Valley
East Today would like to thank Monique Grenon, a long-time Executive
member and one of the driving forces behind the success of the Valley East
Ladies' Slo Pitch League for providing us with photos for this First
Annual Album.
Some of the photos were taken during the evening games, so they may be
a bit dark, but nonetheless, you should be able to make out some of the
"Girls of Summer" who are working hard to make the Valley East
Ladies' Slo Pitch League a place where women can enjoy competition and
comraderie twice a week during the summer playing a sport that they love
and enjoy.
Once again, we thank Monique, and congratulate all players and sponsors
for helping to create a strong league for ladies in the Valley. |
The
Valley East Ladies' Slo-Pitch League features a total of ten
(10) teams for the 2006 season, thanks in large part to the
efforts of the young ladies on the Executive who are committed
to seeing the League continue and thrive into the future.
Three of the
Executive members met at the beginning of June with Robert Kirwan, Publisher
of Valley East Today to discuss plans for marketing and
promotion of the league. Shown with Robert are, from the left,
Robin Trottier, Secretary; Mandy Hnatiuk, President, and
Natalie Raymond-Marois, Vice-President. Two other executive
members were unable to attend the meeting. They are Nicki
Trottier, Treasurer, and Paula Martel-Lavallee, Statistician.
A year ago the Valley East Ladies' Slo-Pitch League was facing a serious enrolment problem. With
only six teams registered just prior to the start of the
season, the women who enjoyed playing this sport were worried.
The season began with seven teams, but it was obvious that
changes had to be made.
One of the biggest changes was the
decision to allow teams and players from other municipalities
to join the league, and it appears as if that made all the
difference in the world. Two teams have joined with
players who live in Rayside Balfour or Sudbury. Another
positive change was the decision to allow girls who are 16
years of age and over. There are only a few younger players in
the league, but at least they now have a place where they can
enjoy this sport while in their late teens.
As a result, there are over 200 women of all
ages playing slo-pitch two nights a week during the 15 week
season. They play at Centennial Ball Park every Monday and
Wednesday evening, with games at 6:30, 8:00, and 9:30 p.m.
Valley East Today is pleased to introduce the First Annual
Valley East Ladies' Slo-Pitch Photo Album with this issue.
Below is one of the teams, sponsored by Rocky's and Beautiful
Balance. We will be posting the rest of the team pictures as
they are provided to us by long-time Slo-Pitch member, Monique
Grenon.
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