InTheStands41240

Congrats to Coach Rose and the Betsy Layne Team. When does Betsy Layne and South Floyd play?

St. Xavier

Lex. Cath

Eastern

DeSales

Pulaski Co.

Cov. Cath.

Ballard

Trinity

Lex Cath.

Eastern

Cov. Cath.

Ballard

Lex. Cath.

Ballard

Lex. Cath

Total points 154

Paintsville?

That is great.. I will probably be right there with you.....

I would really like to watch this young man pitch. If he can throw that hard, it would be a treat to watch him.

Good observation EP90. I too have had great experiences with Little League and all involved, but the fact is that youth baseball is on the decline all over.Thankfully the Johnson Co. BOE has recognized this fact and have made the decision to address the issue full bore. When all is said and done Johnson Central will have one of the finest baseball and softball facilities in the state, as well as a state of the art training facility. You are going to see a major overhaul of all the existing facilities as well as the addition of 3 new youth league fields. I have been to a many high schools across the state as well as up and down the eastern seaboard and I cant think of any high school anywhere that will be able to compare with what Johnson Central will have in the next couple of years.If you love baseball it is an exciting time.

I certainly hope that is the case with the facilities.. The kids here deserve to play on top notch fields and to have the best of everything. I too have had many postive and rewarding experiences in the Little League but also have seen a decline in the past few years. Hopefully, the Cal Ripken league will bring renewed excitment to the game of baseball for all of the youth in this area. Will I see you doing in coaching in the new league Firebird?

Green Nation, I have seen the little league program at Owensboro Southern,and they are where we want to be in this county. It makes no difference weather it is little league or cal ripkin it's still youth baseball. Paintsville Little League has been the primary feeder for Johnson Central and Paintsville for the last fifty years. There is something wrong with the fact that JC has only three senior baseball players this year. Paintsville Little League is one of the better Little League programs in the state, but it is deffinately on the decline. I thank you for your kind words about the program but Johnson County school systems have made a desision to start a new program. From what I hear the the Owensboro program have outstanding facilities,funding,and I can say from my observation at the state tournament in ashland, parental support. Facilities and funding are major problems with the existing Little League program, and it's a shame because there are alot of hard workers in that program. Funding will not be an issue in the new league and good people will be involved. That, in my oppinion is what makes a start to a good program, not the name Little League or Cal Ripken. I would like to thank the people from Paintsville Little League for my experiances there. I'm also thankful for the leaders from Johnson county schools for recognizing that our baseball program is on the decline and trying to do something about it.

Excellent post and welcome to the site... I am looking forward to the Cal Ripken league. I actually got my new bumper stickers for Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth yesterday.

p.s. even if it means we don't get to host a State Tourn. next year!

and even if it means you have to watch from the stands, no matter how much you want to be the coach!

There are enough people out there that would coach that do not have kids involved and would make excellent coaches but won't get involved because of all this childish hawgwarsh!

Wow, there is alot of truth in that statement.