Congratulations to the Pee Wee All Star Softball Team for bringing home a 2nd place title at the South Gwinnett Classic Tournament on June 5th.  There was little doubt the girls had come to play after beating Walton and Norcross on Saturday. Sunday would find the All-Stars facing two undefeated teams – Dacula and Millcreek.  The girls won a hard fought game against Dacula and then lost by one point to Mill Creek in an extra inning.  With Mill Creek guaranteed a spot in the championship, the Lady Eagles found themselves facing Dacula once more for a chance to move on. Both teams played hard, but in the end it would be our Pee Wee All- Stars that would advance to play in the championship game. Late Sunday evening two of the best teams faced off after a long day in the sun. Collins Hill faced an uphill battle as they had to win two games in a row to take the championship trophy home. As Coach Randy Sneed said to the girls before the game, “You play hard and you leave it all on the field.” They did just that. In the end the All-Stars lost by six points. Both teams played great softball and Mill Creek took home a well deserved first place. It was an emotional day filled with game after game of some of the most intense softball played on any field. The Eagles can hold their heads high and proud at a second place finish. This team came into the tournament with only a few seasoned All-Stars and a group of players put together from just two teams. Many of these girls had never even set foot on tournament soil. At the end of the day the girls beat out eleven other teams for a hard fought second place title. Even more important than a trophy is the spirit of competition that lies within many of these young athletes. As one veteran All-Star put it, “You should play for the joy of the game … ” After the field lights have been turned off and the cheering has stopped, if a player can say she “left it all on the field”, that she gave it all she had and did her best, not just for herself, but for her team … not for a trophy, not for any award … then the final score really does not matter that much. A champion is a champion.

Collins Hill can be proud of their Pee Wee All-Star Softball Team.  Go Eagles.

Collins Hill 6U softball had a great showing in their first tournament of the All Star season! The girls lost the first game of the South Gwinnett Tournament against Brookwood on Friday, but battled back with a courageous weekend to earn second place. They beat Shiloh on Saturday afternoon, followed by Brookwood and Mountain Park on Sunday. A valiant but exhausted effort against Peachtree Ridge came up short in the championship game on Sunday afternoon. First row: Sydney Kolacki, Dieya Villena, Lainey White, Alex Damrow, Brianna Perez, Kaitlyn Hale. Second row: Carson Jones, Allie Ehrlich, Sydney Leaks, Amanda Damrow, Morgan Hale, Carli Belknap.

Reminder ** Stay instantly informed of field status due to inclement weather.  All CHAA members have the opportunity to sign up for instant text messages when fields are closed.  Upon registration, members will have the opportunity to select how and how often they wish to receive updates.  E-mail notification will also be an option, as will visiting our website and/or the Statusme website.  It’s quick and easy to use, and requires only that the individual complete a free & short, one-time registration.  Additionally, we are in the process of adding the field status display to the CHAA main page, as well as the individual sport main pages.  This will work for ALL outdoor sports at CHAA. 

Register online to receive field status updates:

1. Go to www.statusme.com
2. Click “join now” on the left
3. Complete the short, 6 field registration* page
4. Add our club by selecting, Georgia, then –  Collins Hill Athletic Association, then – Collins Hill Park
5. Click the “setup text messaging” link on your profile page**

*Statusme does not sell or share your personal registration information.

**Text messaging rates can/will apply according to your text messaging rate plan.

Field status options are Open, Closed or Limited.  When needed, comments with further instructions will be included.

Please contact Mike Constien should you have questions regarding the use of this service.

Thanks!