History of District 3

Little League Alberta District 3, located in the northern region of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has a rich history rooted in fostering youth baseball and softball. Established to bring organized Little League programs to local communities, District 3 has grown steadily since its inception. Its mission revolves around promoting teamwork, sportsmanship, and skill development among young athletes, while providing a safe and inclusive environment for all participants. The district encompasses several leagues that serve neighborhoods in Calgary and surrounding areas, creating opportunities for players of varying skill levels to engage in the sport.

Over the years, District 3 has achieved numerous milestones, including hosting local, provincial, and national tournaments that showcase the region’s talent. These events have not only helped raise the district’s profile but have also contributed to the growth of Little League baseball and softball in Alberta. The district’s leagues have produced competitive teams that frequently perform well in provincial championships, often advancing to represent Alberta on larger stages. Its commitment to player development, as well as its emphasis on volunteer and community involvement, has been pivotal to its success.

In addition to competitive achievements, District 3 is celebrated for its focus on inclusivity and community building. Through programs like Challenger Baseball, the district has made the sport accessible to children with cognitive and physical disabilities. This inclusive spirit underscores the district’s dedication to ensuring that baseball remains a unifying force for families and communities. By continually expanding its reach and improving its programs, Little League Alberta District 3 has cemented its legacy as a cornerstone of youth sports in the region.

​​​​​​​Chartering History

1954 - Charter #551-03-01 Foothills Little League, President: Hugh E. Heimer

1958 - Charter Unknown Regal Little League, President W.J. Phythian

        - Charter Unknown International Little League, President Earl F. Clarke

1958 - Charter #551-03-02 American Little League "Division B", President J.R. Dobson operated jointly with Regal Little League to form a senior team.

1961 - Charter #551-03-04 Elbow River Little League, Only information available from (Little League Canada)

1966 - American "B" Changed their name to Centennial Little League

1966 - Charter #551-03-06 American "D" Little League Changed their name to Bow View Little League, President: W.J. Phythian. Referral also made to Hugh E. Helmer and in 1971, Bow View Changed to Triwood Little League. Then in 1973 their name changed to Brentwood. However in 1974 reverted back to Triwood Little League. Ultimately again changing their name to Northwest Little League.

1966 - Charter #551-03-08 Continental Boys East Division became Continental East Little League

1969 - Charter #551-03-10 Continental North Little League established

1970 - Charter #551-03-11 Continental Boys West Division became Continental West Little League

1970 - Charter #551-03-12 Canadian Boys West Little League changed their name in 1973 to Calgary West Little League

1971 - Charter #551-030-14 Bowridge Little League established

1972 - Charter #551-03-13 West Bow Valley Little League established

1979 - Charter #551-03-03 Calgary East Little League established

1980 - Charter #551-03-04 Cochrane/Bearspaw Little League established

1981 - Charter #551-03-05 Highwood Little League established. Also in 1983 changed there name to Okotoks Little League. Then in 1984 reverted back to Highwood Little League. However then reverted back to Okotoks Little league in 1994

1982 - Charter #551-03-10 Rockyview Little League established however then changed there name to Airdrie Little League in 1986.

1985- Charter #551-03-15 Cal South Little League established.

1986- Charter #551-03-16 Southland Little League established.

1986- Charter #551-03-17 Sunridge Little League established

1987- Charter #51-03-18 Fish Creek Little League established

1992- Charter #551-03-07 Bow Valley Little League established, with existing records for Little League Canada it appears an Association named Canadian Boy's East Little League was included in this charter in 1996

Date Unknown - Charter Bowmont Little League established

In 1995 as a result of continued growth of Little League Baseball in the Calgary Area, District 3 separated into 2 separate districts.

2009 - Charter #287295 - Langdon Little League Established

2021- Sunridge Little League Amalgamates with Centennial Little League

To the best of our Knowledge the above information is accurate, and was compiled from Charter applications and correspondence supplied by Little League Canada as to the History of District 3.

Check out our Individual Associations History!


Airdrie Little League

Original Charter - 1982

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
1982 - 1983Dave Nielsen
1984 - 1985Brian Rains
1986 - 1987Ron Eizenzimmer
1988 - 1989Roger Holmes
1990 - 1992Keith Hickman
1993 - 1994Kim Titus
1995 - 1996Rick Rose
1997 - 1998Bruce Streeter
1999 - 2002Chris Medori
2003 - 2006Robert W. Layher
2007 - 2010Rob Morphew
2011 - 2014Mark Volf
2015 - 2017Stephen kennedy
2018 - 2023Paul Ibbotson
2023 - 2024Scott Price
2025 - CurrentDon von Hollen


Bow Ridge Little LEague

Original Charter - 1971

Past Presidents:

YearsPresident
1971 - 1972Frank Ostrow
1973Gord Ferguson
1974Don Basso
1975 - 1978Art Nordquist
1979 - 1980Phil Ward
1981 - 1982Art Vollendorf
1983 - 1984Trevor Holfeld
1985 - 1986Art Berg
1987 - 1988Gord Ferguson
1989Terry Allardyce
1990 - 1991Steve Corbett
1992 - 1993Steve Miller
1994 - 1995Harold Zimmer
1996 - 1998Doug Stevens
1999Robert Robichaud
2000Quinn M Kvefler
2001 - 2004Doug Stevens
2005 - 2006Kent Geddes
2007 - 2008Greg Nielsen
2009 - 2010Gerry Pinchbeck
2011 - 2013Brent Wilson
2014 - 2015Ryan Clements
2016 - 2018Derrick Wilson
2019 - 2021Louise Smith
2022 - CurrentRichie Borysewicz


Bow Valley LIttle LEague

Original Charter -  1992

Past Presidents:


YearsPresident
1992 - 1994Ric Proctor
1995Greg Zarchekoff
1996 - 1998Wayne Hoffman
1999Wanda Soder-Munholland
2000 - 2006Vince Stock
2007 - 2016Linda Stock
2017 - 2018Scott Casselman
2019 - 2021Brenda Ostman
2022 - CurrentRick Redekopp


Calgary East Little League

Original Charter - 1979

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
1979 - 1981Robert Renyk
1982 - 1983John Dickey
1984 - 1985Jim Graham
1986Jim Norris
1987Peter Halpin
1988Ben Van De Walle
1989Jim Norris
1990Barry Clark
1991 - 1992John Reitmeier
1993Michael West
1994 - 1995Randy McDuff
1996 - 1998Linda Koch
1999 - 2000Tom Wharton
2001 - 2003Wes Hedrick
2004 - 2021Tracey Drefko
2022 - CurrentBeth Ryan

Centennial Little League

Original Charter - 1958

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
1958J.R. Dobson
1959B. Griese
1960 - 1962Jim Runnett
1963 - 1964W.J. Phythian
1965 - 1966Hugh E. Helmer
1967 - 1968W. Barnes Mitchell
1969Robert Renyk
1970 - 1972Ernest Watson
1973 - 1976William Kot
1977 - 1980John Kelly
1981 - 1983Ken Statham
1984 - 1988Rod Jarvis
1989Don Winchester
1990 - 1991Barry Wilkin
1992 - 1995Denis Wren
1996 - 1998John Forrester
1999 - 2000Alan Hill
2001 - 2003Shelly Stevenson
2004 - 2006Ralph Giordano
2007 - 2008Jim Cowitz
2009Monty Kuntz
2010Shawn Callaghan
2011Ian Gent
2012 - 2014Eric Carpendale
2015 - 2016Jim Kropp
2017 - 2019Chris Bentley
2020Sacha Kiefer
2021 - 2024Shawn Botterill
2025 - CurrentAmanda Redding

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Chestermere Little LEague

Original Charter - 2011

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
2011 - 2014Vicki Klinger
2015 - 2017Mark Molnar
2018 - 2020Chris Wallin
2021 - CurrentNathan Kathol


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Cochrane Little League

Original Charter - 1980

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
1980Brian Rains
1981 - 1983Denis Goodsell
1984 - 1986Verne Friesen
1987Gary Rowan
1988 - 1989Joe Turuk
1990Danny Davidson
1991G. Phil Greeves
1992 - 1996Jerry Gilbertson
1997Gary Bunz
1998 - 1999Ken Aylesworth
2000 - 2003David Stables
2004 - 2007Ron van Keulen
2008Jeff Vergouwen
2009Guy Joudrie
2010 - 2011Ron Van Keulen
2012Jeff Avery
2013 - 2016Cory Oaten
2017 - 2024Cory O'Howe
2025 - CurrentJackie Nickel

Foothills Little League

Original Charter - 1954

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
1954 -Hugh E. Heimer




1968 - 1969Rube Poffenroth
1970 - 1972Mike Yakimishyn
1973Al Richards
1974 - 1975Mike Yakimishyn
1976 - 1977Jim Stewart
1978 - 1980Dale Earl
1981Laurie Page
1982Harry Ruddock
1983Angel Drummond



Ross Paterson
1990 - 1995Terry Allardyce
1996 - 1999Jim Vlahos
2000 - 2004Don Klisowsky
2005Jim Vlahos
2007Stam James Vlahos
2008Jim Vlahos
2009Patrick Seltsan
2010 - 2011Penney DeJager
2012 - 2014Brad Benedict
2015 - 2016Pierie Danysk
2017 - 2018Stephen Scott
2019 - 2021Andrea Orzech
2022- CurrentSteve Hicks

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Langdon Little League

Original Charter - 2009

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
2013 - 2014Shara Fuss
2015 - 2020Brendan Connelly
2021 - CurrentRegan Turner


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North West Little LEague

Original Charter - 1966

Past Presidents

YearsPresident
1965 - 1966Hugh E. Hefner
1967 - 1969George L. Hunt
1970 -1971R.B. McIntosh
1972 - 1973William Wood
1974Leslie H. Goetjen
1975William Wood
1976 - 1977Ray G. Williams
1978O.W. Steele
1979 - 1980Lorne D. Berg
1981Jim Thompson
1982 - 1983Jim Strain
1984 - 1987Larry C. Elaschuk
1988Evelyn Davis
1989 - 1990Guy Jones
1991 - 1992Ray Dunwald
1993Doug Seefried
1994 - 1995Christiane Slen
1996 -1998Larry Raymond
1999 - 2000Linda D'Arcy
2001Ed Stemier
2002 - 2003Don Spencer
2004Todd Lamoureux
2005 - 2006Lynn Patterson
2007 - 2016Tom Polmear
2017 - 2018Dave Moore
2019 -2020Bernie Dowhan
2021 - 2023Ginny Cummings
2024 - CurrentCurtis Kucharuk

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District 3 - District Administrators

Past District Administrators

YearsPresident
1971 - 1976Joe Shea
1977 - 1994Ray Williams
1995 - 2003Christiane Slen
2004 -2006Denis Wren
2007 - 2012Doug Stevens
2013 - 2023Bill Smith
2024 - CurrentShawn Botterill

District 3 - Umpire in Chief

Past Umpire in Chiefs

YearsPresident
1954 - 1960
1961 - 1964George Lehnert
1965 - 1969Frank Fedor
1970 - 1977Ernie Watson
1978 - 1979Jack Gillis
1980Gord Olsvik
1981Barney Mitchell
1982 - 1984Walt Pickering
1985George Gourdinne
1986 - 1987Ed Schmaltz
1988 - 1989John Kelly
1990 - 1991Scott Wallace
1992 - 1993Dave Arthur
1994Ray Brisson
1995 - 1996Roland Kalisch
1997 - 1999Robert Robichaud
2000 - 2003Pierre Simard
2004 - 2007Frank Hornby
2008 - 2013Ian Clarke
2013 - 2017Karne DeCarle
2017 - CurrentAdam Smith

Sunridge Little League

Original Charter - 1986
Amalgamated with Centennial Little League - 2021

Past Presidents
YearsPresident
1986 - 1988Sam Koch
1989 - 1992Jack Belden
1993 - 1994Terry Fukami
1995 - 1996Eugene Peters
1997 - 2001Bill Smith
2002 - 2004Shaun Guest
2005 - 2016Adam Smith
2017 -2021Crystal Wyatt





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