http://naplesnews.com/news/sports/youth/naplesnews.com Stories: Youth Sportsen-ussports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseballsoftball-state-tournament-pairings/State tournament pairings: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseballsoftball-state-tournament-pairings/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseballsoftball-section-6-tournament-pairin/Section 6 youth baseball, softball tournament pairings: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseballsoftball-section-6-tournament-pairin/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseball-san-carlos-wins-gg-national-loses-j/Back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning helped propel the San Carlos Junior All-Stars to a 10-0 win over Englewood in the Section 6 baseball tournament Friday night. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:52:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseball-san-carlos-wins-gg-national-loses-j/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseball-south-10-11s-top-greater-naples-sec/Friday’s Section 6 matchup between heavy-hitting 10- and 11-year-old all-star teams at Golden Gate Community Park turned out to be a pitchers’ duel, and South Fort Myers had more firepower than Greater Naples. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:42:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseball-south-10-11s-top-greater-naples-sec/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseball-greater-naples-11-12s-fall-section-/Three batters in, the Greater Naples Little Leaguers knew they were in for a tough night. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:23:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-baseball-greater-naples-11-12s-fall-section-/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-softball-naples-braves-lose-bloomingdale-jun/For the Naples Braves and coach Jeff Stepanovich, Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Bloomingdale All-Stars at the Junior League state softball tournament was all about execution. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:20:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/youth-softball-naples-braves-lose-bloomingdale-jun/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/youth-sports-greater-naples-9-10s-baseball-naples-/Two youth league teams will travel to opposite ends of Florida this weekend with very different sets of expectations but the same goal: a state championship. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:14:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/youth-sports-greater-naples-9-10s-baseball-naples-/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/14/youth-baseball-cape-coral-national-beats-south-win/There will be a new state champion in Junior League All-Stars. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:59:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/14/youth-baseball-cape-coral-national-beats-south-win/bonita/sportshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/14/sports-news-kids-naples-baseball-club-places-fifth/The Naples Youth Baseball Club's 12-and-under Mustangs recently played in the Cooperstown (N.Y.) Dreams Park Youth Hall of Fame tournament, the second time the local boys have participated in the event. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/14/sports-news-kids-naples-baseball-club-places-fifth/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/13/youth-softball-golden-gate-11-12s-drop-1-0-heartbr/In spite of a one-hitter pitched by 11-year-old Briana Newland, the Golden Gate Little League Softball All-Star's run at the Section 6 title game came to an end Sunday night. The only error of the game brought home Cape Coral's only run, lifting Cape to a 1-0 win at Sam Fleishman Regional Sports Complex. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/13/youth-softball-golden-gate-11-12s-drop-1-0-heartbr/citizen/sportshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/13/youth-softball-naples-braves-crush-lehigh-section-/Rain forced the Naples Braves to reschedule their game against the Lehigh All-Stars twice over the past two days, but a little bit of water wasn't going to stop the junior softball team from winning its second consecutive Section 6 championship under Jeff Stepanovich. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/13/youth-softball-naples-braves-crush-lehigh-section-/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/13/youth-softball-todays-11-12s-juniors-games-pushed-/Today's youth softball Section 6 games in the 11-12s and Juniors divisions are both on schedule to start at 7 p.m., after being postponed earlier Sunday. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:07:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/13/youth-softball-todays-11-12s-juniors-games-pushed-/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-softball-greater-fort-myers-knocks-golden-ga/Earlier in the week, the Golden Gate 9- through 10-year-old All Stars were on top of the world after beating the Naples Rockets in a grueling 22-12 victory for the District 27 championship. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:03:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-softball-greater-fort-myers-knocks-golden-ga/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-softball-naples-braves-play-sunday-juniors-s/After not even playing a district tournament, the Naples Braves found themselves off to a much better start on Saturday before rain forced their second game against Lehigh to be rescheduled. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-softball-naples-braves-play-sunday-juniors-s/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-softball-golden-gate-faces-cape-coral-sunday/The Golden Gate 11-12 softball All-Stars will have to wait one more day to attempt a trip to the state tournament. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-softball-golden-gate-faces-cape-coral-sunday/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-fort-myers-american-edges-south-for/Just when it looked like South Fort Myers owned all the drama, Vinny Barraco decided to produce some of his own. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:56:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-fort-myers-american-edges-south-for/bonita/sportshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-greater-naples-wins-9-10s-section-6/To win their league's first ever sectional championship, the Greater Naples 9- and 10-year-old all-stars would have to work extra hard. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:18:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-greater-naples-wins-9-10s-section-6/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-golden-gate-national-wins-juniors-d/For the Golden Gate National junior all-stars, Friday's District 27 championship was met more with relief than jubilation. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-golden-gate-national-wins-juniors-d/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-greater-naples-wins-11-12s-district/His coached called it unbelievable, but to Jordan Jackson, his pitching performance Friday was simply him doing what he had to do. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:04:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-greater-naples-wins-11-12s-district/sports/youthhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-greater-naples-venice-early-winners/When Little League All-Star teams are this close to advancing to state tournaments, the games get a little tighter, the scores get a little closer, and the emotions run much higher. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/12/youth-baseball-greater-naples-venice-early-winners/bonita/sports