To the editor:

Wow, what a season! The Lawrence Raiders won their fourth consecutive American Legion State Championship and followed that up with a championship in the Central Plains Regional to earn the Lawrence program’s first berth in the American Legion World Series. When the Raiders bowed out with a 13-inning loss to Sumter, S.C., they completed their season as one of the six finest teams in the nation. Quite an accomplishment!

Congratulations to all 16 players and to coaches Troy Wingert, Mark Ice, Tim Hill and Larry Wingert on a job well done. You made your Legion Post and the entire baseball community proud. Thanks also to Slumberger, Penny Ready Mix and the Lawrence school system for giving these coaches time off to guide our young men in the playoffs.

As one who saw the Raiders play throughout the playoffs, I can assure you that our young men represented the community in the finest possible manner. Again I say, Congratulations Raiders!

Carl Brooks, Shawnee,

president, Lawrence Amateur Baseball Assn.