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Preparing for the upcoming cheer camp are 2013-14 Livingston Academy Cheerleaders Allison Nimmo, Hannah Jolley, Myla Sells, Jane Emily Dycus, Hallie Thompson, middle row, Laiton Pigg, Rachel Ferrell, Holly Robbins, Leslie Smith, Alyssa Farris, Kaylee Hargis, Paige Bowman, back, Lindsey Carwile, Kaitlyn Wright, Bailey Kennedy, Katie Lee and Katiebeth Bilbrey.

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A tournament fundraiser benefitting The Stephens Center for Prevention of Child Abuse was held recently at Hidden Valley Golf & Country Club by the Exchange Club.

Games of vintage base ball will be played by the vintage base ball team, the Franklin Farriers, noon to 3 p.m. on Sundays, June 2, June 30, July 28, Aug. 25, and Sept. 29 on the large open field west of Carnton Plantation. It is free and open to the public.

Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball — two words as it was in the 1860s — has announced the inaugural season of vintage base ball between its current two teams, the Franklin Farriers and the Nashville Maroons. The games will be played on alternating home fields.

This new summer attraction from the Trust will transport players and spectators to the Civil War era, as the game will be played according to the rules and traditions of base ball at that time. Players will pitch underhanded, as was the rule in the 1860s, and will play without gloves, which weren’t introduced to the sport until around 1875. The presence of umpires in vintage base ball is more of a formality than necessity, as calls such as “safe” or “out” are expected to be resolved between the players.