CHICAGO (September 29, 2024)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Thousands of runners representing 49 states and 43 countries gathered at the starting line for a sold out Life Time Chicago Half Marathon & 5K presented by HOKA on Sunday morning Runners ranging in ages 2 – 83 participated in the race day events including the half marathon (13.1 miles) 5K (3.1 miles) and Kids Run Chicago (ages 2-12) The course gave participants exclusive access to Lake Shore Drive and unrivaled skyline views as they ran through historic South Side neighborhoods Overcast skies and cool weather made for a great morning of running Leading up to race day, Life Time threw a pre-race party at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago’s West Loop, where runners enjoyed live music and entertainment, and geared up for the race ahead. In partnership with the Life Time Foundation and The Morton Arboretum’s Chicago Region Trees Initiative runners were invited to volunteer at a tree planting event on Saturday morning to further engage with the host community Sunday’s races concluded with a Finish Festival in Jackson Park to celebrate the accomplishments of the weekend “With the energy we had this weekend for the Life Time Chicago Half Marathon & 5K it’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of the race season,” said Allison Humbert Wilkinson “The iconic course was packed with enthusiastic spectators and a sold-out field of runners It’s inspiring to witness so many athletes come together to challenge themselves and celebrate the experience Top finishers across the events are included below. The full race results are available here Half Marathon – Top Non-Binary Finishers The Chicago Half Marathon & 5K is the second of two events that make up the Life Time Chicago Half Marathon Series Runners who completed both events this year earned a third medal to recognize their achievement In addition to Chicago events, Life Time owns and produces nearly 30 athletic events in iconic locations across the country. The next events on the Life Time Run Series lineup are Turkey Day Chicago and Turkey Day Miami, both taking place on November 28. For more information about Life Time, visit www.lifetime.life Contact: Maddy Rivard | 651.955.7739 | mrivard@lt.life | LTAthleticEvents@Finnpartners.com Images and b-roll: HERE View all Releases by Submit Press Release Address: 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121   Phone: (858) 876-4705 (c) 2025 Address: 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121   Phone: (858) 876-4705 The final day of Club Italia LA28’s stay in Tampa was truly special together with the University of Tampa baseball team to help families dispose of the rubble and household goods piled up outside their homes A gesture promoted by Robert Pennino and the Italian-American community of Tampa much appreciated by the locals and also by the media who wanted to be present to witness the beautiful gesture of the players of the two teams involved in the College Series 2024 for an 'internal' game between Italy Blue and Italy White Italy BlueCornelli 2B; Chacon RF; Cinelli C; Cumbo LF; Annunziata 1B; Wong DH; Volpe CF; Laise SS; Bertoldi 3B; Marciano P Italy WhiteBarbieri CF; Cimini 2B; Morresi RF; Bocchino DH; Stella C; Gamberini 1B; Bruno LF; Angioi SS; Zazza 3B; Resca DH; Marelli P and with a rotation that included pitchers Aldegheri pitching coach of the Reading Fightin Phils who spent the entire Olympic Camp with the Italian pitchers closed the day and shared his insight with the team: “What I hope you take home from here more than anything else is the philosophy of work Never spare yourself: here near us in this area there are high school kids who wake up at 5 to train and go to school 1 hour and a half away There are no excuses for not committing yourself.” The experience of the training period between Arizona and Florida is exactly what the Coordinator of the development of the Italian teams expected for Club Italia: “It is the beginning of a journey that helps us to get to know professional realities to which we must aspire and also get in touch with Italian boys from different countries who are very eager to wear the blue jersey to understand also from their enthusiasm the value of what we represent."He continued: "The work with the staff both the permanent one and the high-level specialists who joined us to give their contribution to the National team has been truly excellent by everyone I want to say a word in particular for Felice which he transfers with a perfect way of presenting himself I would say humble in his approach to others He often deals with boys of this age in singles and doubles A and we have all seen and learned from him several things that we did not know." after all the work done with the Club Italia LA28 players will create a platform that everyone can access to upload videos and get feedback on the development of their individual programs The same goes for pitchers: the work started with Cundari will continue on the web both in terms of analysis and on specific points to improve in the off-season there is a scheduled meeting in Collecchio on November 3rd that will also involve those who were not in Surprise FIBS would to thank the entire Italian-American baseball community at the University of Tampa Robert Pennino and UTampa head coach Joe Urso all of whom really went out of their way to give Team Italy impeccable hospitality because the compliments for their behavior that Kansas City Royals Director of Arizona Minor League Operations Nick Leto sent us from the operators of the Surprise facility are not something that happens every time and they also give an idea of ​​the value of the group we have.” Reserved area Transparent Federation Privacy policy Copyright © 2022 FIBS (Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball) - Viale Tiziano 74 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial - Share with same attribution 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA) which is available on the Internet The Young Stars U-14 team have just returned from a two-day trip to Sicily where they played a friendly match against their hockey counterparts from San Pietro Clarenza This international game was a first for most of the Young Stars players a positive start considering that they are relatively newcomers having been playing hockey for just over a year The trip was made possible thanks to the Floriana club's long-standing ties with CUS Catania and hosts San Pietro Clarenza Young Stars are conducting summer hockey training sessions for young beginners Those interested may obtain details by phoning 7905-5087 or through email florianayoungstarshc@gmail.com please register for free or log in to your account Team Italy switch-pitcher Pat Venditte agreed to a one-year major league contract with the San Francisco Giants during the recent MLB winter meetings in Las Vegas Nebraska native has spent the last 11 years in professional baseball trying to find a home on the major league level Having pitched in 56 big league games between sporadic stints with the Oakland A’s in 2015 the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners in 2016 and last year with World Series runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers Pat Venditte has not been given the luxury of demonstrating his special talent in MLB during the course of an entire season 2019 may be the year for the proud Italian American to show the world he belongs in Major League Baseball San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has a vision to place Pat Venditte in the bullpen on a permanent basis as a lefty specialist Owning a 2-2 record with a 4.45 ERA during his 64.2 innings of relief in MLB the ambidextrous pitcher has been very successful throwing against left-handed hitters by limiting them to a .186 batting average (21-for-113) Farhan Zaidi knows what Pat Venditte is capable of doing since he worked in the front offices of the same franchises the switch-pitcher threw for The current San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations used to be the Los Angeles Dodgers general manager and before that spent time in the Oakland A’s organization Looking to find the right pieces for the Giants bullpen Farhan Zaidi has now given Pat Venditte the best chance to have major league impact Pat Venditte made the most of his opportunities with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 he posted an impressive 2.57 ERA in 14 innings of work Most remarkable was the fact that during his final 10 games with the Dodgers Pat Venditte threw 9.2-scoreless innings and allowed just three hits and two walks Despite his success on the major league level Pat Venditte fell victim to roster numbers as the Los Angeles Dodgers designated him for assignment and later released him in order to trade for Atlanta Braves pitcher Adam McCreery the San Francisco Giants 40 man-roster is now at 38 players Farhan Zaidi not only values Pat Venditte because of his unique matchup versatility against hitters out of the bullpen but also for the maximum roster versatility he provides to the team since he has one minor league option remaining Let's wish Team Italy's Pat Venditte the best in 2019 With Club Italia LA28 official sponsor San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Foundation’s Paul Giusto and FIBS Ambassador to Canada Flavio Volpe in attendance Team Italy manager Mike Piazza eloquently conveyed a call to action for Club Italia LA28 Olympic prospects And the reason why we called it the mission is because there's a purpose for doing this I hope you all know why we're here. And why you, in particular, are here is because we have a couple of big events in the next few years that we think are extremely important to Italian baseball. Obviously, the 2026 World Baseball Classic We're playing the United States on national TV in our bracket as well as Great Britain and Mexico So it's going to be difficult and then after that is the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 So that's what this Club Italia LA28 project is all about a group of guys that we feel not only will contribute to the World Baseball Classic team which we have to first qualify for so it's not going to be easy we hope all of you will be with us at the World Baseball Classic We know that's probably not possible and we hope all of you will be with us for the Olympics and we know it's not possible Gianmarco Faraone and everyone else on our dedicated staff They understand the enormity of what we're trying to do but we also want you to take care of yourself I don't want to hear about guys going out and getting in trouble So have a good time and when you leave from here too I never stopped learning till the day I retired And the reason why I was a good player is because I wrote things down I could do some things better and there were some things I couldn't do better Know what you can do and what you can't do and keep your strengths but work on your weaknesses and that's what the coaches are here for If you are a pitcher then work on building your pitching repertoire You can work on playing the ball off of the wall better take advantage of these trips and these opportunities and figure out what you need to work on because we can't do everything emcee Robert Pennino hosted panel discussions featuring Team Italy manager Mike Piazza Team Italy 2023 World Baseball Classic pitcher Matt Festa MLB favorite and University of Tampa Hall of Famer Tino Martinez University of Tampa assistant coach Sam Militello Jefferson High School head coach Pop Cuesta King High School head coach Jim Macaluso and the "King of Baseball" Tony Saladino Team Italy competes in the College Series against Division II national champion University of Tampa on Friday University of Tampa head coach Joe Urso was impressed with the Club Italia LA28 players at practices prior to the friendly competition and said "It's going to be a really tough battle for us this weekend." Catch all the action on the LIVESTREAM direct from the University of Tampa MLB, WBSC and the MLBPA (the Major League Players Association) have joined forces in its three-year race to recover the four-year cycle interrupted by the pandemic, to present the World Baseball Classic (WBC) from March 5-17  The WBC will involve 20 teams in the main phase the 16 best from the previous edition plus four winners from the qualifiers divided into four Pools of five teams each Team Italy is included in Pool B, which is taking place in Houston at the home of the Astros. In the 2023 WBC Italian manager Mike Piazza led the Azzurri to the quarterfinals in Tokyo against Japan this time Team Italy will have to earn one of the two available places against one winner from the 2025 Qualifiers on Saturday Pool B SCHEDULE (Houston Pool A SCHEDULE (San Juan Pool C SCHEDULE (Tokyo Pool D SCHEDULE (Miami If Team USA advances to the quarterfinals in Houston March 13th regardless of whether they are the winner or runner-up of Pool B March 14th regardless of whether they are the winner or runner-up of Pool C Full ticket information will be available in the near future, but fans can register now at worldbaseballclassic.com/tickets to stay up to date OFFICIAL WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC WEBSITE (Photo of Team Italy entering the field for the 2023 WBC Quarterfinal at Tokyo Dome by Sam Cooper) After an extraordinary career as a player for the Azzurri Greta Cecchetti is ready for a new adventure as a coach closing a circle that began years ago with her first call-ups to the Under 13 selection and continued with successes and satisfactions on the Senior National Team Cecchetti was named as the pitching coach of Italian Softball supporting new head coach Craig Montvidas in the team's next challenges "Receiving this opportunity is a great honor and privilege,” said Cecchetti who will also be responsible for the pitchers' development program on the National Team “When President Mazzieri called me to offer me the role I was immediately enthusiastic and accepted without hesitation I am very happy and can't wait to start working it was a great opportunity to meet and see again many people who are part of our movement During the three-day Italian Baseball and Softball convention Cecchetti and Montvidas met a selection of athletes from the National Team as well as the staff of the youth national teams and the teams that will participate in the next Serie A1 they illustrated the operational plans for future competitions “Craig and I have a very similar approach: we like to work methodically and with organization which makes our job easier,” Cecchetti said and we feel like we have been working together for a long time which makes everything even more fun (laughs The meeting in Rimini was important not only to introduce ourselves but also to explain our goals and the project for the coming years We want to ensure excellent communication between all parties involved and create a solid structure to best support both the national team staff and the clubs.” who has worn the jersey of the Senior National Team in over 90 games this is not an absolute debut in the role of pitching coach she has successfully held the same position in Bollate “In 2024 I had already started this double path as a player and coach and I must say that I really like it,” she said “Sometimes I get more excited about coaching young pitchers than about coaching myself Coaching athletes with whom I have shared so much in my career and my current teammates in Bollate is very stimulating It allows me to be close to them not only from a technical point of view We must never forget that behind every player there is a person and their well-being always comes before performance on the field.” Cecchetti's new chapter as pitching coach of Italian Softball has just begun but I believe that everyone's goal should be to grow the movement starting from the basics to reach the elite,” she said “Every step forward will only be possible by working together with dedication and passion The close-up on the cover of Greta Cecchetti is by K73-Oldmanagency Emilia Romagna Little League will compete in the 75th Anniversary of the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport the Emilia Romagna Little League softball squad earned the right to represent the Europe-Africa region at the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville After suffering a 1-0 shutout to South Czech Republic Little League on Tuesday Emilia Romagna Little League turned the tables on the Czechs with a 4-1 victory in the Little League Baseball Europe-Africa Region Tournament Championship final in Moergestel 2022 Little League Baseball Europe-Africa Region Tournament Results With an overall 4-1 record during the 2022 tourney Emilia Romagna Little League has represented Italy five of the country's six appearances in the Little League Baseball World Series Emilia Romagna Little League has won all but one of the Europe-Africa Region Tournament Championships since 2016 In its most recent 2019 Little League Baseball World Series appearance the Emilia Romagna Little League team featured four players under 12 years old who were the youngest participants in the entire tournament Emilia Romagna Little League will plays its first game of the 2022 Little League Baseball World Series against the Asia-Pacific Region winners at Williamsport's Volunteer Stadium on Thursday 2022 Little League Baseball World Series Schedule (Photo courtesy of Comitato Regionale FIBS Emilia Romagna Facebook) Toronto native Trevor Grieve will be joined by an assemblage of international umpires as well as coaches and medical professionals at the CON6 Italian Baseball and Softball Convention at Palacongressi di Rimini from January 24-26 Trevor Grieve was the recipient of the 2011 Dick Willis Memorial Award which recognizes Canada’s official of the year for their outstanding contribution and umpiring of the game of baseball Supervising umpire and instructor for Baseball Canada and Baseball Ontario Trevor Grieve returns to Italy after having recently officiated at the 2019 Europe-Africa Olympic Baseball Qualifier in Bologna and Parma Respected internationally for his work in the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classics as well as the 2015 Premier 12 Trevor Grieve earned his exceptional reputation as an umpire early in his minor leagues between 2001 and 2004 with experience in the South Atlantic League Trevor Grieve left minor league baseball in 2004 to become a police officer with the Toronto Police Service Although the two professions are distinctly different Trevor Grieve points out there are similarities as well "You have to take charge on a field and as a police officer you sort of take charge at a scene There’s so many comparables between the two Trevor Grieve now brings his special talents to CON6 2020 in Rimini early bird tickets can be purchased for a special price of 30 euros by clicking attendees will qualify for negotiated CON6 2020 rates at affiliated hotels by clicking  ROME – After Week 5 of the Italian Baseball League five of the league’s eight teams have won at least half or more of their games and 7-8 Parma is just one game below the .500 mark Surely Grosseto and Novara have contributed to this factor; together these two teams account for 44% of all the games lost in the IBL having lost 25 of the 57 total games that have been played so at least one of these teams will add some games under the “w” column Grosseto picked up two precious wins against Bologna  The Bolognesi had been in 2nd place coming into the series so the series victory for Grosseto may have the alarm sounding with a little less associated panic San Marino couldn’t pull off a sweep of feisty Godo The Knights prevented the brooms from being taken out of the closet beating San Marino 3-2 in the third and final game of their series San Marino has only dropped three games on the year and sits over the rest of the league At a game above .500 at this point in the season Godo management and players have to be thinking that the playoffs may not be an unreasonable objective and a statement like this something would have been faced with extreme ridicule last season and even coming into this season which lands the Pirates in 2nd place in the standing outscoring their Piedmont hosts 34-8 over the three game set Rimini will be facing competition at the other end of the spectrum in Week 6 when the Pirates battle it out with crosstown rival Nettuno sent Parma under the .500 mark by taking two of their three games in Parma but Nettuno swept the Saturday double-header