Youth Sports

Little League season goes out with a blast

Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:07 pm

Danny Keane, 12, takes aim at the target on the dunk tank.

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Brothers Dylan and Devin Page, both 6, enjoyed some cotton candy.

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Players from the Charlie Meaney’s team received large trophies for winning the Majors Division championship.

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Nick Casatelli, 12, lets everyone know he is ready to take the plunge.

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Heather LaBarbera, daughter of league board member John LaBarbera, began the season’s closing ceremony by singing the National Anthem.

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Valley Stream Little League players received their trophies for the spring season on June 18 at Firemen’s Field.

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By Andrew Hackmack

The Valley Stream Little League wrapped up its spring season on June 18 with its annual Trophy Day ceremony at Firemen’s Field. About 350 players from more than 30 baseball and softball teams received their trophies.

The sun was shining bright and the temperature was in the 80s, quite the improvement over Opening Day in April, which felt more like the opening of football season. League President Steve Dignam said the biggest challenge this past spring was rescheduling games after numerous rainouts.

Following the trophy presentation, the Little League held a carnival for the season straight year. With baseball going on in the background — a matchup between Central and South high schools — Little Leaguers got to take aim at their peers in a dunk tank, enjoy a bounce castle and slide, and eat hot dogs and cotton candy.

The next event for the Little League will a trip to a Long Island Ducks game on July 16.

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