Webutuck Little League kicks off 2025 season

Webutuck Little League kicks off 2025 season

T-ball coach DJ Reilly throws out the first pitch (a ball) to Kaitlynn Dean, 12, of Wassaic at Beekman Park in Amenia during an Opening Day celebration for the Webutuck Little League on Sunday, April 27. The infields were groomed and lined by Richie Howard, of the Town of Amenia. Parent volunteers fed the crowd with hamburgers and hotdogs on a chilly, damp afternoon.

Photo by John Coston


The 2025 Webutuck Little League celebrated Opening Day on Sunday, April 27 at Beekman Park in Amenia. Members of the league pose under the scoreboard that now honors Amenia’s Noah Thompson, a lifelong baseball player who died in a drowning in 2023.Photo by John Coston

Little league players huddle up with coach at the season opening celebration at Eddie Collins Memorial Park on Sunday, April 27, in Millerton.Photo by John Coston

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