Opening Day for Grapeland Youth Softball

By Will Johnson

Messenger Reporter

GRAPELAND – It was opening day for Grapeland Youth Softball on Saturday, April 24 and the day started with a bang. The claxons of the fire engines and the sirens of police cars roared to life signaling the start of the Opening Day parade.

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After traveling down Main St., the procession made its way out to the softball fields on US Hwy 287 where a cake auction was held. When the final tabulations came in, the organization had raised a little more than $10,000 to help finance the operational costs.

Following the auction, a cry of “Play Ball!” could be heard as the girls took their positions in the field and at the plate.

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