OLIVE PARK — The end of the season came last weekend for the members of the Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services Ponytail Softball League.
However, although another season was laid to rest, it was all smiles and the fun was abundant Saturday at the annual jamboree at Olive Park.
Like their Hap Minor Baseball counterparts the week before, more than 700 softball players invaded the park for their traditional skills competition, food and refreshments.
The day began with a parade from the Burbank Towncenter Mall to Olive Park for the annual skills competition and awards ceremony. In the skills competition, players took part in four events — hitting for distance, throwing for accuracy, baserunning and throwing for distance — and won awards for their accomplishments.
Sponsored by the local Civitan organization, the end-of-the-year jamboree is a tradition for the local softball players, who participate in the longest-running league of its kind in the city.
Here is a list of the top finishers in the skills competition:
T-BALL PINK
BASERUNNING — 1. Carly Gay (Heartbreakers); 2. Natalia Ortiz (Diamondgirls); 3. Alejandra Cano (Brat Pack). THROWING FOR ACCURACY — 1. Emily Entz (Brat Pack); 2. Danielle Skaar (Brat Pack); 3. lauren Zedlar (Firecrackers). THROWING FOR DISTANCE — 1. Julianna Cottrell (Firecrackers); 2. Haley Lamb (Diamond Girls); 3. Sophia Jimenez (Hank Little Angels). HITTING FOR DISTANCE — 1. Julianna Cottrell (Firecrackers); 2. Haley Lamb (Diamond Girls); 3. Sophia Jimenez (Hank Little Angels).
T-BALL PURPLE
BASERUNNING — 1. Valeria Garcia (little Devils); 2. Madaleine Chan (Hot Flames); 3. Sage McNeely (Little Devils). THROWING FOR ACCURACY — 1. Victoria Garcia (She Devils); 2. Gianna Geary (She Devils); 3. Marta Maynes (Little Devils). THROWING FOR DISTANCE — 1. Hope Clark (Little Devila); 2. Hannah Douglas (Calvary Bible Rockets); 3. Allison Salvador (Little Devils). HITTING FOR DISTANCE — 1. Madison Shover (Calvary Bible Rockets); 2. Hannah Douglas (Calvary Bible Rockets); 3. Hope Clark (Little Devils).
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