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Show port World Series teams converge in Helper Sun Advocate Tuesday, August 8, 1989 HELPER a rundown on the eight teams participating in the WBBA little world series here this week reveals that four teams that were in the finals a year ago in Idaho Falls are back again contending for the title. Also, among the eight finalists are three leagues which have won the WBBA championship in previous years. Back for the second year in a row are the Providence allstars, Helper, Idaho Falls Northeast and Santa Monica Southern. The three teams contending this year for another title are Helper, Providence and Santa Monica Southern. Helper won the 1967 little world series staged in Springville and Pro- vidence won their own tourna- ment held in the northern Utah community in 1987. The opening game on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. may well be the game that sets the pace for this years tournament, Santa Monica Southern vs. Providence. These two teams played each other the first day of the Idaho Falls tournament a year ago with Providence winning an extra inning game. The California team returns five players from last years team and promises to be a strong contender to win back the title. Providence emerged as the winner of the strong Northern Utah-Souther- ment staged in Tooele. Price National faces a newcomer to little world series competition in the Cache South Cache South won the right to all-star- qualify by winning the region, involving teams from the n Idaho region, a team that advanced to the finals last year and returning sever al key players. are Price National back in the little world series after an absence of many years. The Price team was last in the little world series way back in the late 50s and early 60s, the last time in a tourna all-sta- s. Ogden-Brigha- City-Sout- h Cache County area. Another first-tim- e entrant in the final tournament, the Central City take on another American Fork National. Central City of Salt Lake City is the team managed by a former Helper player, Dave Spada-fore- . Spadafore was a member all-star- rs s, first-time- r, all-sta- r of the 1967 championship team. American Fork National was successful in eliminating the WBBA defendall-st- ar ing champions, American automatic berth. The host team must earn the berth. The came through Helper all-sta- rs the district and regional meets to the final game with Price National, which they finlost, but the second-plac- e final into the them ish put tournament. They will face a tough opponent in the Idaho win Falls Northeast n ners of the Wyoming region. The last time these two met was in the Fork Beehive, and went on to win the Central Utah title from Wasatch County, Delta and Utah County teams. little world series qualifier, the Helper come into the 1989 tournament only through the grace of a second team being allotted a spot in the meet as all-star- A perennial all-sta- 4A s, Idaho-Wester- rs the 1985 tournament in Santa Monica, Calif., the Idaho teams winning that encounter. the host region. WBBA does not grant a host league an of s semi-final- Teams set to go in little world series By LAYNE MILLER Sports editor Eight Western HELPER Boys Baseball Association (WBBA) all-st- teams repre- ar ar senting four states begin action here Wednesday in the 34th annual WBBA little 7. world series. Cache Valley South Santa Monica Southern (Back row from left) Jeremy Rinderknecht, Jason McPhie, Jared Presser, Dan Conger, Nathan Dunn, assistant manager-Bruc- e Presser, Tyrone SheObray, Cody Jensen, manager-Mik- e Burr, Mont James, pherd. (Middle row) assistant coach-BrucRyan Obray, Jared Burr, Jessik Weeks, Tyler Vanderbeek, (Front row from left) Roger Olmedo, Ernie Reynaga, Rodney Crayton, Michael Araujo, Jason Rose, Roger Wheatley, Dionte Thompson, Darren Sargent. (Back row) Anthony Pierson, managers- - Michael Walsh and Tim Tracey, Tony Temblador, e Bobby Hernandez, Rudy Olmedo, Nathan Alford, manager-LawrencAlfredo Not Vasquez, Denny Crayton. pictured, Rosa, Phillip Haro. e assistant Preece (front row) Josh Preece, Jared Preece. manager-Lindse- Marty McBride, y The eight teams coming from southern California, Utah and Idaho, which represents western Wyoming as well, have all come through district and regional tournaments during the past three weeks to qualify for this final meet. An opening day ceremony has been planned for Wednesday morning involving local government officials and the officers and directors of WBBA. According to Dale Robertson, president of the host Helper league, the program will begin at 9 a.m. Mike Dalpiaz, Helper city councilman, will be master of ceremonies and introduce the honored guests. Helper Mayor Robert E. Olsen will extend the official welcome to visitors for the community and Robertson will do the same for the league. Robert Bob American Fork National Providence Jason Herrera, Jacob (Back row from left) Gary Ross, Ryan Laycock, Mike Gray, Chris Shipley, Greg Harr, Craig Pulley, managers-Davi- d Gray and Ron Kelley. (Middle row) Randy Griffin, Cody Webb, Jon Gray, Josh Peay. (Front row) Damion Strain, Issac Kelley, Tyler Roberts, Aaron Miller, Tony Ivins, Shea Chipman. (Back row from left) Ken manager, Max Johnson, Shane Hansen, Hugh Theurer, Jeff Crosbie, Jason Majors, Rowser. (Front Tyler Adams, Greg Brenchley, manager-Kell- y row) Kyler Hansen, Greg Cook, James Thompson, Nathan Blotter, Jason Nyman, Eric Baugh, Jared Johnson, Kasey Rowser, assistant manager-KeviNyman. Fieldsted, Altamont, president of WBBA, will speak for the association board. The Carbon Marine League will g cerehandle the mony after all eight teams have been introduced and brought out on the field. Dale Cunningham, a manager in the Helper league this past season, will sing the national flag-raisin- Gray-manage- r, Major-assista- n served as secretary-treasure- r of the Helper league since 1954 and has been a member of the WBBA board of directors since 1966. He served a two-yeterm as president of in 1976-7association the Wednesdays action will get underway immediately fol lowing the opening day ceremony. The first game, sche duled at 1 0 a.m. , matches San ta Monica Southern and the Providence anthem during the flag- raising ceremony. The honor of throwing out the ceremonial first ball has been accorded to Walter Bor-lHelper postmaster and long-tim- e worker in the youth baseball program. Borla was among those instrumental in organizing the youth baseball program in Helper and Carbon County in 1952. He has a, all-sta- rs all-sta- rs The second game brings together the local area champions, Price National and the South Cache At 3 p.m. the champions of the Salt Lake City area, the Cenwill test the tral City central Utah regional winner, the American Fork National The final game of the series will involve the host second place Helper team from the local region., with Idaho Falls Northeast The Idaho team emerged as winners of the all-sta- rs all-sta- rs all-star- all-star- s. all-star- all-star- s, s, s. Wyoming Idaho-Wester- n Region. The Helperleague will host a hamburger fry for all the young baseball players and their managers in the Helper city park at 7 p.m. This aspect of the tournament was headed by Mike OShea and Sam Farlaino and Terry Fry will prepare the food with the assistance of Tina Ori, a member of the host league board of directors. The tournament, a singlegame elimination format, continues with four games on Thursday, a single game on Friday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. and the concluding three games on Saturday afternoon. Far-lain- os The championship game should get underway at approximately 4:30 p.m. All members of the teams will ride in the eight International Days Grand Parade in Price Saturday morning. Saturday. was first started in 956 WBBA Idaho Falls Northeast Price National (Back row from left) Nathan Johns, Cody Scott, Jason Buell, Mike Jensen, Rodrigo Sandoval. (Middle row) manager-Mar- k (Back row from left) Scrogham, Justin Simmons, Jace Beattie, Tyson Hackbarth, Chris Mangenelli, Nathan Garn. (Front row) Adam Bergeson, Dale Strahle, Ryan Miekle, Aaron Bailey, Jason Wood, Hackbarth. manager-Phi- l (Back row from left) manager-Ralp- h Saccomanno, Bill Jack Jewkes, Billy Vasquez, Jeremy Jewkes, Kyle Reddington, manager Christian Pollastro, Brandy Fillingim, Jared Robert- Olsen. (Front row) Cody For Ernie Jacob Danny Olsen, Brad CallaPrettyman, Gray, syth, Michael Jackie Byrge. Travis Tallerico, Holding, han, son, Clint Guymon. manager-Ric- k 1 Madrid-manage- Eric Watson, r, Johnny Ruggeri, Todd Klarich, James Aragon, manager-JiStevenson, Casey Stevenson, Tyler Atwood, Phillip Blackburn, Jeshua Barnes, manager-Rober- t Martinez. (Front row) Brandon Wilde, Derek Martinez, Justin Zaccaria, Troy Lessar, Kevin Jensen, Pudley Leonard, Sonny Basso. m Central Helper Ramon City, SLC (Back row from left) manager Mark Montoya, Scott Reed, Troy Jaggi, Jaime Openshaw, Shane McGarvey, manager-BoBrent Zumwalt, Frank Garcia, manager-DannRivera, Richard R.L. Ellis, manager-Davirow) (Front Spadafore. Wentworth, Derrick Gonzales, Gene Spight, Joey Gonzales, Nathan Hardman, Nathan Seare, Josh Holladay, Perry Spight. Ulli-barr- y, b y d By WALT BORLA Staff writer Western Boys Baseball Association was bom in 1956 under the auspices of the sports department of a Salt Lake City daily newspaper and a group of men in Southern California. The official Little League Inc. organization first organized youth baseball teams in Utah during 1951 and Carbon County joined the movement under Little League in 1952. Sponsored by the Helper and Price Kiwanis Clubs, little leagues were established in Helper and Price during the 1952 season. The late Ed Marchetti, former Helper postmaster and Frank Dalpiaz spear-heade- d the Helper Kiwanis Club involvement and the late Harold Patterick, Jack Houston and Jack Porter headed the Price Kiwanis Club activity. It wasnt long until the Sun-nysid- e Kiwanis Club sponsored a little league in the East Carbon area and the youth baseball programs flourished with communitywide involvement in every case. In 1955 Little League Inc. became involved in a bit- ter court dispute. The man who originated the idea of Little League in 1939, Carl Stotz of Williamsport, Pa., was serving as commissioner of Little League Inc. As Little League began to grow into proportions at that stage of time Stotz world-wid- e became concerned about the aims of his original plan of baseball for youth. Stotz objected to the emphasis being placed upon tournament competition more and more each year and the world-wid- e involvement with teams from Mexico, Taiwan and Europe. His objections met with opposition from the corporate board of directors of Little League and led to his dismissal as commissioner. The resultant lawsuits filed by Stotz and his (Continued on Page 5A) |