by Diana Steck | Oct 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our Commitment to Cemetery Preservation Elizabeth Township Historical Society has been instrumental in the maintenance and upkeep of the township ‘s cemeteries. In recent years, our Cemetery Preservation Committee has worked with Elizabeth Township Trustees to clean,...
by Diana Steck | Jul 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
This past Sunday, ETHS and ETCC hosted the Betsy Bearcat Classic. The weather was hot and sticky but we got one rousing game of softball in before a storm blew through. One thing is certain, players and spectators enjoyed themselves and had some tasty ice cream and...
by Diana Steck | Jul 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Looking back on the area’s rich history in baseball and softball, Elizabeth Township Historical Society partnered with Elizabeth Township Community Center in July of 2021 to host a softball tournament in a similar manner that Cove Spring Church used to do. We hosted...
by Diana Steck | Jul 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Cove Spring Church hosted a Sunday afternoon softball tournament at Elizabeth School each summer for many years. This tourney was accompanied by an ice cream social hosted by the Cove Spring Sunday school classes. People sat under the trees and enjoyed watching the...
by Diana Steck | Jul 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Girls in our area enjoyed little league softball from about the early to mid-1970s onward. Before that, girls played softball at school or when gathering with friends, but there had not been league play for young girls before that. BUT times were changing! According...
by Diana Steck | Jul 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Slow pitch softball became very popular in post WWII America. Churches, local organizations and industries participated locally in league play in places like Troy and Christiansburg, as well as traveling for tournaments. Cove Spring Church sponsored a team (Cove Blue)...
