SIERRA MADRE EDITION
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017
VOLUME 11 NO. 29
CHAMPS!SIERRA MADRE LITTLE LEAGUE DIVISION 17 Since it’s inception in 1958, Sierra Madre 11/12s division has never won District 17 Championship!
On Sunday night July 9, Sierra Madre’s 2017 11/12-year old Little League All-Stars became the City’s first group of boys to ever win the District 17 Championship. The win came after 6 games against other teams in the District (comprising of San Marino, Pasadena Southwest, Central Altadena, East Altadena, Arcadia National, Arcadia American... ). Their fairytale journey began on June 29th when they faced Central Altadena. Jack Stipa began the game and pitched four innings with three strikeouts. Daniel Latshaw went 4 for 4; singling in the first and second innings, and hitting two doubles. With Latshaw on base in the first inning, Jack Stipa hit a homerun bringing in three runs. In total Stipa had 5 RBIs in the game. Sierra Madre scored four runs in the third inning thanks to a double by David Mysza and a single by Jack Stipa. In total, the team had 13 hits, including hits by Casey Skett, Nolan Aldoroty, and Justin Lee. Latshaw came in to pitch the last two innings, struck out 4, and gave up no hits. At the end of 6 innings Sierra Madre won 12-4. A few days later “Madre”, as they fondly refer to themselves, faced Arcadia American. Our Madre boys shut them out 12-0. Remarkably, Sierra Madre committed zero errors on the field, and had some great hitting by many. There were two a piece by Adam Amerio and Maximo Newhardt. Amerio hit a homerun in the first, followed by doubles by Nathan Savarese, Maximo Newhart, and Camden Andrews. The game ended after four innings on account of the “mercy” rule with Daniel Latshaw doing the bulk of the pitching, followed by Nathan Savarese to close. Coming off that big win, Sierra Madre hit a bump in the road three days later when they faced Pasadena American on their home field. With just four hits (coming from David Mysza, Camden Andrews, Nathan Savarese and Maximo Newhart) even their flawless game in the field could not carry the day. Despite a solidly pitched game by Jack Stipa, David Mysza, Nolan Aldoroty and Nathan Savarese, Madre lost 3-1.
play by David Mysza at shortstop. Madre’s stellar defense brought DaEdnieilt Lwaitthsh athwe t oD tohce sp laaptep who hit a line drive home run in the fourth. Thanks to Adam Amerio’s line drive to left field, Camden Andrews scored. Moments later, Evan Barner singled on a line drive to right field, bringing in Nathan Savarese. Continuing the rally, David Mysza hit a hard ground ball up the center to bring in Casey Skett. Because Pasadena American was undefeated at that point in the tournament, Sierra Madre would then be forced to turn around and beat this team to whom they had suffered their only loss of the tournament, the very next day on July 8th and then again on July 9th. With pitching limits on each player, that’s not an easy thing to do. But they did it.
Ready to fight back, Madre came out guns blazing on the 8th of July against Pasadena American. Pasadena American pitched every Forced into the loser's bracket, Sierra Madre then faced San Ma- pitcher on their roster, yet Madre amazingly hit three home runs, a rino the very next day. Based on reputation and historical record, double by Jack Stip and Adam Amerio, (Daniel Latshaw, Justin Lee, most bets were on San Marino, but Sierra Madre proved otherwise. and Camden Andrews) Final score was 9-2. The loss the day before may have been what “Madre” needed. Madre Finally on a beautiful baseball evening of July 9th, our Madre jumped out to an early lead in the first inning. Daniel Latshaw and David Mysza landed singles, as did Jack Stipa and Camden An- boys finished what they set out to do from the start; win the District drews. A hit by Maximo Newhart drove in Daniel Latshaw, followed championship by beating Pasadena American for the second and by another single by Nathan Savarese to bring in Camden Andrews. final time 5-2. Since it’s inception in 1958, Sierra Madre 11/12s have In the 2nd, a solid double by Jack Stipa drove in Daniel Latshaw. never won District 17s banner till that night. It was something the The third inning began with a strikeout and finished with a double boys will never forget and our community will forever remember these boys of summer.
SMLL Team Roster Maximo Newhardt Nolan Aldoroty Adam Amerio Camden Andrews Evan Barber Dru Beltran Daniel Latshaw Justin Lee Aiden Joel (AJ) Lopez David Mysza Nathan Savarese Casey Skett Jack Stipa Manager: Mike Amerio Coach: David Mysza Coach: Jeff Savarese Coach: Ben Olivades Coach: Vince Stipa
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE SIERRA MADRE POLICE DEPARTMENT
The City of Sierra Madre will never send utility workers to visit customers' homes looking to get personal and/or account information. Nor will the City solicit door to door.
Seniors are often targeted in an attempt to gain information or access to the home. Never give personal or financial information to anyone you do not know, whether at the door, in the mail, over the phone, or online. City representatives will wear a uniform or carry City identification and drive City vehicles with prominently displayed Sierra Madre logos. Failure to display these should raise a red flag. Protect yourself from door-to-door scams:
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· Never respond to unsolicited offers of service · If you need repairs, schedule them · Verify the company by looking them up online or calling City Hall at (626) 355-7135 · Never give cash to door-to-door salespeople demanding immediate payment and be cautious of people that demand payment up-front · Look for suspicious behavior such as looking in car windows, testing doors for locks, or entering back yards. · Report aggressive or suspicious solicitors to law enforcement immediately
And remember – If You See Something, Say Something Report any suspicious activity to the Sierra Madre Police Department, (626) 355-1414.
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