2013 Region 1 5A Regional Semifinalist
Thank you Blue Raiders for a season of memories!
Record: District 9-6  Season 21-23
Congratulations!
2013 L.D. Bell Blue Raider 6-5A All-District Selections
 
Newcomer of the Year
Jordan Satterwhite, Soph. - Pitcher
 
 
FIRST TEAM
Blake Gibson, Sr. - Third Base
Blake Henderson, Sr. - Pitcher
 
 
SECOND TEAM
 *Sydney Daley, Sr. - Outfielder
Owen Rake, Jr. - Pitcher
 
                                 * Congratulations to Sydney Daley for making the
                                       2013 Star-Telegram Baseball Super Team.

It's time to team up again with Paul & Cherie Gibson to "GibThanks"

         Please join us for desert and a time of praise and thanksgiving for what
GOD has done this past year. Paul has fought hard and persevered
through his health battle and could not have done it without all your
prayers and support.
    Paul and Cherie would like to personally express their deep gratitude
to you at this event.
 
When: Thursday, August 8
Where: Campus West, 209 Industrial Blvd, Bedford, TX
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
RSVP
Courtney Pembleton at bcpembleton@sbcglobal.net with the
number in your party.
 
We will be serving desserts, and we’re going to need several!
If you are willing to bring a dessert, please email
Jill Fielder at jfielder@sbcglobal.net, so we can have
enough desserts for everyone attending this awesome event.
A NOTE FROM PAUL & CHERIE GIBSON

Dear Friends,

I realize some of you have already received the invitation, but I did not want to miss anybody!

Paul and I just wanted to add a short personal note to the previous e mail invitation from our sweet friends.

This is just something God has laid on Paul's heart, an opportunity to reunite and give thanks.

... Last year, you graciously joined us in prayer for healing and provision. Now, a year later, we long to reconnect with you and thank God for answered prayer...how He has blessed us in countless ways!

One of many precious blessings was the humbling and awe inspiring experience of hearing about and watching so many of you bind together to minister to us. We could never fully express the impact it had on each of us and what an enormous positive difference it made while facing an uncertain time. While you selflessly supported us, ultimately God was glorified through your heartfelt love and compassion.

Even today, we periodically learn about many who lifted up prayers, made donations, attended or helped organize an event, some that we did not even know about at the time, and we are moved to try our best to say thank you to each and every one.

We would be honored if you could join us on August 8th, so we may hug you, say thank you, and celebrate God's goodness and mercy!

One of my favorite verses during our stay in Minnesota:

Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel...The important thing is...that Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. Philippians 1:12, 18-19

We love you,
Paul and Cherie
 
***Please feel free to pass this on or put it on Facebook. We do not have contacts for everyone!
Congratulations!!!!
2013 L. D. Bell High School Graduates
We don't remember days,
we remember moments.

2013 BLUE RAIDER SENIORS
Keep reaching for the stars - we will miss you!

Arl. Martin sweeps Hurst L.D. Bell

Seventh-inning rally moves Martin into Class 5A Region I final

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FORT WORTH — Arlington Martin punched its ticket to the Class 5A Region I final Saturday, rallying for a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to claim a 4-3 win over Hurst L.D. Bell at TCU’s Lupton Stadium.

Drew Dowdy ended the game with a two-run double off the wall in right field as Martin swept the best-of-3 series. Martin (34-7-1) will play Southlake Carroll in the regional final.

L.D. Bell’s Leo Ocampo and Sydney Daley drove in runs in the second for a 2-0 lead, but Martin tied it in the fourth. L.D. Bell’s Caleb Rose scored in the fifth on a throwing error.

Robert Thomas

Arlington Martin rolls over Hurst L.D. Bell in opener
Posted Thursday, May. 23, 2013

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Daniel Lingua threw a two-hit shutout and added an RBI as Arlington Martin dominated Hurst L.D. Bell 9-0 on Thursday in Game 1 of their Class 5A regional semifinal series at Lupton Stadium.

Lingua (11-0) went the distance for the Warriors, striking out nine.

“I just felt good out there tonight,” the right-hander said. “I just came out and threw the ball. I let it go and let the ball do what it wanted to do, and it did the right thing tonight for me.”

The Warriors (33-7) started fast, with leadoff batter Tyler Kendrick getting hit by a pitch and moving to second on a sacrifice bunt by Matt Waller.

A single by Josh Watson put runners on the corners, then Anthony Lyons looped a triple just fair down the third-base line, scoring both runners for the early 2-0 lead. Lingua followed with a single that plated Lyons.

Lingua retired the first seven batters he faced before walking Chris Adams in the third. Leo Ocampo followed with a single, but Lingua struck out the next two batters.

Martin added to its lead in the fifth. Grant Jones led off with a single and was moved to second by Kendrick’s sacrifice bunt. Waller followed with a double to score Jones and push the Warriors’ lead to 4-0.

Bell (21-22) threatened again in the fifth. Lingua walked Caleb Rose and Adams moved him to third with a double, putting runners in scoring position with just one out. But Lingua coaxed Ocampo to ground out and then struck out pinch hitter Jordan Morgan to keep the Raiders off the scoreboard.

Martin piled it on in the sixth. Henderson issued consecutive walks to start the inning before Landon Sackett laid down a successful bunt. A throwing error allowed Lingua and Andrew Dowdy to score, making it 6-0. Kendrick’s RBI single added another run.

Tyler Poda replaced Henderson on the mound for Bell, and Watson immediately singled off him to knock in another Warriors run. A wild pitch by Poda allowed Kendrick to score, giving Martin a 9-0 lead.


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2013 Regional Quarterfinal Champions

Posted Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Hurst L.D. Bell bunts its way past Colleyville Heritage into regional baseball semifinals

By Travis L. Brown

In a series matching two evenly matched teams, it’s easy to believe the difference would come down to one bunt.

Hurst L.D. Bell second baseman John Mark Garner squared for a safety squeeze that scored the game- and series-winning run as Bell beat Colleyville Heritage 5-2 in Game 3 of Class 5A regional quarterfinal.

With the score tied 2-2 in the fifth inning, Garner’s bunt trickled to Heritage pitcher Sam Kaskovich, who quickly threw home. Bell base runner Chris Adams collided with catcher Corey Althouse, sending the ball flying to the backstop. Jordan Morgan also scored.

“That’s our game,” Bell coach Paul Gibson said. “We play on a big field with the wind blowing in. That stuff we work on a lot. A lot of small ball and hopefully a big hit when we can get it.”

Bell (21-21) scored again in the five-run fifth on a single by Caleb Rose.

The rally was in response to a two-run first inning by Heritage (24-15) on an RBI single by Alex Alvarenga.

Bell starting pitcher Bryce Kidwell would face one more than the minimum in the final two innings to seal Bell’s trip to the fourth round of the playoffs.

Kidwell pitched a complete game, giving up two runs on four hits and striking out seven.

“I’m really proud of Bryce Kidwell and the game he threw,” Gibson said. “I told him when he came off after the first inning, ‘You throw like that, you’re going to make a name for yourself.’”

Bell will face Arlington Martin in the regional semifinals in a best-of-three series at TCU.


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Posted Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Colleyville Heritage wins in 10th, forces deciding game

By Jarret Johnson

Staring down elimination, Colleyville Heritage answered every challenge Friday from District 6-5A rival Hurst L.D. Bell to survive Game 2, 7-6 in 10 innings before a standing-room-only crowd. Bell won Game 1, 8-3 on Thursday. The third and deciding game of their Class 5A Region I quarterfinal series is at noon Saturday at Quick Trip Park in Grand Prairie.

“It’s a great series between two great programs. I have so much respect for [Bell] coach [Paul] Gibson and what they do,” Heritage coach Alan McDougal said. “It’s going to be an absolute battle, just like it was today, tomorrow over at Quick Trip.”

The Blue Raiders (20-17) nearly ended the series on several occasions Friday as Bell led in three different innings during the game and as late as the 10th. With the Panthers down 6-4 in the bottom of the 10th, Christian Gonzales led off with a solo homer over the left-field wall. After an error, a walk and a bad throwing decision by Bell on a sacrifice bunt try, the bases were loaded with no one out. Heritage (27-16) scored the tying run on a passed ball moments before Blake Knotts scored the winning run standing up on a wild pitch.

“I think both teams thought they had it quite a few times, and for us to bounce back down two and the way we did it I thought was good,” McDougal said. “Christian didn’t really give us a chance to fall into a hole early in the inning by jumping us right back into it, and I think it kind of kept the pulse going and we just kind of fed off of that.”

Bell leadoff hitter Sydney Daley opened the game by crushing the second pitch over the left-field wall to stake the Raiders to a 1-0 lead. Daley also added a double in the fifth and made a spectacular leaping grab against the wall in center field to extend the game in the bottom of the ninth. Panthers right fielder Cody Thomas, also Heritage’s star quarterback, did everything but shatter the outfield lights Friday afternoon, as the Oklahoma football and baseball signee hammered a pair of two-out, two-run homers. His first shot was to center field on a full count in the third inning to give Heritage its first lead of the series. His second home run was to right field, tying the score at 4-4 in the fifth.

“I got put in a good spot and they happened to throw one I could hit, and that’s just what happened,” Thomas said.

Heritage’s Jason Adams relieved starter Lane Norwood in the sixth and threw four scoreless innings before a two-out, two RBI single by Eric Williams gave the Blue Raiders a 6-4 lead heading to the bottom of the 10th.

“Our bullpen has been huge during the playoffs,” Thomas said. ‘We’ve had times where we couldn’t hit worth a flip and they’ve come in and shut it down for us. That’s a great example of it — Jason  did a great job and the same with Lane.”

Jarret Johnson, 817-390-7760 Twitter: @JohnsonJarret


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Staff Reports
Published: 17 May 2013 11:26 PM
Updated: 18 May 2013 12:31 AM
 

Colleyville Heritage 7, Hurst L.D. Bell 6 (10): Colleyville Heritage scored three runs in the bottom of the 10th to rally for the Game 2 victory and avoid playoff elimination. Game 3 of the best-of-3 Region I series is scheduled for noon Saturday at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie.

L.D. Bell, the No. 4 seed from District 6-5A, was three outs from sweeping the series. A two-out, two-run single by Eric Williams in the top of the 10th gave L.D. Bell a 6-4 lead.

But in the bottom of the 10th, Christian Gonzales led off with a home run to cut the lead to 6-5. A single by Corey Althouse, a walk to Blake Knotts and a single by Jason Adams loaded the bases with no outs. Althouse scored on a passed ball to tie the score, 6-6, then Knotts scored the winning run on a passed ball.

Cody Thomas, who is headed to Oklahoma for football and baseball, hit a pair of two-run home runs for Colleyville Heritage. The second of those tied the score, 4-4, in the fifth.

Posted Thursday, May. 16, 2013

L.D. Bell baseball jumps out to early lead to capture Game 1 over Colleyville Heritage

There must be something to L.D. Bell playoff baseball mojo.

Despite dropping both regular-season matchups to Colleyville Heritage, the Blue Raiders took Game 1 of their best-of-three Class 5A Region I quarterfinals series 8-3 Thursday night at home over their District 6-5A rival. Game 2 is 4 p.m. Friday at Heritage.

Bell (20-16) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first after a two-out pop-up was dropped by Heritage. Bell would take advantage with doubles by Blake Gibson, Zack Plunkett and Chris Adams and capitalized on another Panthers error in the monster inning.

“It’s something we hadn’t been doing, either getting a big two-out hit with the bases loaded or getting something started with two outs and no one on,” L.D. Bell coach Paul Gibson said. “We found a way to do it tonight against a good ballclub and a good pitcher. I though [Heritage pitcher Jake] Thompson threw well tonight.”

Heritage (26-16) immediately cut into Bell’s lead with three runs in the top of the second, capped by a two-RBI single by Preston Palmeiro.

Thompson settled in and retired 12 straight batters before giving up a two-out single in the fifth inning to Mason Peterson, who hit two singles and scored a pair of runs. Trevor Ward then reached with a single, and Gibson followed with a walk to load the bases for Caleb Rose, who doubled to drive in all three and extend the Blue Raiders’ lead to 8-3.

Bell pitcher Blake Henderson, with the help of some highlight-reel plays by his defense, struck out four, walked five and allowed three runs on five hits in a complete-game performance in which he pitched out of some tough jams. Henderson had his best stuff late, retiring nine of the final 10 Heritage batters he faced.

“It’s a lot easier pitching with a lead then it is with no run support at all, so it was really nice,” Henderson said. “After that second inning where I gave up three runs, it really frustrated me, so I really tried my best to just bear down and compete.”


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L.D. Bell’s pitcher Blake Henderson allowed three runs on five hits in a complete-game performance.

 

LD Bell junior Caleb Rose is congratulated by teammates after scoring on a RBI double by junior Zack Plukett Special/Brandon Wade


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2013 Area Champions

2013 Bi-District Champions

Coach Gibson throws out the first pitch at the Ranger game!!

Tonight is HEB ISD Night at the Rangers!!!

So excited to see Coach Paul Gibson throw out the first pitch, Trinity Choir sing the National Anthem and a 60 second video about HEB ISD! Darvish is also pitching!! Should be a GREAT Night! 4/29/2013 Tickets @ www.texasrangers.com/isd
 
password is ISD13

 


 

Bell baseball clips Trinity, edges closer to playoff spot

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Jordan Satterwhite scores the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the ball
gets past Trinity catcher Matt Hawkins. Special to the Star-Telegram/Bob Booth
 
Posted Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013
By Jarret Johnson
jmjohnson@star-telegram.com
 
HURST — The Hurst L.D. Bell Blue Raiders edged Euless Trinity 5-4 on senior night to open up a two-game lead over its rival for the final playoff spot in District 6-5A.

The win also keeps Bell (12-16, 7-4) within a game of third-place Irving Nimitz, which it plays next week.

“We’re just trying to get us a playoff spot right now,” Bell baseball coach Paul Gibson said. “Tonight’s win was big because it gives us the tiebreaker on these guys and it definitely has us going in the right direction.”

Ben Stapp staked the Trojans (5-6 in District 6-5A) to a 1-0 lead in the first on a run-scoring single to right field, which drove in Matt Munoz from second. Bell senior leadoff man Sydney Daley roped a homer over the left-field wall on the second pitch he saw to tie it before the Raiders added two more runs in the inning.

The Raiders added another run in the second to take a 4-1 lead.

Bell starting pitcher Blake Henderson settled down to retire seven consecutive batters before Trinity’s Cody Kersten scored in the fourth to cut the lead to 4-2. Henderson picked up a big strikeout to end the threat in the fourth with the Trojans stranding runners on second and third.

Henderson retired the first two Trinity batters in the fifth on three pitches but Bell committed three errors in the inning, which led to a pair of runs to tie the game at 4-4. Henderson was pulled in the sixth after 105 pitches and was relieved by junior Owen Rake, who came in with a runner on third and two outs.

Rake rung up the first of his three strikeouts to send the game to the bottom of the sixth inning. Bell retook the lead for good in the sixth on an infield chopper by Leo Ocampo, which scored pinch runner Jordan Satterwhite as he hustled from second to score on the play.

Rake retired the Trojans in order and picked up two more strikeouts in the top of the seventh to grab the win.

“I wanted to do it for the seniors out there, for the seniors on the team because I want them to go out with a bang,” Rake said. “You don’t do it for yourself, you do it for the team.” 

L.D. Bell Blue Raiders 2013

2013 Seniors

 

 

Colleyville Heritage clips L.D. Bell

Special to the Star-Telegram

Colleyville catcher Corey Althouse (3) beats the throw to L.D. Bell short stop Leo Ocampo (1) as Colleyville played L. D. Bell in baseball at Bell's Nathan F. Danford Field Tuesday afternoon April 02, 2013. Colleyville defeated Bell 3-2. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)


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The Colleyville Heritage baseball team wrapped up the first round of District 6-5A play by edging L.D. Bell 3-2 Tuesday afternoon.

The Panthers (13-9, 6-1) trail rival Grapevine by a game in the standings and host the Mustangs next week after a trip to Euless Trinity on Friday.

“We were just trying to get out of the first half of district as close as we can to the top and we accomplished that,” Heritage coach Alan McDougal said. “We know these games are going to be close and for us to get to the places we want to go — deep in the playoffs — we’re going to have to experience close games and come out on top.”

Heritage took a 1-0 lead in the first on a single by Christian Gonzales, scoring Cody Thomas — who signed to play football and baseball at Oklahoma — from second.

The Blue Raiders (9-14, 4-3) knotted the game in the second inning on a double down the left-field line by pitcher Jordan Satterwhite to score Blake Gibson. But the Panthers answered in the third with a two-run double by Jason Adams, who drove in Preston Palmeiro and Gonzales.

L.D. Bell cut the lead to 3-2 in the fourth on an RBI single by Caleb Rose but stranded a pair of runners after Heritage starter Lane Norwood rung up two of his eight strikeouts to end the threat. Adams, who relieved Norwood in the sixth, picked up the save.

“Jason Adams is wound that way; he’s probably a one- or two-inning guy. He’s a big strike thrower, he has command of two pitches,” McDougal said. “That’s kind of what he’s been groomed for this year. I thought Lane kept us in the game early and both pitchers did a really good job.”

Jarret Johnson, 817-390-7760 Twitter: @JohnsonJarret


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Friends rally behind L.D. Bell’s baseball coach Paul Gibson as he battles rare disease
 
Matt Wixon

mwixon@dallasnews.com

Published: 02 April 2013 10:23 PM

HURST — Paul Gibson didn’t know what a hematologist was until he was sitting in front of one last May, waiting for a diagnosis. The longtime Hurst L.D. Bell baseball coach was joined by his wife of nearly 25 years, Cherie, whom he describes as the “question asker.”

“Is it cancer?” she asked. “Is it myeloma?”

“No,” the doctor said, rubbing his forehead. “It’s just … wrong.”

Nearly a year after the diagnosis, the Gibsons are still learning how wrong, and confusing, amyloidosis can be. Amyloidosis (am-uh-loy-DOE-sis) is a disease in which abnormal proteins build up in organs. It’s not cancer, but it’s life-threatening, and although the cause is unknown, it occurs in only one of every 125,000 people.

Gibson is one of the unlucky ones. But as he coaches L.D. Bell for a 20th season while finishing a second round of chemotherapy, Gibson said he feels lucky. Even blessed.

“I’m probably at an all-time low physically,” he said. “But spiritually, it’s been an all-time high.”

Gibson, 49, started having cramps in his calves last March. He felt tired all the time, and his routine of jogging two or three miles per day shrunk into a lap around the baseball diamond. Five-minute “power naps” before practice stretched to 40 minutes.

“One day he woke up and he just couldn’t get out of bed,” said Cherie Gibson.“And to miss a day of baseball practice? Something wasn’t right.”

Something was very wrong, but Gibson fought through it as his Blue Raiders fought through the playoffs. The players knew their coach wasn’t feeling well, but Gibson didn’t tell them anything.

There wasn’t much Gibson, who graduated from Euless Trinity in 1982, could tell them. It wasn’t until a few days after L.D. Bell’s season ended in the Class 5A Region I semifinals that a bone marrow biopsy revealed the disease, in which amyloid proteins can spread throughout the body and cause organs to fail.

“The way they described it to me is that it’s like an oil spill,” Gibson said.

Fortunately, the oil spill was caught early. There were traces of the amyloid formation in his heart, but the amyloid was mainly affecting his kidneys.

Traveling for treatment

In July, Gibson traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he underwent chemotherapy and received a transplant of his own stem cells. He and Cherie stayed in a hotel near the clinic for six weeks before returning in late August.

Gibson didn’t feel much improvement physically in the months that followed, but he was astounded by the support from high school baseball coaches, current and former baseball players and the L.D. Bell community.

Before the Gibsons’ trip to the Mayo Clinic, friends held a prayer vigil for the family at the L.D. Bell baseball field. A benefit dinner and auction, the“Gib Back,” was held in July to offset medical costs.

“It was like all these relationships that you’ve established coming together like puzzle pieces,” Gibson said. “It was really a George Bailey moment, the It’s a Wonderful Life deal. You get to see the impact you’ve had on people’s lives and they’ve had on your life.”

Paul and Cherie Gibson returned to the Mayo Clinic for the 100-day checkup in November but didn’t get good news. The amyloid was not in complete remission, and another round of chemotherapy was needed.

The chemotherapy would be six three-week cycles and stretch into baseball season. Gibson, usually stoic in his battle with the disease, broke down at the thought of not getting to coach.

“I would really like to coach my son,” he told the doctors.

Gibson is getting that chance. Now on his sixth chemotherapy cycle, which is administered through pills and steroid injections, he’s back in the dugout. Gibson coached his oldest son, Bryce, who is now a 20-year-old junior at Texas. Blake, 18, is a senior third baseman.

“Some days you can tell he’s up-tempo, and some days it’s hard for him to get upbeat,” Blake said. “Sometimes the players have to be more upbeat and be better leaders because it’s harder for him.”

L.D. Bell (9-14, 4-3 in District 6-5A) has struggled with injuries but is in the thick of the playoff race. Gibson, who has a coaching record of 393-229, doesn’t take care of the field anymore and needs to sit down more during practice and at games.

His instructions to players might have a little less fire, but he hasn’t lost any motivation.

“He’s still as passionate and intense as ever,” said Hebron baseball coach Steve Stone, Gibson’s longtime friend and competitor. “I’m sure he’s had some dark moments, but I’ve never seen them. I’ve never heard him complain one time. All I’ve heard is that he’s in a great place in his life.”

The fatigue and edema frustrate Gibson, who laughed when he talked about being in bed by 8:30 some nights. The former junior college baseball player at North Lake has always had an active lifestyle, and he wants to start jogging again.

The hope is that Gibson will be able to run once he recovers from his last cycle of chemotherapy and his kidneys begin functioning better. He’s well enough now to take on a regular teaching schedule.

Lessons in patience

There is no cure for amyloidosis, but if it can be controlled, Gibson’s kidneys can begin to heal. The healing process is slow, so Gibson might not feel substantially better for another year — or longer.

“The amyloid teaches you patience,” he said. “That’s what the doctors say.”

Gibson’s patience will continue to be tested by a disease he doesn’t understand fully. The more he and his wife learn about it, they said, the more confusing it is.

But amid clouds of uncertainty, Gibson’s outlook is clearly positive.

“When they tell you you’ve got an 8-in-a-million chance of getting it, you know it’s happening for a reason. You know the Lord is using you for something,”he said. “We’ve really experienced the good in people and we’ve seen how strong friendships can be. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes tough times to experience that.”

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"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard – but talent likely beats both when it’s the result of hard work."

JCR VISUAL WORKS

Coming up with a title for a documentary is sometimes a bit challenging. There are hundreds of possible names that could be given to a story. After doing to research online I stumbled upon a Star Telegram story on Coach Gibson. In the article he stated he was a "one in-a-million kind of guy" and I instantly new this would be the title for the short documentary. So here is the new updated title!...Day 3 of filming is today.

 

JCR VISUAL WORKS

Today the camera started rolling on the coach Gibson documentary. Here is a frame grab from today's shoot.

 

December 12, 2012
The L.D. Bell Baseball team continues to positively impact their community
by adopting 3 families from the Euless 6 Stones Mission Network.
They delivered new coats, clothes, and toys which will be given to children in
need from an H.E.B. school. These gifts will be presented to the children and
their families at the Night of Wonders celebration event this month while the players volunteer their time.
Merry Christmas!
 

Thanksgiving - 2012

L.D. Bell Baseball Team helps local families with Thanksgiving meals