these two Johnleagues end Enrietto

Obvishyously MLB is professional baseball and houses the best playshyers in the world (Japan may argue that) while the BCABL consists of local high school players Thats not the differshyence Im talking about

Im talking about the difshyference in attitude

MLB could have started its season much earliershyFourth of J uly would have been nice - had it not been for absolutely ridiculous squabbles over money

The owners and players couldnt agree on how to slice up the financial pie Billionaires fought with milshylionaires while fans ofthe game were denied baseball

Then you have the BCABL lts players had just been

denied their high school season They couldnt wait to get back on the fie ld

While MLB players stayed off the field because of stalled negotiations BCABL players were kept off the fie ld by the COVID-19 panshydemic

Big difference there These kids arent paid a

dime to play baseball They just wanted to suit up and play for their community teams

There s been a few people in the stands at BCABL games this summer There will be no fans in the stands at MLB games with good

Joseph Ulintz 4 takes a big leg kick before taking a mighty swing for a hit during a Shetland 4 Cranberry Townshyship Little League game at Graham Park Thursday

SEB FOLTZBUTLER EAGLE

Engarde Fencing latest interest for Valencia teen By John EnrieHo well

And how Eagle Sports Editor Everson became captain ofthe

VALENCIA - Sam Eversons Aquinas Academy boys fencing life is right on point team as a sophomore this past

He maintains a 424 grade year His record was 19-5 andpoint average He is an accomshy he competes for the Pittsburghplished guitarist He holds a Fencers Club in local and r eshyblack belt in Kung Fu and comshy gional United States Fencing Asshypeted in the In ternational Kung sociati on Tournaments Fu Championships last year He was Aquinas Academys

Also a Life Scout and Patrol 2019-20 team MVP - and recruitshyLeader he is looking to comshy ed about 40 percent of the boys plete h is Eagle Scout project shy in his grade on the team constructing a veterans memoshy Th is is an amazing young rial in the Middlesex Glade Run man Crusaders fencing coach Cemetery - this summer John Carroll said Sam is a true

The Valencia resident plays leader He works tirelessly forthe saxophone in his high school himself and others band and is president of the Sam Everson As team captain Everson Aquinas Music Club which he Valencia resident has many intershy works with underclassmen and founded ests including fencing middle school students at Aquj shySo when the incoming Aquinas nas Academy on technique attishyAcademy junior was approached tude and their approach towardabout trying fencing a couple of brother on the team Everson

the sport years ago said They were looking for He has been involved in Kung Why not more kids to try it

A friend of mine had an older It think its working out pretty See FenCing Page C2

Arbanas snags BeABL scholarship

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I saw the ball hit jusl the p in The guys I was ing with said it went in didnt believe them

When we got to the there was a divot nea l hole and there was the in the cup I was surpl it s my first-ever ho i one

The effort helped shoot an 81 his best score on 18 holes Hl shot an 81 at Stou Acres

Madison was golfing Bill Wissinger Lee AI inski and Roger ReUh foursome gets together t or four times per WI hit the links at a numlH courses in and around Iii County

Bill is originally frolll ler but now lives in Par Madison said He got II ~ going to Foxburg beCHI I1 close to wher e he livc~

Its a shorter COUl-l1 not as easy as it look very competitive

Aubreys Dubbs Stoughton Acres ami I dale are other area C(ln

frequented by MadislI lI his friends

Madison a 1961 1411111 of Moniteau High Sd was not an avid go lllmiddot the last decade

I golfed very lit t II- I was younger til I r emember for III high school cla~s Ilullh

bunch of us got togclhl~ 1 two foursomes And I 111 11 It was still very llltll~l tel that

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I appreciated their dedication then but I apshypreciate it more now Arshybanas said I realize now how many hours they gave up

Arbanas wrote about how his grandfather told him before every game he used to play that he should

Fencing From Page C1

Fu fOl 12 years I had a bit of an advanshy

tage coming from martial arts Everson said of fencshyIng The menta l aspect plays such a role in boUI sports

C o n centra t ion breaths thought replaceshyment Theyre all part of the discipline of fencing Its all very challenging

Carroll said Everson does not stick to the same basic plan of attack in a match

Hes easily coachable Carroll said He knows how to adapt his techshynique and tactics He obshyserves his opponent tests them then forms a plan That makes him very hard to beat

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AlIIlnw I ~~ t llt to walk on at Penn Stale in that event Center TOWIlshyship baseball manager Jerry Oliver said We ve been limiting his pitches this summer because we dont want to mess that up for him

Arbanas plans to major in engi neerillg

Butl ers track and fi eld

During the school year Everson practices with his high school team Mondays and Wednesdays He pracshyti ces with his club on Tues shydays competes in high school events Friday and regional club events once a month on Saturdays

The hours of practice don t bother him at all

The drills are very imshyportant he said Most fencers find them to be a drudgery but theyre very helpful The repetition is part of the discipline

On top of his scheduled practices Everson fi nds more time to dedicate to fencing

He trains on his own Carroll said He takes private lessons once a week from myself and Har-

Got a few old guns laying around and want them out of the house

Sportsmans Supply will buy them no questions asked Bring em tous or toell come toyou

Turn dust collectors intn cold liard ca~h

Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer for over35years

ShortsmansSUhhlV 724-287-4294jr rr Mf SAT SUN) I ItA 245 Freeport Rdbull Butler 7 9middot9 9-6 1($ I i~ bull

so lId llcfclIl)l lI IH hitl- III the middle of our lineup Hes a doubles hitter

Andrew plays center field when hes not pitchshying He s been a great admiddot dition to our team Hes so determined and the way he competes I can see him making that (Penn State) trHck team

ry lIardmun IIu rclman a Cranberry

[ownlihijl reli iltient is a fOlme l All Ui ll us Academy standout ItIlCcr now comshypeting fo r Clcvclmd State University

Everson hopes to COIII shy

pete in fencing for either the Navy or Air Force once he graduates high school He has already visited the Navy foil team

He wants to major in nuclear or mechanical enshygineering

None of this surprises Carroll who nominated E verson for a Positive Athlete of Western Pennshysylvania award a program spearheaded by former Pittsburgh Steeler great Hines Ward to recognize high-character athletes promoting positivity to others

Everson was among 32 selected out of more than 1000 nominations He is also a USA Fencing AllshyAcademic First Team seshylection for 2019-20

Hes a dedicated fencer and a dedicated person

C~~~~s~~idis the son of

Sean a~1d Tara Everson ofValencIa

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s e I v e s b( kissing on yr the beach C L 0 va t 0 Deml Lovato also post- ar ed a pioture of 11UI tlng

I know I wed you the moshymenl I met you sile wrote II was something I cant de- E scribo to anyone who hasnt c experienced it firsthand but s luckily you did too Ive never felt so unconditionally loved a by someone in my life (other ti than my parents) flaws and a all You never pressure me u to be anything other than my- n self And you make me want i to be the best version of my- p self u

Lovato and Ehrich began dating this year Ehrich 29 e has earned multiple Daytime e Emmy nominations for his work in The Young and the c Restless has appeared on a various TV shows and films h and has also released music r Grammy-nominated Lovato a 27 has released a number tr of gold and platinum albums and singles first marking a breakthrough in the Disney h Channel musical TV fitm h Camp Rock (

fr NEW YORK - New dates a

have been announced for il Ju st i n 11 _ r Bieber s previously scheduled 2020 tour which will now take place next summer The

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PRE - OWNED

SINCE 1993

217 Grove City Road (Rt173) Slippery RodltPA

(724) 794-2240 wwwtroyalanchevro1etnet

f 1IIiV wUI iIUt5HJI 11 113 Jshy- ~ I _ _

- ~

slar tournamen ts Uu()ugh the years

I appreciated their dedication then but I apshypreciate it more now Arshybanas said I realize now how many hours they gave up

Arbanas wrote about how his grandfather told him before every game he used to play that he should

Fencing From Page C1

Fu fOl 12 years I had a bit of an advanshy

tage coming from martial arts Everson said of fencshyIng The menta l aspect plays such a role in boUI sports

C o n centra t ion breaths thought replaceshyment Theyre all part of the discipline of fencing Its all very challenging

Carroll said Everson does not stick to the same basic plan of attack in a match

Hes easily coachable Carroll said He knows how to adapt his techshynique and tactics He obshyserves his opponent tests them then forms a plan That makes him very hard to beat

~

AlIIlnw I ~~ t llt to walk on at Penn Stale in that event Center TOWIlshyship baseball manager Jerry Oliver said We ve been limiting his pitches this summer because we dont want to mess that up for him

Arbanas plans to major in engi neerillg

Butl ers track and fi eld

During the school year Everson practices with his high school team Mondays and Wednesdays He pracshyti ces with his club on Tues shydays competes in high school events Friday and regional club events once a month on Saturdays

The hours of practice don t bother him at all

The drills are very imshyportant he said Most fencers find them to be a drudgery but theyre very helpful The repetition is part of the discipline

On top of his scheduled practices Everson fi nds more time to dedicate to fencing

He trains on his own Carroll said He takes private lessons once a week from myself and Har-

Got a few old guns laying around and want them out of the house

Sportsmans Supply will buy them no questions asked Bring em tous or toell come toyou

Turn dust collectors intn cold liard ca~h

Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer for over35years

ShortsmansSUhhlV 724-287-4294jr rr Mf SAT SUN) I ItA 245 Freeport Rdbull Butler 7 9middot9 9-6 1($ I i~ bull

so lId llcfclIl)l lI IH hitl- III the middle of our lineup Hes a doubles hitter

Andrew plays center field when hes not pitchshying He s been a great admiddot dition to our team Hes so determined and the way he competes I can see him making that (Penn State) trHck team

ry lIardmun IIu rclman a Cranberry

[ownlihijl reli iltient is a fOlme l All Ui ll us Academy standout ItIlCcr now comshypeting fo r Clcvclmd State University

Everson hopes to COIII shy

pete in fencing for either the Navy or Air Force once he graduates high school He has already visited the Navy foil team

He wants to major in nuclear or mechanical enshygineering

None of this surprises Carroll who nominated E verson for a Positive Athlete of Western Pennshysylvania award a program spearheaded by former Pittsburgh Steeler great Hines Ward to recognize high-character athletes promoting positivity to others

Everson was among 32 selected out of more than 1000 nominations He is also a USA Fencing AllshyAcademic First Team seshylection for 2019-20

Hes a dedicated fencer and a dedicated person

C~~~~s~~idis the son of

Sean a~1d Tara Everson ofValencIa

1=

11lgtdl11 both postshying a pho- II to of them- II

s e I v e s b( kissing on yr the beach C L 0 va t 0 Deml Lovato also post- ar ed a pioture of 11UI tlng

I know I wed you the moshymenl I met you sile wrote II was something I cant de- E scribo to anyone who hasnt c experienced it firsthand but s luckily you did too Ive never felt so unconditionally loved a by someone in my life (other ti than my parents) flaws and a all You never pressure me u to be anything other than my- n self And you make me want i to be the best version of my- p self u

Lovato and Ehrich began dating this year Ehrich 29 e has earned multiple Daytime e Emmy nominations for his work in The Young and the c Restless has appeared on a various TV shows and films h and has also released music r Grammy-nominated Lovato a 27 has released a number tr of gold and platinum albums and singles first marking a breakthrough in the Disney h Channel musical TV fitm h Camp Rock (

fr NEW YORK - New dates a

have been announced for il Ju st i n 11 _ r Bieber s previously scheduled 2020 tour which will now take place next summer The

Justin B i e b e r Justin Bieber W 0 rid Tour was originally planned to begin in May but was