Author: Chris Downs

To have Little League® games, you need umpires. To have well-officiated tournament games, you need umpires who are competent, confident, and willing to volunteer. The motivation to be a volunteer […]

Local League Volunteer’s Effort to Make AEDs Available Leads to Life-Saving Act Sue Bruce is a licensed practical nurse from Dillsburg, Pa., who has been a part of Dillsburg Little […]

Taegen McCoy is 16 years old and a sophomore at Northern High School in Dillsburg, Pa. In many ways, she’s a typical high schooler. She enjoys playing the viola in […]

Annually, Little League® International holds a spring training for Little League Umpires. At the 2019 school, nearly 40 game officials from across the United States and Canada, made the trek […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Derrick Archer, Texas District 2 Administrator. He was 41. Mr. Archer, a native of Pampa, Texas, graduated from Pampas High School and attended […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of James Wasson, Jr., former West Virginia District 6 Administrator. He was 81. A native of Hedgesville, W. Va., Mr. Wasson, was a veteran […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Dr. Michael K. Smith, 2008 Little League Volunteer of the Year. He was 63. Dr. Smith, a resident of Seaford, Del., volunteered in […]

It was hard for me to see him strikeout or miss a ground ball. Through Tee Ball and Coach Pitch, I knew he was just learning, but once he got […]

Little League International mourns the passing of Mary McCoy, who volunteered in Phoebus Little League (Hampton, Va.) for nearly 50 years. She was 79. Mrs. McCoy was employed by the […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Peter Vardakas, former Pennsylvania Assistant District 22 Administrator. Mr. Vardakas, a resident of Plymouth Township, Pa., was a coach, and later President of […]