Madison Cheers on Its Little Leaguers

On a picture-perfect morning in the parking lot of , hundreds of Madison's future superstars gathered for the procession down Main Street for the start of the Little League baseball and softball seasons. Seasoned middle school players, the T-ball players and everyone in-between paraded through the streets to Opening Ceremonies at Dodge Field.

Click here to see video of the Little League parade.

Parents and players thronged the infield as Little League President Ernie Cicconi emceed the event, including a soulful tribute to the flag, and an invocation by Msgr. George Hundt of St. Vincent's.

Two two longtime Madison volunteers were inducted into the borough's Wall of Fame: Ralph "Dukey" Sandello and Chief Louis De Rosa, who where honored for their decades of selfless dedication to the young people of the Rose City.