PVP-PANORAMA No. 306 • 03/23/24

Real

Epic Battles . . . Padres vs. Pirates warfare takes over the PV Little League parade parking lot.

PVLL Celebrates 70th Opening Day

King of the Hill Champions Chelsea F.C. Crowned Area 1F Champions . . . The boys’ 10U Chelsea F.C. won the Area 1F tournament final on January 28 and advanced to represent Region 10 and Area 1F in the AYSO Section 1 Finals in Chino.

. Coaches not pictured are Taidgh Simpson and Jobi Blachy. Chelsea has been a team of comeback kids throughout the playoffs. The team was trailing in the King of the Hill finals in December before coming back to tie the game and eventually win on penalty kicks (3-0). Then in Area competition Chelsea won both of its Area pool play games convincingly but found itself down, 2-0, to South Torrance in the first half of its quarterfinal match before turning things around and winning, 5-3. In the semifinals against a very strong West Torrance team, Chelsea found itself down 2-0 again before rallying to force a 4-4 tie that eventually went to penalty kicks. Chelsea again showed its nerve and prevailed (3-1). After that game the Chelsea players were flying high and carried that momentum into the final where they played a flawless game and cruised to an emphatic, 7-2, win over runner-up Central Torrance.

— email reports

Pictured from the left the players are Holden Butler, Julian Ji-Davis , Drew Zareski, Luke Koenig, Ishaan Savai, Spencer May, Eric Angel, Cian Simpson and Jack Jensen. Also pictured are coaches Bart Adams and Donovan Capozzola

Softball In Play On Top Of The Hill

PVP Fast-Pitch Softball 2024 League Standings

Royals In The House . . . The Radiant Royal Cows got a close 7-6 win over the Peacocks to keep pace with the top teams in the 8U Division.

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Softball

• The 8U Red Dragons and 10U Pit Vipers are on track for undefeated seasons in girls’ fast-pitch softball action at Cornerstone School.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls’ Softball League’s 2024 spring season has hit the half-way point with more games scheduled at Cornerstone School and Highridge Park.

Teams are competing for the regular season championship and playoff seedings before a new season begins with the playoffs in May.

Purple Puppies Dash To First Base . . . The Diamond Divas held back the energetic Purple Puppies in 8U Division action at Cornerstone School.

Top Teams Battle . . . The first place Red Dragons and second place Magenta Dolphins are looking forward to a future playoff match-up

Big Yellow Ball In Play . . . The girls’ fast-pitch softball season continues through May at Cornerstone School.

Red Dragons Take Aim At The Ball . . . The Red Dragons are half-way thru an undefeated season in the 8U Division.

And So It Begins . . . The youth softball and baseball seasons can be long with practices and games going into summer.

6U Ice Breakers

6U Bulldogs

6U Mako Sharks

6U Red Pandas

6U Peacocks

6U Purple Unicorns

6U Purple Penguins

8U Magenta Dolphins

8U Flaming Hot Cheetos

8U Blue Bombers

8U Peacocks

8U Turquoise Tigers

8U Chatty Macaws

8U Purple Puppies

8U The Slamrocks

8U The Night Wolves

8U Red Dragons

8U Diamond Divas

8U Radiant Royal Cows

Mid-Season Form . . . The 8U Radiant Royal Cows were in mid-season form with team cheers and dances ready to go on the Opening Day of the girls’ fastpitch softball at Cornerstone School.

10U Peacocks

10U Bulldogs

10U PV Vipers

10U Blue Steal

10U Bomb Squad

10U Red Roosters

12U Tar Heels

12U Wildcats

12U Teal Tidal Waves

14U PV Tide

14U The Bruisers

A Green Spring Opens Peninsula Baseball

Little League

• All four Peninsula Little Leagues have begun the spring baseball season with weeks of games and practices scheduled through May.

The Major Division Nationals and Minors Division Red Sox are currently undefeated at PV Little League.

The Nationals and Lunada Bay Minors Red Sox have allowed less than ten total runs scored this season to lead their respective divisions.

The big-hitting Giants in the PV Minors Division lead all Peninsula teams with 74 total runs scored this season.

The home run list is out and will start to grow. Check out the next edition of Panorama in a few weeks for an update.

Keeping It Close . . . The A’s got a close 8-7 win over the Padres in Minors Division play at PV Little League.

Battle Of The Soxs . . . The first place Red Sox got a 6-3 win in Intermediate Division action at Palos Verdes Little League

Diving Defense . .

The Nationals scored a shut-out victory over the Dodgers, 4-0, in Majors Division competition at Palos Verdes Little League.

Dodgers On The Run . . . The Dodgers got a 10-5 win over the Red Sox in Intermediate Division play on the Opening Day of Little League at PV Little League.

Nice Division Win . . . The Giants got a 6-3 win over the Reds in Intermediate Division action at Lunada Bay Little League.

PENINSULA LITTLE LEAGUES 2024 STANDINGS

Peninsula Little League 2024 Home Run Leaders

Just

Warming Up

Rolling Hills Little

Minors Have It Under Control . . . The A’s and Padres played a great baseball game during Friday night Minor Division play at Palos Verdes Little League.

. . . The spring baseball season is long with many more pitches to be thrown and at-bats to be taken before we have an idea who will be King of the Hill this season. Defense

Basketball Champions Rise Above

• Palos Verdes Youth Basketball League finished its winter season with championship games and sportsmanship awards ceremonies.

More than 2,000 athletes from kindergarten to 8th grade with seven girl divisions and ten boy division practiced and competed all over the Peninsula.

Grizzlies Finish Perfect . . . The Grizzlies slipped past the Brown Bucks to take the Brown-Russett conference championship game.

New Playoff Season . . . The Benjamin’$ had a great playoff run to reach the final championship game.

Celtics Win Another Title . . . The Celtics celebrate winning the Green-Emerald conference championship game.

Battle For The Ball . . . The Hoopin Hawkeyes and Blue City battle for the Iris Division championship.

PVYBL Volunteers

Make Strong Impact

• The Palos Verdes Youth Basketball League is great place to begin volunteering in the community.

By James Lew Service

This past winter, many students from local high schools have been coaching youth sports leagues, such as the Palos Verdes Youth Basketball League (PVYBL), a nonprofit youth basketball league that started in 2018 for kids from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade.

This league depends on parents and high school volunteers for coaching, scorekeeping, photographers, and division coordinators for photo day, opening day, championship ceremonies, scheduling, etc.

PVYBL provides a great opportunity for younger kids to develop basketball skills, make new friends, and, more importantly, have fun. The players can learn about teamwork, sportsmanship, accountability, and team bonding, all of which help to boost both their mental and physical health.

High school volunteers can coach

with friends, teach the next generation the fundamentals of basketball, and give back to the same community that helped foster their love of sports.

First-year coach Tristan Shea said, “I think that coaching PVYBL is a good experience for me because I can hang out with friends and have an opportunity to help teach some younger players about basketball.”

Coaches serve as role models to inspire young athletes and teach the value of hard work. It’s also rewarding to witness players evolve in their game to make their first shot and get their first win. Coaching is also a great way to develop leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, as well as build friendships with other coaches, and meet many more people along the way.

Palos Verdes High School Senior Jonathan Liu has been coaching for 3 years and commented, “My coaching experience for PVYBL has been great. I started coaching when I was a sophomore and have been coaching every winter since. I love seeing the players have fun on the court and enjoy each other when they are having success.”

A Perfect Run Through The Season . . . The Hoppin Hawkeyes finished the season undefeated and the Iris Division champion.