East Cobb Lions Charity Golf Tourney is Monday

The event at Indian Hills Country Club will raise funds for vision projects and community organizations.

East Cobb Lions Charity Golf Tourney is Monday

The event at Indian Hills Country Club will raise funds for vision projects and community organizations.

The East Cobb Lions Club will hold its annual charity golf tournament Monday at Indian Hills Country Club. The entry fee is $135 person. The format is a four-person with Ft. Lauderdale-style rules, and handicaps will be used. Registration begins at 8 a.m., to be followed by Continental breakfast and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Trophies and prizes will be awarded to low scorers, long drivers and closest to the pin, along with door prizes, a silent auction and lunch. The event will benefit a number of Lions Club charities including the Georgia Lighthouse for the Blind and other vision projects, and East Cobb-area schools and other community organizations, including East Cobb Park and the East Marietta National Little League. For more …

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New Partner for East Marietta Little League

The youth baseball organization is teaming up with 6-4-3 DP Baseball for training and instructional services.

From a press release issued by the East Marietta National Little League: East Marietta National Little League is excited to announce a new formal partnership with 6-4-3 DP Baseball. 6-4-3 DP Baseball will become the official training and instructional partner of East Marietta National Little League.   6-4-3 DP Baseball is widely recognized as one of the best options for baseball player development in the metro Atlanta area. For the partnership, the goal of 6-4-3 DP Baseball is to help create added value and development for the teams, players, coaches, and families of East Marietta National Little League.  “We are extremely excited to launch this new partnership with East Marietta National Little League. East Marietta National Little League…

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Famed East Cobb Little League Coach Dies

Richard Hilton guided East Marietta to the 1983 Little League World Series championship.

Richard Hilton, the coach of the East Marietta National Little League team that won the 1983 Little League World Series title, has died. A message on the organization's website said that Hilton passed away late Saturday morning but did not disclose a cause of death. A visitation is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Friday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home, 180 Church Street in Marietta. The funeral is Saturday at 2 p.m. at Cobb Vineyard Church, 3206 Old Highway 41 in Kennesaw. In lieu of flowers, donations in Hilton's honor are asked to be made to the church. Dubbed "the John Wooden of Little League," Hilton coached at East Marietta, based at Sewell Park, for more than 40 years. In 2011, Hilton was named East Marietta's coaching coordinator.

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East Marietta in Braves Tailgate Contest

The Little League organization will compete for Publix gift cards at Saturday's game at Turner Field.

The East Marietta Little League contingent was named the Publix "Tailgate of the Game" at the April 28 Atlanta Braves game. Winning that contest -- which included a recording of the team yelling "Play Ball" that was played on the big screen at Turner Field -- earned the youth baseball organization a chance to compete in Saturday's Grande Prize Finale.   The Braves have invited EMLL back to compete for Publix gift cards during Saturday night's game with the Mets. It's the final homestand of the season for the Braves, who also are celebrating the career of retiring third baseman Chipper Jones. The winner of the most festive Braves/Publix tailgate will receive a $1,000 Publix gift card. Second- and third-place winners receive $500 Publix Gift…

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East Marietta Wins Georgia Junior Title

This is the first state championship for an East Marietta team since it won the 1983 Little League World Series.

East Marietta Little League capped off a perfect week of baseball in Columbus by beating defending champions Martinez-Evans 6-3 earlier this week in the finals of the 2012 Georgia Junior League Baseball State Championship. They went undefeated (5-0) in the state tournament and advanced one step closer to the 2012 Junior League World Series held in Taylor, Mich., next month. East Marietta next travels to Greenville, S.C., to represent Georgia and compete in the 8-state Southeast Regional Championship beginning Aug. 3. This is the first state title East Marietta has earned at the junior level, consisting of players age 13-14. It marks the second state title claimed by East Marietta since 1983, when the 12-year old team went on to become the …

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East Marietta Little Leaguer a 'Good Sport'

Braeden Swilley of the East Marietta White Sox will be honored as the 2012 Little League "Good Sport of the Year" next month.

When the 66th Little League World Series begins next month in Williamsport, Pa., Braeden Swilley will be more than an interested onlooker.  The 10-year-old catcher for the East Marietta White Sox will be honored by the global Little League Baseball and Softball organization as its 2012 Little League "Good Sport of the Year." Swilley, who will be a 5th grader this fall at Eastside Christian School, will be recognized for exemplifying "superior qualities of sportsmanship, leadership, a commitment to teamwork and a desire to excel." In an incident this spring that was mentioned in Swilley's nomination, he was struck in the face mask by a bat and was dazed for a moment. But after resuming his position behind the plate, Swilley met with the …

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East Cobb POV: Tim Langley

I REALLY Miss Youth Baseball!

With another season almost here, memories of our children's experiences resonate the most.

Man. I miss these late winter days with baseball tryouts and practices. My son is in college now and my daughter quit playing when she turned 10. Since then, I've been consigned to listening to guys at the gym talk about tryouts and their own youth baseball war stories. It seems so long ago that we signed Chris up for baseball at Sewell Park. That's the home of East Marietta National Little League and the 1983 Little League World Champions. I loved it!  We (funny how even the parents are considered part of the team) played there for seven years. It started out with the pitching being done by machine. That was great because almost every pitch was over the plate and the kids got a chance to watch the ball come over the plate and develop a …

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East Marietta Little League Signup Starts

Registration is underway for ages 4-12; the season starts on March 3.

Boys and girls ages 4-12 are invited to register for the upcoming season of the East Marietta National Little League.  Children must be in that age range as of April 30, 2012. Costs per child range from $110 for T-Ball to $200 for Major and Minor league competition.  Spring evaluations will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, with the season starting on Saturday, March 3.  Last season the East Marietta Giants had another strong season, although they fell short of their goal of winning the Georgia state championship.  For more information, visit the online registration form. 

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Season Ends for East Marietta Giants

Warner Robins reaches state Little League finals with 7-3 win.

In semifinal action at the Georgia Little League Tournament in Cartersville, the East Marietta Giants took on the Warner Robins American team. Warner Robins started the scoring off in the top of the first inning, getting a run in on a passed ball off Giants catcher MJ Sasapan. Warner Robins added three more runs in the top of the second inning to take a 4-0 lead. And that was all they needed. East Marietta had its own three-run inning in the bottom of the third, which made the score 4-3. But that was as close as the Giants would get. Warner Robins would add three more runs in the game to win it, 7-3. Warner Robins plays for the state championship Friday against Columbus, who won in the other semi-final over Madison County, 6-4. Georgia's …

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