Santa Clara Westside’s winning ways continued with a win over rival Briarwood on Monday. Eric Honer, Jarren Advincula and Kailan Chao all hit home runs for Westside, who cruised to a 12-1, 10-run-rule victory in five innings. Honer hammered his homer into left-center field in the top of the second to open the scoring. Advincula and Chao would add their big flies with the game already … Read more
After dropping their opening game of the 11-12 All Stars tournament, Santa Clara Briarwood bounced back with authority against Mountain View on Saturday. Briarwood was literally led by their leadoff hitter, Jaden Baddo, who started off his day going three-for-three at the plate. Baddo’s three-run homer in the second inning was the biggest blow of the game, … Read more
Monday afternoon’s tilt against Los Altos didn’t start out very pretty for the 11 and 12-year-old Santa Clara Westside All Stars. Santa Clara’s starting pitcher Jayce Dobie allowed three runs in his two innings; however, he also kept his team in the game by stranding the bases loaded in each of those two innings on the mound. … Read more
The Santa Clara Westside Giants are District 44 Major Division TOC Champions for 2017. With a 9-2 victory over the Moreland Nationals in the championship game, the Giants completed the single elimination tournament with little drama. After winning their opening-round game on Thursday by a 13-3 final, the Giants followed up by defeating the Cupertino … Read more
There were Pirates all over the field Thursday evening at Campbell Little League. It was a game Jack Sparrow would enjoy as Pirates were guaranteed to sail home victorious even before the first pitch. The Santa Clara Briarwood Pirates got their bats going early and often en route to a 14-2 victory over the Mountain … Read more
On May 27 in Philadelphia, the San Francisco 49ers were recognized at the 57th Annual All-American Scholastic Banquet for being named Pop Warner Little Scholars Team of the Year for Outstanding Commitment to Community. Pop Warner is the nation’s oldest youth football, cheer and dance organization. In a press release, 49ers President Al Guido stated, … Read more
The Santa Clara Briarwood Little League Pirates are Major Division Champions for the second-straight season. Last year the Pirates lost early in the Tournament of Champions (TOC) when a nail-biting game ended with a highlight-reel catch at the outfield wall. This year–with four 12-year-old returners–the Pirates are confident they can go all the way. “The … Read more
A Little League version of the Big League rivalry played out in the Major Division Championship at Westside Little League in Santa Clara this season. After dropping the first game of the playoffs, the Giants rallied all the way back to defeat the Dodgers twice in the Championship to advance to the Tournament of Champions … Read more
Santa Clara native Eleanor Phillips just turned nine-years old this past Tuesday, but she is already a World Championship Qualifying BMX racer. While she’s too young to be familiar with the famous Top Gun scene, she certainly shares Maverick’s need for speed. “The first race I ever did was at Santa Clara PAL and I … Read more
It was a picture perfect day for baseball at San Jose Municipal Stadium on Thursday, where the Los Altos Eagles would soar past the Wilcox Chargers and into the CCS Division I championship. The semi-final battle between the two De Anza League rivals came as advertised. Earlier this season the two schools split a pair … Read more