Danielle Shelton was credited Desiree Selph went 1-for-2 with an with an RBI off a hit and field- RBI and Roane was 1-for-2 with a ing error by RHS to score Hayden run scored. Hudnall had the only and Ammoni Roane hit a single to other hit for LHS in the game. drive in Hudnall. The Lady Devils are scheduled Roane led at bat, going 2-for-3 to host Essex at 5 p.m. April 22 at with an RBI. Shelton was 1-for-3 Dreamfields. Lady Indians tally two wins and two losses in soccer action William Gustus, the son of Northumberland Giant coach Bill Gustus, addresses the crowd during the by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lady Indians last Thursday. Northumberland Little League opening ceremony. In the background are members of many of the Boarman had 12 saves. African-American baseball teams in Northumberland from 1946 to 1969. Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Northumberland’s varsity Lady The Lady Indians will face New Indians soccer team is 4-4 on the Kent again in Claraville on Monday, season after picking up a Northern April 25. Neck District win, 2-0, over Wash- In JV action, Northumberland ington & Lee last week and losing took 24 shots on goal and got goals to Group AA New Kent, 3-0. from all three of its forwards for a Northumberland controlled the 3-1 win over Washington & Lee last ball and dominated the W&L end Monday. of the field last Monday, taking Katie Crowther, Emily Sprague 27 shots on goal. India Equiguren and Rosario Rivera had five shots and Bridgett McLaughlin scored a each and scored a goal apiece. goal each for NHS in the first half. Carrie Jo Jett and Sprague had an Summer Newsome and Brenda assist each. Santamaria had the assists. Goalkeeper Sydney Setser had Equiguren led the shooters with 12 saves and pitched a shutout until seven shots on goal. Elaine Scerbo the final two minutes. At left, Phillip Keyser was honored for his many took six shots and Brenda Santama- New Kent edged Northum- years of service as president of the Northumberland ria took four shots. berland, 3-2, last Thursday with County Little League. Current president Keith Goalkeeper Gena Boarman had Sprague scoring both goals for the Swift presented him a plaque. Photo by Lisa Hinton- Tina Saunders leads excited players on her tee-ball six saves and posted her second Indians. Valdrighi team onto the field. Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi shutout of the season. Amber Palmer had an assist on New Kent (7-1) took a 2-0 lead one of Sprague’s goals. at the half and scored once more in Setser had eight saves on the Northumberland Little League the second half for the win over the night. Rappahannock rips Lancaster, 4-1 claims ball fields for the season by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi vice to the Little League and had field #2 at the park named for him. Rappahannock held Lancaster to one hit last Thursday as the Red Devils More than 100 excited players raced onto the Gustus was among several dozen African-Amer- dropped their Northern Neck District varsity baseball opener, 4-1. field at the Northumberland County Little League ican baseball players honored during the ceremony. Alex Williams had a double for the Devils’ only hit. complex Friday night, braving the chilly, windy Organizer Danny Haynie welcomed back players Mike Navetta went home on a balk in the second inning to score Lan- weather to usher in the start of the 2011 season. from the 1946, 1952, 1968, and 1969 teams includ- caster’s only run. Former Little League president Phillip Keyser, ing the Northumberland Giants, Brookvale War- Chris Buzzell put in a full seven innings of work for the Devils, striking out William Gustus and Daniel Connors threw out the riors, the Rosenwald High School championship seven, walking one and allowing six hits.