Second-year Sedalia Travelers manager Jud Kindle likes the makeup of his senior Legion baseball team.

Cameron Westermier, 17, and Neal Mathews, 17, attended American Legion Boys State in June at the University of Central Missouri. They both attend Smithton High School and were selected for their leadership and citizenship skills.

Staying connected with the community may be the key to keeping organizations for veterans alive, a point driven home by David K. Rehbein, national commander of the American Legion, during a visit Tuesday at George A. Whiteman Memorial Post 642 in Sedalia.

Sunday’s American Legion baseball doubleheader between Sedalia and Excelsior Springs at Liberty Park Stadium was canceled due to Excelsior Springs not having enough players.

Washington Legion Post 218 designated hitter Brett Backhaus smacks a two-run double into left field against Blue Springs Fike Legion Post 499 on Thursday in the first game of the American Legion State Tournament at Liberty Park Stadium.

The Sedalia Travelers American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader on Tuesday at Higginsville.

The Sedalia American Legion Post 642 Travelers baseball team will hold tryouts at 1 p.m. April 17 at Liberty Park Stadium.

The Sedalia Post 642 Travelers split a pair of games Monday in the Hi-Boy American Legion tournament in Independence.

The Sedalia American Legion Post 642 Travelers baseball team begins play Saturday in the Hi-Boy tournament in Independence.

Piecing together 17 hits and 25 runs, the Sedalia Junior American Legion baseball team (13-7) swept a doubleheader from Odessa on Tuesday at Liberty Park Stadium.

The Sedalia American Legion Post 642 Travelers secured their first win in the American Legion Wood Bat Invitational on Friday with a 6-3 victory over the St. Peters Central Spartans at Blue Springs.

The Sedalia Senior American Legion baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader on Tuesday at the Blue Springs A’s.

The Sedalia American Legion Post 642 Travelers baseball team will hold a tryout at 1 p.m. April 15 at Liberty Park Stadium.

Four members of the Sedalia Post 642 Travelers have been chosen to compete in a senior American Legion baseball all-star game at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hidden Valley Park in Blue Springs.

The Sedalia Post 642 Travelers begin play in the Missouri American Legion Zone 2 East tournament at 5 p.m. Friday in Hidden Valley Park in Blue Springs.

Despite his team going 1-3 in the Independence Memorial tournament, Sedalia Post 642 Travelers coach Mark Carey remains optimistic about his senior American Legion baseball team.

With only a couple of practices under his team’s belt, Sedalia Post 642 Travelers manager Jeff Mays concedes it has been a scramble to jump from high school baseball into senior American Legion play.

A day before his team’s first practice on Wednesday, Sedalia Post 642 Senior American Legion manager Mark Carey conceded he hadn’t gotten a good look at the Travelers’ 18-man roster.

It wasn’t a jab at the Post 642 Senior Legion Travelers, just an affirmation of the confidence he has in his new team.