Summer Leagues
There is probably nothing cuter than T-Ball practice. But while having fun, the kids were taking it very seriously.
A quick note—there are a lot of overlapping and also scattered pieces to the summer sports world, and I’m sure I’ll get something wrong. Luckily, those with kids playing should have a good idea about their own kids’ schedules, or know who to contact for detailed information. For now, I’m just hoping to carve out a space for presenting Rec League and City League sports as I can. I’ll try to expand what we present to include as many teams and sports as possible, but this is something of a test run.
On this page, you’ll see the schedule for T-Ball in the county. Last week was the first practice for the Soda Springs teams, and presumably the Grace and Bancroft teams as well. Because of the limited number of teams overall (which nonetheless reflect a LOT of kids), Grace and Bancroft play against Soda, and the field locations include all three places. The schedule includes the team number designation and coach names, except in the case of Grace, which still needs to be tracked down. Hopefully, the chart makes sense to the parents of kids involved in T-Ball. If it doesn’t, we’ll adjust it for next week.
During the first practice, the field at Kelly Park was filled with kids of different ages and skill levels from the smallest to the more advanced. If the amount of fun and eagerness on display is any gauge, these kids are raring to go! The teams are being coached by volunteers, most of whom have kids playing this summer. The purpose of the rec league is to give kids a supervised place to learn and practice their skills, to meet other kids, and to develop the kinds of good habits that come along with organized sports. The rec department in Soda Springs can be contacted with any questions about T-Ball events or scheduling, at the City Office.
In addition, a number of traveling teams are underway this summer, and that’s where the more complicated tasks for tracking them come up. Based on the information I’ve been able to gather so far, the county is hosting at least the following: Caribou Crushers 9U coached by Bryan Triplett, Jayden Parker, Jeff Parker and Niki Parker; Caribou Crushers 10U, coached by Cade White, Chanse Porter, Jeff Parker, and Owen Teuscher; Caribou Crushers 12U, coached by Bryan Triplett et al; Caribou Xtreme 14U, coached by Lynzi Hobbs, Morgan Steele, Ashley Ozburn, and Melissa Ayers; Caribou Xtreme 12U, coached by Holly Smith, Felisha Batterton, and Shantae Skinner.
These teams can be followed on the “Gamechanger” app, on which teams can be followed, and their results and scheduled as they are made available. Although I don’t know how it will work out, I will try to bring results of both T-Ball and travelling as they happen. Please be patient—like I said, it’s a bit of an experiment!
