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C a toc tin Ba se ba l l C lu b 1 1 / 1 2 Tea m Local Girls Win Twirling Championship
Finishes Successful Season Titles

Courtesy Photo Four members of the Catoctin-Aires Twirling Corps recently captured the
titles of Miss Capital Area Marching Association (Miss C.A.M.A.) at the
The 11/12 Catoctin Baseball Club Fall Team recently concluded a individual championship event, held in Hagerstown, Maryland.
successful 2016 fall season. The team finished the season with a record of 18-
4-2. The highlights of the season were winning tournament championships Hannah Gonzales-Diaz of Emmitsburg was named as the Miss C.A.M.A.
at the SLS Fall Heroes tournament over the weekend of October 15-16, and Queen in the Novice 7-9 age division. Gonzales-Diaz also won the Advanced
winning the championship at the Future Stars Field of Screams tournament Tiny Tot Leader award for leadership within her group in marching corps
in Hershey, Pennsylvania, over the weekend of October 29-30. On Sunday, competition. She attends Emmitsburg Elementary School.
October 30, in Hershey, the team needed to play and win four games
to win the championship. They defeated the River City Hammers 15-0, Erika Oland of Thurmont earned the title of Miss C.A.M.A. Queen in
Spooky Nook 9-0, South River Seahawks 7-6, and the EP Expos 3-2, in the the Novice 13-15 age division. Oland is a national team competitor with the
championship. The team consisted of the following players: Connor Roddy, group and a member of the “no-drop” squad of competition group twirlers.
Logan Simanski, Josh Skowronski, Joe McMannis, E.J. Lowry, Caden Diggs, She is a student at Catoctin High School.
Danny Orr, Braden Bell, D.J. Shipton, and Peyton Castellow.
Rachel Bechler of Frederick earned the title of Miss C.A.M.A. Queen in the
Emmitsburg Baseball and Softball Novice 16-18 age group. Bechler is also a national team competitor and is a
Registration to Open member of the “no-drop” squad of competition group. She attends Linganore
High School.
The Emmitsburg Baseball and Softball League will hold sign-ups for
its 2017 fall season on Wednesday, January 18, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.; Paula Jean Sharrer of Myersville earned the title of Miss C.A.M.A. Queen
and Saturday, January 21, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., at the firehouse in in the 19+ Beginner division. Sharrer is a coach with the Catoctin-Aires,
Emmitsburg on West Main Street. teaching beginner students and the pom pom squad.

Online registration is open from December 15, 2016, to January 17, 2017. The Miss C.A.M.A. event is held to determine the best overall presentation
Visit EBBSB.com to register online. of performance in the areas of twirling, strutting, and modeling combined.
This championship contest is held annually at the conclusion of the Capital
Area Marching Association’s competitive season. Along with individual
competition, the organization also hosts competition for dance-twirl teams,
pom teams, color guards, and percussion units, as well as majorette-street
style marching.

The Catoctin-Aires, a member of the C.A.M.A. organization since 1977,
is currently operating its free four-week introductory program for beginner
twirlers. A new class for brand new twirlers is planned for January 2017. It
will be held on Monday evenings at the Emmitsburg Community Center Gym.
Two classes are being held this year: children ages three-five (6:00-6:30 p.m.);
children ages six years and over (6:45-7:30 p.m.). Batons are loaned free for
class time. For registration or more information, please contact the group’s
director, Donna Landsperger, at 240-405-2604 or donito@aol.com.

Thurmont Little League Registration
Now Open

Thurmont Little League registration is now open until February 24, 2017,
for the spring 2017 season. Players registered before Tuesday, January 31,
2017, will receive a $10.00 discount. Discover the Thurmont Little League
ADVANTAGE! Visit their website at www.TLLbaseball.com and view the
advertisement on page 27 for more information.

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