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| ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (click here for past winners) This week we are honoring the entire RPLL South Major Rays as the athlete of the week. The Rays had an incredible season this year, finishing a perfect 22-0 during the regular season. I can speak from personal experience that they were one tough team on the field! In all my years of coaching little league, they were certainly the best team that I ever saw. Leandro Briones, this team was Leandro Briones, this team was ready to play every game! ready to play every game! The roster consisted of Emilio Briones, Adrian Davila, Justin DeGasperis, Chad DeVos, Dylan Dixon, Eric Gamelson, Tai Guo, Brandon Hernandez, Connor Manos, Jonathan Molnar, Ryan Smith, and Austin Steele. These boys should all be congratulated on a truly great season! After the regular season, they continued their fine season by making it to the semi-finals of the tournament of champions. This concluded a fine two-year run where the Rays went 44-6, winning 38 of their last 40. According to their coach, Marty Steele, "The Rays played with skill, hard work, and heart. With a combination of 10 year-olds, 11 year-olds, and 12 year-olds, they were much more than a winning team, they were a close-knit baseball family." Way to go Rays, it was a season to remember! If you know of an athlete in the PQ community deserving of athlete of the week honors, please email your nomination to chris@pqsports.com. Your athlete can be a senior pitcher or a 5 year-old soccer player that scored his/her first goal...we want to hear about them all! |
