Happy New Year!  The Mount Horeb Softball Club has had many successes and firsts this past year that we wanted to share.  Following is a list of just a few things we have accomplished in no particular order:

1. Seven youth teams played this summer – up one team from 2018!
2. Two youth fall ball teams
3. Two Tournament Teams:  U10 and U12
4. New varsity head coach Jeramie Holman!
5. Began a pitching incentive program – K-Club
6. Varsity and JV High School Team (there was not enough players for a JV team the previous year)
7. High school teams had three event nights:  Youth, parents/grandparents, and senior night
8. First year of our youth volunteer program (VIP) – 76% of the families met the volunteer requirements – what a great participation by our families!!
9. Successful calendar raffle fundraiser by our high school and youth players
10. Volunteered at football concession stand as well as cotton candy and snow cone sales at the Homecoming game
11. Cotton candy and snow cone stand at Norsk Anniversary summer event
12. Had an expanded offering at concession stand – walking tacos and nachos
13. Upgraded concession stand:  replaced microwave, bought new table, and added new accessories/utensils.
14. New sidewalk – MHASD paid for this – we are now ADA accessible to both fields!
15. New backstop fencing and bracing at Field #1 (American Fence)
16. New concrete and field gates at Field #2 (Finks Paving and American Fence)
17. New Storage Shed (Finks Paving, Hellenbrand Custom Construction, Brings Building & Jet Crete, R&R Doors, and Dave Jones, Inc.)
18. Softball Club was on TV – TV-W aired a short clip about our club
19. Had an awesome float in the Frolic parade and large group of youth handed out merchandise
20. Continued our Chamber of Commerce membership
21. Received a generous grant from Mt Horeb Rotary
22. 2019 Revenue:  $38,162  /   2019 Expenditures:  $37,630

A huge thank you to all of sponsors, volunteers, committee members, and board members who make everything possible.  In addition to celebrating these tangible achievements, we will never forget to celebrate the individual accomplishments and firsts of our youth – that first hit, the first home run, the first inning pitched, and for some the first practice and the first game.

Thank you to all who have made this past year a success, and may we never lose sight of these personal accomplishments.  We are proud of all our youth players!!  Here’s to an amazing 2020.  Go Mount Horeb Softball Nation!!