Thank-you
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to say thank-you to everyone for another successful baseball season. This past year represented another year of growth for baseball in Antigonish and that is due to the commitment and efforts by parents, players, coaches, volunteers, and supporters of Angels baseball, so thank-you all. With your support we managed to provide a quality program for over 140 kids in our rally cap divisions (5U, 7U, 9U, and 11U), in our three rep teams (11U, 13U, and 15U), and in our Challenger program. Although not without some challenges this season (namely the heat) we expanded many of our divisions and ran a good program that attracted positive attention from Baseball NS and other organizations in the province.
So many supporters make valuable contributions that aid in our success each year, so annually Antigonish Baseball recognizes commitment and contributions of a few of its supporters with several awards. These awards were given out to those individuals over the past few weeks.
Umpire of the Year - James Taylor
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Janet Phinney
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Allan Dwyer
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Brad Long
Special Contribution Recognition - Matthew Bayne
Sponsors:
McDonald's Antigonish (Program Sponsor and Team sponsor)
Kinsmen (Program sponsor)
R. MacLean Forestry (Team Sponsor)
Steelmac
Cleve's Source for Sports, Antigonish
Sharon's Trophies and Engraving
Hunter Environmental Services
For those in our 11U, 9U, 7U, and 5U programs that did not get your medals. I will be at the field on Saturday afternoon for St.FX Baseball's Minor Ball Day. You may collect them there. If you would like to make other arrangements then please message me.
I will limit the number of emails that I send in the offseason but just a heads up I will be sending out a few announcements (AGM, board meetings, off season opportunities, volunteer requests with things like , etc.) from time to time (i.e. there will be one coming out later today about StFX Baseball's minor ball day).
Lastly, none of this happens without the dedicated work of our executive and committee members, so thank-you to all of them. We are always looking for people that can help in any capacity that they can so please consider volunteering to serve on our board or say yes if approached by a current member of our board. If you are interested in helping out just send us an email or a Facebook message.
Thanks again everyone,
Cheers
Kris
I just wanted to say thank-you to everyone for another successful baseball season. This past year represented another year of growth for baseball in Antigonish and that is due to the commitment and efforts by parents, players, coaches, volunteers, and supporters of Angels baseball, so thank-you all. With your support we managed to provide a quality program for over 140 kids in our rally cap divisions (5U, 7U, 9U, and 11U), in our three rep teams (11U, 13U, and 15U), and in our Challenger program. Although not without some challenges this season (namely the heat) we expanded many of our divisions and ran a good program that attracted positive attention from Baseball NS and other organizations in the province.
So many supporters make valuable contributions that aid in our success each year, so annually Antigonish Baseball recognizes commitment and contributions of a few of its supporters with several awards. These awards were given out to those individuals over the past few weeks.
Umpire of the Year - James Taylor
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Janet Phinney
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Allan Dwyer
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Brad Long
Special Contribution Recognition - Matthew Bayne
Sponsors:
McDonald's Antigonish (Program Sponsor and Team sponsor)
Kinsmen (Program sponsor)
R. MacLean Forestry (Team Sponsor)
Steelmac
Cleve's Source for Sports, Antigonish
Sharon's Trophies and Engraving
Hunter Environmental Services
For those in our 11U, 9U, 7U, and 5U programs that did not get your medals. I will be at the field on Saturday afternoon for St.FX Baseball's Minor Ball Day. You may collect them there. If you would like to make other arrangements then please message me.
I will limit the number of emails that I send in the offseason but just a heads up I will be sending out a few announcements (AGM, board meetings, off season opportunities, volunteer requests with things like , etc.) from time to time (i.e. there will be one coming out later today about StFX Baseball's minor ball day).
Lastly, none of this happens without the dedicated work of our executive and committee members, so thank-you to all of them. We are always looking for people that can help in any capacity that they can so please consider volunteering to serve on our board or say yes if approached by a current member of our board. If you are interested in helping out just send us an email or a Facebook message.
Thanks again everyone,
Cheers
Kris
Congratulations to 13U and 15U teams
Congratulations to our 13U (peewee) and 15U (bantam) team who played in provincials this weekend. Both teams played extremely hard and impressed organizers with their play and their sportsmanship. The 15U didn’t make it to the crossover games despite some close qualifier games. 13U (pictured below) did make it today’s semifinal crossover game but fell 14-8. Players of the game for 15U during the tournament were Jayden Farrell, Noah Cormier, and Griffin Russell. Players of the game for 13U during the tournament were Riley Farrell, Joe Lazzuri, Karys Ross, and Oliver Long. Great job everyone. Special thanks goes out to our coaches Kris Benoit, Sean Cormier, Duane Russell, Mark Farrell, and Brad Long.
Bronze for 13U Angels
Congratulations to our 13U team who defeated New Waterford this evening 16-13 to win Bronze in the Cape Breton League Championship. This represents the first medal for Antigonish Baseball in several years. Game MVP’s for the Angels during the championship were Iain Balcom, Ali Pelrine, Oliver Long, Karys Ross, and Riley Farrell. Congratulations to the entire team on all your hard work. Next up for the Angels is the Provincial A Championship in Springhill September 7-9.
No baseball practices during Special Olympics
There will be no baseball the week of Special Olympics (July 30-August 4), except for Challenger Baseball which will proceed as scheduled. Scheduled away games will continue during this week. All ball will resume on August 6th.
Antigonish Baseball Clothing Order
We are doing a clothing order for Antigonish Baseball. The order form is below. Orders are due by July 18. Completed order forms and money can be given to our Summer Student Makaylah Farrell who will be coordinating the orders for us.
Congratulations to Antigonish Challenger Baseball
Congratulations Antigonish Challenger Baseball on winning the Town of Antigonish's Good Neighbor Award.
Sandlot baseball kicks off this Wednesday
Sandlot Baseball, our pickup self umpired adult baseball, starts this Wednesday evening. Sandlot is every Wednesday evening from 7:30-~10:00pm on field 3 in behind the Regional. Registration is $25 (it is free if you are a coach or buddy with Antigonish Baseball or Antigonish Challenger Baseball). All players welcome regardless of experience level. Come on out, play some ball, and have some fun!
Antigonish receives $150K from Jays Care Foundation Field of Dreams Grant & Town of Antigonish to renovate ballfields
We are excited to announce that Antigonish was successful in its bid to the Jays Care Foundation Field of Dreams Grant. The announcement came on Tuesday night (April 17th) on Blue Jay Central that Antigonish will be receiving $150,000 to renovate Field 1 next to the high school football field into a fully accessible turf infield/grass outfield baseball field. The news was excitedly received by a group of approximately 70 players, parents, coaches, and volunteers from Antigonish Challenger Baseball, minor baseball, minor softball, and town officials that had gathered at the new Royal Canadian Legion and CACL building on St. Ninan's St to await the decision. You can see the group's reaction on the Antigonish Baseball Facebook page as the event was live streamed. Mayor of Antigonish, Laurie Boucher, then added to the excitement by announcing that the Town of Antigonish will be putting in an additional $150,000 towards improving the ballfields to support the Field of Dreams and to prepare for hosting the National Special Olympics this summer. This combined funding is a major step forward for Antigonish Challenger Baseball, Antigonish Baseball, and Antigonish Softball in achieving their collective vision of having multiple high quality, full feature, accessible and safe fields for our community. More grants and fundraising efforts are in the works to fully achieve this dream so stayed tuned for what hopefully will be more funding announcements. On behalf of Antigonish Challenger Baseball, Antigonish Baseball, and Antigonish Minor Softball thanks goes out to the Jays Care Foundation;, the Town of Antigonish, especially Mayor Boucher, Councillor Mary Farrell and the Town Recreation Committee, and Recreation Director Tricia Cameron; as well as the numerous volunteers involved in the field renovation project. Additional special thanks goes out to the champions of this field renovation project, Randy Crouse, Richie Connors, and Laura Duggan.
Coaches, Volunteers, Buddies needed
Student Job Opportunity - Summer Program Coordinator(s)
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Umpire Clinics Now Available
CURRENT and NEW UMPIRES
The Baseball Nova Scotia Umpire Division clinic schedule will begin on April 21st. For all clinics, preregistration is mandatory. BNSUD are offering to take payments via e-transfer prior to the clinic. All those attending clinics must be preregistered so they can ensure there is sufficient space/interest at all clinics. Please click the below link to be taken to the preregistration form. The e-transfer instructions are included with the form.
http://baseballnovascotia.com/index.php?src=forms&ref=BNSUD%20Certification%20Clinics
As we will be having rep teams at all four levels this year it is essential that we get as many people (adults and kids) certified as possible. Antigonish Umpire Clinic will be on May 6th, 2018 at the Regional
The Baseball Nova Scotia Umpire Division clinic schedule will begin on April 21st. For all clinics, preregistration is mandatory. BNSUD are offering to take payments via e-transfer prior to the clinic. All those attending clinics must be preregistered so they can ensure there is sufficient space/interest at all clinics. Please click the below link to be taken to the preregistration form. The e-transfer instructions are included with the form.
http://baseballnovascotia.com/index.php?src=forms&ref=BNSUD%20Certification%20Clinics
As we will be having rep teams at all four levels this year it is essential that we get as many people (adults and kids) certified as possible. Antigonish Umpire Clinic will be on May 6th, 2018 at the Regional
RBC Training Ground
An RBC Training Ground is being hosted in Antigonish on Sunday, March 25th. This is an opportunity for all of our athletes from ages 14-25
What’s in it for the athletes?
This is an exciting opportunity for local athletes to experience high performance testing and talent identification in our region. The top 100 athletes in Atlantic Canada will be invited to the regional final. Participants who perform well at the regional final will be eligible to receive funding and support to help fuel their Olympic dream. Participants also receive Training Ground swag and an individual report page.
What’s in it for coaches, teams and clubs?
Besides being a great team building event and motivator, coaches will get access to the RBC Training Ground fitness testing results for each of their individual athletes and/or team profiles for FREE! You can also receive the data of your athletes and/or teams broken down by categories, as well as relative comparisons to community, provincial and national results – whatever you request! The timing of this event is excellent, as there a large amount of our winter sport that will be just wrapping up and this can take care of year end testing, or can act as pre-season testing for summer sport. These results can be used as internal benchmarks to increase opportunities for physical development and are a great way to motivate and empower your athletes!
Please see the attached poster for event details. For more information and to register online, please visit www.RBCTrainingGround.ca.
What’s in it for the athletes?
This is an exciting opportunity for local athletes to experience high performance testing and talent identification in our region. The top 100 athletes in Atlantic Canada will be invited to the regional final. Participants who perform well at the regional final will be eligible to receive funding and support to help fuel their Olympic dream. Participants also receive Training Ground swag and an individual report page.
What’s in it for coaches, teams and clubs?
Besides being a great team building event and motivator, coaches will get access to the RBC Training Ground fitness testing results for each of their individual athletes and/or team profiles for FREE! You can also receive the data of your athletes and/or teams broken down by categories, as well as relative comparisons to community, provincial and national results – whatever you request! The timing of this event is excellent, as there a large amount of our winter sport that will be just wrapping up and this can take care of year end testing, or can act as pre-season testing for summer sport. These results can be used as internal benchmarks to increase opportunities for physical development and are a great way to motivate and empower your athletes!
Please see the attached poster for event details. For more information and to register online, please visit www.RBCTrainingGround.ca.
AGM
This year's annual general meeting will be in the community room at the People's Place Library from 7-9pm on Wednesday March 21st. Agenda to follow.
Girls' Try Baseball Camp
Thanks to Baseball NS and all the girls who made it out to the Girls' Come Try Baseball Camp.
2017 Volunteer Awards
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Sean Barker and Kris Benoit
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Mary Fisher-MacDonnell
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Mary Fisher-MacDonnell
Toronto Blue Jays National Challenger Baseball Jamboree
Thank you to all the individuals, businesses and groups who made donations, supported our fundraisers or offered support in other ways. Your support made it possible for 46 players, buddies and family members to attend the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays National Challenger Baseball Jamboree. We greatly appreciate it.
2016 Volunteer Awards
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Isaac Turner and Mark Farrell
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Kris Hunter
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Kris Hunter
2015 Volunteer Awards
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Mark DeYoung and Brian Lazzuri
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Keith MacDonald
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Keith MacDonald
2014 Volunteer Awards
Jan Tobin Volunteer of the Year Award - Kris Hunter and Patrick March
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Daniel Ingraham
Glenna Ingraham Dedication Award - Daniel Ingraham
McHappy Day - Thank You
Antigonish Baseball Association would like to thank Antigonish McDonald's for holding McHappy Day on May 6th in support of Antigonish Challenger Baseball. A special thank you to Trish O'Rourke, her staff and everyone who came out to support the program. It is greatly appreciated.
Antigonish Baseball Association - Baseball Canada RBI Approved
We are pleased to announce that Antigonish Baseball Association is the first baseball association in Nova Scotia to become Baseball Canada RBI Approved.
RBI stands for 'Reaching Baseball Ideals' and is used to ensure that local baseball associations apply core common criteria to ensure that consistent good practice is in place.
RBI stands for 'Reaching Baseball Ideals' and is used to ensure that local baseball associations apply core common criteria to ensure that consistent good practice is in place.
Antigonish Challenger Baseball - $37,000 National Contest Winner
After a month of voting, Antigonish Challenger Baseball was named the winner of the GoodLife Kids Foundation $37,000 National Win 4 Kids Contest. The funds will be used to develop and sustain Antigonish Challenger Baseball for years to come. Thank you for your votes and support. The program received 33% of the votes worldwide.
