LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES : Northridge Players Resilient in Defeat
30 years, 6 months ago

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES : Northridge Players Resilient in Defeat

LA Times  

TIMES STAFF WRITER A Little League World Series championship had been lost in agonizing fashion, and a group of mothers wanted to give their sons great big hugs. “One run separated the best two teams in the world,” said Eric Gordon, father of Spencer Gordon. “These teams came from different continents, almost parallel universes, and playing the same game, they were so evenly matched it was incredible.” Other parents thought of the boost the team had given their embattled hometown. “Venezuela played a real good game and we have to congratulate them,” said Matt Fisher between spoonfuls of ice cream.

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Earthquake Kids grateful their Little League World Series run 30 years ago provided hope
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Earthquake Kids grateful their Little League World Series run 30 years ago provided hope

LA Times  

Twelve-year-old Spencer Gordon was having a sleepover with his best friend, Jared, in his Northridge home on Jan. 17, 1994, when he was woken up by what he could only describe as an unrelenting boom. “It was just absolutely terrifying.” Gordon and his Northridge City Little League teammates now remember that summer as the time their world was turned upside …

Little Leaguers Booted From World Series Over Snapchat Post
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Little Leaguers Booted From World Series Over Snapchat Post

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Coming Back to Earth : Little League: Reality slowly sets in for Northridge entourage after thrill-packed run to World Series.
30 years, 6 months ago

Coming Back to Earth : Little League: Reality slowly sets in for Northridge entourage after thrill-packed run to World Series.

LA Times  

TIMES STAFF WRITER The road to Williamsport, Pa., was clearly marked for the Northridge Little League team. The Long Beach Little League team that won World Series championships in 1992 and ’93 is something of ancient history-- and those players are just starting high school. “We’ll all get back to normal eventually, but nobody wants to think about that now,” …

Northridge Little League National Champions : Players, Coaches Form a Family Portrait
30 years, 6 months ago

Northridge Little League National Champions : Players, Coaches Form a Family Portrait

LA Times  

TIMES STAFF WRITER Winning the Little League national championship requires more than ability from the players and coaches. Northridge players and coaches virtually lived together for two months, practicing every day from the last week of June until the World Series championship game Saturday. A look at each member of the Northridge Little League national championship team: John-Michael Baca: The …

It Comes Down to 1 Game : Little League: Gentile to start for Northridge against Venezuela for World Series title.
30 years, 6 months ago

It Comes Down to 1 Game : Little League: Gentile to start for Northridge against Venezuela for World Series title.

LA Times  

TIMES STAFF WRITER Distractions were at a peak for Northridge Little Leaguers as the U.S. champion team began practice Friday. “Then he thanked us for putting in so much work.” Northridge will face Maracaibo, Venezuela, today at 12:40 p.m. PDT for the World Series championship. Little League has cracked down on violations since the Philippine team was stripped of its …

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