Featured

Rincon, Nogales and Canyon View began battle for State Little League championship; Garland Jackson led American and Cactus to state championships in 1959 and 1960

Tucson Mayor Don Hummel meets with Tucson American in 1959, the first Little League team from Tucson to advance to the Western Region where the team finished in the semifinal round. Head coach Garland Jackson is at left and assistant Larry Livingston can be seen facing the camera behind Hummel. (Arizona Daily Star 1959)
Garland Jackson was the first Little League coach in Tucson history to win a state championship with Tucson American in 1959. He also led Cactus to a state championship a year later in 1960. (Arizona Daily Star 1959)

SOUTHERN ARIZONA LITTLE LEAGUE STATE CHAMPIONS/REGION TEAMS
1954: Douglas (Quarterfinals)
1959: Tucson American (Semifinals)
1960: Cactus (Quarterfinals)
1963: Tucson (Runner-up)
1971: Pantano (4th place)
1973: Cactus (WORLD SERIES)
1974: Cactus (Semifinals)
1975: Douglas (Quarterfinals)
1978: Nogales (Quarterfinals)
1979: Sunnyside (Semifinals)
1980: Nogales (Opening Round)
1981: Western (Semifinals)
1983: American (Semifinals)
1984: Sunnyside (Runner-up)
1985: Nogales (Quarterfinals)
1986: International (WORLD SERIES)
1987: Nogales (Opening Round)
1988: Nogales (Opening Round)
1991: Sunnyside (Semifinals)
1992: Western (Quarterfinals)
1996: Santa Rita (Quarterfinals)
1997: American (Quarterfinals)
2000: Canyon del Oro (Semifinals)
2001: San Xavier (Semifinals)
2011: Rio Rico (Quarterfinals)
2012: Rincon (Semifinals)
2018: Sunnyside (Quarterfinals)
2019: Sunnyside (Runner-up)
2023: Canyon View (Semifinals)

SUNDAY, JULY 14

BASEBALL 9-11 AT MARICOPA
Rincon 10, High Desert 0
Continental 8, Sierra Vista 7
CDO 13, Red Mountain 5

BASEBALL JUNIORS AT SURPRISE
Litchfield Park 4, Douglas 2 (CHAMPIONSHIP)

MONDAY, JULY 15

BASEBALL 8-10 AT GILBERT
Tanque Verde vs. Cactus Foothills, 5:45 p.m.
Empire vs. East Mesa, 7:45 p.m.
Sierra Vista vs. West Flagstaff, 7:45 p.m.

BASEBALL 9-11 AT MARICOPA
Sierra Vista vs. High Desert, 5:30 p.m. (Elimination)

TUESDAY, JULY 16

BASEBALL 9-11 AT MARICOPA
Rincon vs. TBD, 5:30 p.m.
CDO vs. TBD, 8 p.m.

BASEBALL LL AT SIERRA VISTA
Rincon vs. Arcadia, 5 p.m.
Nogales vs. Chandler, 5 p.m.
Canyon View vs. East Mesa, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

BASEBALL 50/70 WEST REGION AT NOGALES
Douglas vs. Colorado, 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 18

BASEBALL 50/70 WEST REGION AT NOGALES
San Xavier vs. Idaho, 5 p.m.
Douglas vs. Nevada, 8 p.m.

BASEBALL SENIOR WEST REGION AT OAKLAND
San Xavier vs. Washington, 9 a.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 19

BASEBALL 50/70 WEST REGION AT NOGALES
Arizona vs. So. Cal, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 20

BASEBALL 50/70 WEST REGION AT NOGALES
Douglas vs. Alaska, 9 a.m.
Arizona vs. No. Cal, noon

SOFTBALL LITTLE LEAGUE WEST REGION AT SAN BERNARDINO
Willcox vs. Nevada, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL JUNIOR WEST REGION AT ARTHUR PACK
Arizona (Goodyear) vs. Washington, 8 a.m.
Marana vs. Colorado, 10:30 a.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 21

BASEBALL 50/70 WEST REGION AT NOGALES
Douglas vs. Washington, 8 a.m.
Arizona vs. Hawaii, 8 a.m.

print
Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Comments
To Top