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The The 2026 2026 season season will will go go down down as as one one of of the the most most sucsuccessful cessful in in Amityville Amityville Little Little League League history, history, with with both both the the Majors Majors and and Minors Minors divisions divisions capturing capturing interleague interleague chamchampionships pionships during during the the league’s league’s 75th 75th anniversary anniversary season. season. The The achievement achievement marks marks aa dramatic dramatic turnaround turnaround for for aa program program that that struggled struggled with with low low enrollment enrollment and and limited limited success success just just aa year year ago. ago. “Last “Last year year there there was was low low enenrollment rollmentand andnot notmuch muchsuccess success on on the the field, field, but but we’ve we’ve gotten gotten it it back back on on the the map map and and it’s it’s aa great great thing thing for for the the town,” town,” said said
Brian Brian Cooper, Cooper, who who oversees oversees the the day-to-day day-to-day operations operations of of Amityville Amityville Little Little League. League. The The Amityville Amityville Warriors Warriors Minors Minors team team completed completed aa perperfect fect 14-0 14-0 season, season, dominating dominating the the 99- and and 10-year-old 10-year-old dividivision sion despite despite being being composed composed primarily primarily of of 77- and and 8-year-old 8-year-old players. players. The The team team capped capped its its undefeated undefeated run run with with aa chamchampionship pionship victory victory over over aa strong strong North North Babylon Babylon squad. squad. “The “The boys boys did did great great and and dedeserve serve recognition,” recognition,” said said TomTommy myAlter, Alter,head headcoach coachof ofthe theMiMinors nors team team and and assistant assistant coach coach of of the the Majors Majors team. team. “I “I helped helped train train aa lot lot of of the the kids kids through through camps camps and and my my training training facilifacility, ty, and and it’s it’s rewarding rewarding to to see see all all
their their hard hard work work pay pay off.” off.” In In the the championship championship game, game, Axel Axel Alter Alter pitched pitched two two strong strong innings innings and and struck struck out out five five batters, batters, while while Luke Luke Lawrence Lawrence delivered delivered aa key key home home run. run. Charlie Charlie Austin Austin sealed sealed the the vicvictory tory in in the the sixth sixth inning, inning, and and Frankie Frankie Diepierro Diepierro made made aa clutch clutch defensive defensive play play behind behind the the plate plate to to end end the the game. game. The The success success carried carried over over to to the the Majors Majors division, division, where where the the Warriors Warriorsfinished finished12-2 12-2and andcapcaptured tured the the South South Shore Shore District District 34 34 Majors Majors Interleague Interleague ChamChampionship. pionship. Amityville Amityville defeated defeated the the previously previously undefeated undefeated North North Babylon Babylon 11U 11U WilliamWilliamsport sport team, team, 3-1, 3-1, in in an an eighteightConTinued on page xx inning game inning championship championship game
played played under under the the lights. lights. Zachary Zachary Alter Alter delivered delivered the the game’s game’s biggest biggest hit, hit, breakbreaking ing aa tie tie with with aa triple triple in in the the top top of of the the eighth eighth inning inning before before scoring scoring an an insurance insurance run. run. PatPatrick rick Lawrence Lawrence and and Jackson Jackson Kacharaba Kacharabacombined combinedfor forseven seven strong strong innings innings on on the the mound, mound, while while Alter Alter closed closed out out the the vicvictory tory with with three three quick quick outs. outs. Majors Majors manager manager Frank Frank PalPalminteri minteri guided guided aa roster roster of of 14 14
players playersthroughout throughoutthe theseason, season, balancing balancing development development and and playing playing time time while while leading leading the the team team to to the the title. title. “We “We had had 14 14 kids kids on on the the team, team, so so it it was was challenging challenging to to get get everyone everyone playing playing time, time, but but Frank Frank did did aa terrific terrific job,” job,” Alter Alter said. said. Cooper Coopercredited creditedthe theleague’s league’s resurgence resurgence to to strong strong leaderleadership, ship, facility facility improvements improvements CONTINUED ON PAGE 55 CONTINUEDon ONpage PAGExx ConTinued