JUDA - For the second straight year, Juda's softball team is matching up with a Six Rivers East opponent to set aside a rivalry on the field and replace it with charitable camaraderie.
The Panthers softball team will try to strikeout more than just the Albany Comets today, and again May 10, they are looking to strike out cancer in the process.
"The girls enjoyed it a lot last year and it means a lot to them," Juda assistant coach Pam Green said. "They each have been affected by it - someone in their family or somebody that they have known has battled it. It's a good learning experience for them to help others and gain awareness and make money for a good cause."
Today, the two teams will meet in Albany, sharing logos on their jersey's in the first of two meetings to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
"It's just a general donation," Green said, noting that it is not for any specific event, like the annual Relay For Life. "Last year we sent the check to Madison."
Prior to the game, the teams will take a combined team photo and a special guest will throw out the first pitch.
In the coming weeks the players will raise money from around their communities and schools. On May 8, Juda and Albany will hold car washes and bake sales.
"It's should be good for them to come together with the community, not only for themselves but for everybody else too," Green said.
Money from a brat bash held the day of the Strikeout for Cancer game May 10 in Juda will be donated straight to the American Cancer Society. Also, the teams will each have 21 balloons attached to their dugouts - one for each out in a seven-inning game - and a single balloon will be released with every strikeout.
"Each player will also be getting a ball that Badger Sporting Goods has donated. They will get a chance to write on the ball and give it to somebody who has inspired them or they can do it in honor of somebody," Green said. "They can do pretty much whatever they want with that ball. They can write a whole bunch of stuff on it and just keep it for themselves."
The Panthers softball team will try to strikeout more than just the Albany Comets today, and again May 10, they are looking to strike out cancer in the process.
"The girls enjoyed it a lot last year and it means a lot to them," Juda assistant coach Pam Green said. "They each have been affected by it - someone in their family or somebody that they have known has battled it. It's a good learning experience for them to help others and gain awareness and make money for a good cause."
Today, the two teams will meet in Albany, sharing logos on their jersey's in the first of two meetings to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
"It's just a general donation," Green said, noting that it is not for any specific event, like the annual Relay For Life. "Last year we sent the check to Madison."
Prior to the game, the teams will take a combined team photo and a special guest will throw out the first pitch.
In the coming weeks the players will raise money from around their communities and schools. On May 8, Juda and Albany will hold car washes and bake sales.
"It's should be good for them to come together with the community, not only for themselves but for everybody else too," Green said.
Money from a brat bash held the day of the Strikeout for Cancer game May 10 in Juda will be donated straight to the American Cancer Society. Also, the teams will each have 21 balloons attached to their dugouts - one for each out in a seven-inning game - and a single balloon will be released with every strikeout.
"Each player will also be getting a ball that Badger Sporting Goods has donated. They will get a chance to write on the ball and give it to somebody who has inspired them or they can do it in honor of somebody," Green said. "They can do pretty much whatever they want with that ball. They can write a whole bunch of stuff on it and just keep it for themselves."
