(ROCKWALL, TX – June 29, 2017) During the weekend of June 17 – 18, 2017, the City of Rockwall Parks & Recreation Department held a Back the Blue Baseball Tournament at the Leon Tuttle Baseball Complex to benefit the Rockwall Police Department. Today the Parks Department presented Chief Kirk Riggs and The Rockwall Police Department […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX – Sept. 12, 2016) The Royse City Independent School District, City of Royse City and Ventura Sports Group agreed upon a deal that will establish a professional independent baseball team and a $12 Million baseball/multi-purpose stadium in Royse City. The 4,000 plus seat stadium is to be located on the north side […]
Youth sports at the Rockwall YMCA – so much more than a game (ROCKWALL, TX – May 26, 2015) Did you know that the YMCA’s youth sports programs include flag football, cheerleading, baseball, volleyball, T-ball, soccer and basketball? The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall has a long history of helping young athletes learn the game […]
(HEATH, TX – May 5, 2015) Come celebrate “opening day” of summer at the City of Heath’s Movies in the Park, Friday, June 5 in Towne Center Park. It’s all about baseball and hometown spirit at this new event! Rookie of the Year will light up the giant 36′ screen at 9 p.m., but the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 27, 2015) Hey batter, batter! The Kiwanis of Rockwall County fired up its spring Angel League baseball season on Wednesday at the Leon Tuttle Athletic Complex, where boys and girls with special needs had the opportunity to swing for the fences! The Angel League is a baseball program for boys and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 15, 2014) Members of the Rockwall Texas Sports Red select ball team, part of the Big League Sports Academy, are back home celebrating victory after taking first place in the Cal Ripken 2014 Beach Blast National Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The ‘Ripken Experience’ welcomed 24 12U teams representing several states […]
HEATH, TX (June 25, 2014) The Fulton School announces that Coach Johnathan Bryant has joined the Fulton family to further develop their Baseball and Physical Education programs. Coach Bryant comes with a wealth of experience; he has earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences from The University of Texas at Tyler, experienced five years […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 16, 2014) Baseball has long been known as the America’s National Pastime. Not necessarily an American invention, but certainly an American experiment, or even evolution. Abner Doubleday is usually credited with the invention of the game, but it actually seems to have developed from “Rounders,” a game still played in England today. Controversy […]
ROCKWALL (February 4, 2014) My long time friend and Rockwall resident, Bob May, is an avid baseball fan. That is not quite correct, however. It would be better to say that the game of baseball pumps energetically through Bob’s veins and gives him zest for life. One of his most memorable moments was in 1949 […]
ROCKWALL (January 10, 2014) Registration closes February 2 for the City of Rockwall boys baseball and girls fast-pitch softball, for all skill levels ages 5-14. For league information and online registration, go to rockwall.com/athletics. Stay & Play in Rockwall is the new game plan for the city’s baseball and softball teams. In 2013, the City […]