Former Miller star helps instruct kids at baseball clinic
A couple of Stones provided some rock-solid advice to youngsters during the annual Baseball and Fitness Clinic last Saturday in Rialto.
Wesley Stone, a 2005 graduate of Fontana A.B. Miller High School who is now with the Toronto Blue Jays’ organization, joined former Major League Baseball player Jay Johnstone and several other professional competitors at the event, with was coordinated by the Joe Baca Foundation.
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Rialto Clinic drills young baseball players in fundamentals
RIALTO - Nine-year-old Patrick Boswell of Highland got a crash course in baseball fundamentals at Frisbie Park on Saturday.
By mid-morning, Patrick said he had learned “how to catch a grounder right and how to run around the bases right.”
The youth-oriented Joe Baca Foundation, named for the congressman, presented the free fitness and baseball clinic to about 200 children ages 4 to 14. This is the second consecutive year the foundation has held the clinic.
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2nd Annual Baseball & Fitness Clinic - January 19, 2008
RIALTO - Nine-year-old Patrick Boswell of Highland got a crash course in baseball fundamentals at Frisbie Park on Saturday.
By mid-morning, Patrick said he had learned “how to catch a grounder right and how to run around the bases right.”
The youth-oriented Joe Baca Foundation, named for the congressman, presented the free fitness and baseball clinic to about 200 children ages 4 to 14. This is the second consecutive year the foundation has held the clinic.
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Baca Foundation to give 20 scholarships
The Joe Baca Foundation plans to award 20 scholarships to college-bound high school students in the western San Bernardino Valley.
Applicants must live in San Bernardino, Muscoy, Colton, Rialto, Fontana, Bloomington or Ontario.
Those applying must submit a scholarship application, a 200-word personal statement, two letters of recommendation, official transcripts to verify a minimum 2.0 grade point average and proof of acceptance or registration from a college or university. Applicants also must be available for an interview.
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