Shaler celebrates historic seasons for baseball, softball and boys volleyball team
Shaler celebrates historic seasons for baseball, softball and boys volleyball team
A CELEBRATION OF SHALER HISTORY BEING MADE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THREE SHALER AREA HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS MAKING IT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE SAME YEAR, THOSE TEAMS BEING THE TITANS, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AND BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS. TO SEE ALL THE WORK THAT THE COACHES, THE KIDS, THE FAMILIES, THE COMMUNITY PUTS IN, YOU KNOW, IT ALL CAME TO KIND OF A TRIPLE HEADER THERE ALL AT ONE TIME. SO IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN ENJOYABLE THAT’S FOR CERTAIN. EXCITED FANS LINING THE PARADE ROUTE. WITH SIGNS AND MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETES. IT’S A GREAT GROUP. YOU LOOK AROUND HERE, LOOK AT ALL THE PARENTS AND THE SUPPORT IN THE AREA. YOU UNDERSTAND WHY SHALER SPORTS IS ON TOP OF ITS GAME RIGHT NOW. THE BASEBALL TEAM WON THE CLASS FIVE, A CHAMPIONSHIP. MICHAEL HAMRICK SAYS HE’S PROUD OF HIS SON FOR BEING A PART OF THAT. WORDS CAN’T DESCRIBE IT. THIS WHOLE GROUP OF KIDS AND EVERYTHING THEY’VE GONE THROUGH, WE’VE WATCHED THEM PLAY SINCE THEY WERE EIGHT, NINE YEARS OLD, AND IT’S EMOTIONAL EVERY SECOND OF THE WAY. AND THE PARENTS, THE KIDS, THEY EARNED THIS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THE SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WERE THE RUNNERS UP IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TOURNAMENTS. JAMES MAJEWSKI CAME OUT TO CHEER FOR HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, HAYLEY, WHO’S ON THE SOFTBALL TEAM. WELL, I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, I AM SO PROUD OF HER. IT’S JUST AMAZING. MY MY WHOLE FAMILY’S PROUD OF HER. AND SHE KNOWS IT BECAUSE WE LET HER KNOW IT. A LOT OF PRIDE RUNNING THROUGH SHALER. OH, SHALER, PRIDE ALL THE WAY WITH THE COMMUNITY, HOPING THIS HISTORY MAKING MOMENT FOR THE TITANS WON’T BE THE LAST. ALL THREE, TWO TEAMS ARE ACTUALLY VERY YOUNG, YOU KNOW, UNDERCLASSMEN. SO THEY ALL HAVE A LOT OF TALENT COMING BACK. SO THAT WOULDN’T PUT IT PAST THEM, THAT’S FOR CERTAIN. A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OUT FOR THIS NOW AFTER THE PARADE, FANS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ALL FANS, THOUGH, GATHERED AT THE SHALER AREA HIGH SCHOOL TO ME
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Shaler celebrates historic seasons for baseball, softball and boys volleyball team
A salute to three teams from the Shaler Area School District who made history. The baseball, softball, and boys' volleyball team all advanced to the state championship.The community held a "celebration of champions" parade for them Tuesday night."To see all the work that the coaches, the kids, the families, the community puts in it all came to kind of a triple header there all at one time, so it's been enjoyable, that's for certain," said Shaler Athletic Director Clint Rauscher.The baseball team won the Class 5-A Championship. The softball and volleyball teams were the runners-up in their tournaments.Take a look at the celebration in the video player above.
A salute to three teams from the Shaler Area School District who made history. The baseball, softball, and boys' volleyball team all advanced to the state championship.
The community held a "celebration of champions" parade for them Tuesday night.
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"To see all the work that the coaches, the kids, the families, the community puts in it all came to kind of a triple header there all at one time, so it's been enjoyable, that's for certain," said Shaler Athletic Director Clint Rauscher.
The baseball team won the Class 5-A Championship. The softball and volleyball teams were the runners-up in their tournaments.
Take a look at the celebration in the video player above.