Hibbard went deep for the Sox.
LA VERNE, Calif., May 22, 2017 — The Chicago White Sox scored late and often to defeat the Nationals, 14-5, on the opening night of the La Verne Little League Major Division playoffs at Pelota Park in La Verne. The game, however, was played under protest by the Nationals when the umpires ruled in the […]
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LA VERNE, May 18, 2017 — Baseball is a funny game. After the Cardinals whitewashed the Nationals by the stratospheric score of 31-0 in the opening game of their doubleheader on Wednesday night at Pelota Park, the Nats turned the tables in the nightcap by defeating the Cards 9-5, earning a split of the two […]
The Chicago White Sox continued their late-season winning streak by prevailing against the Baltimore Orioles in a Tuesday evening contest at Kirk B. Johnson Memorial Pelota Park. In the top of the first, the visiting Orioles scored the game’s first run on a two-out double by Andrew Alva, who eventually came around to score on […]
Pitching phenom Matthew Bustos recorded 16 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings and also went three-for-three at the plate, including an RBI double to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles at the Kirk B. Johnson Little League Park in La Verne on Saturday night. The Red Sox would need […]
Under a sultry, Santa Ana-wind-swept sky, the Major Division St. Louis Cardinals upended the previously undefeated Pittsburg Pirates, 9-6, paced by two triples and three RBIs from Gabriel Granados, a two-run homer by Tyler Holley and a solo shot from Morgan Smith. The score was knotted at 2-2 until the top of the third when […]
In the major division, the Pittsburg Pirates remained undefeated (4-0) with a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox, keyed by a screaming down-the-line double by Nolan Smith in the bottom of the fifth. Smith’s RBI double plated two runners, and he eventually came in on a wild pitch for the difference-maker. For some […]
The amazing Ball brothers from Chino Hills High School, who led their team to a perfect season last year and a state title, might be soon looking over their shoulders if the 7th grade girls from Ramona Middle School have any say in the matter. With yesterday’s 45-10 victory over Lone Hill, they completed an […]
It was only fitting that a throng of fans ringing the infield on a picture-postcard day, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, came to cheer the renaming of the La Verne Little League field to the Kirk B. Johnson Memorial Pelota Park. Johnson was a beloved and respected member of the La Verne community who died Aug. 29, […]
On a cold, wintry night hoisting brews and glasses of wine around a table at Pappas Artisanal in La Verne are gathered four men who would look perfectly at home at an insurance convention, but place them astride a bike, decked out in their skin-hugging cycling shorts, jerseys, gloves and helmets, and these guys are […]
Thirty minutes three times a week is all the time Fitness Results trainer and owner wants you to invest in your body to lead a healthy life. He should know. While training systems such as CrossFit, Pilates, P90X, TRX, Zumba, Les Mills and HIT (high-intensity training) are just some of the programs that have promised […]
