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Thank you for your support! 2 This year’s program is dedicated in memory of Mary Anne Piscitelli October 12, 1946 - June 10, 2020 Mother, Educator, Supporter of the Owls “Always help others before you help yourself” 3 OWLS SPORTS CLUB 2021 OFFICERS President John Piscitelli Vice President Steve Carroll Treasurer Scott Spatz Secretary Zack Williams Trustees Tony Matz III Kurt Behrenshausen Steve Gehris Ted & Arlean Palka Owls Sports Club Scholarship Award Winners (3 year, Senior) Commitment, Leadership, Sportsmanship, Courage, Performance. 2020 Brady Dallas 2003 Ben Reifsnyder, Zack Williams 2019 Nick Sklenarik 2001 Kyle Frees 2018 Nick Sklenarik 1999 Josh Yocum 2017 Dalton Emerich 1998 Brett Vroman 2015 Patrick Causa 1997 Mike Tandlmayer 2014 Nick Royko 1996 Jeremy Jefferson 2013 Nick Bennethum 1995 John Piscitelli 2012 Justin Behrenshausen 1994 Dustin Sands 2011 Dylan Boll 1993 Nathan Shultz 2010 Chris Gehris 1992 Jeff Kramer 2009 Evan Gombos 1991 Chad Faller, Mike Smith 2008 Greg Strupp 1990 Michael Whitney 2004 Rick Ziska 4 OWLS ALUMNI NOW PLAYING COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Professional Patrick Causa - Joliet Slammers John Shultz - Evansville Otters College Domenic Borelli - Elizabethtown College Brady Dallas - Bloomsburg University Dalton Emerich - Misericordia University Jaden Himmelreich - Penn State Abington Darrien Mogel - Penn State Abington Ryan Murphy - Rowan University Jayvian Pettit - Penn State Berks Tucker Sanders - Cecil College Michael Simmerman - Alvernia University Nick Sklenarik - Albright College Connor Uhrig - McDaniel College Chase Zurawski - Shippensburg University 5 2021 West Lawn Owls American Legion Team Back Row (Standing)(L-R): Mike Whitney, Scott Spatz, AJ Trayer, Dominic Borelli, James Rhoads, Gabe Bunn, Jacob Dianna, Dylan Boll, Ben Reifsnyder Middle Row (L-R): Steve Carroll (kneeling), Ryan Berkis, Lucas Gensemer, Trey Gehret, Ryan Sekulski, Ryan Spatz, Ryan Kelly, Ryan Brunner (kneeling) Front Row (L-R): Ryan Graff, Luke Bialek, Kyle Cincinnati, Jake Faller, Jordan Shutter Missing: Nick Crocona, Jack Gensemer Uniform # Player Coaches 1 Luke Bialek 2 Domenic Borelli Head Coach 3 Jake Faller Scott Spatz 4 Nick Crocona Assistant Coaches 5 James Rhoads Steve Carroll 6 Ryan Kelly Ben Reifsnyder 10 Ryan Graff Dylan Boll 11 Gabe Bunn Ryan Brunner 12 AJ Trayer Mike Whitney 13 Ryan Berkis 14 Jack Gensemer 16 Jordan Shutter 17 Ryan Sekulski 18 Ryan Spatz 20 Lucas Gensemer 24 Kyle Cincinnati 26 Jacob Dianna 28 Trey Gehret 6 West Lawn Owls 2021 Legion Schedule *denotes Berks League Game Day Date Opponent Time Place Mon May 24th @ Muhlenberg 6:00pm Jim Dietrich Park (Canceled) Wed May 26th READING 7:05pm* Owls Field (Postponed) Thurs May 27th @ Post 217 6:00pm* Oley Youth Field (Postponed) Sat May 29th @ Boyertown (17) 4:00pm Bear Stadium (Postponed) Tues June 1st @ Shillington 7:00pm* Rulon Griffith Field (Postponed) Wed June 2nd @ Norchester 7:00pm* Owen J Roberts HS (Postponed) Thurs June 3rd BOYERTOWN 7:00pm* Owls Field (Postponed) Sat June 5th NORGWYN 1:05pm Owls Field (Canceled) Mon June 7th @ Twin Valley 7:00pm* Twin Valley HS (Postponed) Tues June 8th DANIEL BOONE 7:05pm* Owls Field (Postponed) Wed June 9th @ Reading 6:00pm* George Field Thurs June 10th READING 7:05pm* Owls Field Sat June 12th BOYERTOWN 1:00pm Owls Field Sun June 13th FLEETWOOD 1:00pm Owls Field Mon June 14th POST 217 7:05pm* Owls Field Tues June 15th SHILLINGTON 7:05pm* Owls Field Weds June 16th DANIEL BOONE 7:05PM* Owls Field Thurs June 17th NORCHESTER 7:05pm* Owls Field Sat June 19th @ Doylestown 6:00pm Doylestown Mon June 21st @ Boyertown 7:00pm* Bears Stadium Tues June 22nd TWIN VALLEY 7:05pm* Owls Field Thurs June 24th @ Daniel Boone 6:00pm* Optimist Field Fri June 25th SJCLL Comets NY 4:30pm Frederick, Md Sat June 26th Laurel MD 9:00am Frederick, Md Sat June 26th Mt. Airy MD 11:30am Frederick, Md Sun June 27th Frederick Md 9:00am Frederick, Md Mon June 28th TBD Frederick, Md Mon June 28th READING 7:05pm* Owls Field Tues June 29th @ Post 217 6:00pm* Brandywine HS Wed June 30th Conrad Weiser 7:05pm Owls Field Thurs July 1st @ Shillington 7:00pm* Rulon Griffith Field Sat July 3rd @ Muhlenberg 10:00am Jim Dietrich Park Important Dates: Berks County Legion League Playoffs – Double Elimination July 7th -11th @ Higher Seed’s Field (July 9th -11th @ Boyertown) Pennsylvania Region II Legion Baseball Tournament July 16th – 20th @ West Lawn Pennsylvania State Legion Baseball Tournament July 24th – 28th @ Ephrata *Schedule correct at time of print. Please check www.westlawnowls.com for updates. 7 2021 West Lawn Owls Junior Legion Front Row (LtoR sitting on ground): Colby Kostelac, Trevor Marks, Trevor Bilodeau, Evan Gabaldon, Dylan Siwik. Middle Row (LtoR) Kneeling or seated: Jack Froelich, Nick Sklenarik, Michael Zimmerman, Bill Lodek, Chris Fidler, Mike Zientek, Steve Gehris, Nicholas Fiorini Back Row (LtoR Standing): Charles Frantz, Nicholas Scolastico, Christo Hunsicker, Cooper Kennedy, Owen Geng, Rafael Fernandez, John Bodnar, Kaden Ballas, Tommy Hunsicker, Michael Bradley, Ben Kulp. Uniform # Player Coaches 1 Dylan Siwik 2 Cooper Kennedy Head Coach 3 Colby Kostelac Chris Fidler 4 Charlie Frantz 5 Tommy Hunsicker Assistant Coaches 6 Nicholas Fiorini Bill Lodek 7 Michael Bradley Steve Gehris 9 Jack Froelich Michael Simmerman 10 John Bodnar Nick Sklenarik 11 Trevor Marks Mike Zientek 12 Trevor Bilodeau 13 Kaden Ballas 14 Ben Kulp 15 Owen Geng 16 Rafael Fernandez 17 Evan Gabaldon 18 Christo Hunsicker 20 Nicholas Scolastico 8 West Lawn Owls 2021 Junior Legion Schedule *denotes Berks League Game (* = BERKS LEAGUE GAME) Day Date Opponent Time Place Thur May 20 North Parkland 7:00 pm Owls Field W 9 - 4 Sun May 23 Boyertown Grizzlies 2:00 pm Owls Field L 7 - 2 Tues May 25 Wyomissing 7:00 pm Owls Field L 4 - 2 Sat May 29,30,31 @ Btown Memorial Tourn (Canceled) Tue Jun 1 @ Muhlenberg 6:00 pm W 8 - 1 Wed Jun 2 @ Daniel Boone 6:00 pm W 8 - 2 Mon Jun 7 Boyertown 7:00 pm Owls Field L 11-5 Tues Jun 8 @ Shillington 7:00 pm (Postponed) Wed Jun 9 Post 625 7:00 pm Owls Field Fri Jun 11 Post 217 7:00 pm Owls Field Sat Jun 12 @ Upper Perk 1:00 pm Sun Jun 13 Southern Area 7:00 pm Owls Field Tues Jun 15 @ Shillington 7:00 pm Wed Jun 16 @ Kutztown 7:00 pm Fri Jun 18 Lower Macungie 7:00 pm Owls field Sat Jun 19 @ North Parkland 1:00 pm Sun Jun 20 Berwick - DH 1:00 pm Owls Feld Mon Jun 21 Hamburg 7:00 pm Owls field Wed Jun 23 Muhlenberg 7:00 pm Owls Field Fri Jun 25 Daniel Boone 7:00 pm Owls Field Sat Jun 26 Shillington 7:00 pm Owls Field Mon Jun 28 @ Boyertown 6:00 pm Wed Jun 30 @ Post 625 6:00 pm Important Dates: Berks County Playoffs July 5th to July 11th State Regionals July 16th to July 19th *Schedule correct at time of print. Please check www.westlawnowls.com for updates. 9 Owls Sports Club, Inc. A Timeline January 6, 1941: 1st meeting of the unincorporated Owls Sports Club at Clubhouse Rooms, 2344 Penn Avenue, West Lawn, PA. Meeting presided over by temporary President Joe Kline .. “After having appointed Lewis Frey temporary Secretary, Joe Kline gave a short talk on the origin of this club. Through the efforts of the five club members, namely, Joe Kline, Samuel Hettinger, Casper Simon, Harry Peiffer, and Robert Sheidy, and the cooperation of the officers of the defunct West Wyomissing Athletic Club, namely, Paul Potteiger, Harold Meyer, Chester Morgandale, John Gilbert, and James Smith, it was decided to merge these two clubs into one in order to further the activities in sports of these local communities.” (Owls Sports Club minutes as reported by Temporary Secretary Lewis Frey, January 6, 1941 ... Treasurer’s Report with a balance of $18.41) May 1946: Start of the Owls Sports Club Award to an outstanding Wilson High School Athlete. January 15, 1948: Owls Sports Club incorporated in the State of Pennsylvania as a non-profit corporation, becomes the Owls Sports Club, Inc. June 1949: Work begins on grading of Owls Field. June 1955: West Lawn Owls American Legion baseball program begins its first season in the Berks League under the guidance of Ralph Leininger .. the franchise having been picked up from West Reading, who could no longer field a team. June 1955: West Lawn Owls, the 10th team of the Lebanon Valley Baseball League, begins its initial season. August 1962: West Lawn Owls, PA State American Legion Baseball Champions. July 1992: West Lawn Owls host their first PA Region 2 Baseball Tournament, using Reading’s George Field as the host site. The financial success of this tournament provides the impetus for the Owls Field renovation project, as the Owls members concluded having our own facility to host these tournaments is paramount to making the Legion baseball program a success on a local, state and eventually national level. September 1992: Executive Board recommends and General Membership approves the plan to renovate the Owls Field, including lights, electronic scoreboard, new fence enclosing entire playing field, new playing surface, eventual elimination of the softball field in left field, new dugouts, new press box/concession stand/garage, underground irrigation system, terraces for park-like seating. April 1994: Owls Field upgrade project begins w/construction of new press box/concession stand/ garage structure and light installation. 1997: Owls softball field removed making the Owls Field a baseball-only venue and one of the finest amateur enclosed baseball fields in Pennsylvania. July 1998: West Lawn Owls host their first PA State American Legion/win their first ever Region 2 Tournament Title .