2013 Record:  49-8

Outscored opponents: 488-118

Accolades: 3 Tournament Championships, 2 Tournament Runners-Up, 1 Tournament 3rd Place, 2 Tournament Round-Robin Titles, 3 League Titles

Coaching Staff:

Kevin LaPoint - Head Coach/Manager
Assistant Coaches - Pete Weber & Todd VandenLangenberg

Players:

• Sydney LaPoint #21 (Suamico, WI) *Age 12
• Emily Higgins #24 (Pulaski, WI) *Age 12
• Raven Vanden Langenberg #11 (Seymour, WI) *Age 12
• Bethany Weber #3 (Green Bay, WI) *Age 13
• Jacie Legois #14 (Luxemburg/Casco, WI) *Age 13
• Natalia Draghicchio #10 (Suamico, WI) *Age 13
• Alexis Tingley #16 (Howard, WI) *Age 13
• Sydney Johnson #7 (Suamico, WI) *Age 13
• Katie Conard #4 (Suamico, WI) *Age 13
• Gabrielle Every #8 (Suamico, WI) *Age 13
• Mikayla Haack #1 (Algoma, WI) *Age 13
• Carmen Haack #6 (Algoma, WI) *Age 14

Congratulations once again to our young Powerhouse ladies for taking 2nd place out of 12 teams from Wisconsin and Illinois! The team went 3-2 on the weekend, and outscored opponents 33-21.  Pool play on day one the girls defeated Burlington Black - Burlington, WI  12-0, then fell to BRW Blast - Chicago, IL  3-5.  Bracket play on day two seeded us against the Poynette Rage - Poynette, WI with an 8-0 win in the quarterfinal (no-hitter thrown by Syd LaPoint), then won the semifinal game against the New Berlin Magic - New Berlin, WI  3-1 (Alexis Tingley broke the 0-0 game open late with a 3-run RBI). Lost in the Championship game late on Sunday night to the host team, Middleton; but girls played their hearts out all weekend and came back home proud of another great weekend of competitive fastpitch softball.

Congratulations to our girls for placing 3rd out of 21 teams ranging from all over the Midwest.  Our girls finished with a 5-2 record on the weekend, and outscored the opposition 41-17.  Results:  Opened pool play by defeating the MN SnoCatz - Woodbury, MN 9-1, and Northstar Fastpitch - Ramsey, MN 9-6, then finished pool play to earn the #1 seed in the Gold Bracket by beating WCCV Lady Starz #1 - Wesby, WI 8-0 (Sydney LaPoint pitched a no-hitter in the game).  Bracket play Saturday night started off with a shutout win against the Hudson Heat - Hudson, WI 7-0.  Sunday's quarterfinal had us facing one of the toughest opponents we've faced all year, and after 2 international tie-breakers our ladies came out with a thrilling 3-2 victory with a suicide squeeze over the Burnsville Blaze - Burnsville, MN (shutdown pitching by Alexis Tingley kept the game tight in order for us to get the opporunity for the win).  We came up a little short in the semifinal game against the WI Renegades - LaCrosse, WI 0-2, then fell to the Irondale Knights - Irondale, MN in another exciting international tiebreaker 5-6 (that game included a towering homerun by Emily Higgins, and then a 2-run double by Jacie Legois late in the game to force extra innings).  It was a very long weekend of great competition against much older teams.  Our young ladies made our organization proud once again!!

Congratulations goes out to our young 14u ladies again for winning their 3rd consecutive tournament Championship in as many weeks!  The girls had a 6-0 record throughout the tourney and outscored the opposition 64-5.  Outstanding pitching by Alexis Tingley, Sydney LaPoint, and Carmen Haack, combined with solid catching by Natalia Draghicchio, limited the opposing batters to only 5 runs all weekend.  When the ball did get into play, the defense behind the pitchers shut down almost all scoring chances with very sound fundamentals.  Offensively, the girls continue the attack inning by inning - never settling at any point in the game.

Our girls earned their #1 seed after pool play by defeating the Appleton East Rockers 3-2 on Friday night, then came back on Saturday to beat Pulaski 10-1, then Appleton North Sizzle 16-0.  Bracket play started Saturday evening with the girls defeating Coleman 17-0 in the quarterfinals (no-hitter thrown by Syd LaPoint).  This then set up a semifinal with Menasha on Sunday, which resulted in a 7-1 win to earn a shot at another championship (the last run scored in this game Powerhouse set a team milestone with their 1,000th team run in the 3 seasons the girls have been together - scored by Sydney LaPoint driven-in from an RBI single by Carmen Haack).  The championship game then pitted us against the Appleton East Rockers squad once again, but this time the girls didn't want it as close as the first meeting; resulting in an 11-1 win by 10-run rule after 5 innings.  The girls are playing their best ball at this point in the season!  There is a long way to go in the development of this very young 14u team, but their desire to work and win together is as strong as any older team out there!  Way to go girls!!

Our young 14U ladies did it again by winning another exciting tournament Championship!  Out of 6 teams, we earned the #1 seed in pool play on Saturday by defeating Hortonville 7-3, and then finished the day by defeating Central WI Breeze 6-1.  Sunday's semifinal game had us matched up again with Central WI.  After a slow start, the girls had to overcome a 2 run deficit and prevailed 4-2 to move on to the championship game to face again the much older Hortonville.  Uncharacteristically, our team dug ourseleves a huge hole and found us down 0-9 in the 4th inning.  Seemed as though the game was over, but this team never gives in.  So here is where true character and a team's heart is is tested...  We had a meeting on the mound and took a gut-check - the girls decided to dig really deep and get back into the fight and play Powerhouse softball.  We then scratched 3 runs to get on the board, and then it happened...the best comeback in our team's history - the girls shut down anything Hortonville tried to muster on offense, and our offense attacked and attacked inning by inning to come out with an 11-9 come-from-behind victory and earn another Championship title!!  

Attitude, heart, and the determination to work harder than the others is who we are...we have a long way to go, but we are starting to discover who we are and what we can do when we put everything we've been blessed with out on the diamond and work together; and more importantly, these young ladies will take what is experienced here and apply what they've learned in these special times out into the world as they mature. 

Well done ladies! Amazing comeback against the odds!! You are young, but that never stopped you from believing in yourselves, your abilities, and your teammates!!!

Special congrats goes out to our Emily Higgins for earning the Championship game MVP!

Our young 14u team travelled out west to LaCrosse, WI for the weekend with a mission, and fullfilled that mission by taking the tournament Championship trophy back home to Green Bay, outscoring our opponents a combined 34-6.  Excellent pitching, defense, and attack-style offense keeps getting stonger every time the girls hit the diamond.  In the first game of the tournament we faced a strong team from Chisago Lakes, MN and came out with a 4-2 victory (solid pitching by Alexis Tingley and a strong defense behind her prevented the opponent's offense from getting any momentum going).  Next, we played the Menomonie, WI Storm and won quickly 11-0 in 4 innings (Sydney LaPoint pitched the 6 strikeout, 1-hit, shutout).  Next, we faced a solid Chippewa Valley Inferno team and defeated them 8-1 (Alexis Tingley limited their offense by throwing a 2-hit, 1-run game).  On Sunday, we earned the Championship title by defeating Altoona, WI 11-3 (Sydney LaPoint had the mound and collected 9 strikeouts and only gave up 3 hits for the win).  The offense continues to attack and pressure the opposition, while the defense and solid pitching keeps the opponents from generating runs.  Another great tournament Championship earned by these young ladies!! 

Our girls came out of the gates strong in pool play by defeating Waupaca 19-1, then beat a strong Madison Hatters team 10-6 to earn the #1 seed and play in the Championship game.  The girls faced a much older Preble Hornets squad, but never stopped the fight when down early and loaded the bases in the bottom of the 7th inning with the winning run at the plate.  We came up a bit short at the end of the long battle with a 3-6 score, but showed a "never-die" attitude up to the very end (even had a defensive triple-play!).  This is a wonderful team of young ladies that will ALWAYS believe they have what it takes to win, no matter what.  And that's exactly why the spirit of the game is strong with these girls!  

Our girls had another exceptional day of fastpitch by winning the day with 2 decisive wins, outscoring our opponents a combined 43-1.  In the morning, we played the host team from Waupun and won 15-0 to earn a the shot at playing the winner of the other side of the round-robin, Pewaukee.  We finished the day by defeating the Pewaukee Predators 28-1.  Our defense held the competition in both games by only giving up 5 hits, with no earned runs on the day.  Offensively the bats were alive with 50 hits in the two games played.  The team looks ready for another great tournament season! 

On a cool, windy day in Merton, WI our girls battled though the elements for 3 games and came out with 3 decisive wins, outscoring our opponents a combined 41-4.  In the morning, we played a team from nearby Slinger and won 20-1 after 3 innings.  Early afternoon we played the Pride of the Midwest and won 13-2.  Last game of the long day set up a matchup against the Pewaukee Predators in which we completed the day's sweep and beat them 8-1.  It was a great day for our young Powerhouse team!

Congrats to our young girls for taking the crown in the 2013 13u Spring Indoor League at Players Choice in Appleton, WI.  The team went undeafeated with a 6-0 overall league record, outscoring our opponents 45-3.  

Congrats to our young 14u team for taking the crown in the 2013 14u Winter Indoor League at Players Choice in Appleton, WI.  The team had a 5-1 overall record in the league, outscoring our opponents 30-12.  Great start to the season!