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27· Thursday, May 24, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Oakville Little League players finally see the lights since its inaugural season in 1991, when 900 players participated in five divisions. As the league continued to grow each year, and after For the first time in Oakville Little League (OLL) the headquarter Cornwall Park facility was built, history, the kids got a chance to play under the lights. Sweeney and OLL board members determined a scoreA grand lighting ceremony took place Tuesday at board and lights were the final touch required. "Having scoreboards and lights opened up so many OLL's Cornwall Park facility, celebrating the first time the diamonds were lit up for baseball competition. more opportunities to our league, including running double headers and allowing parents to Major sponsors and special guests on go home and have dinner with their hand for the event included represen- "This allows the families without having to stay out for tatives from Ford Motor Company, opportunity for kids to that late game," he said. dignitaries from the Town of Oakville Sweeney added that this type of and past and current members of the play ball under the facility makes playing baseball not fun board of directors of Oakville Little lights, which we as for one night, but for the kids they will League. adults all know is cool, continue to look forward to playing in OLL president John Sweeney spoke and that they would the future -- something OLL strives during the ceremony, thanking sponwant to do for the rest for. sors and volunteers for making the "At the end of the day, this allows evening possible before addressing of their career." the opportunity for kids to play ball what the lights at Cornwall Park will do Oakville Little League under the lights, which we as adults all for the league. know is cool, and that they would want "Although there have been past president John Sweeney to do for the rest of their career," he board members and presidents over the years, the vision remains the same as Oakville Little said. OLL volunteer Brian Dyck said that this event is League focuses on baseball skills and life skills in order to excel as a baseball player and individual," Sweeney very important for Oakville Little League and the baseball diamonds. said. "Since 2004, the facility has been here, but really "The vision of all members was to build a facility such as this and that vision became reality in 2004, since 2008 is when it all started to begin looking like a where our field of dreams was completed in partner- great place to play baseball games," he said. "It really is a great event for these kids, one they will ship with the town of Oakville." OLL has enjoyed registration growth each year surely remember." By Lucas Casaletto SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER PHOTOS BY GRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @HALTON_PHOTOG NIGHT LIFE: Oakville Little League held its first-ever night games at Cornwall Park on Tuesday. In top photo, Yankees batter David Riolo ducks out of the way of a high inside pitch from a Mets pitcher during a Major division game. In bottom photo, Ford sponsorship manager Rick Gemin (left) and OLL executive April Dyck give the thumbs up to the new lights.