1970

During the winter of 1970 Mission Viejo Little League members met with Mission Viejo Company officials to find a larger, more permanent site for the City’s Little League. The Mission Viejo Company donated land adjacent to St. Killian’s church, near the Montanoso recreation center. Volunteer labor and financial assistance provided by the Mission Viejo Company were invaluable in getting the raw land that was the Montanoso site ready. Hal Kemper, of Kemper construction (who graded the land for the La Paz homes) donated his time and equipment to grade the fields. Tom Pike surveyed and laid out the fields, and John Kruezer, Jim McGann, Bill Zahn, and Bill Bebee were among the volunteers who laid the sod and got the fields ready for the 1970 season.

The League grew again to 340 players, with 8 Major and Minor A teams and 10 teams in Minor B. Bill Dalrymple was League President and Chuck Say was the Umpire-In-Chief. League sponsors included La Paz Homes, Coronado Homes, Toro Disposal, and Mission Viejo Golf Club. The 1970 season consisted of a first-half played in the month of May and a second-half played in June.

1971

A total of 28 teams and 420 boys participated during the League’s 1971 season. In the seven-team Major Division, a “freeway series” between the first half champ Angles and second half champion Dodgers determined the 1971 title. The Dodgers, managed by Lynn Dickson, won a close ballgame 7 to 4. The Senators won the Minor A (called AAA today) championship with a 15-9 win over the Twins. The Mavericks were the Minor B champs. The All-Star Team competed in the Area II Tournament at Saddleback Field in El Toro against teams from Saddleback, El Toro, and San Juan Capistrano Little League’s.

1972