Tag: Baseball
Faced with declining audiences and a troubled product, baseball — like organized religion — has turned on itself.
‘If you build it they will come’ no longer works for baseball — or organized religion
by: Bob Smietana March 4, 2022 (RNS) — Tom Johnson loves baseball. And he loves the church. Both, said Johnson, a former Minnesota Twins pitcher turned pastor, are in trouble.Read More
Supporting the Aurora Neighborhood Baseball League & more
Aurora youth ministry to hold barbecue dinner fundraiser
AURORA, Ill., May 8, 2021 — Urban Youth Ministry, a program of Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora, will hold a drive-thru barbecue dinner fundraiser Thursday, May 13, from 4:30 toRead More
Campers received instruction in fundamentals of batting, throwing, catching, fielding and baserunning.
Aurora youth hone baseball skills at free training camp
AURORA, Ill., May 3, 2021 — Play ball! That was the theme of 11th annual Aurora Islanders’ youth baseball camp Saturday, May 1, at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ParkRead More
This is the 20th season for the co-ed league and it’s completely free for participating children ages 6-12.
It’s opening day for Wayside’s summer youth baseball… June 1
Aurora, Ill., May 24, 2019 — It’s opening day for two hundred at-risk kids in Aurora. Every year, children of deserving families in Aurora experience the joy of baseball in aRead More