The Alma Minor Ball Association honoured its players and coaches at its annual year-end awards barbecue held at the Alma Community Centre on Sept. 6.
All teams this year had a fun, skill building season with a combination of wins and losses, organizers report.
The Alma Midget girls finished fourth in the regular season but fought to a second place finish in their year-end tournament
The highlight of the awards night was a celebration of coach Jim DeBock for 35 years of coaching with Alma Minor Ball. Debock was presented with an Alma Minor Ball jacket noting his 35 years of coaching.
The Tim Hahn Memorial Award, which is awarded to individuals who have dedicated exceptional time and effort for the benefit of Alma Minor Ball, was presented to the Alma Optimists. The Optimists made major repairs to the Alma diamond this year with new lights and fencing that enhanced the ball players’ experience.
A special thanks from the organization went to the Leslie and Rickert families for Bob Rickert Memorial donations made to Alma Minor Ball that were used to purchase new bases for the diamond and a pitching plate and home plate for the new pitchers’ warm up area. The organization expressed thanks to coaches, executive and community supporters who volunteer their time to make Alma Minor Ball available to local youth.
