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INCREDIBLE  KIDS  OF  SAN  DIEGO
             Asher Anderson SUPERSTARS
             Twins Avery and






                                                        By Nini Hodge

           his issues article is going   Chiefs for football. Avery is a   someday becoming a profes-  against Encinitas. However
        Tto be double the news!!!!!,   very loyal fan and whoever he   sional catcher like Butcher   they were 2nd place overall in
        it’s about two amazing pow-  picks to root for he will stick   Posey. However, his education   a field of 12 teams, it is also
        erhouse TWIN boys named    by them until the end.     must come first. Asher’s favor-  my understanding that this
        Avery and Asher Anderson       Asher is the youngest, by   ite team is also the Giants. The   team got farther than any other
        age 12, who attend Mead-   2 min, of the Anderson family,  boys will be aging up in 2019,   Poway little league team has
        owbrook middle school in   Asher seems to love being the   so this spring will be their last   ever gotten in the last 8 years,
        Poway. These two boys are   focus, I had to ask and be nos-  year they are able to play for   good job boys, way to play ball.
        amazing athletes as well as   ey with Avery whereas Asher   Poway Little League. Fun fact   The twin’s parents are so very
        kind human beings, the duo   just openly shared all his info,   about Asher is that he talks in   proud, dad Ehrin and mom
        plays travel baseball and is   he is very talkative and likes   his sleep on a regular basis,   Chrissy support their boys love
        on the well-known San Diego   to speak for Avery a lot. Asher   full on babbling, his mom   of sports, Chrissy’s parents live
        crush team. They have played   loves all animals but has a spe-  laughs and says “we can’t   in Jamul and Ehrin’s live in
        with the Poway National little   cial bond with the family dog   really understand him, but   Florida, I am sure they are just
        league since they moved to   lovingly named Rambo, in his   it’s a lot.” Asher seems to be   as proud. These boys do share
        Poway in 2009, they were born                                                     one dream, and that is to play
        in Fontana California. I inter-                                                   baseball in Cooperstown New
        viewed the twins separately                                                       York and visit the baseball hall
        and then together, although                                                       of fame in the summer of 2019.
        they are twins and share a lot                                                       Along with their im-
        of the same interests they are                                                    pressive resumes’ these boys
        quite separate individuals. It is                                                 added fundraising to their list
        my understanding that Avery                                                       of accomplishments as Avery
        is the “oldest twin” as he so                                                     and Asher along with their
        proudly boasts by 2 minutes,                                                      teammates participated in the
        Avery is on the honor roll                                                        Christmas in the Park event
        and has excellent grades and                                                      in Old Poway Park where they
        study habits and seems to be                                                      read Christmas stories to all
        very creative however he is re-                                                   the kids and all the proceeds
        served and quiet. He plays the                                                    from this event went towards
        clarinet, (as do I) and started                                                   their trip. I had the pleasure
        like a lot of kids do in 5th                                                      of meeting with these two
        grade at Pomerado Elementa-                                                       boys at the baseball field they
        ry, another task he completed                                                     frequent in Poway at Pomer-
        in elementary school was that                                                     ado, and although they are
        he ran for and was elected                                                        superstars they love some of
        school treasurer in 4th grade.                                                    the same things I do, like Star-
        Avery likes to help out with                                                      bucks, and they love to play
        his little league association                                                     video games also, like Madden
        by being a youth umpire and                                                       Football and MLB. One more
        helping with snack shack,   off time from playing baseball   the instigator of the two, and   piece of the puzzle is that
        setting up and breaking down,   he too can be found cleaning   Avery seems to just be along   the twins also have an older
        bagging up leaves and doing   up the fields and helps out as   for the ride.      brother Aydian who is in 8th
        anything he can to keep the   a youth umpire, he loves to   Last year the boys were   grade at their school and is a
        fields looking nice for every-  just hang out with his family   picked to play in the All-Stars   member of the school robotics
        one. Avery started playing   and loves music. In 5th grade   with their little league team,   team “Space Invaders.” Who
        baseball at age 4, T ball is what  at Pomerado Elem Asher was   and this powerhouse duo made   knows, maybe a future article
        it is called for little kids, Avery  voted class President. Asher   it all the way to the last game   about big brother Aydian, you
        has two favorite sports teams,   has dreams just like every   of the championships, and   will have to wait and see.
        the Giants for baseball and the  other kid his age, he dreams of  they lost with a tough 9 - 5 loss   N.H

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