Smith, Weaver KAU Player of the Week
Eli Smith
KENNETT — Eli Smith of the Optimist Major Division Baseball Team and Sammie Weaver of the Major Softball Division have been named KAU Players of the Week.
Smith had four hits, scored five runs and stole seven bases in three games for the Optimist club, and made a diving catch in centerfield in the game vs. Rotary on Saturday.
He is a 6th grader at Kennett Middle School. The son...
Schilling, Kline, Lyons KAU Players of the Week
Theron Schilling
KENNETT — Twelve-year-old Theron Schilling experienced a week on the diamond that few Little Leaguers ever could imagine. Playing for the KAU Little League Major Division Knights 12U team, Schilling hit four home runs—including two grand slams—and knocked in 16 runs in games against Avon Grove, Westside, and Glen Mills. He batted 6-for-8 overall and was walked several times...
Food drive at UHS-KHS baseball game, Wednesday
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Kennett and Unionville play ball at Unionville for varsity at 3:45 on Wednesday! The JV game is at 6 pm at Kennett’s NVF field on Wednesday evening.
Additionally, Kennett’s Baseball Booster Club has invited the community to participate in a Canned Food Drive for the Kennett Food Bank. Their boys will be using this game as an opportunity to collect canned goods...
Kennett Wins Tourney of Terror
The Kennett Knights won the 2011 baseball Tournament of Terror.
The 10-year-old Kennett Knights baseball team won the first-ever “Halloween Tournament of Terror.” The Knights, all of whom are students in the Kennett Consolidated and Unionville-Chadds Ford School Districts, defeated Avon Grove Bulldogs 1 on tiebreakers in the rain-shortened tourney.
Local author to sign his Ashburn book
STOTTSVILLE — The historic Stottsville Inn is hosting a book signing with author Bruce Mowday on his latest book “Richie Ashburn … Why The Hall Not? The Amazing Journey To Cooperstown.”
The Phillies will be in the playoffs this year attempting to win another World Series and Ashburn was one of the star players of the 1950 Whiz Kids. Ashburn and his teammates played the New York...
Local student, leagues work to help poor kids play baseball
KAU Little League helps collect gear for kids without
Pictured left to right: Erin Moore, Unionville HS softball Bob Harden, Oriole Advocates Mark Ransford, Chadds Ford Elementary School principal Zachary Lindner, KAU baseball Tyler Fries, Unionville HS baseball Michael Walter-Dillon Kyle Fries, Unionville HS baseball Marlene Doherty, KAU Procurement Officer with the some 500 pounds of baseball...
