08/13/2026
To Our Incredible Community,
Where do we even begin?
There are moments in life that you know you will remember forever. This summer was one of those moments for us.
We started this journey as a group of girls who loved softball. We had dreams, we had goals, and we had no idea just how far those dreams would take us. Through countless practices, long days, early mornings, road trips, victories, tough losses, tears, laughter, and more memories than we could ever count, we became something bigger than just a softball team.
We became a family.
And somehow, that journey took us all the way to the Little League Softball Senior League World Series.
Along the way, we became District 1 Champions, Section 1 Champions, Pennsylvania State Champions, and East Region Champions. We earned the opportunity to represent our state and our region on the biggest stage we had ever imagined.
But as incredible as those accomplishments are, we know something very important:
We did not get there alone.
We had an entire community behind us.
To every person who cheered for us, prayed for us, encouraged us, donated to help make this journey possible, shared our story, sent a text, made a phone call, hung a sign, wore our colors, or simply asked how we were doing — thank you.
To everyone who came out to the parades and celebrations, thank you for making us feel like champions. Those moments meant more to us than you will ever know.
To the businesses, organizations, families, and individuals who generously donated to help us continue our journey, thank you for believing in a group of girls and investing in their dreams. Your generosity helped make something we once thought was impossible become our reality.
To the media who shared our story and helped people across our communities follow our journey, thank you for giving these girls memories they will carry for the rest of their lives.
And to all of our fans who watched us from home, in the stands, on GameChanger and ESPN+, thank you for being there. Even when you were hundreds or thousands of miles away, we could feel the support.
Every message, every cheer, every update, every picture, and every "Good luck!" reminded us that we weren't just playing for ourselves.
We were playing for all of you.
And that is what makes Little League so special.
Little League is where it all begins.
It begins on those little fields in our hometowns. It begins with kids who are learning how to throw a ball, swing a bat, catch a fly ball, and run the bases. It begins with parents sitting on cold bleachers, grandparents cheering from the fence, coaches volunteering their time, and communities coming together to give kids a place to belong.
It begins with a little girl picking up a softball and thinking, "Maybe someday I could..."
Maybe someday I could hit a home run.
Maybe someday I could pitch in a championship game.
Maybe someday I could play for my community.
Maybe someday I could play in a World Series.
We were those little girls.
And this summer, those someday dreams became real.
That is the beautiful thing about Little League. It isn't just about teaching kids how to play a sport. It teaches us how to be teammates. How to work hard. How to handle disappointment. How to celebrate someone else's success. How to get back up when things don't go our way. And most importantly, it teaches us that we are part of something bigger than ourselves.
The journey to the World Series didn't begin this summer.
It began years ago on little league fields, with little league coaches, little league teammates, parents, grandparents, siblings, volunteers, and communities who believed in us before we ever knew how far we could go.
You helped build the foundation for this dream.
And this summer, you helped carry us all the way to the biggest stage.
We will always remember walking onto those fields and knowing that people back home were watching.
We will remember the excitement of seeing our community come together.
We will remember the parades.
We will remember the cheers.
We will remember the messages.
We will remember the generosity.
We will remember the people who believed in us.
But most of all, we will remember what it felt like to know that we had an entire community standing behind us.
The trophies will eventually get put away.
The uniforms will eventually hang in our closets.
The fields will eventually become quiet.
But the memories of this summer will stay with us forever.
Because this wasn't just a softball season.
It was an experience of a lifetime.
We got to chase a dream together.
And because of all of you, we got to live it.
So from the bottom of our hearts, to everyone who played a part in our journey — whether your part was big or small, whether you cheered from the stands or watched from your living room, whether you donated, volunteered, coached, encouraged, prayed, shared, or simply believed —
THANK YOU.
Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you for believing in Little League.
Thank you for believing in the power of community.
Thank you for reminding us that when a community comes together, amazing things can happen.
And thank you for helping a group of girls turn their dreams into reality.
We may have represented Lakeland, our communities, our state, and our region on the softball field this summer, but we carried all of you with us every step of the way.
We will forever be grateful that you were part of our story.
With all our love and gratitude,
The 2026 Girls of Summer
Lakeland Senior Softball All-Stars
District 1 Champions
Section 1 Champions
Pennsylvania State Champions
East Region Champions
World Series Participant
Little League Softball Senior League World Series
