Harleysville Baseball recently recognized Jack Holderbach for his over 31 years of service to Harleysville Baseball. Holdenbach is a former president, umpire-in-chief, commisioner, coach and board member at Large.

Pictured (from left): Jack Holderbach, Joe Cannon,  president, Harleysville Baseball.

Allison Lindsay of Harleysville took first place in the Girls 7/8 Division while Lansdale’s J.P. Egan was a finalist in the Boys 7/8 Division at the NBA FIT Dribble, Dish and Swish national finals, held During the NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, Fla.

Lindsay and Egan won the local Dribble, Dish and Swish competition at the CAL Sports Academy in Harleysville, then were first at the regional even in Philadelphia in January. That earned each , all-expenses paid trip to compete at nationals and attend all of the All-State Game activities.

Throughout the weekend they met Basketball Hall of Famers Moses Malone, Dominique Wilkins and Magic Johnson along with the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and got autographs from many other legends. After the competition, Wade shook their hands and handed them their trophies.

Lindsay and Egan  sat courtside during the Rookie Game on Feb. 24 watching the New York Knights’ Jeremy Lin.  During the pregame show, they were on the actual court showing off their basketball skills.

On Feb. 25, Lindsay, Egan and their fellow DDS participants were announced during a break in the action at All-Star Saturday Night (Slam Dunk Contest) and they were up on the same stage where the Pit Bull Halftime Show was held as well as on the jumbotron.  For the finale, they attended the sold out All Star Game on Feb. 27.

The Harleysville Eagles Youth Association 105-pound competition cheer squad took first place in the Senior Recreation Division-Small at the Upper Dublin Cheer Classic on Jan. 14. The team was also first runner-up in the Senior Recreation Division at the Plymouth Whitemarsh Cheer Competition on Jan. 7.

Coached by Christine Magro, team members are Hope Gangewer, Danielle Gerhard, Lauren Hall, Natasha Harvey, Cassondra Heacock, Kristen Cole, Megan Jonassen, Grace Lindberger, Marie Lindberger, Mersadie Magro, Kayleigh McGillian, Veronica Middleton, Lucy Sciortino, Dylan Spagnolleti, Hannah Valasak, and Shelby Williams.

The SHYBA Girls-11 Travel Basketball Team won the 2011 Warrington-Warwick Warm-up Tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend, sweeping all four of their games, including a 25-16 victory over Spring-Ford in the championship.

Pictured front row (from left): Cara Romaniello, Sophia Lynch, Alex Small, Taylor Moritz. Back row: Coach Pete Messner, Sarah Goodwin, Maddy Schewe, Alana Cardona, Sami Falencki, Megan Haines, coach Rob Haines. Not pictured: Hannah Kramer.

The Harleysville FC United U16 Girls soccer team went undefeated in four games to win the U16 Gold fight, the high division of the 2011 Frederick Cup Girls Premier Tournament held over Columbus Day weekend by the Kirkwood Soccer Club in Delaware.

Harleysville defeated Harrison (N.J.) Heat 2-1, the NJSA Strikers 2-0, the Lehigh Valley United Blue Sparks 2-1 before topping Highland YSC Shooting Starz in the championship game 2-1 in overtime. Two team members, Julia Rufe and Cassie Hewlett, represent Eastern Pennsylvania on the state ODP team and traveled to to play last spring. Several teammates also have ODP experience.

Pictured front row (from left): Karalyn Schmidt, Michaela Crimlish, CJ Brennecke, Paige Torchio Sarah Hancock, Kaitlyn Dougherty, Megan Czachor Back Row: Coach Tom Haney, Julia Rufe, Jennifer Nestor, Jennifer Yurick, Jessica Karpa, Madison Reiss, Julie Pennington, Jessica Shaw, Megan Shenk, Alex Metlow. Not pictured: Cassie Hewlett, Naomi Moono, Brooke Souder, Shana Teller.

The Harleysville Thunderbirds 14U Gold fastpitch softball team took first place in the Thunderbirds Fall Fest ASA 14U "B" Eastern National Qualifier Tournament held Oct. 15-16 in Souderton. The Thunderbirds went 5-0, defeating the PA Ball Hawks 4-2 in the championship game. Harleysville, coached by Frank Ball, Ernie Klee, Tom Klee, Rob Reuss, Anthony Rosato and Ken Seal, earned a berth to the Eastern Nationals to be held in Dayton, Ohio in 2012.

Pictured front row (from left): Alyssa Schwab, Jovanna Alfonsi, Ashley Seal, Shannon Hill, Kailey Karabin. Back row: Meghan Klee, KC Beck, Celeste Rosato, Shannon Ball, Allison Klee, Briana Reuss, Rachel Helverson, Emily Oltman. Not pictured:　 Dayna Shelly.

The Harleysville Thunderbirds 16U girls softball team went undefeated (four victories and one tie) in winning the USSSA Fallapalooza Softball Tournament at Veterans Park in Quakertown Sept. 24-25.


 Pictured front row: Gabby Binando. Middle row (from left): Kacy Carroll, Jenna Gibbons, Morgan Yoder, Paige Shelly, Dayna Shelly. Back row:  Amanda Loar, Nicole Yanni, Missy Wiley, Erelle Sowers, Becca Shanks. Not pictured: Alyssa Kratz, Ashley Seal.

The Harleysville Thunderbirds 12U Fastpitch softball team took third Place  in the Pennsylvania ASA 12U State Tournament held July 8-10 in Jessup.

Pictured front row (from left): Shannon Ball, Shannon Hill, Meghan Klee. Back row: Kailey Karabin, Celeste Rosato, Spenser Gray, Allison Klee, Jovanna Alfonsi, Ashley Seal, Meghan Johnson, Briana Reuss. Not pictured: KC Beck.

The Harleysville 8U travel baseball team recently won the Cal Ripken District 2 Championship.  The first-year team played great defense and had outstanding pitching as it gave up a total of 8 runs in the going 4-0 in the tournament.

Pictured front row (from left): Curtis Morton, Ryan Leslie, Matt Ryder, Joey Ehrlich, Dylan Luscombe, Jake Whitlinger. Middle Row: Liam McGillian, Stephen Butler, Ryan Kagarise, Isaac Frye, Ethan Smerecki, Nicholas DiGiuseppe. Back row: Coach Jeff Frye, coach Clayton Leslie, coach BJ Ryder, manager Dana Luscombe.

The Harleysville 8U Travel baseball team came in second place at the Harleysville Stars and Stripes tournament during the weekend of July 8.  The team earned a finals berth by coming from behind in the sixth inning for a 4-3 victory in the semifinals, then lost a tough game to Warwick in the finals.

Pictured front row (from left): Curtis Morton, Ryan Kagarise, Ethan Smerecki, manager Dana Luscombe, Liam McGillian, Stephen Butler, Nicholas DiGiuseppe. Back row: Coach Jeff Frye, Matt Ryder, Dylan Luscombe, Jake Whitlinger, Ryan Leslie, Joey Ehrlich, Isaac Frye, coach Clayton Leslie.

The Harleysville Thunderbirds Black 14-and-under fastpitch softball team went 7-2-1 and finished in third place out of 86 teams at the PONY Eastern Nationals in Cary, N.C.

Pictured front row (from left): Becca Shanks, Dayna Shelly, Emily Allen, Bekah Slattery, Jenna Gibbons, Kacy Carroll. Middle row: Savannah Toth, Erelle Sowers, Bridget Casey, Paige Shelly, Nicole Yanni, Morgan Yoder, Amanda Loar. Back row: Coach Ken Shanks, coach Ed Sowers, coach Don Shelly. Not pictured: Heather Milligan.

In the Championship Round, Harleysville held off a last-inning rally by VA Edge to claim a 6-5 quarterfinal victory. The Thunderbirds put runnners on base in their semifinal matchup with W Pine Diamond Dusters, but could not find the bi hit and fell 4-1.

Earlier in the tournament, Harleysville earned a win, loss and tie in pool play, then opened bracket play with a 11-4 victory as it went 5-0 with three shutouts.

Bekah Slattery carried the bulk of the pitching duties, the lefthander throwing the last five games and collecting two shutouts. Emily Allen’s superb defensive efforts at second base prevented a few potential rallies from opponents. Center fielder Jenna Gibbons delivered crucial RBI singles on three occasions in tight games. The long ball off the bat of Kacy Carroll helped bury opponents in three contests. The Thunderbirds thank all who supported our team throughout this fantastic season.

Trevor Chew, a 14-years-old resident of Harleysville, finished in first place in the 100-meter dash with a meet-record time of 11.42 in the Youth age group (13 and 14 year old) at the UAGTCA (United Age Group Track Coaches Association) Invitational at Widener University July 15-17.

Chew (pictured above on the first-place spot on the podium) broke the four-year-old meet record that was held by recent North Penn High School graduate Brandon Mercer.

Over 1300 athletes from the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia and Pennsylvania and the Caribbean nation of Barbados competed in the meet. Chew runs for AOC (Ambler Olympic Club), which practices at Gwynedd Mercy Academy, and is competing in the 100 and 200 meters along with the 4x100 relay at the AAU Junior Olympics July 30-Aug. 6 in New Orleans.

Harleysville won the Bux-Mont Connie Mack 'C' championship with an 11-1 victory over Hatfield.

The team, which went 5-0 in the playoffs, was made up of the Harleysville 1C and 2C teams, with the combined postseason side having seven players from each team.

The 1C team, coach by Dana Luscombe finished in first place with a 14-0 record, while the 2C squad, coach by Jeff Faust, came in second place wtih an 11-2 record.

Team members included: David Schreffler, Nathan Yoder, Nate Luscombe, Blake Gular, Connor Lennon, Andrew Horton, Jack Reigler, Derek DiCesare, Nate Klaus, Matt Mason, Trevor Faust, Logan Moyer, Shawn O’Donnell, Chris Toler.

 The Harleysville Thunderbirds 12U Fastpitch softball team won the Thunderbirds Classic: USSSA World Series Qualifier Tournament June 11-12 at Alderfer Park in Harleysville.

Pictured front row (from left): Jovanna Alfonsi, Ashley Seal, Spenser Gray, Celeste Rosato, Meghan Johnson, Kailey Karabin. Back row: Shannon Ball, Shannon Hill, KC Beck, Briana Reuss, Meghan Klee, Allison Klee.

This is the second title of the year for the Thunderbirds 12U,as they had previously taken first in the USSSA Spring Dazzle tournament in April. Since the team was first assembled in September of 2010, it has achieved an overall record of 27-9-2.

The team is coached by Frank Ball, Ernie Klee, Rob Reuss, Ken Seal, Shannon McDonald.

Shannon Hill set the tone for Harleysville in its semifinal contest with the Storm. Hill started the game with three strikeouts as she allowed just one run on three hits and finished with 10 strikeouts in the circle.

Offensively, the Thunderbirds scored five runs on 10 hits, with Ashley Seal going 3-for-3. Hill had a pair of RBI, while KC Beck drove in a run with a double.  Celeste Rosato, Kailey Karabin, Allison Klee, Meg Klee, Jovanna Alfonsi and Briana Reuss all hit singles in the win.

Against Jersey Bandits White 12U in the championship, Seal struck out 10 as she pitched a one-hit shutout to help the Thunderbirds claim a 5-0 victory.

Spencer Gray, Seal and Rosato each finished with multiple hits as the Thunderbirds had nine hits from five different players.

Gray led off with a double in the first inning as Harleysville score three times in the frame, then took a 4-0 lead with a run in the third. In the sixth, Meg Johnson singled, then scored the Thunderbird's fifth run.

The Thunderbirds went 2-0-1 on the first day of tournament. Harleysville opened with an 11-2 victory over Storm, with Shannon Ball collecting a single and an RBI. Harleysville tied Jersey Bandits White 12U of Bordentown, N.J. then topped Tri-County Thunder 10-0. The results earned the Thunderbirds the No. 1 seed entering championship play on June 12.

The Harleysville Eagles varsity cheerleaders took first place at the CB East Cheer Challenge on Feb. 6. The team, a part of the Harleysville Eagles Youth Association Football and Cheer Program and coached by Christine Magro, also took Grand Champion for the second consecutive year at the Plymouth Whitemarsh Cheer Classic on Jan. 8.

Pictured: Kristen Cole, Hope Gangewer, Savanna Haas, Lauren Hall, Natasha Harvey, Cassondra Heacock, Megan Jonassen, Grace Lindberger, Mersadie Magro, Kayleigh McGillian, Veronica Middleton, Lucy Sciortino, Shelby Williams.

The Harleysville Football Club (HFC) Premier U12 Boys soccer team, coached by Tom Quintois, claimed the 2010 DELCO D3 League Championship.

Pictured front row (from left): Tyler Itterly, Kyle Lennon, Cameron Hart, Eric Kihle, Dylan Molyneaux, Ronnie Minges, Jimmy Natale. Back row: Coach Tom Quintois, Ian Stewart, Chris Fiore, Erik Buchanan, James Hughes, Dylan Derstine, Kevin Dustin, Kevin Conrad, Jake Wilson, Zach Hogan, Ryan Griffin. Not pictured: Coach Joe Duffy, Micah Knaub.

The Dodgers finished their regular season with a perfect 18-0 record and a final record of 22-1 as they repeated as champions of the Major division of the Harleysville Baseball League.

Pictured front row (from left): Coach Greg Schreffler, David Schreffler, Tim Cibos, James Hughes, Jimmy Natale, Justin Mansley, Derek DiCesare, coach Jim Natale. Back row: Shawn O’Donnell, Thylar Summarall, Austin Gamble, manager Dana Luscombe, Nate Luscombe, Nathan Yoder, Nate Luscombe, Mike Bonaventure.

The Harleysville Soccer U12 Blue boys team, coached by Mike Mills and Ken Wilery, won the championship game of the intramural season 5-2 on Sept. 11.

Pictured (from left): Garrett Seidel, Justin Goshow, Jordan Thompson, Nicholas Alderfer, Nick Shupinski, Ryan Lowe, Connor Willey, Alex Mcelroy, Brendan Mills, Andy Celinskis.

The Harleysville Football Club U11 Rage won the Girls U11 Premier group at the 2010 Lehigh Valley United Lou Ramos Classic Sept. 4-5. The Rage went undefeated in the tournament, allowing just two goals in four games.

Pictured front row (from left): Allyson Kinsey, Taylor Moritz, Becah Fox, McKenzie Swartley. Second Row: Brittany Hayden, Rachael Yoder, Kristina Finkelston, Jessie Fisher. Third Row: Maddy Schewe, Alie Ferry, Bre DiRenzi, Rachael Schreiner. Back Row: Coach Dean Yoder, coach Joe DiRenzi.

The Harleysville Soccer Club completed its intramural season on Sept. 11. Team Red won U-15 Boys League championship with an undefeated playoff run.

Pictured front row (from left): Austin Griffin, Matthew Bakey, Evan Griffin, Stephen Wright, Dillon Griffin, Matthew Gargano, Ricky Romaniello.Middle row: Coach Ed Korsen, Austin Sweeney, Jim Canfield, Michael Dallas, Paul Caracciolo, Darren Souder, coach Tom Vizza. Back row: Joseph Pinnola-Vizza, Alejandro Castaneda, Nathan Korsen, Zach Peachey, Hunter Stadnycki.