Jeff Tully
For years, the Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services
Dept. Ponytail Softball leagues have been the premier place for the
area's young players to hone their playing skills.
Saturday at Olive Park, the players celebrated the ending of
another successful season with the annual Ponytail Softball Jamboree,
sponsored by the Foothill Civitan Club.
Like their male counterparts a week earlier, the softball players
invaded the park for their traditional skills competition, food,
refreshmants and a lot of awards.
The day began at 8 in the morning with a parade from Mervyn's at
the Media City Center.
In the skills competion, players took part in four events --
hitting for distance; throwing for accuracy; baserunning and throwing
for distance -- and won awards for their accomplishments.
The top three award winners from each division in the skills
competition include:
T-BALL PINK
BASERUNNING -- 1. Briana Manzaneto, Honey Bees (15.29 seconds); 2.
Riley Garden, Honey Bees (15.38); 3. Megan Stephenson, Honey Bees
(15.44). THROWING FOR ACCURACY -- 1. Ashley Gustafson, Honey Bees (6
points); 2. Taylor Roberts, Robert's Groovy Girls (5); 3. Katie
Hooper, Bubblegum Brats (4).THROWING FOR DISTANCE -- 1. Nalani
Hernandez, Stingers (86 feet); 2. Riley Garden, Honey Bees (80); 3.
Nmariah Bevard, Aldrick/Taylor/Emerson Stars (77). HITTING FOR
DISTANCE -- 1. Katie Hooper, Bubblegum Brats (82 feet); 2. Sami
Buliavac, Bubblegum Brats (79); 3. Kristen Nunn, Bugglegum Brats
(77).
T-BALL PURPLE
BASERUNNING -- 1. Damarie Gonzallez, Baby Blues (15.88 seconds);
2. Amanda Trinh, Diamond Girls (16.00); 3. Kayla Meltzer, Call Am.
Girls (16.14). THROWING FOR ACCURACY -- 1. Olivia Blomberg, Call Am.
Girls (15 points); 2. Katie Call, Call Am. Girls (6); 3. Danielle
Rodriguez, Diamond Girls (4). THROWING FOR DISTANCE -- 1. Rebecca
Wright, Call Am. Girls (81 feet); 2. Damarie Gonzalez, Baby Blues
(76); 3. Heather Haynes, Call Am. Girls (63). HITTING FOR DISTANCE --
1. Amanda Trinh, Diamond Girls (58 feet); 2. Kayla Meltzer, Call Am.
Girls (58); 3. Olivia Marriott, Diamond Girls (51).
T-BALL GREEN
BASERUNNING -- 1. Molly Reiter, She Devils (16.09); 2. Erika Thrasher, She Devils (16.69); 3. Ashley Kaneshiro, Rainbow (16.75).
THROWING FOR ACCURACY -- 1. Jessica Loya, Little Giants (8 points);
2. Megan Nicholson, Little Giants (8); 3. Cameron Weist, Little
Giants (6). THROWING FOR DISTANCE -- 1. Haley Schelman, She Devils
(83 feet); 2. Dana Rlliot, Little Giants (66); 3. Natalie Muller, She
