News & Announcements

Tragic Loss of Baseball Coach

New Palestine Baseball suffered a tragic loss Saturday evening, July 26th.  Coach Jerry Lovell passed away at the age of 38.  He leaves behind a wife (Pam), sons Jay (19), Vincent (15) and Zach (10).  Arrangements for Jerry are now complete.  The service will be held at Bell Mortuary in Carrolton (Finley).  It is located on US52 about 2 miles east of New Palestine.  It is located on the Northside of the road.  It is between 200W and 100W.  The Bell family has been AMAZING! 

Bell Mortuary, 1444-1512 West US 52, Fountaintown, IN  46130

Visitation will be Thursday, July 31st from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  The service will be held on Friday, August 1st.  The funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Please note that Tony Long has setup a fund for the Family through 5/3 Bank.  Please pass the word on to as many people and organization as possible.

The account is at Fifth Third Bank- Account number 7654126627

Pamela Lovell
Jerry Lovell Memorial Account 
193 Buck Creek Road  

Also please be aware that the New Palestine Youth League is holding a Poker Tournament to raise money for the Youth League.  NPYL is going to donate 1/2 of the proceeds to the family fund at 5/3.  The information on that will be in the paper will indicate this.  I look for the website to be updated by the end of day Tuesday, July 29th.  The current information is located on the website at www.npyl.com .  The fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, August 9th.

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NOBLESVILLE HEAT PLAYERS TEAM UP AGAINST BREAST CANCER

The Noblesville Heat 9U and 11U baseball teams participated in the Indiana State Games over the Fourth of July weekend at the Field of Dreams complex in Noblesville, Indiana. Players from both teams wore pink jerseys for their Saturday and Sunday games, and were joined by the coaching staff and parent group. The players, coaches, and parents posed for a photograph on Saturday afternoon, and walked off the field to a round of applause by the opposing team from Carmel, Indiana and its fans.

The pink jerseys and pink sunglasses were a sign of support for Jess McLochlin, a Noblesville Heat mom and wife of Noblesville Heat coach Mike McLochlin. Game Day USA was truly proud to be a part of this event. It was moving to see that even though these highly competitive tournaments often feature rivalry and controversy, the spirit of fellowship, togetherness, and compassion is still alive and well in youth baseball.
Hats off to the Noblesville Heat for teaching all of us that the final score at the end of a kids' baseball game is not all that matters.

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