A North Bay youth baseball league is struggling to recover after it lost an important funding source after an arson.
A youth baseball league in the North Bay is struggling to recover after its concession stand was destroyed by vandals.Around 11 p.m. Monday, vandals broke in and set the concession stand on fire at Benicia Park. The stand is operated by the Rohnert Park Cal Ripken Baseball League.League President David Langdale said the suspects stole food and drinks, and broke into a nearby storage unit, taking a generator."The biggest effect is on our youth," Langdale said.
Twelve-year-old pitcher Lucas Hogerton saw the destruction for the first time on Thursday."I don't know why someone would do this, especially to kids," Lucas said.He said the league and the sport of baseball are important to him."It teaches us sportsmanship and being respectful," he said."Seeing their faces and the looks on their eyes when they came by and saw this. That's who it affects," said Langdale of the youth baseball players.
Ca Sonoma County Rohnert Park News Crime Publicsafety
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
East Bay engineer dedicates himself to cleaning up the Bay AreaDuring a time when there is a lot of uncertainty about the future of Oakland, one local engineer has been trying to spread some civic pride in his hometown and across the rest of the Bay Area.
Read more »
Photos: Is that shark smiling? Here's why young great whites grin at Monterey Bay's Shark ParkA Bay Area photographer captures juvenile white sharks 'smiling' in the warm waters of Monterey Bay.
Read more »
Driver involved in Bay Bridge crash jumps off span into San Francisco BayA person involved in a crash on the Bay Bridge Thursday jumped into the bay after running from the crash scene and was eventually rescued by the Coast Guard, authorities said.
Read more »
East Bay to still see triple-digit temps, but Bay Area to begin cooling offWith the peak of the heat wave over, the Bay Area will begin to see temperatures cooling off, but some inland areas will still be experiencing triple-digit temps.
Read more »
Bikes & bites: Three iconic Bay Area bike trails and where to eat along the wayEat your way along the East Bay, Peninsula and South Bay’s top bike routes.
Read more »
North Bay principal charged for not reporting teacher's alleged sex crimes, DA saysThe D.A.'s office says the principal failed as a mandated reporter to report child abuse or neglect in response to the investigation of a teacher's arrest in April for alleged sexual misconduct.
Read more »