Family and friends of the GCLL teams filled the field.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 5:50 am
Jacob Katasse said throwing the pitch to his younger brother “is pretty cool. We did it, like, two years ago but this is much cooler with the nice new turf field…I remember when I was a Little League player here. It’s pretty crazy to see these kids and think I was that size at one point and in their shoes. My advice to them is just stick with it.”
“Today is a really special day to have the field, a turf field, in Juneau, it’s pretty special for the kids,” JDHS assistant softball coach Nicole Adair said. She is the daughter of Tim Adair, Richard’s son. “And it’s such an honor to have so many people here today, and I think that today was a really lovely tribute to the memory of both officers and just what it represents…I sure wish we had a turf field when I played so the fact that our girls now get to play on this beautiful field is pretty special. Kiah (Nicole’s daughter) is pretty disappointed she missed out by one year, but yeah, it really is a special opportunity for all of our kids.”
Gastineau Channel Little League youth player country wise email marketing lists are welcomed onto the field by the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team during Saturday’s Opening Day, and field grand reopening and rededication at Adair Kennedy Memorial Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Gastineau Channel Little League youth players are welcomed onto the field by the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team during Saturday’s Opening Day, and field grand reopening and rededication at Adair Kennedy Memorial Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Baseball opening days, especially in the sun, are to be beautiful and joyous.
“This field has always meant something to me,” Greg Parker said. “Like last summer when they were rebuilding this field, I was here almost every day just to see how things were progressing. I remember telling the crews when they asked why I was here and I told them the reason I’m looking at this was because of the two officers’ deaths and they all said it means a lot more to them now that they know why.”
“Today is a really special day to have the field, a turf field, in Juneau, it’s pretty special for the kids,” JDHS assistant softball coach Nicole Adair said. She is the daughter of Tim Adair, Richard’s son. “And it’s such an honor to have so many people here today, and I think that today was a really lovely tribute to the memory of both officers and just what it represents…I sure wish we had a turf field when I played so the fact that our girls now get to play on this beautiful field is pretty special. Kiah (Nicole’s daughter) is pretty disappointed she missed out by one year, but yeah, it really is a special opportunity for all of our kids.”
Gastineau Channel Little League youth player country wise email marketing lists are welcomed onto the field by the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team during Saturday’s Opening Day, and field grand reopening and rededication at Adair Kennedy Memorial Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Gastineau Channel Little League youth players are welcomed onto the field by the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team during Saturday’s Opening Day, and field grand reopening and rededication at Adair Kennedy Memorial Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Baseball opening days, especially in the sun, are to be beautiful and joyous.
“This field has always meant something to me,” Greg Parker said. “Like last summer when they were rebuilding this field, I was here almost every day just to see how things were progressing. I remember telling the crews when they asked why I was here and I told them the reason I’m looking at this was because of the two officers’ deaths and they all said it means a lot more to them now that they know why.”