American Pastime wins twice at nationals
American Pastime, a Chino-based travel softball team featuring
local residents Baillie Kirker and Kyle Mulligan, opened pool play in
the Amateur Softball Assn. of America's 12-and-under Fastpitch
National Championship with a pair of wins Tuesday in Moline, Ill.
American Pastime handled the Illinois-based Orion Express, 24-0,
and then beat the Tempe-based Arizona Hot Shots, 10-2.
American Pastime, one of 12 teams to clinch their pool Tuesday,
will begin elimination play today once the winners of the other eight
pools are determined.
CSA will hold registration for fall ball
Crescenta Sports Assn. will have walk-up registration for its
upcoming fall season from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Glendale
Sports Complex, 3900 Fern Lane, Glendale.
CSA is celebrating its 10th season of fall ball, offering softball
for ages 9-16 and baseball for ages 7-17.
Softball will be offered in two divisions -- 9- to 12-year-olds
and 16-and-under -- and baseball will be broken down into five
divisions -- 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-17.
The 15- to 17-year-old division will be a wood-bat only league.
Last year, more than 550 individuals on 45 teams competed in CSA's
fall season.
For more information, call the CSA hotline at (626) 569-4797 or
visit the league's Web site at www.eteamz.com/crescentasports.
Former Glendale High athlete to hold clinic
Jaiya Figueras, a former Glendale High football player and
assistant coach, will hold a strength and speed training clinic from
10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Glendale Community College.
Coaches, parents and athletes are welcome.
The cost is $20 per athlete and $30 per coach.
Figueras, who was an All-CIF selection at Glendale High, started
at strong safety for the University of Oregon.
For additional information, contact Figueras at (949) 455-9922.
Loporchio set to hold water polo clinic
Former Crescenta Valley High boys' water polo Coach Pete Loporchio
will conduct a water polo clinic for children 8-18 at College of the
Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia.
The clinic will be Thursday and Friday. For more information,
contact Loporchio at coachloporchio@aol.com.
