Panther Valley little league tournament champs

The Tamaqua Blue team won the Panther Valley 11-12 year old Little League Tournament recently and was presented the Joe Plasko Memorial Championship Trophy. Plasko played a big part in keeping the tournament alive in recent years. Pictured are: Back row from left are Scott Hamm, assistant coach; Donna Plasko (widow of the late TIMES NEWS Tamaqua bureau chief and sportswriter); and Ed Titus, manager. Front, from left, Tanner Hamm, Ethan Kuczynksi, Teague Schmidt and Eddie Titus.