Lending a Helping Hand or Glove

Photo by Keith Stewart
Trey Schoenfelder (right) eyes the ball after Travis Hanson (left) tosses it up and as Alec Ballinger (center) watches from behind.
June 11, 2014
Baseball athletes assist special needs children with skills
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
At the beginning of May on a cool temperamental overcast afternoon, Sullivan High School baseball players and special needs students in Christine Grohler’s class came together for a little pitch and catch.
The afternoon practice was meant to gear the children up for a baseball game held that next Sunday at Courtyard Estates–an idea that originated between teachers Christine Grohler and Kurt Friese.