Jake Hager hoisted the American Legion Western Regional baseball championship trophy high above his head, then handed it off to his Sierra Vista teammates.
On Saturday afternoon, as professional surfers shredded the waves in front of thousands of onlookers in Huntington Beach, Calif., a small plane towed a message above their heads.
Brian Jeroloman’s first jump to Triple-A baseball more than two years ago didn’t turn out the way he had hoped.