Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, March 26, 2022

FORGET MLB - SIERRA MADRE LITTLE LEAGUE 
STARTED THIS MONTH! 13 
Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 26, 2022 
FORGET MLB - SIERRA MADRE LITTLE LEAGUE 
STARTED THIS MONTH! 13 
Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 26, 2022 
Sierra Madre Little league kicked off their season with their annual parade from Taylor's market down to Heasley field. 

In what has become a Sierra Madre tradition, the morning started 
off with donuts and coffee provided by Tay-lors Market. For 
the first time in two years, players were able to be back with their 
teammates, in all their glo-ry, with over 30 trucks decked out 
to support their teams, with 12 screaming players sitting in the 
truck beds. 

Leading the front of the parade was this year's grand marshal - 
Lisa Carlson (8-year board member and “Diner Lady”) who is 
a favorite around town and a legend at the Heasley Field snack 
shack. 

The parade concluded at Heasley Field - where the festivities 
continued with the annual opening day ceremo-ny - recognizing 
this year's record 28 teams, including boys and girls from 
age 4 to 12. 

This year - SMLL had their largest turnout on record, with almost 
350 players this season. Many parents said they were eager 
to get kids out on the field and out of the house after COVID-19 
took them out of school and stopped most youth sports in 2020 
and during virus surges in 2021. 

In order to prep for the record turnout, a ton of planning was 
done, as well as refurbishments both at Heasley Field and Sierra 
Madre Elementary. Local board members spent the winter 
months prepping and rebuilding the south field at the elementary 
school, and it is already hosting games. 

City residents and local businesses have rallied around SMLL 
this year, with quite a few new sponsors. Most notably, is the 
retail shop Collective Co-Op who donated the new “Go Madre” 
mural adjacent to the snack shack. 

Be sure to come down to check out a game and grab a burger 
or hotdog from the grill. If a morning game is more your style, 
come grab a cup of coffee (iced or hot) from their new sponsor 
Lotus Coffee and your favor-ite newspaper while watching the 
growing Challenger division - every Saturday at 9am). 

For more information and game schedules, you can follow them 
on social or check out www.SMLL.org. 


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