Welcome to the California District 14 Little League Baseball Web Site. CA District 14 covers the Southern part of Alameda County covering the cities of Fremont, which has six Little Leagues and Newark, which has two. This year CA District 14 will be host for the CA Section 3 Big League All Star Tournament.

All the minutes from the District Meetings can be found under the Handouts section on the side bar.
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CA District 14 held their 2009 Umpires Recognition Dinner on September 11, 2009 at Beck's Steakhouse and had a good turnout. A total of 41 people attended the dinner.

Larry Gomez, the UIC for CA District 12 and Michael T. Martin, from CA District 57, were special Guests.

CA District 14 Umpire Coordinator Bruce Marcellus informed the audience that Tim Freitag, Kurt Kaufman, Chris Barton, Justin McCarthy and Ramsey Fisher all attended the Western Region Juniors Umpires School.

District 14 hosted the 2009 Big League Section Tournament and we had invited several other Districts to send a crew for several games. In return, District 14 sent umpires to the Major, Junior and Senior Section, and the Major and Junior Divisional Tournaments. District 14 had an umpire, Rob McCarthy, selected to umpire in the 2009 Western Regional Tournament. A former member of the District 14 Umpires Crew, Bob Slyter was selected to umpire in the 2009 Little League Western Region All Star Tournament. Bob has moved to Idaho.

Bruce told the audience that the Mission San Jose Little League Junior All Stars won the District 14, Section 3 and Northern CA Division II Championships. MSJLL lost the tie-breaker in the Western Regional Tournament. They were two games away from  going to the Junior World Series. The Senior All Stars from Niles-Centerville Little League also won the District 14, Section 3 and Northern CA Division Titles. NCLL also added the Western Region Crown and traveled to Maine to play in the 2009 Senior All Star World Series, where they beat teams from Canada, the Philippines, Aruba, South Carolina and Maine before falling to Texas in the Series Final, 9-7, to finish second in the World.

Rob McCarthy spoke on his experience as an umpire in the 2009 Western Region All Star Tournament. " I had a great time" Rob told the crowd. "I had the time of my life." Rob umpired in three games a day. "I thought I knew what I was doing, but I learned a lot. I met a lot of nice people. Thanks to Bruce for all his training and to Reggie (District Administrator, Reggie Torres) for nominating me."

Michael T. Martin also spoke about about umpiring in the 2009 Little League World Series. " I feel close to District 14 as were once all a part of District 57, until you split from us. I have been friends with Reggie for close to twenty years" Michael T. told everyone. "I started in Little League twenty years ago, when my son started playing, never thinking I would someday umpire in the World Series. As with Reggie, I owe a big thank-you to the former DA of District 57, Alex Yawornisky. The World Series was a joy....it was a Disneyland for baseball for me!" Michael T. said. "I got to meet players from all over the world. The best game I did was Curacao vs Japan. Everything that could happen in a game, happened; close plays at home, hit batters, a delay steal of home and two runners about three feet apart trying to score on the same hit." When asked about the steal of home, Michael T. replied, "I just happened to catch the runner on third out of the corner of my eye. I noticed he was inching further of the bag and then when the catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher, he broke for home. I was in the right position and the runner just by the catcher and I called him safe. I'm glad I got the call right as ESPN kept on showing that play!" "It was very exciting and I really enjoyed the kids." Michael T. concluded.

Several District 14 Umpires were awarded the Annual District 14 MUC (Most Unusual Calls) Awards. Barrett Ryals & Gary Williams, each won an award, while Tom Curtis and Rob McCarthy shared one.

On the serious side, the Rookie-of-the Year was presented to Charlie Rigg, The Most Improved Winner was Steve Sawamura and Brad Kibbee was selected as the 2009 Jay Horry Winner. Jay Horry was the first District 14 Umpire Coordinator and he passed away while in office. Jay set the pattern for training umpires, that current District 14 UIC, Bruce Marcellus has taken to new heights.

Everyone seemed to have a good time and said they were looking forward to next year's dinner.

CA District 14 wishes to congratulate all award winners!!

The City of Fremont, the Niles Main Street Association and Niles Centerville Little League held a Parade of Champions to honor the NCLL 9/10, Mission San Jose Little League's 10/11, Newark American's 11/12, MSJLL's 13/14 and the NCLL 15/16's for winning their District Championships. MSJLL's Junior and the NCLL Senior All Stars each won the Section 3 and Northern CA Division II (or Northern CA State) Championships. NCLL also captured the Western Regional Crown and finished in second place in the 2009 Senior All Star World Series.

The parade went down Niles Blvd. and eneded up at the Third Street Park. The 9/10, 10/11, 11/12 and 13/14 Champions marched in the parade carring their Championship Banners. Irvington and Washington High School's marching bands were also on hand. A twirling group and several motorcycles were also in the parade.

The players, their families and coaches from the NCLL Senior All Stars all rode in vintage cars, as did the Mayor of Fremont, Bob Wasserman and the CA District 14 Administrator and his wife, Reggie  and Sharon Torres.

Niles Blvd. was lined with spectators and gave each participating group a great round of applause.

As the food sponsored by the Niles Main Street Association was being served, District 14 Administrator, Reggie Torres, read a Proclaimination to the NCLL Senior All Stars from the San Francisco Giants. Reggie also recognized the MSJLL Junior All Stars on their accomplishments . He also gave praise to the NCLL All Stars on their great post season and thanked them for giving him a wonderful present for his 50th Anniversary in Little League, a World Series Team.

A member of Supervisor's Scott Haggerty and Gail Steel staff gave each player a Certificate of Accomplishment and Presented to NCLL President an oversized check for $12.000.00, to help with the leagues travling costs.

The manager of the NCLL All Stars, Perry Romero thanked the District 14 Staff, the NCLL Board of Directors, the parents of the players, the team members, including coaches Roger Dhanda and Mike Branco, for all they have done to help the team with their dream season. Perry finished up by thanking his wife, Rene, for being his biggest supporter.

Congratulations to All the CA District 14 Tournament and International All Star Champions on a wonderful season!

For additional pictures, look in the Albums section under Parade of Champions.

Niles-Centerville's bid for a Senior League World Series Title came up short with a 9-7 loss to Texas.

The loss marked an end of a 26-3 run through the Tournament Season.

Texas put three runs on the scoreboard in the first inning, grabbing an early lead. They added a run in the third on a homerun and three more in the fourth to increase their lead to 7-0.

Niles-Centerville came back in the bottom of the fourth as Cody Lebon singled and Casey Jennings crushed the ball over the left field fence for a two run homer. Billy Nevin walked, Justin Dhanda gets on by an error on the shortstop. Another error by the shortstop and a single by Pirece Romero allows two runs to score. Matt Knight and Jack Veronin each drive in a run with a single and Mark Wik plates a run with a sacrifice fly, as NCLL puts 6 runs on the scoreboard to make the score 7-6.

Texas puts up two more runs in the top of the sixth and they would need them.

In the bottom of the seventh, Wik leads off with a triple  and scored on a two out single by Jennings. Nevin walked, putting the tying runners on base, but NCLL is unable to push any more runs across the plate.

District 14 Little League wishes to Congratulate Niles-Centerville on winning the District 14, Section 3 Division II and Western Region Championships and finishing second in the World Series.

We are very proud of all of you!!! 

The Senior All Stars from Niles-Centerville Little League will play Texas for the 2009 Senior World Series Title as they held on to defeat Aruba Little League 7-6.

Aruba got on the scoreboard first in the top of the second with a single, stolen base and a squeeze bunt to take a 1-0 lead. They added a run to their lead in the third with a NCLL error, a stolen base and a ground ball to second to score the run.

Niles answered in the bottom of the third as Matt Knight was hit with a pitch, Jack Veronin's bunt puts runners on first and second. A wild pitch advances the runners to second and third. Mark Wik gets on base by an error by the second baseman, as a run scores. Casey Jennings single ties the score. Billy Nevin's single plates Wik. With Jennings on second and Nevin on first, Justin Dahanda hits the ball to third and Jennings beats the third baseman to the bag to load the bases. Pierce Romero drives in two runs with a single. Knight hit a single to drive in Dhanda.Veronin hits the ball to the shortstop, who throws the ball into right field, allowing the final two runs of the inning to score.

Aruba has a runner on first in the fourth when the next batter hits s deep fly to the right field wall where Knight makes an outstanding catch to rob the batter of at least a double.

Aruba scores in the fifth as a single, double, a sacrifice fly, two more singles and fielder's choice put two runs on the board.

Aruba makes it close in the seventh with a one out single, a triple and a sac. fly brings them within a run. Matt Knight, who relieved Veronin in the 6th inning, walks the next batter, putting the tying run on at first, but comes back with a strikeout of the next batter, saving the game for NCLL.

NCLL will play Texas for the World Title on August 22nd at 12:00 PM California time.

Good Luck Niles!!!!

The Niles-Centerville Little League Senior All Stars slipped by the host Maine Senior All Stars 7-6 in eight innings to finish Pool Play undefeated, going 4-0.

NCLL loads the bases in the bottom of the second as Matt knight and Justin Dahanda single and Sean O'Hare draws a base on balls. Jesse Nohr grounds to short and Maine forces out Knight at the plate. Jordan Fereira gorunds the ball to the first baseman who throws home to get the second out, but the catchers throw to first on an attempted double play go into right field and O'Hare and Nohr both score with Fereira ending up at second. Mark Wik's single drives in Fereira for the third run of the inning.

Niles added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Nohr reaches base on an error and takes second on a passed ball. Cody Lebon walks and Casey Jennings blasts a double off the 330 mark on the left field fence to drive in Nohr and Lebon.

Maine finally gets on the scoreboard with a walk, single and a Niles error, scoring two runs.

Maine ties the score in the top of the seventh with 2 walks, a double and two singles, scoring three runs.

Maine takes the lead in the top of the eighth and NCLL comes back in the bottom of the inning as Jack Veronin draws a base on balls, Nohr doubles putting runners on second and third. Fereira is intentionally walked to load the bases. Wik singles in the tying run and with two outs, Billy Nevin is walked forcing in the winning run, giving Niles a hard earned 7-6 victory.

NCLL has been seeded first in Pool A and will play the second seed, Latin America's Aruba Little League, from Pool B on Friday at 8:30 AM, California Time.

The first seed from Pool B, Texas, will play the second seed from Pool A, the Philipines, at 11:30 AM, California time. The winners from each of these games will play in the Championship Game on August 22 at 12:00 PM California time and will be televised by ESPN-2.

Additional pictures from this game can be viewed under the albums section. 

Good Luck Niles!!!!

Niles-Centerville Little League won the longest Senior All Star World Series game, beating Canada 6-3.

Niles took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning as Mark Wik led off with a single and scored on Billy Nevin's single but Canada came back to tie the game in the bottom of the second.

NCLL scored again in the fifth. Matt Knight gets on board with a bunt single and Jack Veronin bunts him over to second. Cody Lebon's single scores Knight.

NCLL holds a 2-1 lead going into the sixth and seventh innings.

Canada tied the game in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings.

Canada loads the bases with no outs in the ninth, but Knight strikes out the first two batters and the next batter hits a comebacker to Knight, who throws the runner out at first. 

NCLL pushed a run across in the top of the tenth inning, when Ridge, Wik and Lebon all draw walks. Canada's catcher throws the ball past the third baseman, trying to pick-off pinch runner Jesse Nohr and Nohr scores. Canada answers with one of their own, to keep the game tied and has the bases loaded with one out, but Knight again gets out of the inning by getting two infield popups.

Knight is hit by a pitch leading off the 12th, Ridge draws a base on balls and Wik loads the bases with a bunt single. Casey Jennings finally came up with the big hit, a bases loaded double that cleared the bases and giving NCLL the lead for good, 6-3.

The Niles bats were quiet tonight so the pitching of starter Mark Wik, Matt Knight and winning pitcher Justin Dhanda took over.

Wik pitched the first 6 innings giving up three hits, 2 runs, only one of which was earned. Knight threw the next four innings, allowing four hits and one earned run. Canada had the bases loaded twice with one or no outs but Kinght was able to wiggle out of each jam. Dahanda threw the last two innings and didn't allow a run.

NCLL next plays on August 20th against the Host team, Bangor East Little League. The game will begin at 2:00 PM California time.

Let's Go NCLL!!!

Additional photos from game 3 can be found in the albums section under world series. 

The Niles-Centerville Seniors All Stars defeated South Carolina, 5-1, to stay unbeaten in the 2009 Senior Little League World Series All Star Tournament.

NCLL started off as if they were going to crush South Carolina as Mark Wik led off the bottom of the first with a single, Cody Lebon is hit by a pitch and Casey Jennings singles, loading the bases with nobody out, but Billy Nevin grounds a ball to the pitcher who's throw to home forces out Wik and Bryce Fryan hits into a pticher to catcher to first double play to end the inning.

 Bryce started the scoring with a single in the third inning, bringing home Marc Wik . NCLL breaks the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth as Matt Knight walks, Wik singles and both score on Cody Lebon's single.

South Carolina puts a run on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth with a single, an error and another single and the batter reaching second on the throw home. The next batter hits a liner that Wik nabs at third and his throw doubles up the runner at second, ending the rally.

In the bottom of the inning Fryan draws a walk and Jesse Nohr runs for him. Justin Dhanda singles and Pierce Romero lays down a sacrifice bunt, moving the runners to second and third. Knight's single drives in Nohr,  Jack Veronin, the winning pitcher doubles in two more runs. Wik smashes a line drive that the third baseman grabs and then doubles up Veronin at second, but the damage was done.

South Carolina went quietly in the sixth and seventh innings, giving NCLL the victory.

We would like to recognize Beau Lawrence, Jordan Fereira, Sean O'Hare, Brandon Ridge, Jesse Nohr and Rodger Branco. NCLL would not be representing the West without their dedication and commitment!!

NCLL next plays Canada on August 18th at 5:00 PM California time.

Keep it going Niles-Centerville!!!!

Game Two Box Score 

The Niles-Centerville Senior All Stars won their opening game over the Philippines, 4-1.

Mark Wik led off the NCLL 1st with a single and Cody Lebon hit a double, putting runners on second and third with no one out, but the next three batters all popped out to allow the Philippines to get out of the inning.

The Philippines did put up a run on the scoreboard in their half of the inning to take a one run lead.

NCLL had runners on in almost every inning but couldn't get the big hit when they needed it, until the sixth inning when they scored two runs to take a 2-1 lead. Pierce Romero and Matt Knight singled and Jack Veronin beat out a bunt to load the bases. Wik hit the ball to shortstop where it's first bobbled and then thrown into short right field, allowing two runs to score.

NCLL added two more in the seventh, when Romero walks and Knight reaches on an error and both score on Wik's double and then NCLL shuts down the Philippines  in thier half of the seventh for the 4-1 victory.

Billy Nevin, in relief of Veronin, was the winning pitcher with great defensive help from Wik, Knight and Cody Lebon. NCLL was led at the plate by Wik, who had two hits and all four RBI's and Lebon, who went three for five.

NCLL next playes South Carolina on August 17th at 5:00 PM, California time.

Keep Going Niles!!!!!

Game One Box Score 

The 2009 Senior Little League World Series held their Opening Cermonies on August 15th. The cermonies started with introductions of host District 3's Champions in both softball & baseball. Then came in parade of Champions, as each of Regional Champions were introduced. The National Anthem of each country was played. The Mayor of Bangor, the Govenor of Maine and Steven Keener, President and CEO of Little League gave welcome speeches. After the speeches the ceremonies  were concluded with a spectular fireworks display.

The games are played in Shawn Mansfield Stadium, named for a local player that has died. Well known author, Stephen King, Shawn's Little League Manager, donated funds for this stadium.

The games kick off on August 16th, with Niles-Centerville playing the Senior All Stars from the Phillipines at 11:30 PM, California time.

Good Luck NCLL!!!!!

The Senior All Stars, representing Niles-Centerville Little League, CA District 14, Section 3 and Division II will add the Western Region as followers as the slipped by the So. Cal Champions, Corona Little League, 2-1, to win the 2009 Western Region Senior All Star Championship.

Mark Wik led off the home first and reached base on an error, stole second & third and scores as Cody Lebon also reaches base on an error.

Billy Nevin begins the fourth with a fly  ball that drops in front of the left fielder and gets by him as Billy motors to second. Bryce Fryan doubles home Billy for final Niles run.

In the top of the sixth Corona scores their only run to cut the NCLL lead to a run and had a runner on third as the inning ended.

NCLL will now play the the 2009 Little League Senior International World Series in Bangor, Maine. Some of the other countries that will be playing are: The Philippines, Canada, Italy, Aruba. Teams from the US Regions are Central, East, and Southwest have not yet been decided, while South Carolina will represent the Southwest and No. Cal (Niles-Centerville) will represent the West. Bangor, Maine will enter a host team.

NCLL will play their first game against the Philippines on August 16th, then they face South Carolina on August 17, Canada on August 18 and host Maine on August 20.

Congratulations to Niles-Centerville Little League on winning the 2009 Western Region Senior All Star Tournament and Good Luck in the World Series!!!!!!!!!!!

Additional pictures are located in the albums section. 

The tempeture was hot and so were the Niles-Centerville Little League Senior All Star bats as they crushed the host So. Cal Senior All Stars, Canyon Hills, 14-6 to advance to the Championship Game on August 11. The game will begin at 7:00 PM.

Canyon Hills scored three runs in the bottom of the first and kept the lead until the top of the third, when Matt Knight drew a two out walk. Mark Wik, Cody Lebon and Casey Jennings all singled, all advancing to second on throws to home by Canyon Hills, and Billy Nevin fininshed the scoring with a double. Canyon Hill answered with two runs in the bottom of the third to tie the score.

In the top of the fourth, Justin Dhanda reached base on an error. With pinch runner Jesse Nohr on base in place of Dhanda, the Canyon Hills pitcher ovethrows first on a pickoff, allowing Nohr to reach second. Pierce Romero doubles driving in Nohr as NCLL took the lead. Romero reaches third on the Canyon Hills throw home and scores on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Ridge for a two run lead.

NCLL send ten batters to the plate in the top of the fifth as Nevin starts the assult with a double, Bryce Fryan is hit with a pitch, Dhanda is walked, Romero is hit by a pitch forcing in Nevin, Knight singles scoring Nohr, who is running for Fryan and Dhanda, Wik singles, Lebon walks forcing in Romero and Jennings hits a sacrifice fly scoring knight with the 6th run of the inning.

Canyon Hills put one run up on the board in the sixth, but can not get any closer.

Sean O'Hare leads of the NCLL seventh with a walk, Wik singles sending O'Hare to third, Lebon hits a sacrifice fly to score O'Hare and Jennings single plates Wik. In the bottom of the inning Nevin reaches his pitch limit and Jack Veronin comes in and four batters and 23 pitches later Niles is on their way to the Championship Game with a 14-6 victory!

NCLL will play either Hawaii, who they beat in ten exciting innings last Saturday 11-10, or the Senior All Stars from Corona National Little League in So. Cal. This will be a winner take all, with a trip to Bangor, Maine and the Little League Senior World Series awaiting the winner!

UPDATE: Corona National defeated Hawaii 15-10 and will play NCLL in the Championship Game.

Best of Luck to Niles from all the leagues in CA District 14!!!!

Pictures from the Mission San Jose's Regional Tournament can be found in the Albums Section on the sidebar.

Congratulations to Mission San Jose on a great tournament season!!

The Niles-Centerville Little League All Stars defeated the All Stars from Hawaii in ten innings, 11-10 and have earned the top seed in Pool 1 in the upcoming playoffs, which begin on August 10.

Hawaii started off scoring 1 in the 1^st.

Bryce Fryan started off the 2^nd with a double to CF. Pierce Romero reaches 1^st on a fielder choice, Matt Knight, returning from Germany , singles the 1^st Niles run home. With bases loaded and 1 out, Marc Wik triples to RF, scoring 3 runs. Cody Lebon sacrifices Wik home for a 5-1 run lead.

In the bottom of the 2^nd, Hawaii answers with 4 runs to tie the game 5-5.

In the top of 4^th, Wik doubles and Lebon scores Wik for the 6^th run and the lead.

The top 5 ^th, Fryan leads off reaching on an error, and scores from a Knight single. Brandon Ridge and Sean O’Hare both reach base and eventually score on a Lebon single - Niles up 9 -5.

Hawaii answers with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning – Niles up 9-7.

6^th and 7^th innings go quietly for Niles . Hawaii ’s bottom of the 7^th manufactures 2 runs with singles and a suicide squeeze to score 2 runs to tie it up 9-9.

Both teams had excellent defensive plays in the 8^th and 9^th innings to force the 10^th inning.

The Niles 10^th – Wik and Lebon singled – Casey Jennings walked, Billy Nevin is walked to get the go ahead 10^th run, Justin Dhanda is walked for the 11^th run.

Hawaii’s 10^th – Hoopi-Hanson leads off with a triple, Goo bunts – Knight over throws 1^st base, Hoopi-Hanson scores. Dhanda’s heads up play, relays the over throw to Fryan and Fryan throws to Wik at 3^rd to base to get the runner for the 2^nd out.  Hawaii strikes out to end the 10^th, and Niles wins 11-10!!

Niles, the top seed in Pool1, plays the host team from Canyon Hills, Southern CA, the second seed from Pool 2, at 4:00 PM and Hawaii, the second seed in Pool 1, and Corona Hills, the top seed in Pool 2 play at 7:00 PM on August 10th. The winners will play Tuesday, August 11th, for the Senior All Star Regional Championship at 7:00 PM.         

The Mission San Jose Little League Junior All Stars have been eliminated from the 2009 Junior International All Star Tournament, as they lost to So. Cal, 11-0.

MSJLL fell into a three way tie with Hawaii and So. Cal with 4-1 records. The first tie breaker was runs allowed per defensive innings, which placed Hawaii as the top seed. The second tie breaker was the head-to-head record, which MSJLL lost to So. Cal.

MSJLL had an outstanding post season with a 17-2 record and winning the CA District 14, Section 3 and Division II Championships.

CA District 14 is very proud of Mission San Jose Little League.

Kevin Finch twirled a complete game, five-hitter as the MSJLL Junior All-Stars won their fourth consecutive game, a 7-2 victory over Hawaii, in the Junior Western Regional All-Star Tournament in Aliso Viejo, CA.   Finch was in control the entire game as he mixed his pitches well and needed only 73 pitches to pace MSJLL to its victory.Finch received all of the offensive support he would need in the second inning as MSJLL broke open a scoreless tie with three runs.  Scott Havard and Reid Marion led off the inning with consecutive singles.  James Gaffey followed with a single of his own to drive in the game’s initial run.  After Brandon Fuhs walked to load the bases, Patrick Andresen cracked a solid single to left field to drive in MSJLL’s second and third run of the inning. 

The Niles-Centerville Senior All Stars ran by the State Champions from Oregon 13-1 to remain unbeaten in the 2009 Western Regional Senior All Star Tournament.

NCLL scored 6 runs in the first inning and 7 more in the second to coast to their victory. NCLL was led by Cody Lebon, who had 3 hits, Justin Dhanda with 2 hits and 3 RBI's and Pierce Romero, who had 2 hits. Bryce Fryan had 3 RBI's to aid the Niles route. Niles scored 13 runs on 13 hits and left 4 runners on base.

Dhanda, Billy Nevin and Mark Wik kept the Oregon bats under control.

NCLL will next play on August 8th at 4:00 PM against the Hawaii State Champions.

The MSJLL Junior All-Stars downed Nevada, 10-2, for their second straight win at the Western Regional Tournament being held in Aliso Viejo, CA.  Brandon Facha and Jeff Chu combined to limit Nevada to four hits while the MSJLL squad rapped out nine hits and played errorless defense.  Facha hurled the first six innings and was in control the entire distance.  He was supported by a consistent MSJLL offense that scored at least one run in five of the six innings they came to the plate.

After a scoreless first inning, the MSJLL offense began to roll as they scored three runs in the second inning on RBIs by Chu, Brandon Fuhs and Kenny Jacoby.  They added their fourth run in the third inning as Fuhs collected his second run batted in.  With Facha cruising along on the hill, MSJLL added two more runs in the fourth inning (with Kevin Finch’s opposite field double being the big blow of the inning) and three more in the fifth inning with James Gaffey, Devon Jones and Ryan Mark driving in the three runs.  For the game, Reid Marion and Gaffey both had two hits for MSJLL that included a booming opposite field double by Marion.

MSJLL next plays on August 6th against the Oregon State Champs.

GO MISSION SAN JOSE!!!!!

The Niles-Centerville Senior All Stars shut-out the Alaska Senior All Stars 6-0 on a one hitter thrown by Jack Veronin. Alaska got their lone hit in the 6th inning. Veronin struck out 10 batters and did not issue a walk.

NCLL scored their runs in the top of the third inning. Casey Jennings dropped in a bases loaded single to drive in the first two runs then Justin Dhanda and Pierce Romero both hit two run doubles to cap the scoring.

NCLL has two games left in the tournament. They next play on August 6th against the Oregon State Champs and on August 8th against Hawaii. At this point, Hawaii is also undefeated in the tournament.

GO GET'M NILES-CENTERVILLE!!!!!

The Mission San Jose Little League Junior All Stars rallied for a come from behind victory over Idaho in the first game for both teams in the 2009 Western Regional Junior All Star Tournament in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Trailing 4-3 with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, MSJLL's Scott Havard hit a home-run to tie the score at 4 and send the game into extra innings. MSJLL rallied for the go ahead run in the top of the eighth as Patrick Andresen's second hit of the game drove in Devon Jones (who ran for James Gaffey after he had been hit by a pitch) with the winning run. Havard and Brandon Facha combined to shut down the Idaho bats in the bottom of the eighth inning to preserve the victory.

Kevin Finch started the game on the mound for MSJLL. He held Idaho without a run for the first three innings. His teammates built up an early 3-0 lead, as Jeff Chu led off the game with a single and came around to score on Kenny Jacoby's single. Jacoby scored on Finch's single to give MSJLL a 2-0 lead after one inning. Three straight singles by Facha, Finch and Havard plated MSJLL's third run in the third inning.

Idaho raiiled for four runs in the fourth inning to take a 4-3 lead. Both teams mounted rallies over the next two innings but could not grenerate any runs ahead of Havard's heroics in the top of the seventh.

MSJLL will play on August 5th against the State Champions from Nevada at 4:00 PM.

GOOD LUCK MISSION SAN JOSE LITTLE LEAGUE!!!

The Senior All Stars from Niles-Centerville, representing District 14, Section 3, and No. Cal crushed The Senior State Champions from Montana 15-3 to win their opening game.

Mark Wik hit the second pitch of the game to the deepest part of the field, 360' to centerfield for a triple and NCLL scored 6 runs in the first and never looked back. Mark hit again in the first with the bases loaded and hit a two run single. Mark also had an RBI double in the fourth and was a home-run shy of hitting for the cycle (a single, double, triple and a home-run in a game).

Winning pitcher Jack Veronin shut down Montana for three innings. Billy Nevin followed Jack on the mound and gave up three runs. Mark Wik pitched the last two innings completing a very well pitched game for NCLL.

NCLL will play the Alaska State Champs on August 5th at 4:00 PM.

The 2009 Little League Senior Regional Opening Ceremonies were held on August 4th in Upland, CA. The Guest Speaker was long time Los Angeles Dodger Manager and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Tommy Lasorda, who quiped the the Niles-Centerville team because they are a Bay Area team.

In 100 degree heat the State Champions from Montana, Hawaii, Oregon, Alaska and No. Cal (Niles-Centerville Little League) who form Pool #1 were introduced.

The State Champions from Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, So. Cal and a host team from District 23, who form Pool #2 were introduced.

After the cermonies there was a Home-Run hitting contest. Mark Wik, who hit the first and one of the two homers hit and Casey Jennings represented No. Cal. Although each hit well, neither qualified for the final round.

NCLL will play on August 4th against Montana. The game will start at 4:00 PM. NCLL faces Alaska at 4:00 PM on August 5th.

This is a Pool Play Tournament and the two teams from each Pool will face off in Semi-Final games, with the winner of these games playing in the Championship Game on August 11.

 GOOD LUCK NILES-CENTERVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE!!

The 2009 Northern Cal State Championship Title went home with the Niles-Centerville Little League's Senior Division All Stars, as they won a thrilling 4-3, 10 inning contest over Section 1, District 12's Alamaden Little League.

An invitation to play in the 2009 Western Regional Senior All Star Tournament was included in the presentation of the Divisional Flag to NCLL.

This years Regional tournament will be played in Ontario, CA., and be hosted by CA District 55 Little League.

State Champions from Montana, Hawaii, Oregon, Alaska and No. Cal (NCLL) will form Pool 1. Arizona, So. Cal, Nevada, Washington, Idaho and a host team from CA District 55 will be the State Champs in Pool 2.

NCLL will face the State Champion from Montana on August 4th at 4:00 PM to kick off the tournament.

This is a Pool Play format. Teams play for seed, with the top two seeds in each pool playing on August 10th. The winners from that game face off on August 11, with a trip to the 2009 Junior Little League awaiting the winner!

Congratulations to Niles-Centerville Little League on winning the 2009 Division II Senior All Star Championship and Good Luck in the Western Regional Senior All Star tournament!!

The Junior All Stars from Mission San Jose Little League have captured the first CA District 14 Divisional Championship, with a 7-6 victory over Section 4's Champions WoodCreek Little League.

Scott Havard held the WoodCreek bats in check while his teammates built up a 7-3 lead. MSJLL had key hits from Kenny Jacoby, Brandon Facha, Brandon Fuhs and Jeff Chu. WoodCreek battled back to close the gap to 7-6 after six innings. Brandon Fuhs took the hill for MSJLL and after allowing a one-out single, retired the final two batters to give MSJLL the victory and Championship.

MSJLL now will play in the 2009 Western Regional Junior All Star Tournament. Mission will play the State Champs from Hawaii, So. Cal., Nevada, Oregon and Idaho in Pool 1.

So. Cal D55, Alaska, Montana, Washington, Arizona and Utah will have their State Champions playing in Pool 2.

The tournament begins on August 4th with Mission facing Idaho in their opening game. The game will start at 6:30 PM.

This is a round robin type of tournament with the States that finish in first and second place in each Pool playing each other on August 10th. The two winners then meet to decide who gets to be invited to the 2009 Junior Little League World Series. 

The Western Regional Junior Tournament schedule can be found in the Handout Section on the sidebar, under "Regional Schedules.

Congratulations to Mission San Jose Little League on winning the 2009 Division II Junior All Star Championship and Good Luck in the Western Regional Tournament!!

The Niles-Centerville Little League Seniors captured the 2009 Section 3 Senior All Star Championship with an 8 inning 1-0 victory over Union City American LL, representing District 45.

Both teams had several chances to score but either good pitching and/or defense kept the teams from scoring. The play of the game was when UCA had a runner thrown out at the plate with strong throws from centerfielder Cody Lebon to second baseman Mark Wik to catcher Casey Jennings, just catching the runner at the plate. 

In the bottom of the 8th inning, Justin Dhanda singled, a hit batter, a passed ball and then Pirece Romero singled home the winning run, sending NCLL to the 2009 Senior Divisional Tournament, this Saturday in Stockton at Billy Hebert Stadium at 4:00 PM.

Justin Dhanda pitched all eight innings and did an excellent job of placing his pitches.

Congratulations to the Niles-Centerville Little Senior All Stars on winning the the 2009 Section 3 Senior All Star Championship and Good Luck in the 2009 Division II Senior Tournament!!!

The Mission San Jose Little League Junior All Stars have captured the 2009 Section 3 Junior All Star Championship with an exciting 4-3 victory over District 52's Half Moon Bay.

Mission scored a run in the first inning and held the led until the forth inning as HMB went ahead 3-2. Mission scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to take home the Junior Crown.

MSJLL, representing Section 3, will now play in the 2009 Division II Junior All Star Tournament on July 25 against the Section I at 10:00 at Linclon Glen Little League, located at 2001 Cottle Ave, San Jose, CA 95125.

Congratulations to Mission San Jose Little League on winning the 2009 Section 3 Junior All Star Tournament and Good Luck in the 2009 Division II Tournament!!

District 45 had an easy time eliminating District 14 from the Little League All Star Tournament beating them 13-2.

District 57 sent District 52 into the Elimination Game against District 45 with a 6-5 win. District 52 & 45 will play on July 21 at 5:30 PM. The winner advances to the Championship Game against District 57 on July 22 at 5:30 PM.

Congratulations to Newark American on a very good post season run. CA District 14 is proud of you! 

The Niles-Centerville Little League 9/10 All Stars have been eliminated from the 2009 All Star Tournament with a 6-7 loss to District 45.

District 45 will face off against District 52 in the Elimination Semi-Final game on July 21. Game time is 5:30 PM

District 57 shutout District 52,- 5-0 sending District 52 into the Elimination Game and themselves into the Championship Round on July 22.

Congartulations to Niles-Centerville's 9/10 All Stars on a very good post season. District 14 is proud of you!

The Niles-Centerville 9/10 All Stars eliminated District 67's Salida Little League 14-6 and have adcanced into the third round of the 2009 Section 3 All Star Tournament.

NCLL will play on July 20 against Mt. Eden, District 45's representative. The game will start at 5:30 PM. The winner of this game will move into the Elimination Semi-Final game on July21.

District 57, Danville LL, and District 52, Hillsbrough will play in the Winners Semi-Final on July 20. The game will start at 5:30 PM.

All games are being played at the San Lorenzo Little League fields.

Tracy Little League ended the dreams of the 10/11 All Stars from Mission San Jose Little League by defeating them 10-6 and eliminating MSJLL from the Tournament.

District 57 beat District 52, 7-3 sending them into the Elimination Game against District 67 on July 21 at 5:30 PM.

District 57 advances into the Championship Round with their win and will play the winner between Districts 52 & 67 on July 22 at 5:30 PM.

District 14 is very proud of Mission San Jose! Congratulations on your great season!

The Senior All Stars from Niles-Centerville Little League cruised by Mission San Jose LL 20-5, to win the 2009 CA District 14 Senior All Star Championship. NCLL put up a nine spot in the first inning and then coasted the rest of the game.

NCLL will next play in the 2009 Section 3 Senior All Star Tournament at Sequoia High School in Redwood City on July 18 at 11:00 AM against the Senior Champs representing CA District 45.

 Congratulations to Niles-Centerville Little League on winning the 2009 Ca district 14 Senior All Star Title and Good Luck in the Sectional Tournament.

The Junior All Stars from Mission San Jose Little League won the 2009 CA District 14 Junior All Star Championship with a 6-0 victory over Newark National Little League.

MSJLL will advance to the CA Section 3 Junior All Star Championship, which begins on July 18 as District 14 (MSJLL) faces District 45 (Union City), starting at 11:00 AM. Granada Little League, CA District 57, will host the Sectional Tournament. The games will be played at Max Baer Park, 1300 Murdell Lane, Livermore, CA 94550.

The schedule for this tournament can be found under the Handout Section, under Section Tournaments.

Congratulations to Mission San Jose Little League on winning the 2009 CA District 14 Junior Championship and Good Luck in the 2009 Junior Section Tournament.

The 9/10 All Stars from Niles-Centerville Little League have taken home the 2009 CA District 14 9/10 Title with a 9-2 victory over the 9/10 All Stars from Newark American Little League.

NCLL will next play on July 18 in the 2009 Section 3 9/10 All Star Tournament hosted by CA District 45. The games will be played at San Lorenzo Little League. The fields are located at 1062 Grant Ave, San Lorenzo. The District 14 Champs will play against the 9/10 Champions from CA District 57. The game will begin at 10:00 AM

The 10/11 All Stars from Mission San Jose Little League won the District 14 Championship with an exciting 10-9 victory over the Newark American Little League's 10/11's.

Mission scored often and early and took a 10-1 lead into the fifth inning. That's when the Newark American All Stars woke up. They scored eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings and had the tying run on base when the game ended.

This was one of the best Championship Games in any level of play in the history of District 14. Both teams should be proud of the way they played.

MSJLL will next play on July 18 at 11: AM at Jefferson School, Field 2, against District 57's 10/11's in the 2009 Section 3 10/11 All Star Tournament. A win moves MSJ into the July 19th 11:00 AM game on field 2 and a loss puts MSJLL on Jefferson's field 4 also at 11:00 AM.

Congratulations to Mission San Jose Little League on winning the 2009 CA District 14 10/11 All Star Tournament and Good Luck in the Section Tournament.

The Major All Stars from Newark American Little League took home the 2009 District 14 Major All Star Crown with a 7-4 victory over Centerville American Little League.

NALL was led by the hitting of Francis Thometz, who hit a 2-run homer and Brandon Peterson, who hit a solo shot.

CALL was led by Wyatt Carscadden, who hit a 2-run homer.

NALL will now play in the 2009 Section 3 Little League All Star Tournament, being hosted by CA District 45 and will be played at San Lorenzo Little League. NALL plays on July 18 at 10:00 AM, against CA District 57.

Congratulations to Newark American on winning the 2009 CA District 14 Little League All Star Championship and Good Luck in the Sectional Tournament!

The CA District 14 Big League All Stars were eliminated from the 2009 Big League Section Tournament, losing to District 57 11-8.

District 45 and 57 will play on July 2nd at Gomes School in the Championship Round. District 45 is in the drivers seat as they have to be beaten twice if District 57 wants to win the title. Game time is 5:30 PM.

Mission San Jose Little League won the 2009 CA District 14 Big League Championship with a 3-0 victory over Niles-Centerville Little League.

NCLL was the top seed in the tournament and had to be defeated twice and MSJLL did just that.

MSJLL scored two runs in their first at bats. Spencer Peterson started off the game with a single and scored on a one out double by Nolan Preston. Nolan scored on a two out single by Jacob Andreson. Josh Burnett scored the MSJ third run with the aid of two NCLL errors.

Winning pitcher Ryan Mahurn threw a one hitter. NCLL's Daniel Miller, the second batter in the lineup, hit a first inning single and then Mahurn retired the next 21 batters in a row. Ryan ended up with six strikeouts, no walks and a complete game victory, giving MSJLL the Championship.

The Juniors from Niles-Centerville LL eased by the Newark American Juniors 7-3 to claim the 2009 CA District 14 Junior TOC Championship.

Niles took an early2-0 lead, only to have NALL take the lead 3-2 in the bottom of the 6th. Niles scored five runs in the top of the 6th and then shut down NALL to take home the title.

Congratulations to the NCLL Juniors on their Cahmpionship.

The Niles-Centerville Little League Seniors claimed the 2009 CA District 14 Senior Tournament of Champions Title by defeating the Seniors from Warm Springs LL, 11-4.

During the game, while at bat Chance O'Connor injured his knee. Paramedics came to the field as Chance had dislocated his right knee. After being attended to at the field, Chance was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where his knee was put back into place. Chance is now at home, wearing a knee brace and using crutches. He will be seen by an orthopedic specialist on Firday to determine if there is any further damage to his knee. CA District 14 wishes Chance a speedy recovery.

Niles-Centerville LL took home 3 of the 4 TOC Crowns, winning the Minors, Juniors and now the Seniors Titles. Centerville American kept NCLL from a sweep of the championships by taking home the Major TOC Championship.

Congratulations to Niles-Centerville Little League on winning the 2009 CA District 14 Senior TOC Championship and for a very successful post season.

Now on to the All Stars Tournaments!

The Centerville American Little League Majors took home the 2009 CA District 14 Major Tournament of Championship with an exciting 2-0 victory over the Niles-Centerville Majors.

This is the second Championship that CALL has won, and it is well deserved.

Congratulations to Centerville American on their 2009 Major TOC Championship!

Niles-Centerville Little League took home the 2009 Minor Invitational Championship as Ryan James threw a one hitter.

Ryan struck out 13 of the 15 outs that were recorded, with the lone hit being a swining bunt. A ground out to first and another to third were the only batters that didn't strike out.

Niles scored early and often beating Mission San Jose 11-0 in five innings.

Congratulations to Niles-Centerville on winning the 2009 CA District 14 Minor Invitational!