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Little League Recap:

Locals swing through summer

Area baseball and softball squads go on to win district and regional championships.

September 01, 2009|By Charles Rich
(Page 3 of 4)

The Jewel City/Jewish War Veterans Bears registered a 5-4 victory against Crescenta Valley Hopkins in the championship Junior Baseball Tournament of Champions. Both squads pulled off major upsets to get to the title game, as the Bears upended the second-seeded Burbank Bulldogs and Hopkins topped the top-seeded Burbank Indians.

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Foothill cruised to a convincing 12-1 win against Crescenta Valley in the championship game of the 9- and 10-year-old Softball Tournament. Pitcher Jordan Lousararian tossed a complete game, as she scattered three hits and struck out five.

In the Major Softball Tournament championship game at Scholl Canyon Park Ball Fields, Crescenta Valley scored six first-inning runs. However, Crescenta Valley couldn’t hold on and suffered an 8-6 loss.

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In the Junior tournament, Crescenta Valley battled talented Burbank to an if-necessary championship game after picking up a 4-3 win in the championship game. However, Burbank bounced back in the last game to net a 13-3 win.

In the 9- and 10-year-old Baseball Tournament, Vaquero emerged with a 2-1 win against Crescenta Valley in the if-necessary championship game. Pitchers Gio Ceballos and David Piedra combined to pace Vaquero.

After being no-hit for four innings, Crescenta Valley’s 10- and 11-year-old squad rallied to score nine runs in the final two innings to notch a 9-4 win against Tujunga in the championship contest. Jonathan Tyler of Crescenta Valley came within one out of pitching a complete game.

Crescenta Valley got one home run apiece from Jacob Martinez, Kyle Tavizon and Christian Castaneda to earn an 8-6 win against Burbank in the if-necessary title game of the Major Baseball Tournament.

Jewel City/Jewish War Veterans seemed in control of capturing the Junior Tournament. Needing just one win to advance, Burbank dashed Jewel City/Jewish War Veterans’ hopes with an 11-1 win in the championship contest before coming back the next day to record a 7-4 win in the if-necessary title contest.

SECTION 2

The Foothill 9-10 team appeared in prime position to keep their season going after picking up victories in its first two games, but it ran into a hot Quartz Hill team that won the championship game before claiming the if-necessary championship contest. Foothill held an 11-10 lead entering the sixth inning before Quartz Hill scored six runs in the top of the inning to eliminate Foothill.

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