Youth athletes in Reeltown may finally have a place to compete, a project over a dozen years in the works.
Three local Reeltown coaches and dads — Bryan Lynn, Trey Lewis and Jamie Kelley — got together around 12 years ago and decided the youth in their community needed a place to play baseball.
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