REPORTERS NOTEBOOK (Gettysburg Times - 090608): Nieces & Nephews lose a heart-breaker to Aunts & Uncles

I report with deep regret that the Nieces & Nephews Team was unable to overcome several obstacles earlier this week at the annual Labor Day Wiffleball Bash, and we lost to the Aunts & Uncles Team by a score of 11-7.
"It's disappointing," said ace hurler Jamie Pitzer.
For the first time in years, the game was held in a neighboring ballpark, along the shores of the Susquehanna River at Aunt Connie and Uncle Dave's house, near Wrightsville. The game is normally held at Mentzer Stadium at Grandma and Pappy's house near York.
"We were sort of playing on the road," admitted outfielder Marty May.
The youngsters were evidently tired from an exhibition game that was held earlier over the weekend, when a family from Europe visited Grandma's house
."They were sore," said team captain Scot Pitzer, "but we need to learn how to overcome fatigue. Heck, my body aches every time I drive by the gym."
The game featured an amazing appearance by Grandma Mentzer, who emerged from the Sterner household sporting a referee uniform. A standing-room crowd went berserk.
"It was an uplifting moment," said Uncle Stan.
The game concluded after just five short innings, for reasons that haven't been fully explained. League officials are reviewing an appeal submitted by the Nieces & Nephews, but Chief Administrator Pappy Mentzer did not return immediate inquiries seeking comment.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer.