Learning Curve
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By MIKE YOUNG | SportStars Defending your home turf in an international competitions is enough pressure for anyone “” ask any Olympian. The boys of Canyon Creek Little League could tell you something a little about it too. The District 57 host team for the Intermediate... Read more
Meet the Canyon Creek Intermediate All-Stars
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#7 JORDAN NEVAREZFavorite Baseball Team: San Francisco GiantsFavorite Baseball Player: Troy Tulowitzki Favorite Baseball Moment: “Whenever we’re winning a game”Favorite Non-Baseball Hobby: Hanging out with friends or swimmingWhy He’s Excited About the LLWS: “We’re having fun and have the chance to go to the championship.”Favorite Superhero: My DadBiggest Inspiration: My... Read more
Can Little League Shoulder and Elbow Hurt Your Pitch?
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How Pitcher’s Shoulder and Elbow Hurt Arm/Shoulder Care | Dr. Mo Mortazavi Baseball throwing injuries in young athletes are one of the most common pediatric overuse injuries. Consequently, 30 to 50 percent of all youth baseball players suffering from this in their career. The incidence continues to rise... Read more
It’s Livermore or BUST for Lemoore Little League
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CHOWCHILLA – Lemoore Little League coach Brady Holaday stood along the left field line as his players filed out of the dugout painted in frustration following a 7-6 loss. Holaday was biting his lower lip as well, talking to his coaches and wearing the type of wry smile coaches... Read more
Western Regionals Taking Home
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Oh, ok. This is a WORLD SERIES! It’s a mid-July evening in Pleasanton, and while a handful of Intermediate Little League teams go over their travel itinerary for their trip to the Western Regionals Tournament in Irvine “the last step to reaching the World Series” a baker’s dozen worth... Read more
SLIDESHOW: NCTB’s “The League”
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THOSE WHO ARE NOT ON A FLASH-ENABLED DEVICE, CAN VIEW THE CARDS HERE. Read more
New “Grand Slam Safety” to Showcase at World Series SportsJam
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Livermore, CA, USA “” Baseball fans will be heading to Livermore soon for the Little League Intermediate World Series, July 29 – August 4, at Max Baer Park. Also celebrating the event will be Grand Slam Safety, a new company dedicated to developing innovative products to keep players... Read more
SCOUT IT OUT LOUD: BAWS plans for 2013
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By BLAINE CLEMMENS | Special to SportStars Last spring SportStars became the official media partner of Bay Area World Series (BAWS) and that relationship will continue in 2013. Starting in 2004, BAWS is the longest running and most successful showcase-focused organization in Northern California. This summer, BAWS will... Read more
Sweet 13
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By CHACE BRYSON | Editor Aaron Solis had a pretty memorable first day as a teenager. The left-handed pitcher of Nogales National Little League was handed the ball for his 13th birthday “” in the U.S. bracket semifinal of the Intermediate Little League World Series on Aug.... Read more
Getting Even
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By CHACE BRYSON | Editor Sometimes the game is simply the story. And sometimes the story is part of something bigger. To aptly embody what transpired in the North Coast Section Division I softball championship game June 1 at Saint Mary’s College, one simply needs to start with... Read more
East Bay SportStars begin new chase of Team USA dreams
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Record Highs: Eight East Bay SportStars Baseball teammates are going to North Carolina this year. “I thought it would be tough to top last year, but we did!!” exclaimed team GM, Jason Sekany of TPC in Pleasanton, CA in a morning interview Friday. The players, (from U14 and... Read more
Little League World Series: And then there were 7…
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Thursday opened the Little League World Series with three straight elimination games. Canada (Lethbridge, ALB.) was the first to leave the Little League World Series tournament despite a gritty 5-4 loss to Latin America (Guayaquil, Ecuador). The Ecuadorians survive for at least one more a day, drawing a rematch... Read more
