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12s Win District 52 for Fifth Straight Year! (2011)
Hillsborough faced a tough San Carlos American team in Game #2 of the finals tonight, July 13. On the mound for Hillsborough, Robert Dicioccio pitched 4-1/3 innings, and Miles Todzo came in to close out the game on his 13th birthday. Blake Marcus and Will Lambson had solo home runs to beat San Carlos 2-1. The team moves on to the Northern California Section 3 Tournament in Danville, with their first game on Saturday, July 16 at 11:00 a.m at Osage Park. Congratulations to Manager Gary Goodman, coaches Brian Farr and Mark Todzo, and each of the 12 players on winning the D52 Championship! HLL has now won five straight District 52 titles in the 12s age group, and seven of the last eight dating back to 2004. Click for articles by the San Jose Mercury News and the San Mateo Daily Journal. 12's Take Down Palo Alto National (2011) Tuesday, July 5 saw the Hillsborough All-Stars face off against their rival Palo Alto National in Game #3 of the tournament. Hillsborough got it started in the bottom of the 1st with their leadoff batter, Michael Adams, launching a solo home run out behind the centerfield fence. PA pitcher Justin Hull walked Blake Marcus and Miles Todzo before Peter Love's 3-run line drive shot. After 1 inning, Hillsborough was leading 4-0. That's the way it would remain for another 2 innings. In the top of the 4th inning, PA had runners on 1st and 2nd. Their next batter saw strike three, and following him, the PA batter flied out to left field. One run then scored, and with the throw in from leftfield, their player was caught in a rundown between 2nd and 3rd, and eventually was tagged out by 2nd baseman Will Farr. Blake Marcus threw 86 pitches and Stephan Uecker pitched the top of the 6th and quieted a single base hit rally by Palo Alto. The final score was Hillsborough 5, PA National 1. Also hitting for Hillsborough was Dyan Goldman with a single, Will Farr had a double and Will Lambson had two singles. Click here for the article from Palo Alto Online. Hillsborough will next face San Carlos American, who beat Alpine/West Menlo in the winner's bracket game. They will play Thursday, July 7 at 5:30 p.m. 10/11 All-Stars Win Again (2011) Back at Belmont on Monday June 27, the team continued to look sharp against Palo Alto American behind Paulie Ferrari, who was throwing bullets for 4 strong innings. They got it going in the 2nd inning with a barrage of hits for 5 runs. Ferrari and Josh Tan provided some pop for doubles and a string of singles. Hillsborough came through with a 1-6-3 double play in the 6th to stall a late game rally. Dylan Cravalho came in to close out the 5th and 6th innings, with a final score of 7-2. Click here for the San Jose Mercury News story. The team plays again Saturday, July 2 at 10:00 a.m. Minors Superbowl Wins 2011 District 52 Title (2011) Congratulations to our Minors Superbowl team for winning the 2011 District 52 Championship. Click here for the San Jose Mercury News article and here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. 12's Section 3 Tournament Run Concludes (2010) The HLL 12's were eliminated from the Section 3 Tournament on Tuesday, July 20. Congratulations to all of the players and coaches for a great run that included HLL's fourth consecutive 12-year-old District 52 Championship. Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. 12's Win Again at Section 3 Tournament (2010) HLL's 12-year-old All-Stars improved to 2-1 in Section 3 Tournament play (double-elimination) with a 4-1 victory over San Lorenzo National (District 45 Champion) on Monday, July 19. The HLL 12's will face Tracy National (District 67 Champion) on Tuesday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at Gomes Elementary School in Fremont. Section 3 Tournament Update (2010) In Section 3 Tournament play (double-elimination), the HLL 12's defeated Niles Centerville 12-7 in a losers' bracket game on Sunday 7/18. The HLL 12's lost to San Ramon on Saturday 7/17, 4-2, in their opener. The 12's play again Monday 7/19 at Gomes Elementary School in Fremont at 5:30 p.m. Click here for a related article from the San Jose Mercury News. The HLL 10's were eliminated from the Section 3 Tournament with losses on 7/17 and 7/18. Thank you to all the coaches, players and parents for a great 2010 All-Star run. HLL Claims Two District 52 Championships! (2010) HLL celebrated two victories on Sunday, July 11, as both the 12- and 10-year-old All-Star Teams won District 52 Championships. The 12's beat a formidable Half Moon Bay team 14-1, including a grand slam by George Delegans and a complete game one-hitter by Blake Marcus. Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. The 10's beat Belmont/Redwood Shores 1-0 behind great pitching by Paulie Ferrari and Elliott Schaffer. The 12's have won four straight District 52 titles and six in the last seven years. The 10's have four District 52 titles in the last six years. HLL to Participate in Two District 52 Title Games on July 11! (2010) On Sunday, July 11, our 12-year-old All-Stars will play Half Moon Bay in the District 52 Championship Game at 12 p.m. in Pacifica (click here for directions). On Saturday, July 10, Hillsborough forced the decisive Sunday game by defeating Half Moon Bay in a thrilling 15-14 slugfest. Click here for the San Jose Mercury News article. Also on Sunday, July 11, our 10-year-old All-Stars will participate in the District 52 Championship Game against Belmont/Redwood Shores. The game begins at 12 p.m. in Belmont (click here for directions). 12's Continue to Advance (2010) 12's continue to advance, winning their third game in a row with a compelling victory over Menlo-Atherton 17-2 on July 5th. They play next on Thursday, July 8th in Pacifica. Click here for the article in the San Jose Mercury News. 12's Win Nail-Biter (2010) The Hillsborough 11/12-year-old District All-Stars won a "nail-biter," defeating San Carlos 6-5 on June 30th with a comeback win! They play Menlo-Atherton on July 5th at 5:30 in Pacifica. Click here for the article in the San Jose Mercury News. Hillsborough 10-11's Take Two (2010) The Hillsborough 10-11's won back-to-back games this weekend in extra innings, beating Foster City 7-6 and Palo Alto National 13-12. Justin Moore hit a two-run homer which led the way to Hillsborough's 13-12 win on Sunday (June 27). Hillsborough 11-12's Claim District 52 Opener (2010) The Hillsborough 11-12's won their District 52 opener 11-5 on Saturday (June 26) after taking the lead earlier in the game on Alex Waldsmith's grand slam. Click here for the article in the San Jose Mercury News. 12's Exciting Tournament Run Comes to an End (2009) Congratulations to HLL's 12-year-old All-Star Team, which won its fifth District 52 Championship in the last six years and advanced all the way to the Section 3 Championship Series. The 12's posted an 8-2 record in tournament play this summer. Click here for the San Mateo County Times' article about the Section 3 Championship Series. 12's Qualify for Section 3 Championship Series (2009) The 12's won their elimination game against San Leandro on Tuesday (July 21), 2-0. With many of our pitchers out after three consecutive days of play, Jacob Battat stepped in and pitched five fantastic innings, giving up just two hits. Brandon Liu finished the game, pitching for the first time in tournament play. Great job guys! Billy Funkhouser provided the run support with a single that drove in the first run and a home run in the third inning. The HLL 12's will face San Ramon again in the Championship Series starting on Wednesday (July 22) at 5:30 p.m. at 1062 Grant Avenue in San Lorenzo. HLL must win twice to advance to the next stage of tournament play. San Ramon defeated Hillsborough in an exciting extra-inning game earlier in the week. 10's End Phenomenal Tournament Run (2009) The 10's saw their phenomenal district and sectional run come to an end on Tuesday (July 21) with a 7-4 loss against Mt. Eden. They were fighting up to the last pitch with the tying run at the plate. This was a fantastic summer for our young All-Stars that shows the upcoming strength of our league. Thanks to Gary Goodman, Jeff Schubiner, A.J. Goldman and all that have helped with this great team. We are very proud of your play and sportsmanship! 10's and 12's Both Win Second Straight Sectional Games (2009) On Sunday, July 19, the 12's won their second straight sectional game with a 10-3 win over San Leandro. The win was secured by 5 1/3 innings of strong pitching by Brenden Barrows and a huge three-run homer by Ryan Ward. Hillsborough will face San Ramon on Monday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at 1062 Grant Avenue in San Lorenzo. The 10's also picked up their second straight sectional win on Sunday, July 19 over Mt. Eden, 13-8. Miles Todzo pitched five strong innings and added three hits and a handful of RBI's. The HLL 10's will face Danville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20 at 1062 Grant Avenue in San Lorenzo. 10's and 12's Win Sectional Openers on July 18! (2009) HLL's 12- and 10-year-old All-Star Teams both won the first games of their respective Section 3 Tournaments on Saturday, July 18. The 12's defeated Northgate, 19-12, in a 3 hour, 15 minute marathon. The 12's will face San Leandro on Sunday, July 19 at 11 a.m. at 1062 Grant Avenue in San Lorenzo. The 10's bested Danville, 6-3, on Saturday, July 18 and they will also play their next game on Sunday, July 19 at 11 a.m. at 1062 Grant Avenue in San Lorenzo. 10's Rally for District 52 Championship Win (2009) The 10's defeated Foster City on July 11 by a score of 8-7 to claim the 2009 District 52 title. HLL was behind 5-3, then tied the game at 5-5 and went ahead for good with a three-run sixth inning. Congratulations to the entire team and coaches Gary Goodman, Jeff Schubiner and A.J. Goldman! Click here for the full San Mateo Daily Journal article. 12's Claim District 52 Title (2009) Congratulations to HLL's 12-Year-Old All-Star Team, which won the District 52 Championship for the fifth time in six years. Click here for the full San Mateo Daily Journal article. Kids' All-Star Quest Powered by Pirates Ancestors (2009) Billy Funkhouser, Gordon Barrows and Brenden Barrows, teammates on HLL's 12-year-old All-Star Team, all have ancestors that played for the 1909 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Here are two articles about this fascinating coincidence: San Mateo County Times and SPORTSbyBROOKS. All of HLL's All-Star Teams Reach Championship Series (2009) For the first time ever, all of HLL's All-Star Teams reached their respective Championship Series. The 10-year-old All-Stars are the latest addition, thanks to Michael Adams' complete-game shutout in the Losers' Bracket Final on July 9. The 10's will face Foster City on Friday (July 10) at 5:30 p.m. at Sunken Diamond Field off Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. If Hillsborough wins, there will be a decisive game on Saturday (July 11). Hillsborough's 12-year-old All-Stars will face Half Moon Bay on Friday (July 10) at 5:30 p.m. Come out and watch at the Belmont/Redwood Shores complex! The 11's had a fantastic run to their Championship Series, which came to an end on July 7. 10's Topple Half Moon Bay in Extra Innings (2009) On July 8, the 10's were victorious over Half Moon Bay, 5-4 in seven innings. Hayden Pegley drove in the winning run. With the win, Hillsborough advanced to Thursday's (July 9) Losers' Bracket Final. The game, against Belmont/Redwood Shores, starts at 5:30 p.m. at Sunken Diamond Field off Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. 12-Year-Old All-Stars Clinch Spot in Title Game (2009) On July 8, the 12's advanced to the Championship Game with a 12-7 victory over Pacifica American. Nick Franco, Brenden Barrows and Brent Arimoto each hit home runs for Hillsborough. HLL will face either Pacifica American or Half Moon Bay in the Championship Game on Friday (July 10) at 5:30 p.m. Come out and watch at the Belmont/Redwood Shores complex! 11's Reach Championship Game (2009) On July 6, HLL's 11-year-old All-Star Team came back from a 12-4 deficit in the top of the sixth inning with the help of Jon Hall's three-run home run to tie San Carlos. They held this tough team in the bottom of the sixth and the game was suspended by darkness with a 12-12 score after six innings. The following day, Hillsborough won in the seventh inning as Timmy Lynch doubled and Alex Waldsmith homered. An hour later, Hillsborough battled hard but fell to defending champion Alpine Menlo in the Championship Game. Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal's article. HLL had an incredible six-game run through the Losers' Bracket to advance to the final. This was an incredibly exciting tournament that highlighted the determination and talent of a great group of Hillsborough players and coaches. Congratulations! Ex-Giant's Son Belts Four Homers for Hillsborough Little League Stars (2009) Click here for the full San Mateo County Times article and click here for video of Eric Whitfield's fourth home run. 12-Year-Old All-Stars Win 17-0 over Redwood City National (2009) Click here for the full San Jose Mercury News article. 11's Beat Foster City (2009) Hillsborough's 11-year-old All-Stars beat Foster City, 6-3, on July 1 with outstanding pitching and some timely hitting. Alex Waldsmith pitched a gem, giving up only one hit in 5 1/3 innings pitched. He had the Foster City team off-balance all night with great location on his fastball and nasty off-speed stuff. He struck out 12 of the 21 batters he faced in the game. The game was a pitchers' duel for the first three innings with the only run coming in the second with Riley Krook on third and Nick Pratt on first, when Pratt's delayed steal of second allowed Krook to steal home and score the first run of the game. Hillsborough broke it open in the fourth when Timmy Lynch came through with a bases-loaded double that cleared the bases, scoring three runs. Waldsmith drove in Lynch, and Spencer Sinclair drove in Waldsmith to cap a five-run fourth inning for Hillsborough, which provided all the runs needed to secure the victory. 12-Year-Old All-Stars Defeat Redwood City National, 13-1 (2009) On June 27, Eric Whitfield homered and Ryan Kammuller added a grand slam as Hillsborough won its tournament opener. Ryan Ward pitched all four innings and recorded the victory. Their next game is against Redwood City National on Wednesday (July 1) at 7:30 p.m. at Belmont Field. Another Banner Year (2008) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Leaving No Doubt (2008) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Little League Just Keeps Winning (2008) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Stars Look Unstoppable in Blowout (2008) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. A Bitter Defeat (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. One Last Chance (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. State Title in Sight (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Comes Out Swinging (2007) Click here for the Palo Alto Daily News article. Hillsborough Claims Section 3 Crown (2007) Click here for the Palo Alto Daily News article. Hillsborough Champs (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough All-Stars Cruise to Win (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Hillsborough Makes Statement (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Section Tourney Ready to Heat Up (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Hillsborough Champs Again (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Title Up for Grabs (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Dominates (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Continues March (2007) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Focused on Winning Division Tourney (2006) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Hillsborough Champs (2006) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Closing in on Title, RV (2006) Click here for the Palo Alto Daily News article. Hillsborough Earns Section Crown (2006) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Hillsborough All-Stars Win Game in Rout (2006) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Pounds Mt. Eden (2006) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Climbs to the Mountaintop Again (2006) Click here for the article in The Examiner/Independent. District Title Well Worth the Wait (2006) Click here for the San Mateo Daily News article. Hillsborough Trounces Tracy (2005) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Krook Carries Hillsborough to Tourney Win (2005) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Champs (2005) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Hillsborough Captures Title (2005) Click here for the San Mateo Daily Journal article. Young Hillsborough Shows Poise (2005) Click here for The Independent's article. "One of the beautiful things about baseball..." "...is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." -- Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan
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