Mountain Thunder News

Mt Thunder U-12 wins USSSA  "May Dance" Qualifier. The Thunder went
undefeated in the team's first tournament of the year.

 Jenna Miller was the force behind the 6-1 victory in the opener.  Jenna
fired a one-hitter and lead the team hitting with 2 doubles.  Katie Hoban
and Lexi Wilhelm followed with 2 singles each.
  Game 2 showcased more of the Thunder's defense. Behind Alex Northcraft's
pitching, the girls only allowed one run. Leading the offense to the 4-1
victory was Katie Llewellyn going 2 for 2. 

  The final game matched Thunder against the class of the field.  

After allowing 3 runs in the first, Alex Northcraft and the defense shut out
the Orange Crush the remainder of the game. Thunder won the 4-3 victory with
a game-winning 2 run RBI single by Molly Deckers.

An outstanding effort by all the girls in their first tournament. Clearly
the "Thunder" has been heard around the Chambersburg area. 

 Mountain Thunder plan Basket Bingo Raffle

	Mountain Thunder
	December Raffle
1	Mail & Bill Basket	56.00
2	Tree Trimming Little Shopper B - Green	50.00
3	11" Round Keeping Basket	62.00
4	Multi Color - Lg Bowl	50.00
5	Med Oval Gathering Basket	72.00
6	Lg Recipe Basket w Lid	56.00
7	Sm Wall Pocket Basket	52.00
8	TV Time Basket	52.00
9	Sm Vegetable Basket	46.00
10	Tall Tissue Basket w Lid	62.00
11	Harvest Weave Bread Basket	56.00
12	Spring Basket	52.00
13	WT Divided Dish - Paprika	40.00
14	7" Round Keeping Basket	42.00
15	Medium Market	72.00
16	Sm Fruit Basket, liner and protector	64.00
17	Oval Kiddie Purse	46.00
18	Oval Spring	52.00
19	Sm Serving Basket	42.00
20	Christmas Collection B, Liner, & Prot.	85.00

June 2, 2008
Mountain Thunder U12 and U14 teams participate in tournamanet in Williamsport, MD.  Details to follow:

May 19, 2008

Mountain Thunder U12 team finishes third in tournament.  Details to follow:

Results from Spring Xtreme in Latrobe, PA for U12 Blue:

Overall: 2 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie
Game 1:  Thunder v Spirit Mahoney
	Score:	Thunder 1 - Mahoney 1
	Recap:	Carlie Lewis pitched a complete, 1 hit gem, supported by an
error-free Thunder defense.  For the first game of the year, the Thunder
bats were a little quiet.  We put bat to ball, but the Mahoney defense held
strong.  Seven innings was played in 70 minutes.  A great game to start the
year!

Game 2:	Thunder v Spirit Matty
	Score:	Thunder 17 - Matty 0
	Recap:	Jenna Miller pitched a no hitter!  As the score indicates,
everyone hit and hit well.

Game 3:	Thunder v Spirit Adams
	Score:	Thunder 5 - Adams 4
	Recap:	With the score tied 4-4 and one out in the bottom of the
last inning, Amanda Duvall rips a run producing triple to right center field
that ends the game!  Again, the defense played great and Carlie Lewis got
the win in the circle.

Game 4:	Thunder v Spirit Mahoney
	Score:	Thunder 0 - Mahoney 12
	Recap:	Although the score is lopsided, the girls did a wonderful
job, especially given the weather and field conditions.

End result:	Tie for 3rd out of 9 teams.  Not bad for the first of the
year!

May 12, 2008

May Day 1 day tournament gets rained out.  Any U10 or U12 team interested in scrimmaging please contact Duane Miller at dmiller@frostburg.edu.

April 10, 2008

Mountain Thunder to add U18 team for 2008 season.  Any individuals interested in playing please contact David Robertson at 301-687-0448.  U16 team needs 2 players for the upcoming season.  Again, if you are interested in playing please contact Dave Robertson.

March 1st, 2008

Mark your calendars for the next big fundraiser.  Sunday, March 30th Mountain Thunder will be holding its Annual Spring Longaberger Basket Bingo.  The event will be held at John Humbird Elementary.  Doors will open at 1 p.m. with Bingo starting at 2 p.m.  Food will be available.  $20.00 donation for entry into the event, games, raffles, and door prizes will be given out along with 20 baskets.  Call Barry Lancaster at 301-463-2702 for tickets and information.



Indoor Practices will be held from 2-4 p.m. at God's Ark of Safety Church for U16 team.
Indoor practices will be held starting in the month of February for the U10, U12, U14 teams at Westmar Middle school.

January 10th, 2008
Thunder post tournaments for the upcoming season.

May 10th - 1-Day tournament for U10's and U12's.
June 7th - 1-Day tournament for U14's, U16's and U18's.
June 28/29th - Full 2-day tournament - U10, U12, U14, U16, and U18's. 

Go to the Tournament registraion forms tab to the left and register for this years tournament.


December 24th, 2007

Basket winners announced for annual basket raffle.  Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket.

Basket		Winner
Christmas Sweet Treats Basket		Deb Jenkins
Bread Basket & Protector		Dot Workman
Spring Basket		Stephanie Dicken
8" American Work Basket		Amanda Glass
Soft Square Work Basket		Darla Boyce
Med Wall Pocket Basket		Faye Emerick
Small Oval Basket		Bonnie Jackson
Woven Reflections Server		Courtney Koelker
Tall Tissue Basket w/ Lid		Jean Lancaster
Trim s Trim Basket		Kelli Izat
Three 5" Woven Reflections Bowls		C Sagal
9" Round Keeping Basket		Alana Weyant
7" Bowl Basket		Jennifer Riley
Sleigh Basket		Linda Garlitz
Long Serving Basket		Kathleen Callan
Two Travel Mugs		Rachel Dayton
Sm Berry Basket		Glenn Giffin
Sleigh Dish & Runners		Sly Logsdon
Wrought Iron Narrow Wall Rack		Jaime Gillum
Medium Wreath Basket		Shelby Wisner

November 5th, 2007

Thunder organization holds annual fall basket bingo.


May 19th, 2007
Former player receives Outstanding Athlete award at High School Graduation.  Erin Mathews played catcher for our very first U14 and U16 teams.  She was a great leader and one of the hardest working girls that I know.  Erin was the starting Catcher for Bishop Walsh High School for the past 2 years.  She was consistently a leader in fielding, hitting, and a true team captain.  Erin exemplifies what a player from Mountain Thunder should be:  hard working, respected by her peers, a leader, exceling in the classroom as well as on the field, polite, honest, dedicated, a true lady.  Erin currently is the catching coach for the U16 team.  Erin will be attending Mt. Saint Mary's College in the fall.  Good Luck Erin and thanks for helping make this organization a success.

May 12th, 2007
Mountain Thunder organization holds 2nd annual Mothers Day 1 Day tournament for U10 and U12 teams.  In the U10 division there was a three way tie for first place between the Cumberland Heat, Tri-County Thunder, and PA Blitz.  The tie breaker that broke the tie was Runs Allowed.  The final results are:  Cumberland Heat, 1st place with 4 runs allowed, and the PA Blitz, 2nd place with 7 runs allowed.  In the U12 division we again had a tie for 1st place between the Cumberland Heat and Mountain Thunder.  Both teams posted a perfect 3-0 record for the day.  Runs Allowed again became the tie breaker.  The final results are:  Cumberland Heat, 1st place and Mountain Thunder 2nd place.  Thanks to all of the teams that came and played hard all day and a special thanks to all of the parents and players who came out and worked the concession stands, did field maintenance and helped make this a great weekend.

January 6th, 2007
U16 team begins batting practice at God's Ark of Safety Church.  U16 team will be practicing on Sunday afternoons at the Church from January through February.

November 6th, 2006
Pitchers and catchers begin indoor practice at Beall Elementary School on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 4:30-5:30.  U10/12 team will practice at Beall Elementary on Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

September 16/17, 2006
Thunder teams hold tryouts for U10-12-14-16 age brackets.  Teams are decided upon.

July 15/16, 2006
PA State "B" Regional results:
U-14 Team comes in 3rd place.  After 2 days of temperatures in the 90's and with only 9 available players the team just ran out of gas.  The Warwick Cyclones defeated the Thunder team 6-3.
U-12 Team finishes strong and comes in 4th place.  A great job by both teams.

July 8/9, 2006
Thunder in the Mountain Tournament results:
U-10 Champion - Mtn. Thunder
U-10 Runner up - Cheat Lake

U-12 Champion - Cumberland Heat
U-12 Runner up - Mtn. Thunder

U-14 Champion - PA Fire-n-Ice
U-14 Runner up - River City Rippers

U-16 Champion - Cumberland Heat
U-16 Runner up - JDS

June 24/25, 2006
Virginia "B" National Qualifier results:

June 17/18, 2006
Cumberland Heat Fathers Day Tournament results:

June 10, 2006
School's Out Frenzy 1-day tournament results:
U-14 Champion - Cumberland Heat Blue
U-14 Runner-up - Mountain Thunder

U-16 Champion -
U-16 Runner-up -

May 27/28, 2006
Pikesville Frenzy Results


May 14, 2006
Mother's Day 1-day tournament results:
U-10 Champion -
U-10 Runner-up -

U-12 Champion -
U-12 Runner-up -

Thanks to everyone who helped and participated.

May 12, 2006
U-10 & U-12 teams competed last weekend in a Pony tournament in Martinsburg, WV.  Both teams played very hard coming out on the short end of some very competitive games.  All of the girls had a great time and are looking forward to the upcoming season.  U-10 & U-12 teams will compete in the Mother's Day 1-day tournament in Frostburg on May 13th.  Teams from PA, Maryland and West Virginia will be competing.  Good luck to both teams.

May 1, 2006
Mountain Thunder tournaments are almost full.  Mountain Thunder players are having a wonderful spring at there respective high schools.  U-10 & U-12 teams will participate on May 6/7 in a Pony tournament in Martinsburg, WV.  Good Luck girls.

April 1, 2006
Player update:  The following players are participating at the high school level.  Kasie Shoemaker-CF-Bedford HS, Kecia Willison-P/C-Hyndman HS, Vanessa Shaffer-P/C-Hyndman HS, Anne Mathews-CF-Bishop Walsh HS, Megan Rice-OF-Beall HS, Marley Nolan-LF-Beall HS, Miranda Nicol-SS-Beall HS, Kelsey Robertson-P-Beall HS, Stephanie Harden-C/OF-Beall HS.

February 10, 2006
The little thunder traveled to Pittsburgh, PA and participated in the Rage's Up All Night-Let it Snow Tournament.  Although, they did not win a game they were very competitive.  The kids had a great time.  It was a positive experience for all involved.


January 20, 2006
The Thunder U-12 team travels to Pittsburgh, PA to participate in  an all night, indoor softball tournament.

Jauary 12, 13, 14, 2006
The Thunder coaches will be attending the Be the Best you can be Coaches clinic in Cherry Hill, NJ.

January 1, 2006
 Just a reminder.  Weight training for the U-14 & U-16 teams has begun.  Our sponsor "Fit for Life Fitness Center" behind the Days Inn in Frostburg as again agreed to allow the players on these 2 teams work out at no charge.  If anyone is interested in participating please contact Dave Robertson

January 1, 2006
The Thunder coaches will be hosting a Texas Hold'em Tournament at the Frostburg Elks on Jauary 28th.  More information to follow.

December 16, 2005

The Thunder U-14 team travels to Pittsburgh, PA to participate in an all night, indoor softball tournament.  Due to the severe bad weather the team was unable to attend. 

December 9, 2005

Mountain Thunder celebrates there annual organization Chrismas Party.

November 9, 2005

Weight training for the U-14 & U-16 teams has begun.  Our sponsor "Fit for Life Fitness Center" behind the Days Inn in Frostburg as again agreed to allow the players on these 2 teams work out at no charge.  If anyone is interested in participating please contact Dave Robertson.

November 7, 2005

Pitching and catching practice begins.  We will be meeting Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 4-5 p.m. at Beall Elementary School, (if school is not closed for inclement weather).  All pitchers and catchers are encouraged to attend.  Contact Dave Robertson if you have any questions.

October 1, 2005

The U-12 Thunder teams participates in 1 day tournament hosted by God's Ark of Safety Ministries.  There were 6 teams in the U-12 division.  The Thunder team finished in the middle of the pack, 3rd place.  The tournament was won by the U-12 Cumberland Heat.  In the U-10 Division there were 3 teams participating.  This division was also won by the U-10 Cumberland Heat.  The Church used the tournament as a fund raiser to help offset the purchase of there new church building.

August 15, 2005

U-10/U-12 tryouts will be held on Saturday/Sunday August 26/27th.  Call Barry Lancaster at 301-463-2702 U-12 Coach for time and location.  Call Duane Miller at 301-689-1836 U-10 Coach for time and location.  U-14/U-16 tryouts will be held on Saturday/Sunday September 17/18th.  Call Dave Robertson, U-14 Coach at 301-687-0448 for time and location.  Call John Mathews, U-16 Coach at 301-687-0127 for time and location.

July 16/17, 2005

The U-12 & U-14 Thunder teams participate in PA State Pony "B" tournament over the weekend in Chambersburg, PA.  The U-12 squad short-handed on Saturday went 1-2 and was seeded 9th.  The team came out ready to play with a full squad on Sunday morning winning the first game before dropping the second game in the quarterfinals to finish 4th out of 14 teams.  Over all a good weekend for the U-12 Thunder.  The U-14 squad came out on Saturday like gang busters winning the first game 10-2 over The Rock from Philadelphia, PA.  Game two was just like the first.  The squad came out in the first inning and put up 5 runs and behind the 10 strikeout performance of Marley Nolan defeated the NFPL Thunder 10-0.  Game 3 was a little different.  The squad came out flat and with untimely base running errors as well as untimely hitting the squad fell behind 2-0 through 3 innings.  The squad kept coming and so did the Thunderstorms.  The U-14 team had fought back to tie the score and Kelsey Robertson pitching in relief kept them in the game until the their last at bats.  With runners on 2nd and 3rd and 1 out.  Kasie Shoemaker stepped to the plate and lightning struck thus stopping the game in a tie.  This would prove to be an unfortunate break as the team got the 3rd seed instead of the 2nd seed.  The team would lose to the Westminster Rockets on Sunday morning 5-4, but bounced back to win the consolation game 12-5.  With a
3-1-1 record for the weekend it was a great time and gave us a positive out-look to next season. 

July 9/10, 2005
The 3rd Annual Thunder in the Mountain tournament hosted by the Mountain Thunder Organization had 16 teams participate in the U-10/12/14 age groups from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.  Only the highest remarks were made by the participating teams on how well the tournament was run and what a class act Mountain Thunder Softball Organization is.  
U-10 Winner was Cheat Lake All-Stars
U-10 Runner-Up was Mtn. Thunder
U-12 Winner was Chambersburg Blitz
U-12 Runner-Up was Morgantown Explosion
U-14 Winner was Cumberland Heat
U-14 Runner-up was River City Rippers
Thanks to all that participated and to all of those who helped make this the best tournament yet.

June 25/26, 2005
The Thunder teams travel to Richmond, Virginia this weekend to play in the Virginia "B" Pony Invitational Tournament.  The tournament will be followed by a trip to Kings Dominion for some fun.
  Wow! what a tournament.  The U-12 and U-10 teams played there hearts out on Sunday and finished 3rd.  Strong pitching, clutch hitting and some spectacular defense helped both teams.  The U-14 team which went 1-1-1 on Saturday came out flat as a pancake on Sunday morning and lost 7-4.  There were signs of greatness mixed in with the lackluster performance.  All in all it was a great tournament.  Kings Dominion was a blast.  Did I mention that the whole weekend the area was under a heat advisory with the temperatures averaging 97 degrees each day with 100% humiditiy.  Dog days of summer was given a new meaning for those 3 days in Richmond.

June 18/19, 2005
The U-12 Thunder team travels to Chambersburg while the U-10 and U-14 teams will be playing close to home in the Cumberland Heat Pony National Qualifier.  WOW, what a weekend.  The U-12 Thunder team went to Chambersburg and either fielded the ball or hit the ball real well that just weren't able to do both at the same time.  They went 0-5 on the weekend.  They are showing signs of improvement and by the end of the season they will be really rolling.  The U-10 team had its ups and downs put did manage to win 2 games.  They beat the Md. Flames on Saturday during pool play and then again on Sunday morning during the double elimination round.  The U-10's finished 3rd.  The U-14 Thunder came out on Saturday and waited till the last inning against the River City Rippers to start hitting the ball and came up a little short 7-4.  In there second game against National Power House the Bayside Blues from Calvert County, Maryland they played them 1-1 through 5 innings only to boot the ball 3 times in the inning and give up 6 un-earned runs.  They ended up losing 9-1.  On Sunday, the U-14's came out with new determination and played the 8-9 Seed game for the right to play the #1 seeded Bayside Blues.  Behind a strong pitching effort from Kelsey Robertson and Miranda Nicol the team held on for a hard fought 2-0 victory.  The team got another strong pitching effort from Marley Nolan in the re-match with the Blues.  The offense clicked early with the Thunder team taking an early 4-0 lead after 3 innings.  But the Blues would chip away and chip away until they tied it in there last at bats 4-4.  The two teams then went into an International Tie Breaker.  The Blues where only able to score 1 run and take a 5-4 lead, but the Thunder team responded with a single by Vanessa Shaffer to bring in Kasie Shoemaker and tie the score followed by a blast by Kecia Willison to plate Shaffer and thus give the U-14's a 6-5 upset win over the Blues.  Game 3 of the day would be played immediatley following the Blues game and the girls just ran out of steam in dropping a hard fought 6-4 game to the Tri-State Thunder from Martinsburg, WV.  A third place finish was quite an accomplishment.

June 11, 2005
 The U-10 and U-16 Thunder teams play host to a 1-day tournament in Frostburg.  The rain and the lack of teams almost eliminated the U-10 tournament.  We were able to play 1 game between Mtn. Thunder and Cumberland Heat.  The Heat came out on top 6-5.  In the U-16 bracket with the games starting at 8 am and with several rain delays the last game finished up at 9 pm.  A special thanks to all that came and played and to all of those who helped maintain the field between games and between rain drops.  The U-16 Champion was the Cumberland Heat going 3-1 and scoring 37 runs.  The U-16 Runner-up was the PA. Comets going 3-1 and scoring 34 runs.  The U-16 Thunder team finished 1-3 and are still in need of 2-3 players to fill out their roster.

May 28/29, 2005
The U-12 and U-14 Thunder teams where on the road again traveling to Harrisburg, PA to participate in the PA, NASF State Championships.  The U-12's came out on Saturday losing to the Blitz in the first game then rebounding in the 2nd and 3rd games of the day to end up as the number 2 seed heading into Sunday.  Great Job U-12's.  On Saturday, what could go wrong went wrong for the U-14 team.  In the first game with the score knotted at 0-0 heading into the top of the 6th the heavens opened and we sat for over 2 hours while it rained and the fields were repaired.  After we started up in muddy conditions, tired, wet they dropped a heart breaker 4-2.  After a short time to dry off and run back to the hotel for some warm/dry clothing the team was on the diamond again.  Dropping back to back games by the scores of 9-5 and 13-4.  By the time the team got out of there it was 10 pm. and had to be back ready to play by 8 am the following morning.  The following day wasn't any better.  Sore arms and tired bodies helped to send the team home early with 11-4 and 9-5 loses.

May 14/15, 2005
The U-10 Little Thunder travel to Martinsburg while the U-12 Thunder are North on Rt. 81 in Chambersburg, PA.

May 7, 2005
The U-12 and U-14 Thunder teams hosted a 1-day tournament in Frostburg.  The U-12 team lost 2 tough games to the Chambersburg Blitz.  While the U-14 team lost to the River City Ripper 4-2, Defeated the Breeze 13-4 and lost to the Blitz 4-3.  Hopefully, this was a start to a great opportunity to play 1-day tournaments with our friends to the North, East and West.  Thank you to all that participated and to those who helped.

April 30, 2005
The U-12 and U-14 Thunder teams kick-off season at the Dust off the Rust tournament in Mechanicsburg, PA.  After a day filled with rain the teams hit the field on Sunday.  In game 1 for the U-14 team they squandered an outstanding pitching performance by Marley Nolan in losing 4-0.  Game 2 saw another outstanding pitching performance by Kelsey Robertson as the Thunder team held on to win 3-2.   They entered the Championship round as the #5 seed out of 9 teams.  They played very hard but just couldn't get a break in losing to the Tri-State Thunder 4-2.

April 9, 2005
The U-12 and U-14 Thunder teams participate in a 3 game scrimmage in Carlisle, PA  The teams played well as the day was devoted to training the umpires.  Each team had a great opportunity to take a look at some new players and see what they needed to work on.  It was just great to get out on the field and play some ball.

February 12, 2005
The U-10 Little Thunder just got back from playing in the Valley Rage, Up all Night, Let it Snow Softball Tournament in Pittsburgh, PA.  The Little Thunder showed tremendous heart and determination.  As they finished second to a very tough Pittsburgh Roadrunner team.  The tournament is held annually on the campus of Robert Morris College.  The teams arrive at 10:00 P.M. on Friday evening and play until 5 A.M. on Saturday morning.  A great time was had by all.

August 31, 2004
Organization will add U-16 team for 2005 season.  Mike Layman will be at the helm for the new team.  Mountain Thunder set dates for try-outs.  September 11 & 12 (U-12/U-16) and September 18 & 19 (U-10/U-14). 

July 19, 2004
Chambersburg Challenge Tournament Results.  U-12 team finishes in 3rd place.  U-14 team brings home 2nd place.  This will conclude our tournament season.  Please stay tuned for additional Thunder News throughout the winter.

July 12, 2004
Bill Miller Invitational Tournament Results.  U-10 First Place, Frostburg Mountain Thunder.  Runner-up, Loudon Storm.  U-12 First Place, Cumberland Heat.  Runner-up, Frostburg Mountain Thunder.  U-14 First Place, Cumberland Heat.  Runner-up, Rivercity Rippers.  A special thank you to all that participated and all that helped make this tournament a huge success.

July 1, 2004
U-10 Mountain Thunder Team wins Maryland ASA "B" state tournament.  U-12 Mountain Thunder Team finishes Second in Maryland ASA "B" state tournament.  U-14 Mountain Thunder Team finishes Third in Maryland ASA "B" state tournament.

June 18, 2004
Mountain Thunder teams travel to Salem, Virginia to watch the 2004 USA Women's Olympic Fastpitch Softball team in an exhibition game against the Salem All-Stars.  All of the girls where so excited to meet Jennie Finch and the rest of the 2004 Olympic squad.

June 15, 2004
U-10 Mountain Thunder team captures Second in Pine Grove Invitational Tournament.  U-12 Mountain Thunder team brings home Fourth place in ASA "B" Regional Tournament.  They also, earned a berth to the ASA "B" Nationals in Mississippi.  U-14 Mountain Thunder finishes fifth in ASA "B" Regional Tournament.

June 1, 2004

U-10 Mountain Thunder team captures First place in Pikesville Frenzy.  U-12 Mountain Thunder team also captures First place in Pikesville Frenzy.