TRR photo by Richard A. Ross
Nick Mootz relaxes by the family pool. Mootz is currently in remission from his bout with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Seventh Annual Fremont Center Softball Tournament

In between the dark and the light

With love of family and friends, Nick Mootz battles Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

By RICHARD A. ROSS

KENOZA LAKE, NY - They say that it’s always darkest before the dawn. Likewise, when our lives appear bleak, a ray of hope can burgeon into renewed joy and revival.

When parents Michelle and Tom Mootz received the news on April 22 that their 14-year-old son, Nick, was suffering from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, doctors told them it could claim his life. Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, the body’s first line of immune defense. Now two and a half months later, the couple, and their younger son, Thomas, sit at their kitchen table with Nick, who is in remission. They look to Nick’s recovery with a sense of relief.

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Sullivan County Women’s Softball

Nugget rides big seventh inning to roar past Discovery

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONGAUP VALLEY, NY - With a 5-10 record, Nugget wishes they were back in the B division, which they topped last year. Instead, they have had to deal with the battering from tough A division teams such as Charlie’s Angels, Cooper Paint, Dutch’s Bar and Klein & Sons Logging.

On July 24, they encountered the second- best team in the B division in The Center for Discovery.

Discovery had troubles of its own this past week when they relinquished first place to New Hope with back-to-back losses. The Diamonds look forward to the upcoming playoffs for a chance to even the score.

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Sullivan County Women’s Softball League

Repaint

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONGAUP VALLEY, NY - There’s never a dull moment when the two top teams in the Sullivan County Women’s Softball team duke it out. Expect anything and that’s what you’ll get when rivals Charlie’s Angels and Cooper Paint hitch it up.

On July 24, they met for the second and final time of the regular season. In their prior encounter on July 6, it was Cooper Paint that came out looking colorful with a 15-9 win over the reigning Division A playoff champions.

Remember, Cooper Paint won the league title last year so the two teams divided the bragging rights in 2005.

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