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  • The Parade of Thanks

    The Parade of Thanks0

    Jamie Spencer

    Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and the Hepburn Lycoming Little Leaguers were bounced in the PA State Tournament. Sure. It hurt. But these twelve-year-olds are quite resilient. We bounced back after lunch. They accomplished so much, and I am super proud. What a ride for these 12 “Boys of Summer.” The

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  • A Lamade Christmas0

    Scott Lowery

    As a consumer, I’ve learned to live with those so-called “Christmas in July” type sales that seem to pop up in the middle of the summer. However, in the midst of the summer, I have a hard time accepting the Thanksgiving merchandise that was seen being displayed during a recent shopping trip. No doubt, living

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  • Local Chapter of the Society For American Baseball Research (SABR) To Be Organized at Meeting on August 210

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    If you love all things baseball, whether it is statistics, baseball lore, history or anything else you might find interesting about our national game, then becoming a member of the local chapter of the newly formed chapter of the Society For American Baseball Research or (SABR) might be just the thing for you. The first

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  • An All-American Return to the Field of Dreams

    An All-American Return to the Field of Dreams1

    Jim Webb

    I trust in God, I love my country, and will respect its laws, I will play fair, and strive to win, but win or lose, I will always do my best. It just seemed fitting to start this week’s column with the Little League Pledge. Like most things created by Little League Baseball, it’s ahead

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  • A Basket Full of Eggs0

    Scott Lowery

    As July catapults along at an amazing speed towards the fast-approaching month of August, there are perhaps at least two things that have been topics of conversation in area households; “I’m bored, there’s nothing to do” and “when are we going shopping for school clothes?” Regarding the latter, retailers have been more than ready, especially

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  • Admission Policies for 2021 Little Leage Baseball® World Series Announced0

    Press Release

    Limited General Public availability through online ticketing system to allow approximately 3,000 people to attend per day With the start of the Little League Baseball® World Series just weeks away, Little League International has announced its official admission policy for the 2021 Little League Baseball® World Series on August 19-29. “After a very difficult year

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  • The Boys of Summer

    The Boys of Summer0

    Jamie Spencer

    So, the boys and I are still buzzing. The past few weeks have been nothing short of amazing. We have experienced all kinds of different emotions. It has been an unforgettable experience. What a journey for the coaches and kids as well as us parents. Jensen and his mates were victorious. They claimed the 2021

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  • May the Birthday Long Continue0

    Scott Lowery

    It may be my age. It may be my pride. It may be my lifelong experiences. In reality, it is no doubt a combination of all three that culminated in a more emotional than usual Fourth of July weekend. I watched baseball and fireworks, consumed hot dogs and apple pie, and, as corny as it

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  • Foul Balls0

    Jamie Spencer

    Exactly five years ago today, the Spencers were on a west coast pilgrimage. My lovely sister and ‘rents now live in West Hollywood, California. We found ourselves in the nosebleed seats of Dodgers Stadium. I guess you can say it was the usual MLB afternoon matinee. Slow, hot, somewhat crowded with stale peanuts and overpriced

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  • Chelsea & Dakota0

    Scott Lowery

    Most folks never see it, but as Williamsport Crosscutters players begin arriving at Bowman Field around 2:00 pm on game days, a pair of athletic training professionals is already at work dedicated to helping them perform at their best. Like many other things that are a first for this inaugural MLB Draft League season, the

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  • Baseball, Hot Dogs & Apple Pie0

    Scott Lowery

    Without any proven data to rely on, I would guess that there aren’t many Americans thrilled with ‘the new normal’ that is being introduced to our daily lives. It could be safely assumed that most would much prefer the pre-COVID norm that we have been living without for the past 16 months. However, glimpses of

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  • Team Hosts Set to Welcome Little League Baseball® World Series Participants0

    Press Release

    With the 2021 Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS) set for August 19-29, a group of dedicated volunteers known as “Team Hosts” are gearing up to make sure all the players, coaches, and managers have an unforgettable time in Williamsport this summer.  Each year, Team Hosts are instrumental in making sure everything behind the scenes is

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  • Tough Love, Life Lessons, and Family

    Tough Love, Life Lessons, and Family0

    Jim Webb

    It has been almost a decade since my Father left God’s green Earth. I think about him often regarding so many things and what his thoughts would be. For those of you that knew my Dad or read him over the years, just imagine his take on what the world has become. What I miss

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players” by Cam Perron with Nick Chiles, foreword by Hank Aaron

    The Bookworm Sez: “Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players” by Cam Perron with Nick Chiles, foreword by Hank Aaron0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    Your teeth got a good workout. Yep, as a kid, you wanted those certain hard-to-find, favorite-player baseball cards but you didn’t want to be wasteful. Because you’d do anything to get the cards, you spent your change, hoped you’d be lucky, and you chewed a lot of gum. In the new book “Comeback Season” by

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  • Play Ball

    Play Ball0

    Jamie Spencer

    I cannot believe the 2021 Little League regular season is coming to an end. Time goes by fast when you are having some fun. OK. I might complain that baseball gets in the way. But it seems like Michelle, Jensen, and I are at the ball field every single night. My fishing has suffered greatly.

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  • Gott It0

    Scott Lowery

    They hadn’t been in town long and had very limited practice time before their opening game at State College on May 24, but as the players assigned to the Williamsport Crosscutters opening day roster emerged from the clubhouse on Media Day, the uniforms were crisp, smiles crossed their faces, and it looked every bit the

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  • The First Pitch of Summer0

    Jim Webb

    How great was it to feel that bright summer sun and those 90 degree days last week? Isn’t it amazing how much more fun any outdoor event becomes in our neck of Penns Woods when you finally feel the warmth of summer? All those sporting events that parents and grandparents endure in those cold days

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  • For the Love of the Game

    For the Love of the Game0

    Jim Webb

    Tip of my Webb Weekly cap with the American Flag on the side to skipper Casey Waller and his South Williamsport Mountie baseballers. South recently won the Backyard Brawl for the first time since 2003 by defeating Montoursville soundly 12-6. Earlier on that Saturday, the Mounties defeated Loyalsock 1-0. It doesn’t get much better than

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  • Write it Down0

    Scott Lowery

    In keeping with Webb Weekly’s literary objective of presenting informative stories about local people and the things they are doing, the past two issues of this newspaper have detailed books that have recently been published by two of the area’s most renowned individuals. Much is known about the authors themselves but how they got here

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  • Tom Speicher Completes Bill ‘Buck’ Byham’s Unpublished Novel0

    Press Release

    When local sports legend Bill Byham passed away in late May 2017, his unpublished novel — offering relevant life lessons through the prism of junior-high football — could easily have died with him. The manuscript of “Bucky Deacon’s Dilemma,” pecked out on a typewriter during summers by the pool, had languished for decades since Byham

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  • Fishing Alone

    Fishing Alone0

    Jamie Spencer

    Hope all is well, sports fans. Several items that need your attention. Last week we talked about a local hoopster who was looking to secure a spot. Well good things happen to those who put in the work. Alize Johnson recently signed a 4.1 million dollar deal with the Brooklyn Nets. He is under contract

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  • Alize Shines0

    Jamie Spencer

    It was a typical evening in the 17728. I grabbed Jensen from baseball, and we headed home for supper. Mom didn’t have anything prepared, so we made a detour. Little Caesars on the Crick Road is our staple. We finally arrived around 8:00 p.m. We devoured our thin crust and looked for something to watch

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  • A Mid-May Announcement0

    Scott Lowery

    Welcome, April — hope for warmer weather, green grass and flowers, and a most welcomed new baseball season! It’s been a rough past twelve months, and we all look forward to better days ahead. Among those annual rites of spring are increased activities on the area youth baseball, softball and soccer fields. Much of which

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  • “March Madness” Indiana Style0

    Scott Lowery

    Have you ever been part of one of those word association games where a particular word is given, and the responder is asked to give the first word that comes into their mind? If you have, you know how the game is played. My guess is if any sports fan were given the word Indiana,

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  • Baseball in Billtown0

    Scott Lowery

    As my friend, Tom O’Malley’s familiar greeting goes; “top of the morning to you” on this St. Patrick’s Day. May the green many of you are wearing soon be matched by the arrival of green grass on our lawns and warmer temperatures abounding! With the opening of the 2021 Major League Baseball season two weeks

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  • Hard-Headed Hard Ball0

    Scott Lowery

    The Super Bowl is history; COVID has yet to be conquered. Mother Nature greeted us with an early February snowstorm. The furry Punxsutawney varmint has blessed us all with six more weeks of winter weather, and uncertainty reigns regarding baseball’s spring training and the start of the 2021 season. There couldn’t be a better time

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  • Pittsburgh’s Bell Silenced0

    Scott Lowery

    On the day before Christmas all through the house Things were being shut down, it felt like a louse The weather was pouring, snow melting away Sending cascades of water down my driveway Church services were cancelled, people stayed home If you did leave your house there was nowhere to roam Then came some sports

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  • Grit: January 8, 1950 – Little League Becomes Corporate Body0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The Little League for Boys, a baseball organization that has been growing rapidly and spreading to various sections of the country, has become a corporate body with Founder, Carl E. Stotz of Williamsport as its president, it was announced this week. National headquarters of the organization will be at Williamsport where an executive office and

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  • What’s in a Name?0

    Scott Lowery

    As this is my last Webb Weekly column for 2020, the most appropriate sendoff I can think of is — good riddance!!! Each year we have been blessed to receive many Christmas cards from friends and loved ones. While the welcomed tradition may not be as prominent as it once was, it is always nice

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  • Baseball’s Back at Bowman0

    Scott Lowery

    Following a summer of COVID-caused cancellation and the uncertainty of professional baseball’s future in Williamsport, the November 30th announcement of the formation of the new MLB Draft League was welcomed news for area baseball fans. Although it was not included on the weather bureau’s forecast of that day, some of the windy conditions may have

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  • Williamsport Crosscutters Now Members of New MLB Draft League – Great Minor League Baseball Experience to Continue0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Continuity is the byword for officials of the Williamsport Crosscutters as they embark on a new chapter of the Minor League Baseball experience for this city. The news last week was that the Crosscutters would be a charter member of the brand-new MLB Draft League whose 68-game schedule (34 home and 34 away), will run

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  • Lucas Goes Yard0

    Jamie Spencer

    It has been an interesting week on the local front. I seriously don’t know where to start. The County released their 2021 Budget on Monday. I wasn’t impressed. There were no major changes and a good bit is still missing. I won’t go into details as I am working on a future story. But I

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  • Whitey Ford and Other Yankee Dynasty Era Players Once Saw Action at Bowman Field

    Whitey Ford and Other Yankee Dynasty Era Players Once Saw Action at Bowman Field0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Two weeks ago the baseball world received the sad news that Yankees legendary pitcher Whitey Ford had passed away. Ford once saw action at Bowman Field as a member of the Eastern League’s Binghamton Triplets, but Ford was not the only member of the Yankee dynasty era of 1947 to 1964, several others did as

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