{"id":18762,"date":"2016-03-14T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T16:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=18762"},"modified":"2016-03-14T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T16:16:02","slug":"kau-honors-district-28-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=18762","title":{"rendered":"KAU honors District 28 winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1308023\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bamquet2-300x213.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1308023\" class=\"wp-image-1308023 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bamquet2-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"bamquet2\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1308023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KAU Little League recently honored several area residents as District 28 award winners for 2015. Pictured left to right are: Hannah Dickinson, Softball Sportsperson of the Year; Dalton O&#8217;Neill, Baseball Sportsperson of the Year; Joshua Kearney, Umpire of the Year; and Jerry and Sandi Singer, Volunteers of the Year.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The KAU Little League recently honored its 2015 District 28 award winners. Each year, the District\u2014which includes Little Leagues from throughout Chester County\u2014recognizes players, parents, and other volunteers from every league for their achievements, sportsmanship, and dedication to their respective teams and organizations. KAU Little League players\u2014who range in age from four to 18\u2014attend schools in the Unionville-Chadds Ford and Kennett Consolidated School Districts or live within the geographic boundaries of those districts.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fourteen-year-old Hannah Dickinson was named \u201cSportsperson of the Year\u201d for softball. A newcomer to KAU, she has played softball for two years. A ninth grader at Avon Grove Charter School, she is the daughter of Nancy and Shaun Dickinson of Avondale.Dalton O\u2019Neill, a 6<sup>th<\/sup> grader at Kennett Middle School, was named the baseball \u201cSportsperson of the Year.\u201d The 11-year-old has played KAU baseball for three-and-a-half years and has played basketball for local league teams for two years. He enjoys deep sea fishing and caught his first white marlin at age 10. He lives in Garden Township with Margaret and David O\u2019Neill.<\/p>\n<p>Having \u201caged-out\u201d of KAU as a baseball player, Josh Kearney returned to the diamond and was selected \u201cUmpire of the Year.\u201d A four-year baseball player at Kennett Area Senior High School, Kearney played for KAU for 10 years and for the District 28 Big League All-Star team which won the state title in 2013, \u201814, and \u201815 and the regional championship in 2014. A senior at the PA Leadership Charter School\/Center for Performing and Fine Arts, he plays several stringed instruments and is a member of a local band. He is the son of Darlene and Patrick Kearney of Kennett Township.<\/p>\n<p>Named as \u201cVolunteers of the Year\u201d were Sandi and Jerry Singer of Kennett Township. They were honored for their \u201cbehind-the-scenes\u201d efforts in scheduling games and running the snack shack for the many years their three sons\u2014Stefan, jay, and Seth\u2014played KAU baseball. Both of the Singers graduated from Kennett High School and Ursinus College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KAU Little League recently honored its 2015 District 28 award winners. Each year, the District\u2014which includes Little Leagues from throughout Chester County\u2014recognizes players, parents, and other volunteers from every league for their achievements, sportsmanship, and dedication to their respective teams and organizations. 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