Remember the posting that I made one week ago today, August 6, 2006 pertaining to the Co-Ed Softball team, called the Anglers? It is a team that I have sponsored for several years, they won the Homer City Championship in 2005. This season, they once again proved their team effort by placing 2nd in the Firecracker Tournament in Kenai against teams from throughout the state. Some of the other teams perhaps looked at this win and previous Championship as a fluke from a small town team, that just happened to get lucky. They completed their season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, but once again returned to the field of play by winning a consecutive City Championship one week ago today. One of the local printed news media in the "Little Hamlet By the Sea" wrote a very bias sports article that did not complement the team, the only pictures that they used were pictures of the team that the Anglers beat for the City Championship.
Winning the City Championships placed them in line for a berth at the State Championship in Wasilla this weekend comprised of the best teams from around the state. There is no better way to put it other than:

"THE ANGLERS ARE THE 2006 ALASKA STATE CHAMPIONS"

The impressive records that this team has maintained over the years is not a fluke, they are an awesome team, they play the game because they love the game and that is what makes them winners. The state tournament is a double elimination tournament, but the Anglers did not take the chance of dropping one game, they swept the tournament with six wins. If you are wondering, the team that the local media thought so much about also went to the state tournament, they played two games and came home. Looking forward to his next sports article. The news is still filtering in, it is not known who was selected as the Most Valuable Players, but each player on this team could be chosen for this honor. My personal congratulations to Shane and Dana, they basically started this team and have been instrumental in background and foreground of the team. Job Well Done, Way To Go Anglers!