And Hall informs me that Escanaba and Gladstone put aside their differences long enough to field a combined 13-14-year-old girls softball team that won its district and will compete in the state tournament.
The current record is 26 ft 8in and belongs to the students of Jerry Havills Team Problem Solving Course at Bay de Noc Community College (all USA) in Escanaba, USA, on 23 July 2009.