Stockton’s Northern Little League was forced to cancel their baseball season after vandals ransacked their facilities in Oak Park. Ulysses Townsell, president of the league, said equipment was stolen, their snack bar was damaged, and the new restrooms flooded. “We’re just a nonprofit, and we don’t have the kind of money for the damage that has been done,” Townsell said. More than 100 kids are without a place to play. Parent Tony Correa said his child will now have to transfer to another league. “All the kids that we have in this league have grown together,” Correa said. “They are pretty much family. Now we are separated, so he’s kind of sad.”His son’s transfer means they will have to drive an extra 30 minutes each way for practice. “A lot of kids are not even playing because they can’t drive over there or other parks. So, it impacted a lot of these kids right now,” Correa said. Northern Little League has a lease with the city to use the park at no cost if they maintain the amenities. However, Townsell said this is not the first time they have dealt with vandalism, and each year, it gets harder to repair. He told KCRA 3 he reported the situation to the city but has gotten no response. In a statement to KCRA 3 the city said, “the aging infrastructure and condition of our ballfields and bleachers was discussed as a need to prioritize, as well as issues of homelessness.”They ask residents who see vandalism at city-owned parks to report It. The league has set up a GoFundMe to repair the damage. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
Stockton’s Northern Little League was forced to cancel their baseball season after vandals ransacked their facilities in Oak Park.
Ulysses Townsell, president of the league, said equipment was stolen, their snack bar was damaged, and the new restrooms flooded.
“We’re just a nonprofit, and we don’t have the kind of money for the damage that has been done,” Townsell said.
More than 100 kids are without a place to play. Parent Tony Correa said his child will now have to transfer to another league.
“All the kids that we have in this league have grown together,” Correa said. “They are pretty much family. Now we are separated, so he’s kind of sad.”
His son’s transfer means they will have to drive an extra 30 minutes each way for practice.
“A lot of kids are not even playing because they can’t drive over there or other parks. So, it impacted a lot of these kids right now,” Correa said.
Northern Little League has a lease with the city to use the park at no cost if they maintain the amenities.
However, Townsell said this is not the first time they have dealt with vandalism, and each year, it gets harder to repair. He told KCRA 3 he reported the situation to the city but has gotten no response.
In a statement to KCRA 3 the city said, “the aging infrastructure and condition of our ballfields and bleachers was discussed as a need to prioritize, as well as issues of homelessness.”
They ask residents who see vandalism at city-owned parks to report It.
The league has set up a GoFundMe to repair the damage.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
