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World Series Concert Headliner Announced
The American Legion - January 2012
The American Legion Baseball World Series
(ALWS) Executive Committee in Shelby, N.C., is once again bringing the
"wow" factor to the upcoming World Series, Aug. 17-21. Last year, Grammy
winner Ronnie Dunn kicked off the Series with a live performance, and
now the committee has announced this year’s award-winning country music
artist entertainer — Montgomery Gentry.
"With these country artists, we expect to draw
a large, enthusiastic audience from a broad geographical area," said
Eddie Holbrook, co-chairman of the ALWS Executive Committee.
Dunn’s sold-out performance last year took
place at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in front of nearly 6,500 fans.
However, Holbrook and ALWS co-chairman Jim Horn predict Montgomery
Gentry’s performance will draw an even larger crowd of up to 10,000
fans.
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Legion Baseball registration begins Jan. 1
The American Legion - January 2012
Online registration for the 2012 American Legion Baseball season begins Jan. 1 via the website www.legion.org/administration/baseball/register.
For first-time Legion Baseball registration users, an important
component of online registration is the generation of a login and
password. This gives coaches access to an area where they can pay
insurance fees, upload team photos, fill out team rosters and much more.
More importantly, coaches can only begin holding tryouts once they
receive notification that their insurance has been processed.
Furthermore, because of improvements recently made to the Legion
Baseball website, coaches now have the ability to automatically renew
team information from the previous season.
For questions or concerns regarding 2012 baseball registration, please email baseball@legion.org. And for details on playing, coaching or volunteering with Legion Baseball, go to www.legion.org/baseball/participate.
Minnesota wins 2011 World Series
by Cameran Richardson | The American Legion - November 7, 2011
Eden Prairie, Minn., players celebrate a
13-inning, 5-4 victory over Tupelo, Miss., Tuesday at Keeter Stadium in
Shelby, N.C., to become the 2011 American Legion Baseball World Series
Champions. Photo by James V. Carroll
After
13 nail-biting innings, Eden Prairie, Minn., overcame last year's
Legion World Series championship loss to Oklahoma by edging Tupelo,
Miss., 5-4 in 13 innings Tuesday night to capture the 2011 crown.
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