Little League News

Medlen shook off a Little League-like mistake with seven strong innings, Chris Johnson hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves bounced back from a doubleheader sweep, beating the New York Mets 5-3 Wednesday night.

It's the action on the baseball field that draws most people of all ages to Harris Park in Ypsilanti Township.

The Homer Little League Giants made the journey north to Soldotna over the last two weekends to take on four of the top teams in that region.

Keaton Aliberti follows through on his swing, watching the ball head for the right field fence for a home run against the A's.

When Kyle Seager hit a grand slam into the stands of Safeco Field in a June 5 Mariners' game, Stilly Valley Little Leaguer Zac Wilch retrieved the ball and handed it to a toddler who had been knocked over in the shuffle to grab it - an act of kindness that would soon be rewarded.

Team members are Cameron Nelson, Jiles Morton, Bradley Cross, Joshua Tomasello, Chris Sullivan, Shawn Gray, Joseph Giberson, Jason Greenleaf, Andy Greenleaf, Aiden Stepp, Zach Tozier, and Charlie Sleeman.

Like most area teams, there are father-son combinations on the Spring Hill Chargers' team, but Gordon and son Ryan came to it in a slightly different way.

The afternoon was not quite over for Steven Doty. The Med Ben coach had one of his favorite parts of coaching left.

Louisiana State fans, from left, Janet Devillier, Vicki Holden, Dot Rumfellow and Anita Haywood, all teachers from Baton Rouge, have their photo taken at the memorial built on the site of the old Rosenblatt Stadium, where the College World Series was played for 60 years.

First, the Historic May Flood swamped Mt. Juliet Little League Park in 2010, then a tornado tore through in January of 2013.

The Federal Way National Little League Phillies won both the regular season and playoffs in the Junior Baseball division .

Recreation lovers will soon have a new venue to take advantage of. The Ada City council is moving forward with the construction of a new sports complex, a project that will be funded by the "Penny for Our City" sales tax.

Hurricane Sandy hit New Milford hard, the Little League fields being no exception.

The competition got bigger in Indianola Little League this year. While the number of players participating in the local group remained about the same as in recent years, the size and age of the players in the top division of competition grew as the league added a senior league for players up to the age of 16. Three Indianola teams with a total of ... (more)

Those six words put me in a glass case of emotion and make me sob like a two-year-old every time I hear them.

On Monday morning, Joel Reinebold, Brian Grupp and T.J. Wohlever will board a plane in Chicago that will take them to Dallas.

The Sparkling Cider sat chilled during the Cascade Vista Athletic Club Bronco Championship game Saturday at King of Kings Church.

The Westport Little League AA Twins are celebrating an undefeated season. The team won the championship on Saturday, beating the Devil Rays 10-5.

During baseball season Lance is on 3-6pm weekdays on ESPN 1530. He is the host of the Reds pregame show on 700 WLW.

A service organization outing for fathers and sons to a Baltimore Orioles game didn't stop Davie Jane Gilmour from joining her dad at the ballpark when she was a little girl.