The 204 Hap Minor Baseball and Ponytail Softball Civitan Jamboree brought together hundreds of youth Saturday at George Izay Park, marking the end of the regular season.
A number of individuals were recognized for their outstanding achievements on and off the field that helped make the past season a successful one.
The 53rd Jackie Arrington Award was given to Hudson San Gimino of the Outsiders. The award has been given out since 1971 to honor Arrington, who died of a terminal illness. The award recipient is given to a young man who played in the 5/6 Little Majors Division and, like Arrington, showed great spirit for the game of baseball.
The recipient of the Christopher Wilke Memorial Award was Nicholas Cruz of the Ravens. This award is given to keep alive the memory of Wilke, whose life was cut short by a terminal illness.
Riley Dahlia of Firestormz was the winner of the Linda Murphy Pioneer Award. Murphy, who was in attendance, is a lifelong Burbank resident who was a pioneer in advancing equality in female sports. Murphy was part of the U.S. 1964 Olympic women’s volleyball team.
Ashlyn Castle of Synergy was the winner of the Barbara Rownd Memorial Award. Rownd was the founder of Ponytail Softball in 1957. Her program grew nationally and was used as a model for girls’ fast-pitch softball throughout the country.
The following teams were honored for their sportsmanship.
HAP MINOR BASEBALL DIVISION
COACH PITCH DIVISION – Burbank Tigers
3/4 DIVISION – Mariners
5/6 DIVISION – Sandoval Dodgers
7/8 DIVISION – Sandoval Dodgers
PONYTAIL SOFTBALL DIVISION
T-BALL DIVISION – Heartbreakers
COACH PITCH DIVISION – Her-icanes
3/4 DIVISION – Pinx Sox
7/8 DIVISION – Red Dragons
The following were winners of the contests that took place following the conclusion of the ceremony.
T-Ball
Base running
1. Emmett Genevie, Matadors
2. Nolan Cardenaz, Fireballs
3. Tenley Patenaude, Fireballs
Throw for Accuracy
1. Isaiah Wade, Fireballs
2. Charley Cardenas, Providencia Panthers
3. Sebastian Ontiveros, Providencia Panthers
Hap Minor Coach Pitch
Baserunning
1. Jayden Wayne Russell, Little Yankees
2. Lincoln Schwartz, Little Yankees
3. Joshua Michael Rofail, Ruiz Dodgers
Throw for Accuracy
1. Kevin Georgelos, Pipers Pals
2. Harry Mitchell, Ruiz Dodgers
3. Sebastian, Bears
Hap Minor 3/4 NL
Base Running
1. Rayn Ngarayawongse, Bears
2. Bronson Mitchell, The Jammers
3. AJ Quintans, Bears
Throw for Accuracy
1. William Graves, The Jammers
2. James Kirkpatrick, Bears
3. Sebastian Olivares, Bears
Hap Minor 3/4 AL
Base Running
1. Zan R. Stonehocker, Sandoval Dodgers
2. Jimmy Traxel, Sandoval Dodgers
3. Rider G. Scolaro Kousayan, Sharks
Throw for Accuracy
1. Easton Simokovic, Batmen
2. Leia Steinmetz, Deer, Batmen
3. Allister Aydin Mehdi, Batmen
Hap Minor 5/6
Base Running
1. Jack Berg, Fireballs
2. Kayden Neithercut, Fireballs
3. Nathan Christopher Mendoza, Outsider
Throw for Accuracy
1. Roger Ramirez, Pipers Pal
2. Eligh De La Cruz, Bears
3. Dallas Chi, Bears
Hap Minor 7/8
Base Running
1. Isaiah Boyd, Ravens
2. Evan Lezzi, Ravens
Throw for Accuracy
1. Luke Anderson, Warriors
2. Evan Herran, Outsiders
3. Antonio Alexander, Sandoval Dodgers
Ponytail Softball
T-Ball
Base Running
1. Nina Khanoyan, Heartbreakers
2. Savannah Cosio, Heartbreakers
3. Kayla Wonderly, Heartbreakers
Ponytail Coach Pitch
Baserunning
1. Laila Hermani, Golden Diamonds
2. Savannah Rose Moreno, Queen Bees
3. Collins Elwell, Queen Bees
Throw for Accuracy
1. Emma Bermudez, HER-icanes
2. Emma Dahlia, Firestormz Lacayo
3. Isabel Corral, Firestormz Lacayo
Ponytail 3/4 A
Base running
1. Kylee Marie Kairouz, Firestormz-Dahlia
2. Rachel Adams, Firestormz-Dahlia
3. Phoebe Zoumas, Heartbreakers
Throw for Accuracy
1. Mia Nicola Sanchez, Firestormz-Dahlia
2. Penelope Olivia, Firestormz-Dahlia
3. Riley Anne Dahlia, Firestormz-Dahlia
Ponytail 3/4 B
Base running
1. Charlie Reed, Ruthless
2. Averee Luna, Tough Cookies
3. Abigail Arquello, Ruthless
Throw for Accuracy
1. Millie Castle, Tough Cookies
2. Olivia Bennett, Pink Sox
3. Holland Schultz, Firestormz-Benito
Ponytail 7/8
Base running
1. Sophia C. Strattan, Synergy
2. Haley Ray, Synergy
3. Ava Bautista, Aces Elite
Throw for Accuracy
1. Ava Tevault, Aces
2. Ashley Castle, Synergy
3. Ryder Simokovic, Synergy
