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Lamar, Colorado to Host 2014 Babe Ruth Softball 14u & 16u Colorado State & Midwest Plains Regional Tournaments
DENVER, CO…Babe Ruth League, Inc.-Midwest Plains Region-has announced that the 2014 Babe Ruth 14U & 16U Colorado State and Midwest Plains Regional Tournaments will be hosted by Lamar, Colorado and played at the Lamar Sports Complex. Local Lamar Girls Softball Association President Jill Bellomy relayed, “We appreciate the opportunity to host these tournaments for Babe […]
Lamar Babe Ruth Softball 16U All-Stars Update
On behalf of the Lamar Babe Ruth Softball All-Star players, coaches, parents and the Lamar Babe Ruth Softball League we would like to thank the Lamar, Springfield, Granada communities and all surrounding areas for their support and donations as the team worked to raise money to travel the Wilson, NC, for the Babe Ruth Softball […]
Prowers Medical Center to Host Picnic at State Baseball Tournament
(Lamar, CO) July 12, 2013 – Next week Lamar is hosting the Babe Ruth 13 and Under Boys State Baseball Tournament. In response to the “support challenge” initiated by Frontier Bank, Prowers Medical Center will play host to the traditional tournament picnic to welcome the participants and families to our community. The picnic will be held […]
County Lodging Panel Seeks New Board Members
No event funding requests were presented to the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel during their monthly meeting, Tuesday, January 15, although funds were appropriated from their 2013 budget for the annual concert at the Sand and Sage Fair, the annual Snow Goose Festival and payment for the Lamar Chamber of Commerce website in the […]
Santa Fe Trail Cookers Feed Babe Ruth Tournament Teams
Young athletes need all the calories they can get. Baseball players and their families in the 14 Year Old Babe Ruth Mid West Plains Regional in Lamar were treated to a traditional southwest dinner this past Friday at Willow Creek Park. Several Dutch Oven cookers had their wood and charcoal grills fired up to provide […]
Lamar 18 & Under Team Wins Merchants Park Tournament
The Lamar Merchants 18 & Under host team took only one loss during the three day Babe Ruth State Tournament this past Friday through Sunday at Merchants Park and won, defeating Limon in the extra game. Four teams had been scheduled for the double elimination tournament, but because Burlington dropped out at the last minute, […]
Babe Ruth Series Update for Thursday, August 11
Wausau and Wilson County remain the only undefeated teams to date in the Babe Ruth 16U World Series games in Lamar. Lodi, CA and Levittown, NY are both at 3-1 and Hamburg and North Olympic are at 2 and 2 each. The Wednesday bracket match had Hamburg defeating Lodi, 7-5, Levittown downed North Olympic, 6-3; […]
Frontier Bank Donates to World Series Committee
Frontier Bank of Lamar has donated $5,000 to the World Series Committee after learning the Tourism Board reduced their obligation. The bank is loaning the additional $10,000 to the committee at a very respectable rate. After discussing this at their regular board meeting earlier in the week, it was decided that Frontier Bank would get […]
World Series Committee Continues Progress
With about two months to go, the Lamar World Series Committee is checking off items on their to-do list. The teams representing the 16U Softball Babe Ruth regional winners will be in Lamar in early August, vying on Citizen’s Field for the championship trophy. This will be the second occasion in which Lamar has hosted […]
Softball Series Getting Closer
The Lamar World Series Committee is starting to finalize some plans, now that the Babe Ruth 16U Softball World Series is less than three months away. Committee members met this past Wednesday for an update on accomplishments and a listing of areas that still need to be covered. Volunteers are needed. That was driven home […]
Lamar Hosting Babe Ruth Softball World Series in August
Lamar, Colorado will host the Babe Ruth Softball 16 Year Old World Series, August 5-13, at the Lamar Sports Complex. Ten girl’s fast pitch softball teams will compete for the title of World Champions. The United States Regional champions from Pacific Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Middle Atlantic, Colorado State Champion, Southeast, Southwest, Ohio Valley, Midwest Plains, […]