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Staunton at Fauquier in Photos

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Diamond completed her passport on Saturday afternoon! Braves Donald Howell on the mound Gene has promised to submit some more stories Staunton GM Steve Cox working the Radar Gun for the Braves The hard working crew waving from the Gator press box Mr. & Mrs.Desantis in town to see their son Greg play. They were in Luray the night before and made me smile by telling me I had pronounced their name correctly. Kay & Boyd Snyder following their Braves Some game action- Game #1 of the twin bill The Gators Dugout How 'bout the logo- pretty cool Mr. Desantis said Brooklyn still has the pizza but we had some excellent pie here in Virginia. I headed into the concession stand to take a picture and ask about the chef- Mrs.Athey She made some home made cookies as well! Gators poster and ATV-60 side by side....... The Braves Bus... A look from the left field foul pole- Nice outfield grass The Gators would go on to sweep the pair, winning game one 10-2 Diamond- 12 stamps / Linda- 11 stamp...

Extra Time - Memories of ATV

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Rebecca Carter here. I was sitting outside the Sheetz in Mount Jackson, waiting for the papers to arrive after our exciting game at Woodstock and I had some time to think. I took the time to think about the letter that got assigned to each team for the passport and came up with a couple of things for each team... first up, a list of people who really made us feel welcome or that just generally And next, different aspects of each team or of each experience that I remember most. Enjoy!

Our Night with the Fauquier Gator Family!

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I have been mentioning all along that the ownership group that makes up the Valley Baseball League have very different approaches to the game they all love. When you make the trip over to Warrenton to catch a Gators home game you won't be there long before you notice the first thing different about the operation-the Gators do not charge for admission. Cecil Campbell and Steve Athey set out back in 2000 with a mission statement and a vision of the things they wanted to accomplish in Fauquier County and eight years later they are right on course. "For us it is all about the community," Campbell said. "We think we live in a pretty neat community and it is more important to have a fan base then to have revenue. We raise our money through fund raisers and our golf tournament." The golf tournament Cecil mentioned is slated for Monday June 16 th at Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket . It will be the 4 th Annual Steve Athey Memorial Golf Tournament and there is a...