08/31/2026
We canât post the link to the actual article, but an incredible story about this outstanding baseball team by Pete Fischer in Todays Northumberland, article conât in comments;
In My Opinion: Sometimes Eight-Year-Olds Can Teach Us A Lot About Life
IN EDITORIAL, LOCAL VIEWS 281
Just when you think the world has gone completely to pot, something happens that reminds you there is still a hell of a lot of good out there.
This weekend, I found it at a baseball diamond.
And no, I didnât expect that.
It wasnât the weather that made this weekend special.
The weather was all over the place â sunshine, clouds and rain.
Who cares?
Because sometimes it isnât the weather that makes a weekend.
Itâs the people.
Iâll admit I was a little disappointed this weekend because the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival was taking place.
Iâve been there before.
It is spectacular.
Hundreds of balloons of all shapes, colours and sizes rising slowly into the sky in the morning and evening.
Itâs one of those sights that can stop you in your tracks.
But while balloons were filling the sky in Gatineau, something else was filling the air right here in Cobourg.
The cheers of children.
The screams of parents.
The encouragement of teammates.
And the unmistakable sound of eight-year-olds playing baseball like their lives depended on it.
The Ontario Baseball Association U8 Championships came to Legion Fields this weekend.
And the host Northumberland Jacks were right in the middle of it.
Now, baseball has never been at the top of my list of sporting events.
But after spending time at Legion Fields this weekend, I can tell you something.
You had to be there.
Because this wasnât just baseball.
It was something much bigger.
Parents were cheering.
Siblings were cheering.
Grandparents were cheering.
Friends were cheering.
And the players?
They were absolutely all in.
You might wonder whether an eight-year-old really understands what it means to compete.
