Saturday, April 16, 2011

Wheeler & The Wheelmen Help Kick-Off 2011 Little League Season

"Wheeler" and the Westfield Wheelmen helped kick-off the 2011 Westfield Little League season today by marching in the parade with the young ballists showing them the way and offering support for making the right choice in spring sports.

In the photo "Wheeler" is surrounded Nick "The Bull" Dumont on his left and Kenny "Lumberjack" Toporowski on his right and "Jersey" Joe Hepworth on his far right.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tickets On Sale Now for The Game of the Century!

Yesterday tickets sales kicked-off for the Game of the Century at the Wheelmen offices in downtown Westfield with local politicians State Senator Mike Knapik and State Representative Don Humason buying the first tickets. You can get yours two ways:

1) You can go down to Westfield Voke office during school hours or...
2) On-line; http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=358672

Buying tickets on line is a great way to support the kids at Westfield Voke even if you cannot make the event due to other commitments or distance. Do it!


Yesterday also marked the debut of Wheeler the Wheelmen mascot as he watched over the proceedings.
 


From Left to Right: Dan "Gunner" Genovese, Captain of the Wheelmen; Clem Fucci, Westfield Voke Head Coach; Chris Oberther, Westfield Voke Player; Josh Jimenez, Westfield Voke Player; State Senator Mike Knapik; State Representative Don Humason; and "Wheeler" the Westfield Wheelmen mascot.

Monday, April 11, 2011

The Game of the Century - Westfield Wheelmen vs. The Tradesmen of Westfield Voke in Scholarship Fund Raiser

Westfield, MA - In 2011 Westfield Vocational Technical High School is proudly celebrating its 100th Anniversary.  A major event to celebrate the anniversary will take place on Saturday May 14th at Westfield’s Bullens Field with a “Vintage” baseball game that will pit the Westfield Wheelmen Base Ball Club vs The Tradesman of Westfield Vocational Technical High School in a nostalgic style game of America’s pastime. This promises to be fun family event and we are expecting this to be a largely attended. More importantly, the money raised at this event will help support two very important scholarships at Westfield Voc-Tech High School: 1) The Michael Gonzales Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for students to purchase tools for their trade and to further their education; and 2) The Scott Prefontaine Scholarship Fund, which helps our student athletes pay their sports user fees.