RAMS Pee Wee League

On 1st June 1982, Peter Kemp organised a meeting of parents interested in forming a Pee Wee League to replace both the primary school competition run by the Henley & Grange Baseball Club and the soon to be defunct Under 13 competition run by the SA Baseball League. From this meeting of six people, a steering committee was formed.

The first Annual General Meeting of the Rams Pee Wee League was held on 7^th October 1982 when the constitution was adopted and the first committee elected:

Position:

Elected:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Ass. Secretary

Treasurer

Teams Representative

Committee

Peter Kemp

Ron Palmer

Geoff Duhne

Shirley Lomax

Darryl Jarrett

Mike Scolyer

Geoff Ferris

Bev Berry

Erika Burlow

The RAMS Pee Wee League was the second one formed in South Australia after Salisbury. Our first playing season got underway on 15 October 1982 with six teams and the season was officially opened on the 19^th November 1982 by Mr Wes Neal, Pee Wee Commissioner for South Australia.

The six teams in the first season were (names aligned with their sponsors):

· Monck’s Maniacs – coached by Jim Goble

· LEOS – coached by Geoff Duhne

· Dyvi Offshore Vikings – coached by Ron Palmer

· Sola Hart Sunspots – coached by Mike Scolyer

· Playfords Panthers – coached by Paul Ingham

· Mainstyle Maulers – coached by Darryl Jarrett

Seventy children participated across the six teams in the first year. An outstanding achievement and great foresight by Peter Kemp and the Rams Pee Wee Committee.