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Samuel Hanna has been selected as the 2019 Springfield District Champion of Character Male Athlete by the Fairfax County Athletic Council and the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS). This exemplifies his superb sportsmanship and character in youth sports. Congratulations to Samuel and his parents!

Everyone is invited to the awards ceremony to help celebrate and recognize Samuel for this achievement on Tuesday October 1 at 7pm at the Fairfax County Government Center, located at 12000 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax.

The SYA East 9-11 All Star team prevailed over Fairfax National Little League to win the District 10 Championship and earned the right to represent the district and SYA Little League in the State Tournament that begins July 11 in Bluefield.

The SYA East 8-10 All Star team prevailed over Annandale-North Springfield Little League last night 5-4 to win the District 10 Championship and earned the right to represent the district and SYA Little League in the State Tournament that begins July 10 down in Norfolk.

The SYA East Minors 9-11 Specials team prevailed over Coles Little League last night to win the Minors Special Games Tournament. This team completed an undefeated run through the tournament.

The SYA Softball 8-10 All Star team prevailed over PWC Girls Little League last night 12-9 to win the District 10 Championship and earned the right to represent the district and SYA Little League in the State Tournament that begins July 6 in Nokesville.

On October 14, 2019, over a dozen Accenture employees based in Arlington, VA volunteered their time (in excess of 60 man-hours) and talent on a perfect Fall day to aid the Centreville community. The group completed numerous field improvement activities at fields used by hundreds of Southwestern Youth Association players for Little League baseball games and practices. Their efforts have enhanced the safety and use of these facilities that are used on a regular basis throughout the year by the children of our community for healthy activity, learning about the value of teamwork, and becoming good citizens.

Thank you to Accenture, Doug Howenstein, and the entire team for embodying these values and enriching our community.

Sam Ryan (Fairfax HS, VCU – 12th Round, Toronto Blue Jays) and Carter Bach (Centreville HS, Wake Forest – 34th Round, Tampa Bays Rays) were selected in the 2019 MLB draft. Both players are alumni of SYA Little League and we congratulate both players on this great accomplishment. Best of luck!

Complete MLB Draft information: https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker

Smoking, Tobacco, and Alcohol: As a reminder, Fairfax County Public Schools has a policy that prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, in all schools, administrative offices, facilities, FCPS vehicles, fields, and playgrounds. You can review the details by clicking here. While this specific policy doesn’t address alcohol, a similar policy is in place for alcohol. Please be sure to abide by this school policy as SYA Little League is a guest of the school system when using all their fields.

Pets: There are three Fairfax County ordinances prohibiting pets (i.e., dogs) from all Fairfax County school grounds. There are health notices on all FCPS school grounds asking pet owners to NOT bring their pets on school grounds. Please leave you pets at home while watching your kids play ball.

Parking: While we all recognize that parking at schools can be tough to come by at times, we want to make sure that all our players and their families are safe when leaving their cars and making their way to the fields. Do not ignore posted signs, either in the school lots or local streets and consider the players, families, and the local residents in your choice for parking. Park as if you expect the police to be patrolling. Here is a general summary of Fairfax County parking regulations:

Fairfax County Parking Restrictions and Information

Be sure you know the Little League provided information on helmet alterations/additions before taking on any of your own changes. Complete information can be found here: https://www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/modifying-helmets-with-additional-attachments/

The fall season follows the 2024 Little League Baseball Age Determination Chart, which can be found here Baseball Age Chart on Little League’s web site. Please be sure to use the right chart, the one for 2024. Softball age determination is different than baseball and can be found here Softball Age Chart.

For those Amazon shoppers, here is a way to shop and donate to SYA!

SYA is now a registered organization in the Amazon Smile program.  Amazon Smile is a simple way for you to support SYA every time you shop, at no cost to you.  When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you will find the same prices and selection as Amazon.com with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to SYA.

To participate go to smile.amazon.com and select Southwestern Youth Association as your charity (this only needs to be done the 1st time you go to smile.amazon.com).  Shop as you normally would and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your qualified purchase to SYA.  It’s that simple.  If you use Amazon.com to shop, just remember to go to smile.amazon.com

Looking to not spend hundreds on a new bat? Still trying to figure out what to do as your old bat is no longer legal or your player has outgrown their existing bat? SYA Little League is maintaining a listing of legal bats folks have for sale. Check out the Bats For Sale page for details and listings.