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Kensington minor baseball looking to get more girls and women involved at all levels
'Girls need to see some women behind the bench,' says member of association's board
The Kensington Area Minor Baseball Association is taking a swing at how to get more girls and women involved in the sport.
The board is making it a priority to increase participation among not just players but also umpires, coaches, managers, scorekeepers, pitch counters and volunteers.
Inspiring future athletes:
Reports have shown that by the end of their teenage years, girls tend to leave organized sports at much higher rates than boys. Hogan hopes the success of some of the other athletes from Kensington will help change that locally.
For example, two girls from the area recently represented P.E.I. at the Atlantic Baseball Championships with the U14 team and another player just returned from Canada Games, where female baseball made its historic debut.
As women's hockey grows, Nova Scotia's Mae Batherson aims to grow with it
New Minas native part of championship team in rookie year in PWHL
Growing up in a family of athletes, Mae Batherson couldn't help but be competitive.
"She hates to lose," said her father, Norm Batherson.
Hockey is inherent in the Batherson family
Mae's brother, Drake, plays in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators. Her father played in the American Hockey League and Europe after helping the Acadia Axemen win a national championship in 1993.
Norm said his daughter always worked hard. It's one of the reasons he believes his daughter has only just begun to show what she's capable of as a hockey player.