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Stanislaus County Junior Giants program accepting signups
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The Junior Giants program provides Stanislaus County youth with the opportunity to participate in a free, eight-week baseball program that provides fun exercise while teaching valuable lessons and character traits. - photo by Photo Contributed
It’s every young baseball player’s dream to play like the pros, and now local youth have the opportunity to don the well-known orange and black of the San Francisco Giants through the Stanislaus County Police Activity League’s annual Junior Giants program. Entering its 24th year, Junior Giants is a free, noncompetitive baseball program for boys and girls age 5-18 sponsored by the Giants Community Fund. Not only does the program teach participants the skills they need to win, but it also instills valuable character traits, like teamwork, confidence, leadership and integrity.
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Track and field ‘blossoms’ at junior high level with help of new meet
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The Almond Blossom Invitational, held Saturday at Pitman High, saw hundreds of athletes compete in track and field events (Photo courtesy of TJHS).
Roughly 1,500 track and field athletes representing 12 junior high and middle schools or competing independently came together at Pitman High School on Saturday for the second installment of what is becoming a premier event in the region, the Almond Blossom Invitational, sponsored by Grizzly Nut Co.
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