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2017 brought another successful Spring Intramural Softball Season with
well over 200 young athletes participating in age divisions ranging from 3
to 18 years old. Season highlights included the Raindrops and Thunder
All-Star games, the Phillies Home Run Derby, as well as 10U, 12U, and
VIGS playoffs.
Rainbows (Pee Wee)
Rainbows (3/4 Pee Wee Division): Our youngest group of softball players
participated in a ‘training camp’ format for their spring season. This
format was designed to emphasize fundamentals and maximize ‘time
with the ball’ for these high-energy participants. Thank you to coach
Kevin Kuntz for making the season a fun and engaging first softball
experience for these young players!
Dew Drops 6U
The 6U “Friendly Water Peacocks” AKA Oregon Ducks had a great
season!! For some of these girls, it was their second season together!
From spring like weather, to the summer sizzle, to rainy Saturday games,
these girls had their game faces on and were ready to play. Don’t get
me wrong snack was probably their favorite part of the game!! We
ended our season with a 6U picnic and softball game! All of the 6U
teams broke up into two teams and we all played up on the 8U pitching
machine field. The girls had a blast and are looking forward to playing
softball again in the spring! -Michelle Bogle, 6U Ducks coach
Spring 2017 Intramural Softball
Inside This Issue
1 Softball- PeeWee, 6U
2 Softball – 8U, 10U
3 10U Sunday Select, 12U
4 VIGS 15U, 18U
5 Home Run Derby
6 Travel Softball
8 Intramural Basketball
9 Travel Basketball
August 2017
DRVSA Newsletter FALL 2017 EDIT ION – SOFTBALL / BASKETBALL
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Raindrops 8U
The Raindrops (8U division) fielded 4 teams who enjoyed great competition
during the regular season, and concluded their season with a “Girl’s Choice All-
Star Game.” Players were selected by their teammates to compete together
during this special event. Congratulations to all of the All-Star game participants!
Thunder 10U
The Thunder was our largest division, fielding 6 in-house teams. The 10U Fightin’
Irish (Coach Mike Snyder) posted an undefeated record during the rgular season,
but was knocked out of the playoffs by the LSU Tigers (Coach Nick Rosica). The
Tigers then went on to take the 10U Championship, holding off a late-game
comeback to defeat the Oregon Ducks (Coach Kris Hensler). The Thunder
division also held a “Girl’s Choice All-Star Game” to conclude their regular
season.
Intramural Softball Continued
10U “Girl’s Choice
All-Star Game”
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Intramural Softball Continued 10U Sunday Select
Deep Run’s 10U Sunday Select team featured many returning players
from a young 2016 team. The Select team had a very successful
season, going undefeated in regular season play (7-0-1), and just
missing the playoff rounds in the rain-soaked end-of-season
tournament. Thank you to all of the girls and their families for their
commitment to the Select season, in addition to playing intramural
ball!
Bolts 12U
Deep Run fielded two in-house teams at the 12U age division, and
played an inter-club league with Lenape Valley and Doylestown.
Regular season play was followed by a double-elimination playoff
bracket. The girls had a great season, played hard, and improved
with every game!
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VIGS (15U, 18U)
Deep Run fielded four VIGS teams for this past spring season, two at each of the
respective 15U and 18U age divisions. 15U fielded two young teams who worked
hard to meet the challenge of VIGS play. In 18U play, both the Black and Blue
Deep Run teams enjoyed successful seasons. The Black team (Coach Files) just
missed securing a playoff berth, while the Blue team (Coach Hess) fell in the
second round of the playoffs to eventual 18U champion Palisades.
Intramural Softball Continued
15U Black
15U Blue
18U Blue vs 18U Black
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Intramural Softball Continued
Home Run Derby
The Phillies also visited Deep Run for their annual Home Run Derby. This was a great day of fun, excitement, and prizes!
The following girls placed in their respective age groups and will get the chance to move on to regional competition
later this summer.
Please look for Fall Softball online registration during August. The Fall Ball season will begin just after Labor Day. It’s a
great opportunity for girls age 7 through 18 to play a little more softball and prepare for the spring season. Lastly, we
hope to see you again in the Spring! Look for online registration for the spring season in January of 2018.
7/8 year olds: Emily Hensler (1st), Anna Paillard (2nd),
Molly Fannon (3rd)
9/10 year olds: Emily DeHaven, (1st) Lindsay Balmer
(2nd), Kate Brashear (3rd)
11/12 year olds: Anna Hensler (1st), Ashleigh Kenworthy (2nd),
Lauren Lee (3rd)
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Travel Softball
The Deep Run Lady Lightning Travel Softball Team’s wrapped up another
exciting and successful season!
Our 12 & Under Team finished the spring Suburban Travel League Season
with a record of 6-2-1. They made it all the way to the semifinals of the
championship tournament before giving up a close one (3-2) to the
eventual champs. As a team, they had the lowest runs scored against
them (32 runs against) of any team in the league. They also finished their
USSSA Tournament play 5-5-1. The core of this team looks forward to
moving into the 14 & Under age bracket with many more exciting things to
come.
Our 14 & Under Team also had a lot of success during the
2017 season. After competing in almost 75 organized games,
some of their accomplishments were - Finalist in the
USSSA Monster Bash Tournament, #1 Seed in the
USSSA Night Owl Tournament, Semi-Finalist in the
USSSA Extreme Heat Tournament, and finalist in the
USSSA Blue State Championship tournament in IUP.
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Travel Softball Continued
They wrapped up their spring schedule by playing up in a 16 & Under Tournament
where they went 2-1-2 on the weekend. They too look forward to more accolades in
the 2018 season as they make the move to the 16 & Under age class!
As a whole, our Travel Program looks forward to expanding growth in 2018. We have
(2) 12 & Under Teams in the making as well as a 14 & Under Team and a 16 & Under
Team. They roster are almost full but if you have any interest, please reach out to The
Travel Softball Commissioner – [email protected]
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Intramural Basketball
Important Dates:
1. 09/01/17 – 10/31/17 - Registration $130.00
09/01/17 – 09/30/17 Early bird registration discount of $15.00 2. 11/17 - Player evaluations for the 5th grade and older divisions (dates tbd) 3. 12/02/17 - Practices begin at XL Sports World in Hatfield, PA 4. 01/06/17 – 03/31/17 – League games at XL Sports World
Volunteers
As part of the Pennsylvania state regulations, ALL coaches will be required to have criminal and child
welfare background checks completed prior to practices starting. Please see the Deep Run web site for
more details on completing this.
Should you wish to be considered for a coaching position please contact Adam Fuhs at
Divisions
Divisions will be based on grade and not strictly by birthday.
We plan to continue the older division for the 10th - 12th grade boys so long as the registration numbers
allow. The number of teams and the gym locations for this group may vary based on the number of
registrations. All other divisions will play their games at XL Sports World in Hatfield, PA.
The divisions for the coming year are:
Boys 1st-2nd grade
Boys 3rd-4th grade
Boys 5th-6th grade
Boys 7th-9th grade
Boys 10th-12th grade
Girls 1st-2nd grade
Girls 3rd-4th grade
Girls 5th-7th grade
*For those players that are selected for a travel team but, also would like to play intramural the fee will be
$35.00. A specific registration link will be provided to those players to register for intramural league play as
well.
The older divisions (5th grade and up) will form the teams by draft. In November we plan on having skill
assessments for these older divisions. These aren't really tryouts because everyone that registers will be
drafted on a team in the appropriate age division. They will just help the coaches determine player ability
when we are drafting the teams and hopefully lead toward more balanced teams. The only play-with
requests that will be honored in these older groups will be with siblings. Every effort will be made to
accommodate play-with requests in the younger age groups (1st - 4th grades), but they are not
guaranteed.
Games will be held on Saturdays between 7:30AM and 4:30PM at XL Sports World in Hatfield, PA.
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Travel Basketball The Deep Run Boys Travel 8th grade basketball team completed a very successful season in 2016-17.
Building upon their previous years’ hard work, they continued to improve in all facets of the game.
Over the course of the season, they were able to string together small victories, turning them into
major accomplishments. For the 3rd straight season, they compiled an ICBA regular season record of
10-2. This year culminated with 3 straight playoff victories, winning the Division championship. The
victories in the Semi-Finals and Finals came against teams that had beaten them in the regular
season. The key to their success was a patient, balanced offense, and aggressive man to man
defense. In the 3 playoff victories, they conceded an average of only 29 points per game. In
addition to their ICBA success, the team played extremely well in their various tournaments. Overall,
they finished the 2016-17 year with a record of 22-4.
The 2016-17 squad consisted of 10 players – TJ Grenda, Luke Yoder, Gregory Stumpo, Colin
Monahan, Colin Post, Aidan McCloskey, Ben Scary, Michael O’Connor, Tyler Zikul, and Mason Lazasz.
Over the course of the season, all 10 players contributed significantly. Their individual talents
blended into a very formidable team. Opposing coaches regularly commented about their hard
work and unselfish play. Win or lose, teams knew they were in for a battle against Deep Run.
The team thanks Deep Run for its’ great support over the past few years. I know that Deep Run is
proud of their accomplishments. Moving forward, many of these boys will turn their attention to High
School basketball. Please come out and support them in their future endeavors.
The 11U Girls travel team enjoyed a fun and successful 2016-17 season. Overall, the girls finished with
a 17-4 record and competed for multiple league and tournament championships along the way.
They started the year by winning the WWBA Thanksgiving tournament and finishing as the runner up
in the ICBA pre-season tournament. They carried the momentum of their pre-season tournament
successes in to the ICBA regular season where they went 11-1 in the regular season and qualified as
the #2 seed for the playoffs. After knocking off Doylestown in their first playoff game, they looked to
avenge their only loss of the season vs. Fox Chase in the championship game. The championship
game was a hard-fought affair that saw the two teams exchange the lead 8 times before Fox Chase
was able to squeak out the 30-27 victory in the game’s final seconds. Team members include Carlee
Balmer, Katie Yoder, Grace Rosica, Jess Levush, Bella Forker, Mia Smith, Lauren Moylan, Ava
Fantaskey, Maggie Hayes, and Ryan Hodder. The team was coached by Clint Hodder and Nick
Rosica.
The 13U boys travel basketball team enjoyed a very successful season. Our 1st tournament we
finished 3-1 at the Streeper Tournament. Our 2nd tournament we finished 2-1 with our only loss
coming to the eventual champs LV. Then our 3rd tournament we went 3-0 winning the Christmas
tournament Championship! Now it was time for our regular season to start in which we had some real
good hard fought games. Finished the regular season 8-4. We hosted a home game and won
against a tough Southampton team. So we got a shot in the Semifinals against the #1 seed and
undefeated H/H. We started off very slow and were down 15 at halftime but just like this team all
year they fought back and sent the game to overtime which unfortunately we lost by 2! Overall it
was a great season with a great group of boys and assistant coaches finishing 17-7!
Our roster included Bobby Regan, Jake Stranix, Dylan Main, Timmy Mastro, Jack Gordon, Joey Poust,
Joey Kacerik, Joey Erhlich, Ayden Carey and Jacob Bing-Zaremba! Head Coach Bob Regan,
Assistant coaches Melina Chiartas and Rick Stranix.