Belmont
Police Department
460 Concord Avenue
Belmont,
MA 02478
617-993-2501
Richard J. McLaughlin,
Chief of Police
News Release
Badges
for Baseball
Contact Lt. Richard J. Santangelo
617-993-2552
Date: 4/06/2008
For Publication and Immediate
Release
(Belmont, MA).
For the last few months every Tuesday night at 6:00 PM the Winn
Brook School gym has been the location of Quickball. This is a
fast pace type of baseball that is designed to be youth friendly
and interactive. The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office secured grants
of equipment and money from the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, and
in conjunction with the Belmont Police Department, ran the
program which is called Badges for Baseball. other communities
in Middlesex County also participated in the program. Between 10
and 25 Belmont youth showed up each Tuesday night to play. The
final playoffs were held on Saturday May 3rd at the
Middlesex Sheriff’s Academy in Billerica which included a
cookout and awards for the kids. The officers from each
community that ran the program were asked to select one youth
who showed sportsmanship, teamwork, regular attendance, and a
positive attitude. This youth was presented with a plaque, and
will attend the Cal Ripken Sr. Baseball Camp in Maryland for a
week this summer. The selection was difficult since so many
great kids played each week, but officers finally selected
Katrina Rizzuto. The police department will run Quickball again
next winter so watch for the announcement.
