Images from Buddy Baseball Leagues in the suburbs
Michael Lavoie, a player from the Bartlett Little League Challenger Division, stands at the outfield fence with his glove before telling the coaches to cover the field before the rain comes. That afternoons games were cancelled due to the heat.
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The Bartlett Little League Challenger Division patch is worn on all the players jerseys.
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Scott Schneider stands with his arms crossed at the outfield fence of Ruzicka field as he awaits his end-of-year trophy from the Bartlett Little League Challenger Division.
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One of the Bartlett Little League Challenger Division players is wheelchair bound.
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Joe Picardi high-fives his coaches before receiving his Bartlett Little League Challenger Division trophy at the end-of-year ceremony.
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Mike Miles, head coach of the Cubs Bartlett Little League Challenger Division team, congratulates Michael Zirbies on a great year before handing him his trophy.
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Bartlett Little League Challenger coaches, from left, Larry Wegner, of the Angels and league member for eight years, Mike Miles, of the Cubs and league member for 10 years, Bob Kennedy, of the Sox and league member for four years, and Larry Lavoie, of the Cardinals and league member for six years, are recognized for their hard work.
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A few players from the Bartlett Little League Challenger Division await their end-of-year trophies.
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Many gather by Ruzicka field for the end-of-year party for the Bartlett Little League Challenger Division.
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Paul Williams, the organizer for the Bartlett Little League Challenger Division, wears a shirt that reads Just one more on the back.
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The organizer of Bartlett Little League Challenger Division Paul Williams speaks during the trophy ceremony at the end-of-year ceremony.
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Joe Picardi plays with a piece of grass during the Bartlett Little League Challenger Division end-of-year party and trophy presentation.
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Player Emilie Donaldson and her buddy Helen Majer take a turn batting during the first buddy baseball game of the season at Briar Patch Park in Wheaton. The league is sponsored by the Wheaton Junior Womens Club.
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Player Marilyn Dyrda, right, and her buddy Erin Markovich warm up before the first buddy baseball game of the season at Briar Patch Park in Wheaton. The league is sponsored by the Wheaton Junior Womens Club.
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