LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: Northridge on rise again
Northridge Little League, consistently among Southern California's top programs through the years, went 5-0 to win the District 40 baseball championship - beating host Sherman Oaks 7-3 on Wednesday in the final to qualify for the Section 2 tournament in Quartz Hill beginning on Saturday.
Nick Ortega, Nick Milone and Renee Deleon have supplied pitching and lots of home run power - Ortega hit what league rep George Frangie swears was a 300-foot home run a few games back - but the competition figures to get a lot tougher in the coming weeks.
After sectionals, there is the 10-team Southern California Divisionals, the Western Regionals, then the World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
Granada Hills remains the only San Fernando Valley-area program to win a Little League World Series, and that was back in 1963. David Sehnam, now a Crespi assistant, was the winning pitcher in the championship game, the first televised nationally by ABC.
gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com
Good to see you and the DNews cover local Valley youth sports, Gerry.
Way back in the day, that was what made the Green Sheet a cool paper to read.
Concerning Sehnem (check you spelling), he was the real deal on that dream team. After that, Dave played baseball for Crespi and had been involved, on and off, with Crespi baseball since then.
More importantly, he's still the real deal as a stand up guy.
Thanks for shedding some light on my fellow Celt.
Go Northridge Teams. You are the powerhouse of the Valley. Great bats, pitching and defense. What a team. CONGRATULATIONS on winning the District 40 All Star Championship! The All Star experience becomes more exciting with each victory. Best wishes for you continued success.
Northridge Baron