Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FrIDAy, AprIl 17, 2026 Scenes from Opening Day in Saugus S everal hundred parents and coaches marched from the Belmonte STEAM Academy to Grabowski Field on Hurd Avenue last Saturday (April 11) to kick off the 75th anniversary of Little League Baseball in Saugus. For the second consecutive year, Saugus Softball joined in the parade, which included a procession of classic cars, military vehicles, police cars and fire trucks in another contribution organized by Guy Moley: the man behind most charity car shows in Saugus. State Rep. Donald Wong and his family were honored for the Kowloon Restaurant’s 75 years in Saugus. Rep. Wong threw out the ceremonial first pitch. It was a windy, sunny and dry spring day – ideal for the first official day of Little League Baseball and Girls Softball. (Saugus Advocate Photos by Mark E. Vogler) A BANNER DAY: Players from Saugus Little League and Saugus Softball get ready to lead off the parade from the parking lot in front of Belmonte STEAM Academy. A DOTING DAD carries his daughter while marching in the parade. Boston Bruins National Anthem singer Todd Angilly sings “The Star-Spangled Banner.” THE PAESANI CLUB ANNUAL POLENTA PARTY ANTHONY’S OF MALDEN 105 CANAL STREET MALDEN, MA. 02148 THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026 6:00PM COCKTAIL HOUR SAVE THE DATE! LA MORA CONTEST FEATURING SAL “THE GOLDFISH SWALLOWER” BARRESI Twelve-year-old players from Saugus Little League round third base, high-fiving members of Little Sachems Softball League in a tradition to kick off the season. Young girls from the Little Sachems Softball League line up on the third base line. THE TOWN’S ELECTED LEADERS: Having walked in the parade from the Belmonte STEAM Academy to Grabowski Field, the Board of Selectmen and State Representative Donald Wong took a breather before Opening Ceremonies. Players from Saugus Little League await the National Anthem. Officials from Saugus Softball and Saugus Little League received legislative Citations from State Representative Donald Wong. OPENING DAY | SEE PAGE 7
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