June 2009

Arden Major All Stars on TV link:

Catch the Video of the Arden Major All Stars game last saturday by following this link: www.surewestsports.com.

Then scroll down to show #19.

Congratulations to our Arden Major All Stars who gave Rancho Cordova all they could handle in the Area Championship Game. While we would have liked for them to win that championship it is great to recognize what a fine run this team had. Rancho moves on to the District Finals with one loss, that being to this fine Arden Major All Star team. The Major All Stars tournament continues with Rancho facing Fair Oaks/Orangevale beginning tonight at 6:00 PM at the fields on Engle just east of Walnut.

On Saturday morning the Arden Major All Stars faced Rancho Cordova at C bar C and won  5 to 4. They earned an opportunity to go to the area finals. The Area Championship game opportunity came behind the solid pitching of Taylor Avakian and the big lumber of the All Stars as Bailey Wegener, Auston Chastain, Michael Fanfelle and Taylor Avakian all hit home runs…some fans may still be out in the bushes looking for some of those long shots.

Julie asked that I forward this message in regards to volunteers:

Hello  Arden Little League Families – We have a great pleasure and honor to be hosting ALL STARS at the Junior Level ( Which is the White Diamond). We would greatly appreciate any and ALL help for this tournament, It would not be possible without volunteers like yourselves. Even if your family could do ONE night that would help. The Junior Games Start July 1st and go until July 17th. So we have a lot of games -  almost every night, with the exception of July 3-July 5 when we take a break for the holiday.

We need BBQ and Snack Bar Workers. We would love it to be solely operated by volunteers, so if the kids would like to work:  They would need to be at least 13 and going into the 8th grade. Most of the Junior Families have already worked the snack bar at American River College so this is another opportunity to give back to our great league. We wouldn’t want our Jr. League families to have to work the nights that Arden and their own kids are playing, so families of other levels are need, and if any other night would work that is appreciated as well. All Families are encouraged to help. If you are able to volunteer please email us @ Quisam@Sbcglobal.Net, (Samantha) and/or JWH114@aol.com or Brandi520@aol.com (Brandi) or call 487-2701

So Thank you Julie for helping to guide us through this busy and fun opportunity.  Many were not at the closing ceremony BBQ and may not have heard: it is with a heavy heart and many tears that Julie Hoang has decided to step aside and let Brandi Hartman and Samantha Smith take over the Snack Bar and it’s Duties (This tournament being one of them). So be sure and thank Julie for her many hours / years of hard work and also to offer your support and assistance to Sami and Brandi as they undertake this momentous transition.

First opportunity to support the transition? Volunteer for the Junior All Stars tournament!

Do you know the All Stars? The list of players is below.

Looking for directions to C Bar C, or want to stay up on the action to see when the next games are for the teams? Check the Arden Little League website at http://www.ardenlittleleague.com/ and the District 5 website at http://www.eteamz.com/cad5/standings/.

All Stars & Season Ending Celebration

While we have many great players in our Major division who may be deserving of such honor, we are proud to announce the following players have been selected to the Arden Major All Stars (in alphabetical order):

Taylor Avakian, Ethan Brown, Max Buzzard, Auston Chastain, Shawn Dhillon, Joey Dupzyk, Mike Fanfelle, Reid Furukawa, A.J. Hoang, Josh Parkinson, Bailey Wegener, Andrew Wiesenfarth, and Alex Wormald

In addition the following players have been selected to the Juniors All Star team and all of these players are invited to represent Arden Little League in their respective All Star teams.

Ben Buchmann, Toph Buzzard, Wyatt Cave, Loyola Chacon, Daniel Deloney, Matt Dodge, Alex Gomes, Nico Higdon, Geoff Luoma, Tyler O’Brien, Matt Mateer, Dhillon Reed, Matt Straka, Steve Taylor, and Ryan Tooley