Chris Masse

Glenmoore Eagle Little League coaches and board members knew their 12-year-old all-star team made history when it captured its first state championship last June. Each win from there was a historic one and Glenmoore Eagle cemented its status as an all-time time team when it won the Mid-Atlantic championship and reached the Little League World […]

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Little League again has made its mark, reaching the Little League World Series and winning another game here like it did four years ago. But while his players rightfully are labeled as fantastic, its qualities which statistics cannot measure which might mean the most to manager Ryan Vavruska and his staff. […]

Honolulu, Hawaii manager Gerald Oda has become a Little League World Series regular. He is coaching his third Series team after helping Honolulu capture 2018 and 2022 world championships. A glimpse of why Oda and his coaches Keith Oda and Wills Kato have helped their teams achieve success when Gerlad Oda addresses small crowds following […]

Using his right arm, pitcher Garrett Gallegos overwhelmed two opponents earlier this season, not allowing a run. Turns out he is just as potent swinging a bat from the left side. And now he has Las Vegas, Nevada going where only other team from its state ever has ventured. Gallegos lived a dream Thursday night […]

Summerlin South Little League all-stars proved they could win nearly every way, while reaching the Little League World Series. Specifically, they repeatedly showed they could mash their way to victory. That fact was driven home when they erased an early eight-run deficit and routed Utah, collecting 24 hits and winning, 22-12 in five innings. The […]

As Irmo, South Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada played for the second U.S. Championship berth Thursday night at Lamade Stadium, seven American teams either watched from here or after just reaching home. Either way, they all have some amazing stories they can tell. Each made their mark on their leagues’ histories, making remarkable summer-long runs […]

Fairfield National Little League all-stars never doubted their ability. They just doubted they ever still be standing among the country’s top two teams. And who can blame them? When more than 6,500 teams began the summer, the odds were incredibly long that any could reach the U.S. Championship. But here Fairfield is. Here Summerlin South […]

Garrett Gallegos denied Lin Chin-Tse a perfect game, hitting a one-out, fifth inning single. Nobody could deny Chin-Tse and Chinese Taipei the perfect ending. He and his teammates now stand alone as Little League’s best baseball team. Chin-Tse threw five innings of brilliant one-hit baseball while adding a game-breaking, three-run fifth inning triple and the […]

Chris Persing knew his team faced many challenges entering the season. The new Muncy coach also understood he had the right players to go after them. Last Friday’s season opener only validated that belief. Sure, Muncy lost 21-7 against Warrior Run but this is a marathon, not a sprint. Muncy has a new coaching staff, […]

Ron Insinger was not even sure he wanted the Loyalsock boys’ basketball head coaching position. So uncertain was Insinger that he flipped a coin to determine whether he would accept the Loyalsock or Canton job. Loyalsock won and its program was never the same. Insinger wrote a basketball novel which would make Dickens blush, becoming […]