Little League News Archives

“Mom and Dad need to buy a bigger house.”

Doesn't every parent know that it is one of those unwritten laws and an unofficial but binding oath that at the birth of your child, youth sports will be in his future? And doesn't every parent know that youth ... via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

A second youth baseball field at College Park will be equipped with lights for nighttime play, the City Council decided last week. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“He's not a power guy but an aggressive hitter. (Defensively) he has looked good in spurts. That's not unusual at this point in his career.”

Maybe one day Stuart Tapley can pull off the feat that former Florida State baseball player Kevin Cash did in the fall by being a member of Little League World Series, College World Series and World Series ... via Tallahassee.com

Raymond Davis Coates, Sr., age 79, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. via The Dispatch

Little League Baseball has tweaked its lineup for this year's World Series. Champions from Europe and a territory comprised of the Middle East and Africa will advance to the World Series under new regional ... via WNEP-TV Moosic

Pat Casey and his Oregon State baseball team scored three-peats Sunday to highlight the 56th annual Oregon Sports Awards ceremony at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike Campus in Beaverton. via Statesman Journal

The Saipan Little League Baseball Association is looking for individuals who want to become volunteer umpires for the upcoming season, which is set to open on Feb. via Saipan Tribune

“Then you have fundraising. That takes time, but it's vital.”

Pa. ambulance volunteers in short supply Work described as demanding but also gratifying. via Star-Gazette.COM

LYNN, Ind. -- Russell B. Isenbarger, 64, of Lynn, Ind., passed away suddenly Friday, Jan. via Palladium-Item

“Hitting and getting people out, and catching pop flies.”

Sparks is president of the Western Little League and she says the excitement that followed the Western All-Stars appearance in the Little League World Series had people calling and e-mailing her throughout the ... via KCBD-TV Lubbock

“If there was ever a week for it, this might be it”

Break out the umbrellas for rain, and the white flags for Tiger Woods. Winning the Buick Invitational became a matter of when -- not who -- after Woods put on a clinic Saturday by hitting 17 greens in ... via The Waterbury Connecticut Republican

The father of a Little League player has been found guilty of making terroristic threats toward his son's coach. via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

“He sees his friends and plays basketball. It's a home run for him.”

Mikey Lorch made basket after basket as his friends cheered him on. But for Lorch and other Rockland County children, last night's Challenger Basketball Night at St. via The Patent Trader

“If we don't win this year, we might all get fired and I'll start by firing myself”

Cincinnati Reds President and CEO Bob Castellini stood in what he called "the heart of Reds' country" and told a crowd of more than 400 the professional baseball team will be competitive in 2008. via Journal-News

Wade Campbell , the man charged with making terroristic threats against the coach, began to cry when it came time to tell his side of the story in court. via Romenesko's Obscure Store

“He and I always fought and argued”

The town is mourning the loss of Parks and Cemetery Foreman Ralph D. Marshall Sr., 50, who died Tuesday after a long illness. via Hampton Union

“He's done it with a lot of dignity. He hasn't lorded over the kids, his friends. He's just Justin.”

New Westminster to honour native son by naming park he learned baseball in after him It was about 15 years ago when Jack Steele took a group of New Westminster Little League all-stars across the Pitt River ... via Burnaby News Leader

“To hear those words coming from an officer - you can imagine how I felt”

The coach who said he was threatened by a parent of one of his Little League players testified today that Wade Campbell was "screaming" at him during the June 22 game on St. via TwinCities

“I'm not involved in those decisions. Judge Crain sentenced Sell to the Jackson County Supervisory Authority subject to modification”

A former Little League coach, sentenced to 30 days for raping a 14-year-old girl who played on his softball team, served two days in jail and is now participating in a work-release program, community justice ... via Medford Mail Tribune

Sudley Park slated for fall opening Parents waiting for the day when then their Little League ball players can play under the lights at Sudley Park ... County approves 210 new Haymarket houses The Prince ... via Gainesville Times

HN Distributors' pitcher Manny Valencia tags Duran Enterprises' Albert Sandoval as he slides into home June 4 at Nogales Little League Park. via Nogales International

Coach Waddell knows it. Captain Holik can't explain it. IIya Kovalchuk is haunted by it. via MVN - Recent Articles

St. Clair Little League is having its monthly meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in St. via The Times Herald

The Garden City Parks and Recreation Department will hold registration for its boys basketball program, from 5-7 p.m. Monday, at the Maplewood Community Center. via Hometown Life

Former Alderman John D. Crooks Sr. made cash and check withdrawals from two civic organizations for purchases never documented and used money from one organization to cover a deficit in the accounts of the ... via The Day

By Josh Farley Friday, January 18, 2008 BAINBRIDGE ISLAND A Bainbridge man convicted of setting fire to a Little League facility last year is back in court on charges he torched a city water pump shed, ... via Kitsapsun.com

“San Carlos Little League has done a great job”

Youngsters were swinging for the fences on opening day of the Tri County Challenger Little League Baseball last Saturday at Three Oaks Community Park. via BonitaNews.com - Bonita Springs, Florida

Mark your calendar! Carson City Little League baseball program registration will be held Jan. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“What we don't want is for kids to have to play the same team over and over again. That's not a whole lot of fun for either team”

A ninth-inning rally means Little League will continue its 35-year run in Keizer. via Keizertimes

“If you needed a jacket or shoes or your bills paid he would handle all that for you”

Grant Dodder spent 26 years of his life as a lonely, strung-out methamphetamine addict on the streets of Colorado Springs, Colo. via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Three little league teams are now merging into one. Everyone involved in youth baseball and softball in Warren, agrees that the decision to join forces, is a grand slam. via 33 News Youngstown

“As the father of 11 children, Brian has ably met the challenges of working with young people to inspire discipline and athletic success.”

Ave Maria University announced today that it has named Brian J. Scanlan its first full-time athletic director. via Earth Times

Istill took the family to the Walnut Room to eat pot pie under the tree, as I do every year, whether they call the place Macy's or Marshall Field's. This year, though, there was no wait. via Chicago Sun-Times

A Mesa teenager says his aluminum Louisville Slugger bat from little league helped him fend off an burglar inside his home. via ABC15.com

The Cassopolis Little League will be holding its sign-ups for T-ball, softball and baseball for the 2008 season begining Jan. via Cassopolis Vigilant

“These fields compete with the finest fields you'd find anywhere in the country”

The complex is designed for baseball, football, softball, volleyball and soccer. via RGJ.com

“Little League Baseball is the largest youth organization in the world. "Any child in town between the ages of 5 and 12 can sign up for (American Legion) Little League this year.”

There will no longer be two Little League Baseball affiliations in Gallatin. Gallatin Kiwanis will be switching over to Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Leagues beginning this spring. via The Tennessean

Little League baseball and softball registration will be conducted Thursday, Jan. via Uvalde Leader News

“This is probably hurting him real bad”

Jeffrey Grimsinger's guilty plea Friday brought sadness to the faces of close friends and neighbors of the killer's father, Mike Grimsinger. via Victoria Advocate

“All sponsors will be listed on the Bulverde Little League website which will include the option for a link to business websites.”

Baseball fans and people who are just fans of kids in general are gearing up for the 2008 Bulverde Little League spring season at Jumbo Evans Sports Park. via The Canyon Lake Times Guardian

“The only teams that stay together are in the majors division, which is boys 10 to 12”

Galen Scott gscott@weatherforddemocrat.com Hey, batta-batta swing! The Weatherford Little League Association is scheduled to hold the first of three consecutive Saturday sign-ups Jan. via Weatherford Democrat

“I'm not impressed with this whole process from either side”

Keizer Little League, Inc. began examining other options soon after the board's election in June, one of its directors said last week. via Keizertimes

“Yankees may give up on Johan Santana”

Posted by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar January 10, 2008 11:40AM The Post reports that the Yanks are considering former Houston Astro and brief San Diego Padre Jason Lane for the first base position. via The Jersey Journal

“We called the Gang Task Force and they told us it was not gang-related”

Elkton has been plagued by three bouts of vandalism and grafitti-spraying in the past four weeks and Elkton police have been working hard to catch the culprits. via The Daily News-Record

“We don't have a lot of activity for our kids”

Pet owners who do not clean up after their animals may now face a $250 fine following adoption of a new local law. via Daily Freeman

Registration starts this weekend for Hessville Little League's 2008 baseball and softball season for boys and girls. via The Times

“We are going to have to get some other type of fencing. We don't where the funds are going to come from.”

Maintaining a baseball field takes a lot of work. KHOU - TV So, just imagine how frustrated one local little league coach got when he saw that his field's fence had been set on fire. via KHOU-TV Houston

“It's a wonderful opportunity for youngsters to watch and learn from players that are among the very best”

Cape Coral Little League baseball and softball players will have an opportunity to get free instruction from Minnesota Twins major and minor league players before the seasons start in February. via News Press

After the completion of the qualifying round, five veteran teams, including Appleton's Bill Todhunter and Greg Johnson's squad, and one rookie team made up of Green Bay curlers qualified for the 2008 U.S. ... via Appleton Post-Crescent

“I would have to say it goes back to little league, pee-wee football”

Bob Sanders' impact on the Indianapolis defense helped earn the Colts safety the Associated Press 2007 NFL defensive player of the year award Monday. via Detroit News

“My brothers and I just followed in his footsteps”

Her father is a possible Hall Of Famer, Pierre Turgeon, who wrapped up his professional career last season as the 27th highest-scorer in NHL history and a hero to some in his many NHL stops. via The Globe and Mail

“We know he's active and that's the most important thing. ... He's still a strong man with strong values, and he's doing fine.”

Wearing a Santa suit and a wide grin, a wealthy Florida rancher doled out sneakers and sweets to Cuban children Sunday, bringing holiday cheer to this communist-run island where the Christmas season goes ... via News Chief

“With exercise, it's easy to talk yourself out of doing it and skip it, but it's very difficult to let someone else down.”

A lack of time is one of the main excuses people give for not exercising, but experts say it's easy to sneak exercise into your life. via Poughkeepsie Journal

Local Little League administrators will gather in Blanchard to participate in a Little League Road Show. via News-Star

“He's going to be pretty close to coming out”

ABINGDON, Va. Howard Bradley Mayfield of Meadowview, Va., was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Friday on a charge of passing counterfeit currency. via News Channel 11

“It's extremely variable how much time they put in”

The Wisconsin Soccer Association has filed a lawsuit challenging a state decision that would require youth soccer clubs to have unemployment compensation insurance for referees, coaches and trainers. via WiscNews.com

Those are the words that came quickly to friends of Joseph "Chic'' Mancuso, who spent 18 years helping coach high school and American Legion baseball teams. via Gretna Breeze

“I think we're getting good, solid community support. People just said 'enough is enough' after last year.”

Community outrage helped police make arrests in a double homicide on East Delavan Avenue in which 90 shots were fired, hitting and killing two innocent teenagers Sept. via Buffalo News

“Each year youngsters in this city get better and better instruction, especially of the fundamentals of baseball”

Breakaway bases and a rule change involving pitchers and catchers are among new rules for local players implemented by Little League Baseball this season. via News Press

Gary Wayne Tuch, age 56, of New Braunfels passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007 at McKenna Memorial Hospital. via The New Braunfels Herald

Eugene McClure, a Maine Baseball Hall of Famer who met legendary major league pitcher Cy Young as a youth, died Monday from a stroke. via Bangor Daily News

“The Board of Directors decides on the scheduling of the fields”

There will be two meetings this week to discuss the future of youth baseball and softball in Keizer. via Statesman Journal