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Joseph Jonathan LoParo, beloved son of Joseph and Laura LoParo, passed away Nov. 17, 2015, at Alta Bates Hospital with his father, mother, brother Charlie and sister Gabrielle by his side. He is the grandson of Jack and Clara Peralta and Charles and Lillian LoParo. Joey was born Aug. 25, 1987, in Alameda. Joey attended Otis Elementary School, Lincoln Middle School and Alameda High School. Joey was a passionate sports player and fan. He played Little League baseball from 1994 to 2000, and played for the Alameda World Team in Brazil in 2003.

Joey graduated from Healds College in San Francisco, receiving his degree in computer networking and firewalls. Joey moved to Seattle in 2012 working for Target Corp. and returned to Alameda in 2013.

Joey was a dedicated pool player. He and his father played on several leagues a week and he enjoyed their yearly trips to Las Vegas to play in the National BCA Tournament. Joey was looking forward to teaching his friend and doctor, Dr. Gary Cecchi to play pool.

A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Josephs Basilica, 1109 Chestnut St. in Alameda.

Farm and T-Ball teams are will be formed next week after registration closes on Feb. 14. The kids URGENTLY need your help.

Alameda Little League currently has enough kids registered for Farm to make 14 teams and could use 1 to 2 more managers. T-Ball has enough registered players to make 10 teams but are short by about 5 managers. Without your help, approximately half of the T-Ball players will not be able to play and about 26 Farm division kids will not be able to play.

Managing a Little League team can be a lot of fun. You will find it to be personally rewarding. The time commitment for these two divisions is small, only 1 practice and 1 game per week. Alameda Little League will provide training and guidance. There is a FREE hands-on coaching clinic in Oakland this Sunday from 8:30 - 11:30 geared especially for this group. Can you spare 4 hours per week to give back to the community?

Regards,

Alameda Little League 

 

Diamond Skills Camp will host Baseball Camps during the 2 Winter Break Weeks. Camps are Monday - Wednesday December 21st - 23rd & December 28th - 30th. Both camps have a 9am-3pm and a 9am - 5pm option available. This is a great opportunity for all to get some baseball practice in as 2016 tryouts are only a month away!

West Coast Sporting Goods is having a holiday sale and is also having a visit from the Easton Hit Lab. 

The Easton Hit Lab provides a personalized printed analysis of child's swing. Easton Power Sensor captures data from key swing metrics to help players track, analyze and improve their game. Time to Contact, Efficiency Index, Swing Speed, Power Index and the unique Blast Factor Score are all measured and calculated to help players take their game to the next level. 

This service is FREE to all customers. Easton Hit Lab Hours Saturday 10-5 Sunday 10-4 (cages & demo bats only, no analysis)  

West Coast Sporting Goods is located at 1855 Alvarado Street San Leandro, CA 94577.

The DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION for the INTERMEDIATE DIVISION WAS DECEMBER 1, 2015 and has passed. REGISTRATION is now CLOSED.

Cost to register was $175.  

Key Dates:
Registration Opens - Nov. 1 - CLOSED
Registration Closes - Dec. 1 - CLOSED
Evaluations - January 23,24. Make up days January 30, 31
Regular Season - March-May
TOC and All-Stars - June, July 

Intermediate Division returns for the 2016 season! During its inagural season last year, our players won the District 4 Tournament of Champions and District 4 All Stars tournaments. For those not familiar with the Intermediate Division, it was created by Little League International four years ago with 70 foot baselines instead of 60 and a 50 foot distance from mound to plate instead of 46 feet specifically to provide a transition for 13 year olds before they advance to the ultimate distance of 90 foot bases.    

It is critical that you register earlier than you may have done in the past because this Division has to know the number of teams in order to schedule games with other Leagues in our District.

Registration for ages 4 through 12 remains open until mid-January.