Challenger League members enjoy Newsboys

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Officials at the Albany Civic Center turn participants in the Leesburg-based Challenger League’s concert experience into one they’ll never forget.

Volunteer moms and “buddies” join Challenger League participants for an outing at the Albany Civic Center Thursday. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Albany Civic Center Events Manager Tram Uy said staff wanted to make Challenger League participants’ event at the venue one they’d never forget. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Twin sisters Brooke, left, and Briley Brokamp were among a group of Challenger League participants and volunteers who attended The Newsboys concert at the Albany Civic Center Thursday. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Sisters Abigail, right, and Savannah Salter took part in their first activity with the Challenger League Thursday, a Newsboys concert at the Albany Civic Center. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Challenger League mom Robin Schofill joins daughters Rebecca, 13, center, a league participant, and Magan, 17, a “buddy,” for an outing at the Albany Civic Center Thursday. The group saw the Christian rock band The Newsboys, the first concert for both Schofill girls. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Leesburg-based Challenger League co-founder Jennifer Rigsby shares a hug with league “social coordinator” Emily McKnight before Thursday’s Newsboys concert at the Albany Civic Center. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Albany Civic Center Events Manager Tram Uy, left, and Box Office Supervisor Racquel Perez were instrumental in upgrading Challenger League participants’ experience at The Newsboys concert Thursday to VIP level. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Albany Civic Center officials Racquel Perez and Tram Uy, far right, helped make Thursday’s Newsboys concert at the venue a memorable night for members of the Challenger League. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

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Except for a brief period, Albany Herald Editor Carlton Fletcher has been a newspaperman, working as Sports Writer/Columnist for the weekly Ocilla Star, as Sports Writer/Sports Editor with The Tifton Gazette, and as Sports Writer/Copy Editor/News Reporter/Features Editor and Editor of the paper. He has won numerous awards for sports, news, business and column writing, including a first-place Business Writing award in last year’s Georgia Press Association awards competition.

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