Olathe Rockets Organization

Rockets place 16th during the AFA Nationals held at OGSA. July 30, 2006 The Olathe Rockets 14U Vickers took part in the AFA Nationals held at OGSA in Olathe, Kansas July 25 - 31st. After the opening ceremonies on Monday the team took the field on Tuesday and Wednesday for pool play to take a 3rd seed into the brackets on Thursday. Fighting all the way through Friday the Rockets played through some very tough competition on Friday to end up in the losers bracket Friday night. With only 16 teams out of 65 left at Nationals the Olathe Rockets - Vickers 14U A team took the field against the Southern Express team out of Illinois on Saturday morning. After a long battle the Rockets failed to get a run in and lost to a very good team 8-0 eliminating the Rockets for the tournament. This marks the end of another great season for the Rockets and while a few players will depart for 16U teams you can count on the strong team to compete again next year in 14U.