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The Monticello Tball 6U All Star Team placed 5th out of 30 teams in the recent state competition in Sherwood Arkansas. These boys worked hard and want to thank all of the people who donated and helped make this All Star Season Possible.

Picture Placings :Front row kneeling: Kade Taylor, Nathan Palmer, Brenden Brown, Eli Densmore, Gavin Wear
Coach Scott Kuttenkuler, Hayden Carter, Tushar Nathu, Reid Case, Kel Busby, Gabe Kuttenkuler Coach James Wear
Third Row : Batboy Beau Kuttenkuler, Coach Aaron Taylor, Coach Barry Brown,Batboy Hunter Carter
Not pictured:Carson Arrington, and KJ Wells

“Battle of the Bats” was the name of the fastpitch softball game, Thursday night, between the Monticello Girls 12 U “Knockout” State Champs and the Monticello Boys 12 U Mo-Town Strokers (winners of the Gold Ring Classic)

The boys won the first game 3-2 and the second gane 6-2.

The game was a fundraiser for the Monticello Knockouts.

Ryburn Automotive Superstore expresses their congratulations to the Monticello 8U Cal Ripken League All-Star team.

The local youngsters just competed in the State Tournament in Little Rock, placing 5th out of 43 teams.

Congratulation on your successful season, and on your excellent example of teamwork and dedication toward achieving a common goal, from Ryburn Automotive Superstore.

Top Row (L to R): Coach Cooper Williams, Coach Ronny Williams, Manager Brad Hollis
Middle Row (L to R): Jack Mitchell, Riley “Boog” Williams, John Frost, Trenton Stewart, Jackson Hollis
Bottom Row (L to R): Garrett Newton, Cade Piggot, Seth Sizemore, Zach Jones, Beau Kuttenkuler, Ryne Hogg, Hayden Robinson

The 12 U Mo-town Strokers competed in the Gold Ring Classic this past weekend in Sherwood. The team was undefeated in two days of games and won the Championship Game against Cabot.

Members of the team are: front row: Josh Adams, Reid Mitchell, Mackenzie Gossman, Kevin Davidson, Clint Pigott, Hunter Lane

Back row: Ty Henderson, Cole Cox, Clayton Pharr, Scott Thomas Bratton, Scott Hewitt, Dalton Adams, Coaches George Davidson, Dax Henderson, Neal Stanley

One of the best plays of game in Monday evening’s “scrimmage game” between the Monticello Billies JV team and the local Babe Ruth League Royals came in the 3rd inning, as the Billies runner was sliding into home.

Here are the photos of that play.

The Triple C Ranch “Swamp Donkeys” won the 2011 Pre-season tournament for the 11-12 year old bracket. They won the double elimination tourney the hard way by losing the first game on Friday night to Cox Trucking by the score of 3-2.

On Saturday Triple C Ranch was not to be denied though. They won the next 4 games to win the championship. Their first game on Saturday was against Clearview Glass with that score of 7-2, Triple C advanced to the next round game against the same Cox Trucking team. This time Triple C won the score of 8-3. By virtue of the winning, Triple C was in a must win situation against a Mr. Bug team that had won their previous 2 games. In the first game Triple C won a slugfest 13-10. Finally making it into the last game of the day the same teams played for the championship. Battling fatigue from playing 3 games in secession, Triple C jumped out early and often for a final score of 14-6.

Pictured are: Front row l-r: Mason Philley, Joseph Hurley, Caleb Rogers, Kevin Davidson, Clark Jarrett.
Middle row l-r: Quincy Vanlandingham, Hunter Jones, Gabe Grilli, Scott Bratton, Dalton Adams, Michael Hudson, Aaron Cockrell.
Back row l-r: Coach George Davidson, Manager Neal Stanley, Coach Ben Philley.

At the South Arkansas State meeting held Saturday, at the new complex in Bryant, Joe Rogers, the South Arkansas State Commissioner, was inducted into the Southwest Region Hall of Fame.

Arkansas serves over 150 leagues of community based youth baseball. Three international Babe Ruth League Board members, James Wagoner, Jim Hill, and Joe Featherston, the Southwest Regional Commissioner, were also present at the meeting.

North Syracuse's Pilotti's game-winning 3 run homer in the final inning gave New York the victory in the World Series final.

The "Champs" celebrate, after the final out.

While trailing 4-3 in the top of the final inning with 2 outs, North Syracuse centerfielder Pilotti hit a 3 run home run to take the lead away from Saginaw Valley, MI and put New York ahead 6-4.

N. Syracuse added another run before the inning ended, and that’s how the game ended, with a 7-4 final score

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Former Arkansas Razorback and St. Louis Cardinals catcher, Tom Pagnozzi, was the guest speaker at the banquet for the  15 year old Babe Ruth World Series, Sunday night, at the UAM Gibson Center. (more…)