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The other little leagues in District 15 were: Almeda, Edgewood, Riverside, St.Mary's, and Windsor. Good days!

On ‎5‎/‎30‎/‎2008 at 8:44 AM, brerrabbit said:

OFA was another league in Little League District 15. I know this because for many years I was an Assistant District Director. OFA stood for Oak Forest, Allendale I think which were the neighborhoods the league was formed from. If you cross Old Gaveston Road on Howard and continue across the bayou you take the first street to the left and go all the way to the end of the street. Turn left through the gates and there are the ballfields. They are still there and OFA is still playing. The land and the original facilities were donated by Petro Tex Chemicals and one of their product storage tanks still serve as a back drop behind the outfield fence on the senior field.

Leagues that exsisted back when I (any many of you) played.

Freeway National - off Telephone on Wynlea (Gone but not forgotten)

Freeway American - between Monroe and the Gulf Freeway behind where the Marriot is now (gone)

OFA - Off of Howard just past Old Galveston (still playing)

East End - on Dumble between the freeway and Austin High School. (still playing)

Southeast Little League - off Mykawa next to the P Farm (gone)

Magnolia Little Leage - off of Navigation at a city park (still playing)

Dixie Little League - plays at Ingrando Park at Woodridge off the Gulf Freeway

Gregg Little League - played next to Ripley House on Northdale which ran between Dixie and Belfort about 5 blocks east of Mykawa (gone)

Sagemont Beverly Hills Little League - currently plays at county park at Beltway 8 and Blackhawk. (still playing) These guys have an interesting history. They originally played on two fields that were just south of Beltway 8 on the west side of 45. About where the car dealerships repair shop sits today. They lost the land and found a new home on Dixie Farm Road just west of the ditch that runs along side the Dixie Chemicals site (Brio Super Fund site) They spent a lot of money building fields, restrooms, and consession stands. When Brio was discovered to be toxic they once again moved to the corner of Beltway 8 and Sabo at about where the Krogers center sits today. When that land was sold they finally cut their deal with the county and moved to the park.

Pearland Little Leage - plays at the Pearland Area Dads Club on Fite Rd (Historic Doughrty Road) off of FM 1128 in Pearland - (still playing) and have gotten so big the SW Region of Little League forced them to split into two seperate leages and is currently threatening to split them into four leagues because of Pearlands growth.

Friendswood Little League - plays at a city park just west of FM 2351 and FM 518 located behind the school on 2351 (still playing) The league has been threaten with loosing many of its players to select baseball where you form your own team and compete yearround in tournament play.

Freeway Manor Little League - played at fields off of Edgebrook east of 45 on a street called Theta. (gone) League held on by a thread until the late 80's, early 90's when the league treasurer took off with all the money. It killed the league.

South Central Little League - New since we played and has been around for about seven years - plays at city park off 288 at Yellowstone. Were going to move as they were the recepients of a National Little League grant funded by Honda Corporation of America to build new fields in the area. The league is significant because it was the first entry into a predominantly black area in many years. I spoke at their opening day a number of years ago and the other guest of honor that day was Vince Young who at the time was a senior in high school on his way to UT.

Those are the ones I remember although I think there were a couple more I can't remember.

The other little leagues in District 15 were: Almeda, Edgewood, Riverside, St.Mary's, and Windsor. Good days!