The Acadian Senior League All Star Team  are the Senior League State Champions of Maine for the 2nd year in a row and are heading to New Jersey for the chance to represent the East in the Senior League World Series (SLWS) Tournament that is held every year in Maine at Mansfield Stadium. This year the SLWS will be held July 31- August 6.

The East Tournament is held July 22 – 28 and features State Championship Teams from Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island as well as the Host Team .

The Acadian Senior League Team aka the Maine State Champions need your help though to compete in New Jersey. It costs approximately $3000 for the team to travel and stay in New Jersey for the Tournament. They have started a GoFundME Page. As of Friday night, they have been able to raise $2505. If you wish to contribute you may do so by clicking HERE. Donations are deductible as the Acadian Youth Sports League is a registered non-profit organization. To obtain a receipt, please email kylemckim93@gmail.com

To help with the fundraising efforts, the team is going to have  a bake sale and car wash Sunday, July17 at the Machias Savings Bank in Bar Harbor from 10 AM to 2 PM. Come by and purchase some great goodies that the Moms have made and let the boys wash your vehicle! Let's show them that the community is 1000 percent behind them!

The 2016 Maine State Senior League Champions are Jacob Mitchell, Nick Stanley, Matt Perconti, Drew Shea, Andrew Kennedy, Anthony Lawson, Finn McConomy, Alden Fournier, Liam Sullivan, Oliver Johnson, Chris Horton, Noah Shulman, Parker Shortell, Eilon Zboray, Owen Mild. Seth Clark and Derek Collin.  The team is coached by Andy Pooler, Kyle McKim and Mac Shea.

 

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