Ironbirds Fly Through Storm – Fall 2008
Dateline: Reston North 2 (form erly North Point 2) On a cloudless day the Ironbirds entered Storm stadium and showed those cloud mongers what a baseball team really is. The Ironbirds were short a few key players, but they decided to put the hurt on the Strom early. As...
Ironbirds Clip Red Wings – Fall 2008
Dateline: Reston North 2 (formerly North Point 2) On a picture-perfect fall afternoon, the Ironbirds took the field for their first matchup against the Red Wings. The sky was clear blue as the Birds took the field. They played a great first inning and quickly came to...
Ironbirds Remove Sting from Bees – Fall 2008
Dateline: Reston North 1 (formerly North Point 1) On a perfect fall afternoon, the Ironbirds took the field for the first time against the Bees. In a strategic shift, the Ironbirds reversed the batting order from the one used last week. Coach Grossman is known for...
Ironbirds Calm Storm – Fall 2008
Dateline: Reston North 1 (formerly North Point 1) On a very pleasant fall morning, the Ironbirds played their first game against the Storm. Their rematch against the Muckdogs had been rained out so the birds were playing after a long layoff. Isaac led off with an...
Ironbirds Play Mudcats Under the Lights – Fall 2008
Dateline: Fred Crabtree Park (Smith Field) -- formerly Fox Mill 1 On a perfect fall evening, the Ironbirds took the field for their second contest of the season. They calmly warmed up in left field as they prepared for their first game under the light. For those...
Ironbirds Play Muckdogs on Opening Day – Fall 2008
Dateline: Reston North 1 (formerly North Point 1) On an unseasonably warm early September day the Ironbirds under the helm of recently hired Coach Grossman took the field. Many observers were surprised Coach Grossman was now at the T-ball level after a long career in...
Reston Wins 2008 Smithsburg Championship! Reston 7 Predators 5 – Summer 2008
Dateline: Smithsburg Field Day 2 4:00 PM The Reston All stars, having won their bracket moments before took the field again against the feared Predators. The specialist travel team looked like they were straight out of central casting. Warmups were precise. Orange,...
Reston All Stars Nip Northeast Reston 13 Northeast 4 – Summer 2008
Dateline: Smithsburg Field Day 2 2:00 PM The Reston All stars were 2-0 in their bracket and needed a win to clinch a berth in the championship game slated at 4:00 against the 41-8 feared PREDATORS. Coach Grossman was at the helm. He called Heads and it was TAILS....
Reston All Stars Manage Myersville Reston 16 Myersville 1 – Summer 2008
Dateline: Smithsburg Field 4:00 PM Game two, the players returned for more action. The field was still mighty warm as the sun beat down on players and fans alike. Coach Galloway lost another toss and the Reston All Stars came up to bat. Matt drilled a single to right....
Reston All Stars Bound Past BCC Big Blue Reston 14 BCC 1 – Summer 2008
Dateline: Smithsburg Field 10:00 AM And so it was that the Reston All Stars (a team combined from players on Reston American and Reston National) traveled to the Abe Williams Smithsburg Tournament. Reston was trying to defend a championship earned by the 2007 team....
