Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. | The decades-long rift that separated Little League Baseball's founder from his beloved program once seemed as wide as the distance from home plate to straightaway center field.

Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

Little League International president Stephen Keener speaks at a news conference at the Little League museum in South Williamsport, Pa. Little League announced that the family of program founder Carl Stotz loaned artifacts to display at an exhibit, including the home plate used in the first …

Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

the home plate used in the first Little League in 1939 is shown on display at the Little League museum in South Williamsport, Pa. Little League has announced that the family of program founder Carl Stotz loaned artifacts to show at a new exhibit.

Rift repaired, Little League honors founder Stotz

Karen Stotz Myers, the daughter of Little League Baseball founder Carl Stotz, poses in front of a picture at a new exhibit at the Little League museum in South Williamsport, Pa. Kneeling on the ground in the image, to Stotz Myers' right, is her father in a picture taken when he was a boy pla…

Valpo to begin 2nd phase of Bicentennial Park work

VALPARAISO | The second phase of the transformation of Bicentennial Park begins this week with the parks department seeking quotes for installing drainage improvements at the park.

JOHN DOHERTY: Cardiac safety legislation well-intended but not well-aimed

Over the last four years, the NFL and like-minded groups have had one success after another promoting youth concussion safety legislation in statehouses nationwide.

Learn value of sportsmanship on youth teams

In response to Anita Scalone, I am forced to ask if her grandson's team had won by 12-15 goals and not removed players from the field, would that eliminate "sniveling,whiny children with no backbone"? I think not.

To parents, youth sports an 'athletic arms race'

Billy Hirschfield, 16, flips a tire during a workout at NX+Level, an elite training facility in Waukesha, Wis.

To parents, youth sports an 'athletic arms race'

Tyler Henson, 11, practices batting outside his home in Oak Forest, Ill. Tyler and his brother play on separate year-round travel baseball teams and also manage to play football and basketball on their local park district teams. It means that sports has become their family's main focus, with…

To parents, youth sports is an 'athletic arms race'

Shawn Worthy acknowledges he's a competitive guy — and a competitive parent, sometimes.

Japan takes LLWS title, beats Tenn. 12-2

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. | Arms outstretched in the air with a smile from ear-to-ear, Noriatsu Osaka couldn't contain his glee.

Coaching your own kid brings pressures, rewards

Coaches Jeff Goldman, left, and Jack Russell are shown with their team, the Sounders, at the Raynham Soccer complex in Raynham, Mass. Both Goldman and Russell have sons on the team. Parents who sign up to coach appreciate the experience because it's usually fun and builds dedicated time with…

Coaching your own kid brings pressures, rewards

Coaching your child is a tough line to walk for parents, who make up the majority of coaches working with the millions of kids playing youth sports every year.

Coaches need training to better handle kids' sports injuries

A lack of training and even care when kids sustain injuries while playing sports can lead to lifelong problems, according to a new study.

Louisiana beats Georgia 2-0 in LLWS nightcap

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. | Reliever Haden Erbe got out of a bases-loaded jam with nobody out in the sixth and Lafayette, La., held on for a thrilling 2-0 victory over Warner Robins, Ga., on Thursday night in the Little League World Series.

Coed flag football league to start at Hammond YMCA in September

HAMMOND | The Hammond YMCA branch will host a coed flag football league beginning Sept. 17 for children between kindergarten and sixth grade.

Beecher Little League coach collapses on field, dies

MONEE | An Illinois Little League baseball coach has died after collapsing on the field while his son and his teammates looked on.

A little league checklist

Times have changed since parents just dropped kids off at the local elementary school for Little League practice and games, coaches could bury an inept player deep in right field, and a trip to another state to compete was a far-fetched fantasy.

Japan takes Little League WS title

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. | Japan's players weren't about to leave the Lamade Stadium field without some important souvenirs.

EDITORIAL: Sportsplex holds economic promise, atonement for Crown Point

In a period of economic recovery in which fresh brick and mortar have been slow to return to the region, plans for the Bo Jackson Legacy Athletic Center in Crown Point offer hope to the entire county. Following a similar move by the Crown Point Redevelopment Commission, the city's Plan Commi…