Little Leaguers prepare to play ball with a season-starting parade
April 24, 2024 at 11:41 p.m.
Members of the Rye Brook Rookie League and Little League animatedly play with bubbles during a parade on Saturday, Apr. 20. Children from every team marched from Ridge Street Elementary School to Pine Ridge Park to celebrate the commencement of the first ball game of the year during the Little League Parade hosted by Rye Brook Recreation. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Hundreds of Rye Brook Little League family members make their way to Pine Ridge Park, playing with bubbles from the bus that led them during their march down Windingwood Road. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Noa Hoch (left), a 6-year-old resident of Old Orchard Road, walks alongside Rye Brook moms Kim Osterer and Haleigh Hoch. The Hoch matriarch is pushing 5-year-old Aria Tepper (left) and 4-year-old Evie Hoch in a stroller as they participate in the parade. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Three-year-old Rye Brook resident Bennett Hochhauser stands back with his dad Lance, choosing to enjoy the bubbles at Pine Ridge Park from a distance. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Ridge Street Elementary School fifth-grader Sophia Goldman gets some reps in before the start of her first Little League softball game of the year. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Ridge Street Elementary School kindergartener Alexander Tecsila enjoys some candy after the walk to the park. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Elm Hill Drive dad David Krahn kneels down to have a snack with his sons, 1-year-old Noah (left) and 5-year-old Henry. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
