A league of their own
Chesterfield County hosted the 2007 National Softball Association Eastern "B" Girls Fast Pitch World Series on July 22-29, drawing about 200 teams from the East Coast and Canada. Clockwise from top: Chesterfield's Xtreme Fury Under 12 team showed their excitement over playing in the tournament during opening ceremonies; Autumn Musselwhite and Sara Meng of the Midlothian Dixie Chicks Under 14 team and other players exchanged team pins during a special ceremony at the fairgrounds; players from Xtreme Fury and the Orange Crush team from Delaware traded high fives after a game; Xtreme Fury player Lindsey Smith tags out a Pickering Heat team player during tournament play; teams like Pickering Heat traveled to the tournament from as far away as Canada; Jennefer Woodlief cheers on her teammates from the dugout during a game against Orange Crush. (Photos by Page Dowdy)