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May Long - Sointula Baseball Tournament 2012
~by Jeff Jones
Each year Sointula hosts its annual softball tournament held over of the May long weekend. Like years past , this year saw the return of Sointula's young people return home from far and wide. People congregate to watch great baseball games, dine at the concession, or visit the beer gardens where you can sample some of the best barbecued shrimp and oysters in the Western hemisphere. The Ripple is expecting to publish several articles about this hallowed community weekend. But to begin our coverage, we thought we'd start by sharing a few of the many great images that were captured over the event.
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Kelsey Aitken drawing the winning raffle ticket for the giant firewood draw
Colleen Kalio
Sointula kids
Amber Aleksich, Scott and friends
Denise Aleksich, Jan Jones, Kelsey Aitken
Jan Jones, Kelsey Aitken
"Old Guys" team photo
"Young Guns" team photo
Jake Etzkorn, Annemarie Koch, Barb Iarocci
Richard Michelson, Young Guns pitcher par excellence
Emily MacGregor, Marlee MacGregor & friends
Colleen Kallio, Brittany Swanson with children Alexandra and Baby James
audience enjoying the sun, beer gardens and view of the game
duelling cameras: Annemarie Koch and Barb Iarocci
audience
Jordan Laughlin, professional babysitter
visiting reporters even come to the baseball tourney
Richard Michelson. Swing batter!
Cailyn Siider. Life is good.
Shane Field, Annemarie Koch, Barb Iarocci
Mother & Daughter: Tanya Sjoberg and Linda Sjoberg, sporting the classic Island Girls uniforms from Sointula's golden age.
Kids have the run of the playground area.
The raffle for a huge truckload of wood was hotly contests
Art's dumptruck with split firewood.
2nd place: Kevin's dumptruck load of topsoil.
local canines also enjoy the May Long.
Carlee Shaw & Amber Aleksich.
More visiting dogs.
Fran Ardron & Jessica Ransome, home for the weekend.
Action on the field
The sunshine brought out a large, enthusiastic crowd.
Audience.
double play?
Chance McClendon & Anne Pendergast cooked oysters ALL weekend.
Stephanie Eakle, Marianne Mikkelsen, Jennifer Lash: Happy Hour
Thank you Mark Grenon for helping to cook and serve the shrimp and oysters.
Best seafood in the world
Bessie Prevost and friend
Baseball obstacle course.
Molly Lash-Burrows: "Can I take your order, sir?"
Enjoying the sunshine
Richard Michelson catching up with Lillian Siider
Mighty Roscoe, Old Guys pitcher
Abbie McDowell, Kirie McMurchy
Game warm up
Holly Salo and daughter
Ross Edwards and David Kaufmann
Carlee Shaw and friends
Kid alert
Old guys rule!
Jennifer Kelly and friend
Jordan Laughlin
More kids
Jim and Kathleen Blohm
Michael Tynjala, intrepid batboy
Kathy Cowan and Gail Cowan
Richard Michelson
Wanda Laughlin
At bat.
Amanda Hamilton and her new daughter
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Nigel Hamilton, Hans Madsen
Stuart Swanson, still provoking the pitcher
Jim Rosgen
RBI
Sointula's inimitble Len Pohto
Jennifer Lash, Marianne Mikkelsen
Frazer Swanson, Young Guns pitcher
Fran Ardron, Jan Jones and friends
Old Guys & Young Guns, team photo
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