The last time the Waretown Thunder had a legitimate regional contender as a 16-and-under softball team, most of the girls playing in the Babe Ruth Southern New Jersey state tournament on July 1 were in diapers. That’s an important note considering most of the current Thunder crew are younger than 15.
“I coached most of these girls in rec ball when they were 6, and then they all went their separate ways,” said Mark Houck, whose squad managed to reach the loser-bracket final before being knocked out of the double-elimination tourney by Vineland in a…
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