Opening Day Ceremonies for the Gastineau Channel Little League in Juneau on April 27, 2019.
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![Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Jake Carte is the Master of Ceremonies at the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Jake Carte is the Master of Ceremonies at the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Jake and John Polasky bring out the colors during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Jake and John Polasky bring out the colors during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![John Polasky holds the U.S.A. flag in front of Thunder Mountain High School softball team during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
John Polasky holds the U.S.A. flag in front of Thunder Mountain High School softball team during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![The Thunder Mountain High School baseball team watches during Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
The Thunder Mountain High School baseball team watches during Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Jake and John Polasky present the colors during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Jake and John Polasky present the colors during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Deacon Charles Rohrbacher, of the Diocese of Juneau, sends out a blessing during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Deacon Charles Rohrbacher, of the Diocese of Juneau, sends out a blessing during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Makayla Harp throws out the first softball pitch to catcher Lily Hayes during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Makayla Harp throws out the first softball pitch to catcher Lily Hayes during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Paul Jones throws out the first baseball pitch to catcher Christian Nelson during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Paul Jones throws out the first baseball pitch to catcher Christian Nelson during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Noah Moore, 5, gets help with his shoes from his dad, James, before the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Noah Moore, 5, gets help with his shoes from his dad, James, before the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
![Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)](https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-loadhttps://www.juneauempire.com/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Players run a gauntlet of Thunder Mountain High School baseball and softball team players during the Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day Ceremonies at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)