{"id":74376,"date":"2019-08-01T08:29:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T12:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=74376"},"modified":"2019-08-02T08:13:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T12:13:48","slug":"little-league-state-championship-highlights-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2019\/08\/01\/little-league-state-championship-highlights-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Little League State Championship wraps up in Owego"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With eight teams of 15 players, plus families, coaches and staff, Hyde Park and the Village of Owego welcomed an estimated 600 to 700 people last week for the New York State Little League 10 and Under State Finals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Little League State Championship wraps up in Owego\" class=\"wp-image-74378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The NYS Little League 10 and Under State Finals took place all last week where high-level baseball from 9- and 10-year-olds could be enjoyed. Here, RC Little League from Rotterdam, N.Y. (blue) plays Southshore Little League from Staten Island (White). (Photo by Jacob Elsbree)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Rowland, father of Tyghe, from the Plainview Hawks in Long Island, spoke with The Owego Pennysaver without taking his eyes off the field. He would interrupt himself every few moments with a \u201cGo! Go! Go! Go!\u201d or a \u201cRun! Run! Run!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Plainview Hawks hold the state championship title from a few years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Little League State Championship wraps up in Owego\" class=\"wp-image-74379\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL3-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The NYS Little League 10 and Under State Finals took place all last week where high-level baseball from 9- and 10-year-olds could be enjoyed. Here, RC Little League from Rotterdam, N.Y. (blue) plays Southshore Little League from Staten Island (White). (Photo by Jacob Elsbree)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if it all sinks in because they\u2019re ten, but they know it\u2019s special,\u201d said Rowland, adding, \u201cThey goof around at the hotel, but when they come to this field you can tell they are focused.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tournament Director Tom Bronk said the games have gone on without a hitch. In fact, he and his team have received many comments on the quality of the fields; which are maintained and cared for by parents and volunteers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL4-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL4.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL4-300x175.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL4-768x447.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Teams gather on the field for opening ceremonies last Saturday. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Owego Little League is special because it is zero cost to parents for their kids to play. This astounded Rowland, who pays about $800 for Tyghe to play through spring, summer and fall seasons, not including club baseball, which the Rowlands are considering now that Tyghe is getting older.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll have to take that model back to Plainview. That\u2019s amazing, because then you get a real buy in and people respect the property,\u201d he speculated.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL6-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Little League State Championship wraps up in Owego\" class=\"wp-image-74384\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL6-1.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL6-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL6-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Teams near the field for opening ceremonies last Saturday. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bronk said for Owego Little League there is full parent involvement. For the last three years there have been many improvements to the park\u2019s facilities. Parents and volunteers help with maintenance of the park, concessions, and always fill the stands for the games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the biggest thing about Owego \u2014 the community,\u201d Bronk said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting teams and their families have acquainted themselves with the Village of Owego. Rowland said his family favorite downtown spots have been Farmhouse Brewery, Las Chicas Taqueria, and Originals, which was able to satiate the heavy population of Italians on the Hawks, he said. They also visited Ice Cream Works, Carol\u2019s Coffee and Art Bar, and Riverow Bookshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL5-1-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"Little League State Championship wraps up in Owego\" class=\"wp-image-74383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL5-1.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL5-1-300x293.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/08\/LL5-1-768x749.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The two men behind the game and the fields \u2013 Jim Raftis Sr. and Dick Franz watch from the sidelines. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, however, they had to return to the fields, as there was baseball to be played. Teams spend about five hours a day on the field between practices and games. Bronk said traveling families and locals got to enjoy games at a high level, despite the teams being comprised of nine- and ten-year-olds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather last weekend pushed the final game to Saturday, for complete results visit the NYS Little League 10U State Finals 2019 Facebook page, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NYS10UFINALS\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"www.facebook.com\/NYS10UFINALS\/?ref=page_internal (opens in a new tab)\">www.facebook.com\/NYS10UFINALS\/?ref=page_internal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With eight teams of 15 players, plus families, coaches and staff, Hyde Park and the Village of Owego welcomed an estimated 600 to 700 people&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":74377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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