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October 25, 2018
Del Rosa Little Lea gue named most improved in District 43
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Del Rosa Little League 9-11 year old 2018 district champions. Sign-ups for the regular baseball season begin December 29. By Manny Sandoval
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el Rosa Little League was named ‘most improved’ by the Little League District 43 board. “I think with all the negative stories in the news around our area, we’re trying to provide this positive atmosphere for the local youth. We do have a crime rate in this area, so it feels great that our league was recognized as most improved by the District 43
board,” said Edward Quiroz, Del Rosa Little League president.
more kids out here to play baseball and know this is a place where they can grow and be safe,” said Quiroz.
Quiroz said Del Rosa Little League has been around for more then half a century. The baseball league is helping youth in the San Bernardino community by providing them a safe place to learn, have fun and play baseball.
Along with hosting games for the immediate community, Del Rosa Little League also hosts tournaments from teams throughout District 43.
“I recently took over as president and have seen the good in our community. We’re hoping to continue expanding and getting
“We have hosted tournaments for our city leagues from all across San Bernardino, Highland, and the Mountain
areas. We are currently hosting FallBball every Saturday. Our league is a gathering place for our future leaders to come and play baseball. Also, we are hosting the Minor division for Fall Ball; teams include Blake LL, Post 777 LL, Mountains LL, Wildwood LL, Civitan LL, Central LL, KKC LL, and Del Rosa LL,” Quiroz said. One way the community can Del Rosa, cont. on next pg.
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s a little girl growing up, Tasha Lindsay-Doizan remembers staying up past her bedtime to read just one more chapter from her favorite book. “From a young age, I’ve always been very passionate about reading,” said Lindsay-Doizan, the San Bernardino City Unified School District’s director of Elementary Instruction and a former principal. “I used to get in trouble for reading with a flashlight under the covers.” Her lifelong love for reading and passion for early literacy will serve Lindsay-Doizan well as she prepares to serve on the California Department of Education’s state literacy assessment team. The group is tasked with providing input on the state literacy needs assessment, analyzing assessment results, and helping guide literacy instruction SBCUSD, cont. on next pg.
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Elementary Instruction Director Tasha Lindsay-Doizan, left, at the Helpful Honda book giveaway at Hunt Elementary.