Maria Gianotti practices her batting at Cubberley Community Center on July 11, 2023, in advance of the California State Games softball tournament. Photo by Sue Dremann. UPDATE: The Palo Alto Heat 10-U ...

Sitting on bleachers at the ball field at Cubberley Community Center, a group of 10- and 11-year-old girls eagerly discussed their planned manicures: French tips, fill or sparkly? One held up her ...

At these softball playoffs for 11- and 12-year-old girls, you may hear singing. There's a chant for almost every moment in the game and all of them require full-on K-Pop, selfie energy. On a muddy, ...