EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series about the 75th anniversary of PONY Baseball and Softball, Inc. Lew Hays was not the biggest baseball fan, but he was a champion of kids. His belief in keeping them busy was a home run for Washington, and eventually, the world. “He has to be ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series about the 75th anniversary of PONY Baseball and Softball, Inc. Joe E. Brown was a heralded comedic actor, but his involvement with the beginnings of PONY Baseball was no laughing matter. Brown was serious about helping and providing a clear path ...
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series about the history of PONY Baseball and Softball Inc., leading up to the Pony League World Series in August. When the founders of Pony League Baseball squeezed into the offices at the Observer-Reporter in January of 1951, not in their wildest ...
By Dale Lolley For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com It’s hard to express the disappointment involved in Washington County not keeping the Pony League World Series championship at home this week. No, not disappointment in the players, manager JP Przybylinski and his ...
About an hour after the final out of the Pony League World Series, the players from the Washington County team were still milling around on the field. They were sharing hugs, handshakes and some tears, seemingly trying to soak up every last moment they could before the lights went out ...
Washington County led by three runs entering the bottom of the fifth inning and with a raucous crowd at Lew Hays Pony Field behind them, it felt like the stage was set for a history-making night. But in the bottom of the fifth, a couple of errors opened the door and Chinese Taipei ...
