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12 MAY 24, 2012 - MAY 30, 2012
Amazing Run Carries AALL Marlins to All Arcadia Prep Championship Winding up a remarkable week where they played--and won--six elimination games in a span of eight days, the Arcadia American Little League Marlins scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to defeat the Santa Anita Cardinals, 5-2, and win the All Arcadia Prep Baseball Tournament Championship Saturday morning before a packed crowd at Windsor Field. The Marlins did it the hard way, coming out of the loser's bracket of the double-elimination tournament that included 11 teams from the Prep divisions of the Arcadia American, Santa Anita and Arcadia National little leagues. It marked the first victory by an AALL team against a Santa Anita team in a little league title game in more than a decade, and also the third straight year an AALL team took the prep championship, following the Angels last year and Tigers in 2010. In Saturday's final against a strong and wellcoached Cardinals team that had coasted to two of its three tournament victories, the Marlins got four strong innings from starting pitcher Ace Belvoir, who struck out 10 while allowing only two runs before giving way on the mound to Guy Gruppie, Jr., who threw two perfect innings in earning his fourth playoff victory, but first in relief. A basesloaded walk to Joshua Yeh, who had homered and tripled earlier to drive in the Marlins' first runs, broke a 2-2 tie and then Prescott Johnson, another key member of the team's deep pitching staff and one of its best clutch hitters, rifled
a line-drive, two-run single pitcher, allowing no runs among his two hits and two-third shutout innings into left field to give the and no hits over two and Anders Javeheri continued in another strong pitching Marlins a lead of 5-2, which two-thirds innings while his hot hitting with a pair of peformance, striking out became the final score. striking out six and walk- singles. five and walking only one When Gruppie retired ing only one. Belvoir and On May 15 back at batter. the final Cardinal batter on Johnson also pitched well Longden Yards, the MarThe Marlins had thus a comebacker, it set off a in relief with second base- lins eliminated the second reached the Loser's Bracket racuous celebration on the man Lucas Conley getting of three Santa Anita teams final against their AALL field that included a dog- two hits and two RBIs at by defeating the Rangers, rival, the Red Sox. Manpile on Manager Marc Mit- the plate. 7-0, behind Johnson's stellar ager Mittelman had limtelman. Two days later, begin- pitching effort and the relief ited Gruppie's pitches so Comhe could b i n i n g start this excellent key game, pitching and the and power 8-year-old hitting, the righthandMarlins er came coasted through through again at the reguHugo Reid. lar season He pitched but drew two more a tough shutout infirst-round nings, striktournament ing out six opponent of the seven in the Santa batters that Anita Yanhe faced as kees. In the Marlins an unusubuilt a 9-0 ally sloppy lead and game, the coasted to Yankees an 11-2 vicoutlasted tory. This the Marlins, MARLINS: Coach Guy Gruppie, Sr., Team Mom Jennifer Jacson, Manager Marc Mittelman. Top Row: Anders m a r k e d 13-11, and Jaugheri, Josh Mittelman, Sean Jackson and Joshua Yeh.Bottom rowe: Ace Belvoir, Parker Soares, Guy Gruppie the team's sent the Jr., Jason Yasuda, Dylan Malarsan and Ian Walker. -Courtesy Photo best offeneventual sive perforchampions onto a challeng- ning a strech of four games work of Jackson. Yeh hit a mance of the post-season ing loser's bracket course. in four weekdays, the Mar- three-run home run in the with Javheri and Jackson This would be tough on lins routed the Arcadia Na- fouth inning to break the both slamming key two-run any team, but particularly tional Angels at Hugo Reid game open, followed by a doubles, Jason Yasuda hitone made up of 7, 8, and Elementary by a score of two-run single from iron- ting a booming triple and 9 year olds. But instead of 10-5. Gruppie again earned man catcher Ian Walker. Belvoir and Gruppie icing getting down, the Marlins the win, tossing two shutout On May 16 at Hugo the win with back-to-back got after it and quickly re- inning and striking out five Reid Elementary, the Mar- home runs. covered their momentum, while allowing only a bloop lins blew a 5-0 lead but But even after winning powered again by excellent single to right field and one Conley helped his team five straight pressure games, pitching, strong defense walk. Sean Jackson and avert elimination with a the Marlins were still not and timely hitting, includ- Joshua Yeh came through one-out, line-drive single the champions. They had ing some key home runs. in relief with Yeh getting a to deep left on a 3-2 pitch to first get past the Santa The road to the final save in a gutty effort. John- with one out in the bot- Anita Cardinals, who had began a week before when son was the star on offense, tom of the fifth inning as defeated them 4-1 in the the Marlins defeated the going 3 for 3 with a homer, the Marlins emerged with regular season finale. Santa Anita Rays, 7-4, at double and single good for a thrilling 6-5 victory over In a remarkably wellLongden Yards on May 12. a six runs batted in, while the Arcadia National Reds. played Prep game, the MarGruppie was the winning Jackson had a home run Belvoir pitched two and lins took a 1-0 lead on Yeh's
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Duarte City Council
$697,000. Through an extensive effort, staff recommended for the Council’s consideration $773,000 in cuts and revenue enhancements to bring the budget into balance providing a surplus of $75,880. By the end of the budget workshop, Council had decided to forestall or reduce some of the recommended cuts for now, as they contract with Willdan Financial Services to survey a representative group of Duarte voters to see if they are willing
to support one of several types of revenue measures currently under discussion. The three types of revenue measures include special purpose, sales or utility user taxes. Based upon the information derived from the survey and focus group process, City Council will decide in the very near future whether or not to pursue this type of strategy this November as a way to preserve essential services. The budget that will come back to the Council
for adoption at the June 12 meeting will reflect a deficit of $72,000 and leave a General Fund balance of approximately $4.9 million; an amount covering 40 % of General Fund expenses. It will also include $391,000 in cost reductions that are effective July 1, 2012 and $109,000 that will be effective January 1, 2013, if a revenue measure is not considered and/or passed in November of 2012. Among proposed cost-saving measures and
revenue enhancements being considered are outsourcing some janitorial services; reducing Countycontracted building inspections to every other Friday; reducing Fitness Center hours by one per week and closing on major holidays; Eliminate funding for the 2014 Rose Float; Increase annual overnight parking fees from $40 to $200 per year, and temporary parking fees from .50 cents to $1 per day; Increase annual youth sports program fees
from $25 to $30; Reduce graffiti removal budget by 50%; Transfer costs of School Resource Officer and Junior Olympic Track Meet to Duarte Unified School District; reduce funding for one special assignment Sheriff’s deputy by 50%; and rent out the Teen Center, Encanto & Royal Oaks Parks gazebos for special events and meetings, and Otis Gordon Park for soccer. The Council will also consider adoption of a Brush Clearance or-
eighth homer of the season in the top of the second. But the Cardinals got a tworun homer of their own in the third before the Marlins tied it, 2-2, in the fourth on Yeh's triple. It stayed that way until the Marlins put together two hits and three walks in the top of the sixth for three runs, with sparkplug Conley getting the rally going with a single. He and Yeh paced the Marlin offense with two hits each. The key to the championship game was the control exhibited by the Marlins pitchers. Belvoir walked only two in his 78 pitches and Gruppie one in his 25. The Marlins received 11 walks, while both teams had seven hits. Dylan Malarsarn contributed to the Marlins' playoff run with some good turns on the mound and timely hitting, Parker Soares helped keep the offense going and played solid outfield in the rare instances where the opposition hit a ball deep off Marlin pitching, and Josh Mittelman played some strong first base and contributed some key hits including a couple of great surprise bunts. The Marlins' pitching after their one tournament loss was dominant and Gruppie was individually for the entire postseason. In eight and two-thirds innings, he allowed no runs and only three hits while striking out 19 batters and walking only three. Manager Mittelman was assisted by coaches Guy Gruppie, Sr., David Jackson, Scott Conley and Ruemruk Malarsarn. It was a season to truly remember. Congratulations to a great team!
dinance that places responsibility on foothill homeowners for brush clearance around their property structures at some point in the upcoming fiscal year. The City of Monrovia adopted a similar ordinance in 2007. The complete list of cuts and revenue enhancements is posted on the City website, www. accessduarte.com. For more information, call Duarte City Hall at (626) 357-7931.