Category: Congress

Mr. Kay has been a dedicated volunteer in the Little League® program since 1979.  Little League® International proudly announced Florida District 12 volunteer, Gary Kay, as the Little League President’s Award recipient at the Chairman’s Banquet of the 27th Little League International Congress in New Orleans on January 22. Presented at the Little League International Congress since 1987, the President’s Award […]

The Cadonau Family have hosted the Little League Softball® World Series at the Alpenrose Dairy Farm in Portland, Ore., since 1994.  For more than two decades, the Alpenrose Dairy Farm, owned and operated by the Cadonau Family in Portland, Ore., has served as the iconic home of the Little League Softball® World Series, one of Little League® International’s premiere events each summer. Thanks […]

East and West Regions appoint two new representatives to the Little League® International Board of Directors. Two new regional representatives to the Little League® International Board of Directors were officially nominated by their peers on Saturday, January 20, during Regional Meetings at the 27th Little League International Congress in New Orleans. Effective with their election at the November 2018 meeting, District Administrators […]

District representatives from each of Little League’s nine regions were honored for their dedicated service to the Little League program.    District representatives from each of Little League’s nine regions were recently honored for their dedicated service to the Little League program during the Volunteer Recognition Breakfast at the Little League International Congress in New Orleans on […]

Presentation provides Little League District Administrators with a distinct and comprehensive overview of how to effectively serve local leagues within their District.   During the 27th Little League International Congress in New Orleans this January, Little League Baseball and Softball tasked District Administrators (D.A.), its most important volunteer constituents, with reinforcing the “District Administrator Standards for Exceptional Leadership and Volunteer Service.”  Constructed around eight tenets that have been approved by […]

Nearly 1,500 Little League® volunteers were officially welcomed in an unforgettable fashion. The 27th Little League® International Congress officially got underway on Friday, January 19, as Little League Baseball and Softball welcomed nearly 1,500 volunteers with the Opening Convocation at the New Orleans Convention Center.  With all of Little League’s representatives gathered together, the attendees were officially welcomed to the city with a video […]

Commissioner Manfred (left) receives Hall of Excellence Award from Little League International Board of Directors Chairman Hugh E. Tanner. Little League® Baseball and Softball is proud to announce that Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., has officially been enshrined into the Little League Hall of Excellence in honor of his dedication to the growth of youth baseball and […]

Special guests include Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Veteran MLB Umpire Gerry Davis, ESPN’s Karl Ravech, Jessica Mendoza, and Kyle Peterson, and America’s Got Talent’s The Passing Zone. Nearly 1,500 representatives of Little League® Baseball and Softball from around the world gathered together in New Orleans as the 27th Little League International Congress kicked off on Friday, January 19.   The official start of […]

Karl Ravech, Jessica Mendoza, and Kyle Peterson will join Little League’s highest-level volunteers during the quadrennial event. Following another exciting year covering the Little League Baseball® World Series, ESPN hosts Karl Ravech, Jessica Mendoza, and Kyle Peterson will join volunteers from around the world at the 27th Little League® International Congress in New Orleans on January 19-22, 2018. “The Little […]

Registration is now available for the 27th Little League® International Congress to be held in New Orleans, La., January 19 -22, 2018. Registration must be completed online through the Little League Data Center (LittleLeague.org/DataCenter) and must be completed by all District Administrators (D.A.) and Alternates attending the Congress. Also, any individual or Assistant District Administrator (A.D.A.) attending […]