Dixie Chicks

The Chicks went north to play the PONY Nationals in Youngstown, Ohio and came back with a 2nd place finish out of 88 teams and showing that we can play ball in Va. We played some great ball and things looked bleak a couple of times but we never quit and thats what makes a great ball team. We played 2 different 10 inning marathons and came out on top in both. We won our pool and also won our bracket coming back from the losers bracket and beating a very good Rampage team from New Jersey twice to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. We cruised thru the first round and the Elite Eight round with 9-1 and 7-0 wins to put us in the Final Four. We then played a very good Valley Extreme Blue team winning 4-3 in 10 innings to advance to the Championship game, Click here: Tribune-Chronicle. We then lost in the Championship game 4-1 to Valley Extreme Red to end our season with a record of 68-12-2 winning the State Championship and NSA World Championship and a Runner-Up in the PONY Nationals, not to shabby. The ball just bounced funny for us in the last game but we had our opportunities leaving 12 runners on base. I am really proud of all the girls, it was a great year. I am going to miss the girls that are leaving us next season, I wish you all the best and hope you prosper at all your future endeavors. For the girls returning take a couple weeks off and I'll see you at tryouts on Monday, August 20th at L.C. Bird at 6:00 pm as we will start getting prepared for another great fall and 2008 summer season. As always, GO CHICKS !!

The Chicks played great ball all week and claimed the NSA World Series Championship by beating a very good Wildfire team in the Finals. We had quite a few World Series performances and everyone contributed in winning the Championship. You have to have a total team effort to win Championships and we had it. It's off to Youngstown, Ohio to win the PONY Nationals next. I am really proud of everyone, see you in Ohio. As always, GO CHICKS !!

Our Chicks claimed the Queen of the Hill Championship this past weekend at Dorey Park going 9-0 in blistering hot conditions. The Chicks outsored their opponents 74-8 and we were also crowned State Champions in the process. It was a great weekend and everybody contributed in winning the tourney. It was a nice field of 21 teams and our Chicks left no doubt who was the best team. Great job ladies, see you at practice next week as we get ready to claim a World Series Championship next. As always GO CHICKS !!

Our Chicks travelled to Carlisle, Pa. this past weekend and had a great showing finishing 3rd out of 22 teams. We went 6-2 for the weekend and the 2 losses were to both of the teams that were in the Gold Championship. It was a very good weekend and the girls made some new friends from Poughkeepsie, New York. It was great having the Challenge Liberty team and fans cheering us on against other New York teams. The girls really got along great with them at the hotel. It looked like both teams had a blast and that's great to see. Winning is important to us but you got to have some fun doing it and everyone looked like they were having fun. Thanks again for the support from Challenge Liberty and best of luck in the future. As always, GO CHICKS !!

The Chicks went 4-2 in the NSA State Championship last weekend and finishing 3rd out of 23 teams. We didn't play our best ball but had some great wins and great comebacks. Get some rest ladies, as we have a long weekend of ball ahead of us. We play 3 pool games on Friday and 3 more on Saturday and elimination round starts on Sunday in Carlisle Pa. See you on Thursday in Pa. Bring your "A" game with you this weekend and let's bring the hardware back to Va. As always, GO CHICKS !!