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Centerville National Little League salutes it's 45th Season with Closing Day - June 20 at 2:00pm!
Centerville National Little League has just completed our 45th season of Little League Baseball. And what a great season it has been. We are now entering post-season as our Junior Nationals and Major Padres represent CNLL in the Junior and Major Tournament of Champions, respectively, and our Minor Giants head toward the Minor Invitational.
We will celebrate our season with our Closing Day Celebration on Saturday, June 20, 2009 starting at 2:00 pm. Originally scheduled for June 13, Closing Day promises to be great day, as we celebrate Centerville National Little League's 45th season with games and activities after the ceremony.
CNLL is a member of Little League Baseball's California District 14 and Little League Baseball - the
nation’s largest organized youth sports program and honored by Congress with a Congressional Charter of
Federal Incorporation. We are proud to be an all volunteer, non-profit organization. For 45 seasons, the goal of Centerville National has been to welcome boys and girls to build friendships, develop leadership and physical skills though the game of baseball in a safe and fun environment.
Join us on June 20th to help us celebrate 45 seasons of Centerville National Little League!
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Wednesday, June 10
Fifth Annual Centerville National Benefit Golf Tournament - A Big Success!
The Fifth Annual Centerville National Golf Tournament was played on Friday, May 22, 2009 at Sunol Valley Golf Course. What an incredible day of fun and laughs.
Golfers from as far as Idaho and San Jose came out to support Centerville National! There were plenty of bad-golfers,
non-golfers, mediocre golfers, as well as real golfers in this tournament! A group headed by our own Pat Lemucchi (of the Minor Giants) - along with Todd Young, Jon Umene and Doug Scherer - rallied in the one of the closest runs for the President's
Cup. In a show down with a group from Warm Springs Little League (Pat Muldoon, Rom Villaflor, Dwayne Dennis and Frank McClung), both groups ended tied at the end of the Tournament with a score of 55 (is that possible, can humans really golf that well?) So, per the rules of the Tournament, tie-breakers were invoked. And on the second tie-breaker, Pat Lemucchi's group edged out our friends from WSLL. This the second time Pat Lemucchi has lead a group to win the Tournament - his group won the Second Annual. A group that included Dan Bontempo, Pat Hoban, Victor Bontempo and Ron Chapman took third.
The day's events were capped by a lively raffle, a great dinner and a laugh out loud awards ceremony.
Todd Young was awarded the "Best Shot of the Day" Award for back to back to back birdie putts. Greg Bogdanoff was awarded the "Most Interesting Shot of the Day" Award for a shot that apparently richoceted off a tree.... well, you just had to hear his teammate, Elaine McElroy, describe it!
And the "Spirit of Excellence" Award, given to the group who really tried the hardest, was awarded - once again - to a group headed by CNLL's Frank Bontempo. Frank was joined by Gutej and Kabir Dhaliwal for a day that probably had the most fun - even though they had the highest group score!
We thank all the participants and sponsors for their support of the players of Centerville National Little League.
Contact us at cnllgolf@cnll.us for more information.
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Handout:
CNLL Golf Tournament Information
Thursday, April 2
Rob McCarthy selected to Umpire 2009 Junior Western Region Tournament
Centerville National Little League is proud to announce that League President, Rob McCarthy has been selected to umpire at the Little League Baseball Junior Division Western Region Tournament. The 2009 Junior Regional will be held in Aliso Viejo, California from August 4th to the 11th.
Rob is in his second full year as CNLL President, he succeeded Bob Slyter who moved to Idaho in 2007 – incidentally, Bob, has been selected this year to Umpire at the Little League (Major Division) Western Region Tournament representing Idaho District 2. Rob joined the CNLL Board of Directors in 2004 as Player Agent and served in that capacity until he became President. Like many adults involved with Little League, Rob became involved when his two boys, Justin and Matt, signed up to play ball with CNLL. Rob served as their team's manager in their first year of play in the Farm Division. Rob continued to manage or coach his boys all the way through their Major Division experience. Participation in CNLL is now a family affair with the McCarthys. Rob's wife, Lauretta is the League's Auxiliary Coordinator, daughter Julie is in her second year as a player in the Farm Division, Matt is playing in the League's Junior Division, while Justin has followed his father's footsteps becoming an volunteer Umpire.
Early in his CNLL involvement, Rob started to Umpire games under the direction of League Umpire in Chief, Bruce Marcellus, who is currently the District 14 Umpire Consultant. As Rob's interest in umpiring continued to grow, he joined Bob Slyter and current CNLL Umpire In Chief, Frank Bontempo to attend Little League Baseball's Western Region weekend Mechanics Clinic in San Bernardino in 2004. In 2005 the trio returned to San Bernardino to attend the Little League Baseball Western Region Adult Umpire School. The week-long camp is an intensive training school covering rules and field mechanics. Rob and Frank repeated the attendance to the Weekend Mechanics Clinic in 2007, then returned in 2008 to the Western Region Adult Umpire School. Rob's knowledge, skills and work ethics caught the eye of the instructors and Region directors during the camps. Rob is one of CNLL's hardest working Umpires covering games in every Division of play. Rob is also a District 14 Umpire Instructor.
Selection to Umpire in a Regional Tournament is bestowed only to volunteer umpires in the Little League program who have a history of volunteerism as well as a high level of umpire proficiency. Rob certainly fits that description. Rob is the third Umpire with CNLL roots to be selected to Umpire at a Western Region Tournament, following Bruce Marcellus (2002 Little League Western Region Tournament, 2008 Senior League Western Region Tournament) and Bob Slyter.
The Western Region Little League Baseball Junior Tournament is a gathering of Junior Division All-Star State Champion teams representing eleven Western States - with California represented with a Northern and Southern State Champion. This 12-team tournament is played over an eight day period, producing a Western Region Champion. That team then heads for the Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan. By participating in the Western Region Junior League Baseball Tournament, Rob will be qualified to umpire in the Junior League World Series.
Congratulations to Rob! We are proud of our President, a well deserving person who is really dedicated to the ideals of Little League Baseball, and this huge achievement.
Monday, October 27
Do You Live within the CNLL Boundry?
Click on the headline to see a map of the CNLL Player Territory.
Saturday, October 11
Tuesday, January 1
Centerville National Little League Mission Statement As a chartered member of Little League Baseball International, Centerville National Little League is committed to the development of superior citizens through the game of baseball. As an all volunteer organization, we strive to offer the proper guidance and exemplary leadership necessary to teach teamwork, good sportsmanship, and physical well-being as well as the principles of Little League: Character, Courage and Loyalty. Most importantly, we believe the experience of our children, coaches and parents should be fun.
Tuesday, December 11
CNLL Salutes Patterson and Thornton Partnership!
As we enter our 45th season of play, Centerville National Little League extends an big thank you to Patterson Elementary ...
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