Little League News Archives

“It looks like he's kept himself in good shape and ready to go”

The Green Bay Packers started practicing Sunday for their Thursday night showdown at Dallas and Head Coach Mike McCarthy told his players not to worry about the fact that Green Bay has not won at Texas Stadium ... via Rivertowns.net

“In some of the correspondence we received from Mr. McKee, it's almost like he's stating that's his territory and that is not true”

In less than two years, the Asbury Park Little League raised $225,000 to rebuild the worn-out, flooded playing field the league shares with the girls softball team at the city high school. via Asbury Park Press Online

Cyril J. Moran Jr., 66, formerly of North Irving Avenue, and a resident of the Dunmore Health Care Center, died Monday in Moses Taylor Hospital. via The Times-Tribune

"Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell," 7 p.m., Bravo. This hour, which includes Griffin's account of her Emmy brouhaha, is typical Griffin - impolite, inconsiderate, uncensored and wildly funny. via The Honolulu Advertiser

“I think we maybe should've sat down [before the purchase] and maybe discussed some of the issues that have been brought out here tonight at length, then decided what direction we needed to go in”

ABINGDON, Va. Two weeks after signing a $2.37 million land purchase agreement for a joint town-county sports complex, members of the Washington County Board of Supervisors disagree about how the complex should ... via News Channel 11

“We're trying to raise the difference by getting sponsorships.”

The effort to revive a Little League baseball program in Richmond is taking its biggest step with the first sign-up scheduled for Saturday at the Coronado Community YMCA. via Contra Costa Times

“It's very exciting. It could be a little bit hectic but it will be manageable.”

The word is out. Washington Township will never win another Little League championship. via The Times

“One day we were here playing, and there were a couple of kids in wheelchairs [heading] to Newport Mall”

The Roberto Clemente Little League in Jersey City is currently forming a "Challenger" baseball league for boys and girls with physical and mental disabilities. via Hudson Reporter

“He was an all-around good guy.”

I have been watching the growth of your website, and I am very impressed! You have made a wonderful transition to JFBailey, The Journalist. via White Plains CitizeNetReporter

“I'm definitely confident in myself to do it, and I'm ready for the opportunity”

The Green Bay Packers haven't won at Texas Stadium since 1989, which was four coaches and three starting quarterbacks ago. Brett Favre is 0-8 there, one of nine current stadiums in which he is without a win.

In Sunday's team meeting, coach Mike McCarthy brought up the Packers' history against the Cowboys in Irving. He told players, 'It's really irrelevant, because you were in Little League the last time we played there.'

Favre, who was a junior at Southern Mississippi in 1989, raised his hand. Read more

“Like I told our football team, 90 percent of you were in Little League the last time we played there, so it's really irrelevant”

Brett Favre hasn't had many embarrassing moments in what has become his finest season. via Madison.com

“Their character and staying beyond their years gave a solid base to the league,'”

Stamford, which has long been defined by its youth baseball programs, lost one of its key members Friday when long-time Springdale Little League coach Jim Caputo died. He was 91.

'It's quite a loss to the league,'' said Junie DeLeo, who has coached in the league for 42 years. 'You just watched Jimmy and the way he handled himself, he was always a gentlemen. He won championships and he won games, but he didn't have to scream. All of the other coaches and managers respected Jimmy.'

Caputo began coaching in the Springdale Little League in 1953, and coached in the league until 2003. He coached the sons and sometimes even grandsons of players he had coached previously. Read more

Gulf Coast Little League has been providing "Little League" baseball and softball to the children of Marco Island and East Naples for almost 30 years. via Marco Eagle

“I think it's an excellent idea, and it's got widespread support from the sports groups”

Shopping list for soccer parents: cleats, shin guards ... and field-use privileges? That could be the new model in Belmont, where officials are kicking around an idea to charge player-registration fees for ... via Burlingame Daily News

Waiting for the final bell at school was important in the spring. Out the door, onto our bikes, get home, change clothes, grab a mitt and a bat and ball, four pieces of cardboard for bases, and head for ... via PressConnects.com

Civil engineer Keith Curran says he'll be making a big change tomorrow when he leaves for training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. via WYOW-TV Eagle River

“Pain is inevitable, misery is optional.”

Wayne, where do I start to let you know what an inspiration you have been to me in my life, as well as the lives of your family and my family? About two or three years after we moved back to Wausau from San ... via Wausau Daily Herald

“Everyone was whispering like, who is that, who is that? "We thought he was somebody's dad.”

' When 5-year-old Phil Loadholt showed up for little league football, other parents protested. via The Oklahoman

A former youth baseball league president convicted of second-degree theft has been sentenced to two years of probation. via Indianola Record-Herald

“We had apprehensions about (the child) having to face the man in court”

A little league coach who admitted to molesting one of his players was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday, according to District Attorney Todd Riebe. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“But you can't make them run fast like he can. One thing I wouldn't want to do would be to deter his spirit or ability to track down guys.”

Von Miller remembers his mother sitting him down after little league football games and going over in detail the plays where she felt her son had loafed.

He made a deal with his father back then that he would go hard every play until the whistle blew.

Now a freshman in college, Miller still makes sure he doesn't disappoint his parents.

In his first season at Texas A&M, the defensive end has made the biggest impact among the Aggies' true freshmen with his non-stop motor that's helped him create havoc in the backfield. Read more

“We're trying to be as accommodating as we can to satisfy everybody.”

A Midtown floodwater project will put the squeeze on Little Leaguers on the East Side next spring. via Tucson Region

“The most fun they have is the tennis ball baseball game. We could play that all day.”

Gilroy Florida Marlins pitcher Daniel Barone just allowed a home run over the right field fence, and all he could do was smile. via Free Lance

The former chief umpire for the Danville-area Little League has been sentenced to nine to 23 months in jail for selling marijuana. via The York Daily Record

“We're gonna build it with help from the Polk County commissioners, and they will come.”

Hats off to the Auburndale City Commission, which unanimously approved to accept $7 million from the county for the new baseball complex at Lake Myrtle Park during its Monday meeting. via News Chief

Glad to learn of your website. It is great and useful. It is now in My Favorites. via White Plains CitizeNetReporter

“In our offense, the quarterback is a big part of game and I'm content with my role on offense”

Big brothers can make life difficult for a young man. But Ronnell Grixby said being the younger brother of former Husker DeAntae and current Husker Cortney only proved to be positive for him. via Lincoln Journal Star

“A lot of the top kids went out of town to play, but I wanted my kids to be in the community and be a part of it.”

Mike Ritzzo was a major force in establishing baseball as a serious sport in Weston. via Westport News

Gov. Sonny Perdue played Wiffle ball with Georgia teams that won the last two Little League World Series championships. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The board of directors for the Saipan Little League Baseball Association is requesting all team managers and coaches of participating teams to attend a meeting on Saturday, Nov. via Saipan Tribune

“The work we put into getting midget football started is more rewarding than anything else. I mean, there's been a lot of captains on high school football teams.”

For nine, their names have now been immortalized in the world of Bristol sports. via The Bristol Press

The Tuolumne County Sheriff's detectives have arrested five men on charges of lewd sexual conduct after conducting a sting at the Pioneer Park public restroom. via The Union Democrat

“Part of my coaching philosophy, as I get older, is to be better prepared in big games. "Any experience I have of having been there and done that hopefully gives the team a better chance to win”

As Midland High football coach Terry Wilczek points out, the 1990s are "ancient history" to his current players. via Midland Daily News

The Columbus Northern Little League and Warner Robins American Little League teams that won the Little League World Series in 2006 and 2007, respectively, will be hosted in a celebration by Gov. via Ledger-Enquirer.com

“Playing in the NFL has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid, so, yeah, I think about playing at that level some day”

As a green-and-white platoon of very large Michigan State football players headed toward their locker room a few minutes after Tuesday afternoon's rigorous, two-hour-plus workout, junior wide receiver Devin ... via Hometown Life

Published 12:00 am PST Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Story appeared in EDITORIALS section, Page B7 Law enforcement is looking ahead to the next domestic terrorist attack with a menu and a map. via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

The Senior League World Series will return to Bangor for a seventh consecutive year in August, according to an announcement this week by Stephen D. Keener, president and chief executive officer of the Little ... via Bangor Daily News

“The schedule that we have planned over the next two to three years was also a big part of attracting this group to TCU.”

TCU Baseball Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle announced the signing of nine athletes to National Letters of Intent. via Rivals

FHS coaches gave no thought to trying potential game-winning field goal Six FHS girls soccer players named to all-league team Nominations being accepted by NDOW for conservation award Capital City Volleyball ... via RGJ.com

“We want to get to the NCAA tournament”

The scene was set for another Atlantic Sun stunner. Mercer was sky-high after an improbable 96-81 victory at then-No. 18 Southern California on Saturday. via ESPN

Challenger Baseball is a CD, a song and a game. First it was a division of Little League Baseball for kids of both genders who have physical or mental disabilities. via Thingamababy

“And we've got some learning to do.”

The sites and dates for the eight World Series tournaments in Little League Baseball and Softball have been approved by the Little League International Board of Directors, according to a release, and the Big ... via The Greenville News

The Chico State volleyball team has earned a spot in the NCAA championship tournament for the second year in a row. via Mercury-Register

The snack bar at the John F. Kennedy Park in Tuscon, AZ was damaged by fire as a cover-up for an attempted burglary. via About.com

While incumbents Russell Sewell and Amie Crowder were serving on the school board, L.D. Hartman said he was building up a voting base on the football field. via Tribune-Chronicle

“We have had damage before, but never to this extent.”

As if the Pittston Little League doesn't have enough work. It now has to contend with serious damage inflicted by an unseen opponent. via The Citizens' Voice

“I think the pitch count rule will be good in the long run. But it made it tough at times. Now, with the new rule involving the catchers, it's going to give more kids who wouldn't have the opportunity now will have it.”

There will be a new wrinkle added to the Little League baseball pitching manual next season. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“This is our bread and butter and it's gone”

Anthony Cabrera Reports Little league team suffers fire loss Posted: Vandals set fire to the Tucson Mountain Little League concession stand Saturday morning, and fire investigators say whoever set it was ... via KVOA-TV Tucson

TITANS LOOKING FOR PLAYERS The Titans Baseball Club is seeking players for its U-14 spring team. via Pocono Record

“Our kids are out there trying to play and parents are out there trying to support them and then you have vandalism for no reason”

Last updated on: 11/7/2007 6:06:15 PM by Maggie Newland CAPE CORAL: It was a shocking discovery at a Cape Coral ball park when eight cars were found vandalized - one with a swastika painted on it. via Nbc-2.com

“Those are balls that have to be caught.'' But unlike some, the former Seattle Mariner manager is patient with his players. "My hope is that they get a little mad”

TOKYO Jim Lefebvre's challenge is to shape up the China baseball team ahead of the Beijing Olympics. via The Toronto Star

“Luckily it didn't hit any of our kids in the head”

A happy outing took a frightening turn for a group of Buffalo-area boys on their way home from Syracuse last weekend when the van they were traveling in was shot at on the Thruway. via Buffalo News

The following candidates were not included in the the previous election yearbooks for candidates seeking office. via Courier News Online

“It's awfully unusual, looking at the (playoff) brackets, that two teams that are neighbors are playing each other (in the state semifinals).”

About 15 miles separates Clintonville from New London. But when it comes to facing off in high school football, they might as well be across the state from each other. via WisInfo

“I saw a light bulb - that's the choicest part of it”

J. Craig Anderson , Tribune Compared to Apache Junction Little League president Chris Ballow, the guy in "Field of Dreams" had it easy. via East Valley Tribune

“I think the stability or loyalty factor was a little better”

Gonzaga has hoisted the WCC Tournament championship trophy eight times in nine years. via The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is again providing recycling grants to Arizona Little Leagues to promote recycling and to prevent littering at baseball fields across the state.ADEQ will provide ... via KIKO News

“They built an absolutely fabulous Little League field [that I played on] 53 years ago and I still remember it to this day”

Campbell's Little League field now will be known officially as Tony Dann Field. Dann, 101, the founder of the Campbell Little League in 1951, was presented a plaque by friends and family acknowledging the ... via Vindy.com

“We will try and bring back the pride”

EWA BEACH - Following the past baseball season, many families felt a bit unsatisfied about their experience with the Ewa Beach Little League. via The Honolulu Advertiser

“They spilled it on the top of the counter and tried to ignite it”

Vandals caused serious damage to Jenkins Township Little League's field on May Street sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday. via Times Leader

“He's still guilty of the crime even though he didn't pull the trigger. The book is kind of a character study and tells what happens when a person is so self-involved that they cannot admit their own limitations - like an evolution of a lie.”

Who is The Courier's High School "Fan"-tastic Football Player of the Week? A Tale of Two Sides: Two books coming out on McKay's death By Lucretia Fernandez, Courier staff The day 12-year-old McKay Everett was ... via Houston Community Newspapers Online

“The paperwork on this grant has not been finalized”

If this were a baseball game, it would be raining. But the delay in the City of Pittston receiving about $350,000 in funding to rebuild the city's Little League field is all on paper. via The Citizens' Voice

“We really like how the kids and their families are out here supporting this”

Typically, Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a quiet place in November. But that wasn't the case Saturday, as nearly 700 children took to the field as part of the second annual Bank of America Orange County Little ... via Toronto Blue Jays

“To do that in our sectional for the past five years, that's no small feat. But it's one thing to be there and another thing to win it.”

Times Staff Report Editor's Note: This is the final appearance of Fresh Scoops for this season. via The Times

“It has to be a specific location and carefully timed in the cardiac cycle”

Bad timing blamed for death of boy, 4 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WESLEY CHAPEL - Four-year-old Cayden Huels accidentally wandered in front of a pitch-back net and a baseball thrown by a boy hit him in his upper left ... via Floridatoday.com

“It was kind of surreal just to be in there”

The Little League World Series champions from Warner Robins have added a hefty trophy to their spoils of victory -- a visit with the President. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Leonard E. ''Lenny'' Scott, 46, of Vermilion, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, in Kingston of Vermilion, after a lengthy illness. via The Morning Journal

“I held the single season rushing record for more than 30 years. While in school, I broke several other records in kick-returns and punting”

Recently Frederick Douglas, a native of Americus, was inducted into Albany State University's Hall of Fame for his outstanding accomplishments as an athlete, educator and coach. via Union-Recorder

Humboldt Association of Realtors members recently presented checks in the amount of $6,000 each to Eureka Little League and the Humboldt Community Breast Health Project. via Eureka Reporter

“I enjoyed looking forward to the opportunities and new expanses”

Players at Corvallis and Crescent Valley have grown up playing sports together By Aaron Yost Gazette-Times Reporter Kevin Younger and Nate Williams have been friends since kindergarten when they first began ... via Lee Northwest

“If we can get five or more of their support this lessens our expenses and the expenses of the teams.”

The Saipan Little League Baseball Association hopes to again tap the support of local businesses as they prepare for the opening of the 2008 season in February. via Saipan Tribune

“He was distributing literature in the district where it has pictures of children who are innocent to the fact of politics holding campaign signs.”

There is, legally at least, no Tower Hill Little League. Still, the question of whether such a Little League exists has been a grappling point in the District D City Council race between incumbent Nicholas ... via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

“Seven, eight years of torturing her, he would come in her room at night after everyone would go to bed and scare her, do things to her, touch her”

A little league coach who admitted to sexually assaulting a family friend for years has been charged with child rape. via KOMOradio