​PennDOT and various safety partners will host a free children’s bicycle rodeo next week in Titusville.
 
Registration is set for 11 a.m. August 5 in the parking lot at City Hall.
 
Activities will follow from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. All attendees should be accompanied by a parent or guardian and bring their own bicycle and helme
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Pre-registration is available by visiting www.PennDOT.pa.gov/district1 and selecting the “Bike Rodeo Registration” tab. The event is open to all children ages 5 to 12.
 
Participants will compete at various stations that teach safe biking habits. The Titusville Police Department will conduct helmet and bicycle inspections for all riders prior to participation.
 
A random drawing will be held to give away two free bicycles donated by Titusville Methodist Church. A limited amount of free helmets will also be provided by Titusville Methodist Church and a free hot dog lunch will be supplied by Rep. R. Lee James.
 
The event is also being made possible thanks to support from the Titusville Area Trails Association and Titusville Renaissance, Inc.
 
For more information on bicycle safety, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/safety.

With everyone either in their cars or huddled around under the concession stand pavilion, cell phones began to clamor away. "Tornado warning" one of the youngster in the crowd hollered out. Suddenly everyone's face was glowing from the red weather service radar maps on their phones. The rain was now coming in sideways and several of the players were visibly scared. But no tornado was seen or felt, though the cold rain flooding everything, including the ground under the pavilion.

Earlier a similar outburst from Mother Nature and a bit of a grounds crew tactical error, the game was delayed about an hour.

Prior to that there was the makingings of a classic punch - counterpunch ball game.

District 1 champ, Corry got things started when the tiny, but speedy DePaul twins owned the base pads. Gracie started drawing the walk. Sophie then put down a very fine bunt that she beat out and her sister never hesitated as she rounded second and getting to third. Despite Titusville's starting pitcher Harper Wolfkiel striking put the next three batters, the DePaul girls were smart and aggressive runners and scored on bobbled or passed balls.

Yocum alertly made it to second and after hesitating a little dashed to third. When she got to third virtually every one on Titusville's side of the fence telling her to keep going which she did and scored an error riddle inside the park, inside the infield, home run to tie the balled at two-a-piece.

​And that would be all she wrote for scoring until they meet back up again today at 4 p.m. if the weather cooperates. The winner will then take on St. Mary's at 6 p.m.

Prior to Wednesday's monsoon, Titusville reached the District 25 championship game with wins over Mid-East (9-4), Meadville-Vernon (16-1), and Cambridge Springs/Saegertown (7-3).

​Mid-East then fought back to face them again, this time in the finals. Mid-East pulled off the season saving 11-9 win to force the if necessary game, but Titusville was ready and handled M-E 11-4 to claim the title. 

"“I can’t say when we started all this that I had expectations that we were going to go as far as we have,” Beers said.  “You never know. We’ve had some success in travel ball level and a lot of our team is our Lightning travel ball team.” 

As for how far he thinks they can go he says it’s about coming out to play. “We know we have a good team, so we’ll see. It’s exciting. Its the first time a Titusville team has won the district championship since 2013  and even then it was a combined team with Mid-East. So this time it is truly just Titusville - so that is something to be proud of, something for the girls to be proud of. These girls have worked really hard and they deserve everything.``

Including, hopefully, a dry field to play on.