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Four Thurmont Babe Ruth Players Thurmont Little League Wins

Selected to All-Star Teams Maryland State Little League

Four Thurmont Babe Ruth players made the All-Star teams and got the Championship
chance to go to Regionals with their Frederick County All-Star teams in July.
When players get to Babe Ruth, the All-Stars are sent from the County. For only the third time in twenty- With this success comes some
So, players that are interested in All-Stars must try out and are selected based seven years, a team from Maryland financial challenges for the team’s
from that try out. District 2 has won the Maryland families. The team just recently
Courtesy Photo State Little League Championship. spent the week of July 14-21 on
This year’s champions are from our the Eastern Shore in Maryland,
very own community: Thurmont participating at the State tournament.
Little League. Each year, over The families incurred a collective
eighty Little Leagues from across expense of nearly $19,000 to
the State of Maryland compete for participate at the State-level
the championship. Thurmont Little tournament. “We were very fortunate
League punched their ticket to the to receive a donation from the
State tournament by winning the Town of Thurmont in the amount
Maryland District 2 Championship. of $1,500 to help offset some of the
This State championship marks cost. Mayor Kinnaird and Board
only the second time Thurmont of Commissioners from Thurmont
has won this prestigious honor in have been staunch advocates and
over sixty-six years. The last team supporters of our program over my
from Thurmont to win the Little tenure at Thurmont Little League.
(from left) Noland Kinna, 13U Frederick County All-Star Team, will be playing in 2017 Middle League division State championship Other than their generous donation,
Atlantic 13U Regional Tournament in Sommers Point, New Jersey, July 25-30; Nick Utermahlen,
Kaleb Sellers, and Jeremy Brawner, 13-15 Frederick County All-Star Team, will be playing in the was the team in 2005, managed by our families picked up the rest of the
2017 Middle Atlantic 13-15 Regional Tournament in Schenectady, New York, July 25-29. John Tomasini. This year’s team expenses,” Lowry commented.
faced some very tough competition, The road ahead doesn’t get any
beating teams from Elkton Little easier for Thurmont Little League,
We Want To Hear From You! League (11-1); Easton Little League both on the field and making the
Send Us Your Sports News! (17-0); and then a very tough Berlin preparations to get to the Bristol,
[email protected] or fax to 301-447-2946 Little League, twice (3-2, 11-5). regional tournament in August.
“This is a very special group “Unfortunately, Little League
of young men,” commented Ed doesn’t contribute to the expenses
Lowry, Thurmont Little League of the families to get to Bristol. It’s a
president and assistant coach on the real financial burden in some cases.
team. “Each of these boys accept We estimate the expenses somewhere
their respective roles on the team, in the neighborhood of $15,000,”
and are willing to do whatever for stated Lowry. Thus, the Thurmont
the greater good of the team. They Little League players and families
represent our communities with such are in active fundraising mode.
pride, dignity, and class, it’s just a If you would like to donate, you
privilege for our coaching staff to can do so via their “GoFundMe”
work with these fine young men. page at: www.gofundme.com/11-
The success on the field is great, but 12ThurmontAll-Star-s, or go directly
the comments we get about their to their website at TLLbaseball.com
character is even more rewarding.” and click on the “donate” link.
With this victory, Thurmont “The great part about this is
Little League has earned the right that everyone in the community
to represent the State of Maryland can be a part of this. You will get
in the Mid-Atlantic regional to watch the team play on ESPN
tournament in Bristol, Connecticut, and know that your donation
this coming August 5-12. All helped get them there,” said Lowry.
of those games are televised on “We have adopted the hashtag
the ESPN family of networks. #SmallTownBigDreams for this
Thurmont will play their first team, and I can assure you that this
game on Monday, August 7, at group of boys will make you proud
4:00 p.m., versus the winner of the to say that they are a team from
Pennsylvania/Delaware game. Our your hometown community.” The
Banner readers can watch that game Thurmont Little League 11-12 team
on ESPN3. leaves for Bristol on August 4.

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