The Saturday during the Amelia Earhart Festival is known for its traditional events, most famously the “Concert in the Sky” fireworks show over the Missouri River.
Atchison Legion baseball is accepting sign-ups at the Atchison Recreation Office for the 2018 summer baseball season.
Two 1-run losses put an end to the Doniphan County American Legion baseball teams bid at a state title this past weekend in Marysville.
It was a topsy-turvy week for the Doniphan County Post 55 American Legion baseball team as they battled for a chance at a return trip to AA State, but in the end, a fourth-straight trip to state was exactly what they got.
Nathan Gaarder did his best to muscle his Doniphan County team to a come-from-behind victory in the semifinal of the American Legion State tournament on Saturday morning, but his 125th pitch of the day turned out to be the last of the season.
The hitters of Doniphan County were back for a semifinal game Friday night against Larned in the AA State Tournament at David Regan Stadium in Fort Scott.
Doniphan County’s American Legion baseball team is on a roll.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Russell had the tying run on third and runners at first and second against Doniphan County.
The road to state was a paved one, with very few speed bumps, for the Doniphan County American Legion baseball team.
OTTAWA – Two big innings by Oskaloosa on Wednesday put an end to the Atchison A’s season.
OTTAWA – The Atchison Senior A’s extended their season for at least one more day with a 10-7 win against Leavenworth on Tuesday night in the zone tournament.
OTTAWA – The Atchison Senior A’s didn’t start their zone tournament the way they wanted on Monday.
The Atchison Senior A’s suffered a doubleheader sweep at home against the Sabetha Raptors in the final games before next week’s zone tournament.
MARYSVILLE – The Atchison Junior A’s picked the worst time of the season to play their worst game of the season.
Step one is complete. Now, the Atchison Junior A’s just need to do something they haven’t done all season – beat Doniphan County.
The Atchison Senior A’s earned their second consecutive doubleheader split on Sunday.
Thursday provided a glimpse at the two personas the Atchison Senior A’s can have.
The Dale Campbell Memorial Atchison A’s Legion baseball alumni game will be held on Saturday, July 16.
The Atchison Junior A’s have a terrific opportunity in front of them, as two of the three teams in their zone tournament will advance to the American Legion A State Tournament.
WATHENA — Doniphan County Post 55 kept their bats hot as the night cooled off in a 14-6 win over the Atchison Senior A’s in five innings in the second game of a doubleheader in Wathena.
The Atchison Junior A’s can’t quite figure out Doniphan County.
The Atchison Senior A’s swept their second consecutive doubleheader on Friday night.
OSKALOOSA – The Atchison Senior A’s made the needed plays in two tight games Wednesday night, sweeping Oskaloosa.
A team with capable hitters throughout the batting order is a tough one to beat.
Everything started off fairly well for the Atchison Junior A’s on Friday.
Other than a small blip on the radar, the Atchison Junior A’s dominated Holton on Tuesday night in Atchison.
It was a Sunday split for the Atchison Junior A’s against Sabetha.
WATHENA – It took a while, but Doniphan County finally solved Atchison’s James Boatwright.
WATHENA – One big inning was all the damage Doniphan County needed to inflict on the Atchison Junior A’s on Saturday.
WATHENA – It took a while, but Doniphan County finally solved Atchison’s James Boatwright.
WATHENA – Two strong innings at the plate helped propel the Atchison Senior A’s past Silver Lake on Friday night, and into the championship of the Doniphan County Tournament.
WATHENA – Patience was the name of the game for the Atchison Junior A’s against Hiawatha on Friday night.
HIAWATHA – A slow drip can eventually become a steady stream flowing throw a larger crack.
LEAVENWORTH – It took a little bit of time, but the real Senior A’s showed up in Leavenworth on Wednesday night.
The Atchison Senior A’s bounced back in a big way on Sunday.
The Atchison Junior A’s season got off on the wrong foot Wednesday, getting swept in a doubleheader by Doniphan County.
To truly understand Wednesday’s doubleheader between the Atchison Senior A’s and Doniphan County, one must look closer than the final score.
American Legion baseball signups will be Wednesday, April 6 until Friday, April 22.
The Atchison Junior A’s and Doniphan County legion baseball teams were impressive this past summer – when rain didn’t cancel the games – and both qualified for the Class A state tournament.
The Atchison Senior A’s held the early edge in Thursday’s zone rematch against Oskaloosa, but it would be Oskaloosa that held the edge when it mattered most.
SALINA – Thursday afternoon marked the seventh time this season that Atchison and Doniphan County faced each other in Class A American Legion baseball.
SALINA – After an opening-round win at the American Legion Class A State Tournament, the Atchison Junior A’s bats fell mostly silent. Defensive miscues didn’t help, either.
It took a few innings for the Atchison Senior A’s bats to wake up, but once they did, they backed a tremendous effort by starting pitcher Chase Behler.
The Atchison Junior A’s opened the American Legion Class A State Tournament with a thrilling, 5-2, extra-inning win against Andover on Tuesday in Salina.
It came as no surprise to anyone involved that the Atchison Junior A’s and Doniphan County would battle it out to determine the Northeast Zone Tournament champion.
WATHENA – The Atchison Junior A’s entered Thursday’s game against Doniphan County, with three losses – all to Doniphan County.
The Atchison Senior A’s closed out regular season play with a split against Sabetha at home on Wednesday.
WATHENA – For the second straight game, the Atchison Junior A’s got off to a running start.
Prior to Saturday, Seneca had given the Atchison Senior A’s fits all season.
WATHENA – The Atchison Junior A’s started off the 2015 Northeast Zone Tournament with a bang on Monday, beating McLouth 11-0 in four innings.
The Atchison Junior A’s will begin their quest for the state baseball tournament on Monday.
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