\u201cIt all started here, but you guys are the ones that deserve this.\u201d
\nThat was the statement made by Bellwood-Antis Superintendent of Schools Rodney Kuhns as he and the rest of the B-A school board honored the 2003 PIAA Class A baseball championship team last evening during the board\u2019s regular meeting.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a nice run for the baseball team,\u201d said Kuhns. \u201cThey\u2019ve been recognized by the state Senate and the House, and now it\u2019s our turn. You all did a great job this year and we\u2019re proud of your accomplishments.\u201d
\nThe Blue Devil hardballers capped off a 22-4 season with a 2-1 victory over Elk Lake on Monday, June 16, 2003 at Riverside Stadium in Harrisburg. It was B-A\u2019s first state championship in any sport in the 66-year history of the school.
\nAs recognition, the board presented head coach Steve Conlon and outfielder Ryan Myers with certificates to present to the rest of the team. According to Conlon, the majority of the players couldn\u2019t attend last night\u2019s recognition because they were involved in other baseball-related activities.
\nTeam members include: Zach Stere, Ricky Shannon, Tyler McClellan, Adam DeArmitt, Nick Treese, Ryan Myers, Andy Brisbin, Chris Alley, Derrick Miller, Nate Carlson, Shawn Weiand, Adam Plummer, Ryan Kenawell and Tony DelGrosso. Coaches are Steve Conlon, Tim Weiand, Bill Edevane, Matt Ballos and Jeff Plummer. The batboy is Nate Plummer.
\nAlso during the meeting, the board approved the purchase, not to exceed $3,000, of championship rings for each member of the team and its coaches.
\nHayes was present at the meeting to show board members examples of rings that are being looked at. He showed the rings the State College boys\u2019 basketball team were awarded with last year, as well as the rings given to the Ellwood City baseball team that won its Class AA championship this year. Both rings are made of 23 karat gold and is encrusted with diamonds.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re looking at having a large number one on the front of the stone,\u201d said Hayes, \u201cbut a good number of the kids want to have \u2018B-A\u2019 on the stone with the number one on the side.\u201d
\nAccording to Hayes, it\u2019s a common practice for a district to award championship rings to their sports teams, noting that some districts even award the jewelry when their teams didn\u2019t win state championships.
\nHayes noted that everyone on the team will possess the same ring and that members of the community can also purchase the hardware.
\nHayes noted that he is currently in the process of looking into signs proclaiming the championship to be placed within the community. Board members questioned whether it would be better to have free-standing signs or to put the signs on already existing structures, such as the ones showing the 1999 state championship football team of Tyrone.
\nHayes said it would be less expensive to attach the signs to already standing structures and occurrences of vandalism would be much less.
\nThe board also passed a motion to construct a new trophy case inside the school to house the championship trophy. The amount to build the trophy case should not exceed $1,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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