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Norcross High School Baseball

Monday, December 3, 2012

Christmas Tree Sales Were Brisk Sunday at Annual NHS Baseball Fundraiser

Fresh trees and wreaths are for sale until Dec. 18. Proceeds from the tree sales helps fund the Blue Devils baseball team.

Sunday, it turns out, was a perfect day to buy a Christmas tree. The lot at the annual Norcross High School Dugout Club Christmas Tree Sale was filled with families from Peachtree Corners and neighboring Berkeley Lake who took advantage of the unseasonably warm afternoon to shop for a tree at the Norcross Baseball Team's annual tree sale fundraiser. The lot is located on the corner of Peachtree Parkway and Spalding Drive. Chris Prince was shopping for the family's Christmas tree along with his, son Peyton, and daughter Piper, Sunday afternoon. "We've been buying trees here for a couple of years," said Prince who lives in Berkeley Lake. "We're glad to help these guys out." The annual Norcross Baseball Christmas tree fundraiser sale is now …

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Deal Throws First Pitch at NHS Game

The Georgia governor attended the high school baseball game Monday evening.

Gov. Nathan Deal visited the Norcross High School stadium early Monday evening to throw the first pitch at the baseball game against Duluth High. "I practiced yesterday," said Deal in an interview with Norcross Patch. "I realized how far it is from the pitcher's mound to home plate. It seems much further than it used to be." Deal still performed a decent pitch, which was caught by Blue Devils pitcher Chris Raasch (and can be seen in the Patch video to the right). "I think it's good to encourage young people, and certainly, baseball is one of those great activities that our schools have," said Deal. Other noteworthy guests included State Rep. Brooks Coleman, the chairman of the Education Committee; State Rep. Tom Rice, chairman of the motor…

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