Local baseball teams look to find momentum as league play begins

Temescal Canyon baseball team takes down Tahquitz, maintains lead in Mountain Pass League

HEMET — Temescal Canyon ended the week the same way it began it, atop the Mountain Pass League baseball standings. It just got a little messy along the way. A homefield loss to second-place Tahquitz on Wednesday, an early road deficit in the rematch and some loose defensive plays were the barriers. After the hurdles were cleared, though, Temescal Canyon owned a 6-1 victory Friday and a solid grip on first place. There were plenty of big performa…

Local baseball teams look to find momentum as league play begins

It’s been a tough start for a handful of Mid-Willamette Conference baseball teams, thanks in large part to tough nonleague schedules.

Little league activities begin

Left: Little league is a family affair for Bev and Frank Freeland and their great-grandson Finn. Right: Finn and Ryan Freeland, player and coach, enjoy their time with little league. By Kathy Oswalt-Forsythe As April begins, so does activity at area Little League fields. John Gardner, Schoolcraft’s Little League president and Jon Rosselott, Vicksburg’s Little League president, shared some information for the community. Opening day for both progr…