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California District 33

2017 District Dinner Re-Cap


Super Hero Costume Contest Winners

Our annual District Awards Dinner was held on May 6th at the Handlery Hotel. Our theme was "Superheros" and many dressed the part. A special "thank you" goes out to Angela Engquist, for putting together another outstanding and memorable event.

We were honored to have April Meeheder, as our special guest speaker this year. April is the Assistant Western Regional Director. April shared her thoughts on volunteering.

Gifts donated by leagues and staff were raffled off and a 50/50 draw for $458.00 was handed out to one lucky winner (Sami Kern from Chollas Lake Little League). A costume contest was held for those who came dressed up. The evening was a fun time to meet other leagues members and share stories of Litttle League.

District awards were handed out to special individuals that have showed outstanding dedication to Little League Baseball and Softball in our San Diego area. Be sure to thank them when you see them at the fields for all their hard work and dedication to the youth of San Diego. District 33 was proud to present the following awards to these outstanding volunteers in our local leagues for 2017. Dan Esqueda, Pete Gregorivic and Shannon Thomas (Assistant District Administrators) had the honors of handing out this year's awards.



The District Service Award

These awards are given to individuals nominated by their league, who have several years of outstanding service to their league. They have also impacted the District by serving the other leagues in some capacity, usually by being involved in tournaments or something District wide.

The 2017 District Service Award recipients are...


Danyell DiLena
Kearny Mesa Little League


Gracie Gagliano
San Carlos Little League


Cindy & Randy Askew
Allied Gardens Little League


Mike Leathers
Sunshine Little League


Trevor Yancey
Allied Gardens Little League


Scott Hill
Chollas Lake Little League
Mark Rowland
Mid City Little League


The Umpire of the Year Award & Umpire Service Award

These awards are given to outstanding umpires who are recognized for his/her skills and dedication to umpiring for that year. The 2017 Umpire of the Year & Umpire Service Award recipients are...


James Patocka
San Carlos Little League


Ric Castañon
Kearny Mesa Little League


The Joe Schloss Memorial Coaches Award
This award is given to managers or coaches that demonstrate leadership in local leagues with Loyality, Courage and Character. The 2017 Joe Schloss Memorial Coaches Award recipients are...


Mark Dirkes
Lake Murray Little League


Rick Jones
Patriot League



Scott Simmons Leadership Award

The criteria for this award is for someone that has impacted the local league, especially in bringing about compliance to Little League rules and regulations. They have set a standard in regards to choosing managers and coaches with character, demonstrated a willingness to address issues such as poor sportsmanship either among spectators, coaches, managers or players. To demonstrate courage and character in dealing with issues at the local league level. The 2017 Scott Simmons Award recipient is...


Tracy McCormick
La Mesa National League



The Jim Jones Award

This award is given to the outstanding volunteer in our District. It goes to someone that has showed commitment and sacrifice above and beyond. The 2017 Jim Jones Award recipient is...


Carol Hill
Chollas Lake Little League