Little League teams from Santa Clara Homestead and Santa Clara Briarwood have brought two Section 5 championships to D44 and the city of Santa Clara.

On Wednesday the 17th, Santa Clara Homestead (D44) defeated San Jose American (D12) 10-0  to take the Section 5 Senior Division Championship tp advance to the California Division II tournament. 

The following day, on Thursday the 18th, Santa Clara Briarwood won 9-2 win over Aptos (D39) in the if-necessary game of the Section 5 10-11 tourney at Scotts Valley to advance to the California Division II tournament.

Briarwood opens in the Division II 10-11 tournament at 6:00pm on Saturday at Soderquist Field in Turlock against Section 2 Champs Eel River.