




Photo Credit : Allison Dalton
Allison Dalton VA RISE Team with Kevin and Nat at our 4 day tournament.
The number of athletes that participate in a number of sports at the high school level has dropped significantly since the skyrocketing development of Travel Ball.
Allison is someone who wears multiple hats ๐, including the title of Mother to our Addie Greene. But her love โค๏ธ for the game extenders far beyond that as she also leads a Travel Team.
Her team went on quite an adventure this week as they competed in an event so large that it was held in multiple cities across the Commonwealth.

Travel Ball is a HUGE part of today’s sports world ๐ and that doesn’t seem likely to change anytime soon. So, we are in need of more folks like Allison Dalton, someone who is willing to take on the responsibility for the well-being of others in hopes that they too will fall in love with the game of Softball !

Thank you, Allison, for both your time and your willingness to share a nibble of what has to be ๐งฑ๐งฑ๐งฑ๐งฑ 2 ๐งฑ๐งฑ๐งฑ๐งฑ fun!
https://aroundthevalleyin60days.blogspot.com/2026/07/file-this-one-under-girls-just-want-to.html
Here is the link to our Sister site, one where the photo ๐ธ stands alone.
Now, in Allison’s own words :





Psalm 121:7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Thank you, Brother Osborne !





How else can one tell that they have reached California ?

Hopefully, Vickey Ritchie is set to have another great Sunday back home, and I received a goodie in the Mailbag from the World ๐ of Softball that I will work on here shortly.
Have yourself a Blessed Day ๐๐๐



England moves into the Final Four for just the fourth time in history after playing 120 minutes in a 2-1 victory.
Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท versus Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ are up next as they will battle for the final spot in the semifinals.
Spain ๐ช๐ธ, France ๐ซ๐ท and now England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ are moving on. Whole Lotta European ๐ช๐บ soccer โฝ๏ธ being played next week.



Nahum 1:7ย Theย Lordย is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Have a Blessed Day ๐๐๐