Emily had the great honor of being asked to be part of the Elkton Little League All Star Team this year. She was so excited to be asked to be the team catcher as the group of girls that are asked are only 12 or 13 of the best in the league. Such an exciting time!! This year the All Star tournament week fell the same week we were to take our family vacation. Vacation that we take every two years with my parents, my brother and his family. This was such a tough decision for her. She desperately wanted to go to the beach with her cousins and her grandparents, but she wanted to be part of the all star team as well. As difficult as the decision was, she decided to be on the All Star team and she and I stayed back while Mike, Ryan and Lydia went to Myrtle Beach for the vacation.
After the first All Star practice, we got the girls together to take a picture to recognize their accomplishment. Emily was smiling ear to ear. I know she was happy with the decision she made.
All Star girls L to R--Front--Emily Washington, Aspen Jones, Lillie Belle Merica, Reagan Sipe, Camden Kanney, Braxten Jones Back--Emily Sponagule, Lilly Raynes, Emily Campbell, Brooklyn Lam, Alexis Kisling, Isabelle Cubbage, and Alleya .
Emily's Little League team this year was the Shooting Stars. Her coach, Crystal Jones, was her coach again this season. We like Crystal a lot. She and her husband Robbie are great with the kids and they help coach Emily's travel Crush team too. Emily is very comfortable with them. In addition, this year she was able to have three other coaches that helped out. Norris Richards (whom she loved), Dusty Campbell (father of a girl on her travel team too and has become familiar with him over the years) and Drew Breeden. He is the step dad of one of the girls on the team. They were all fantastic!! Crystal was the coach who highly recommended Emily for the All Star team. Emily was the catcher for the majority of the Little League season and Crystal knew she would do a good job, She did!!
While the All Star team didn't do as well as everyone had hoped, Emily was the starting catcher throughout the games. She was fantastic! She made the paper too!! These are the pictures that were in the paper. She tagged her out!!
The way the All Star games were played, the first week of games was the same week we had planned our family vacation to Myrtle Beach. The vacation we go on with my parents, brother and his family and the 5 of us. This year Mike took Ryan and Lydia and joined the others in Myrtle while Emily and I stayed behind to participate in All Stars. She was bummed, but still very excited to receive this honor!! This is her game!! While she is taking this year off of travel ball, I think softball will be something she plays for years to come.
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| Emily and Norris. Her favorite coach who reminds her of Uncle Jeremy. |
While the All Star team didn't do as well as everyone had hoped, Emily was the starting catcher throughout the games. She was fantastic! She made the paper too!! These are the pictures that were in the paper. She tagged her out!!
The way the All Star games were played, the first week of games was the same week we had planned our family vacation to Myrtle Beach. The vacation we go on with my parents, brother and his family and the 5 of us. This year Mike took Ryan and Lydia and joined the others in Myrtle while Emily and I stayed behind to participate in All Stars. She was bummed, but still very excited to receive this honor!! This is her game!! While she is taking this year off of travel ball, I think softball will be something she plays for years to come.
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