More Eric's Little Heroes Stories
This past weekend, a record 17,000 fans showed up at Mariners Fanfest. Many of them were kids, who for one day, got to turn Safeco Field into their own private playfield. It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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This week we celebrate the great American tradition known as the "Pinewood Derby." One boy we talked to said, "The enemy of speed is friction..." And truer words were never spoken. It's off to the races on this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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About a month ago, we showed you the first week of practice for beginning hockey players with the Seattle Junior Hockey Association. And you thought to yourself, "These kids will never be able to actually play a game!" Well, this week it's the gold team against the blue team. In their first ever, real-life hockey game. It's this week's episdoe of, "The Little Heroes."
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It's now 2010 - the start of a new decade. And we thought we'd give you a little snapshot of some of the finest Little Heroes moments of the past 10 years, on this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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They may be just 9 years old, but they know how to tango and cha-cha-cha around the dance floor with the best of them. "Sometimes I step on her toes, and sometimes she does a spin and smacks me in the face," said Rickie.
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We're three days away from Christmas, and we thought we'd head downtown and try to capture some of the childlike wonder and joy of Seattle at Christmas time. It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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This week it's gruelling, long-distance running. Children gutting it out over torturous, exhausting distances. Their bodies pushed to the very limit. And one more thing: it's only girls, no boys allowed! It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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The thing about wrestling is that it's an individual sport. Just two competitors out there on the mat alone, with nowhere to hide. And so when the inner-goofball comes out, and the kids get nutty, it's right there for all of us to see! We've got a beginner's wrestling tournament on this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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This is for the whole ball of wax, all the marbles, the whole enchilada. It's the championship game of the Pee Wee football season. Two teams, one trophy, one game that the kids will never forget. It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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Every once in awhile we like to compile a bunch of our favorite little moments together into one action-packed episode, and that's exactly what we've done tonight. It's kind of a "best of the past several months," on this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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If you remember back to the first game of the pee wee football season, the kids weren't sure where to go or what to do. It was a comedy of errors, blown snaps, off-sides... But now, they are well-oiled machines, heat-seeking football missiles, and they are this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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In January, the "Beginners" in the Seattle Junior Hockey program will play their very first hockey games ever. We'll be there for that, but right now, the kids are just barely learning how to ice skate. No sticks and no pucks. Just the eternal stuggle between kids, gravity, skates, and ice. It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes".
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The NBA season starts up tonight all around the country. There's never been a female player in the NBA , but after you see this little girl, you'll wonder if maybe someday it might happen. She's a little kid with some big game, on the latest episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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Saturday morning it rained cats and dogs around here, and every soccer field in the area was a mess. Kids were faced with a choice: fight the rain and try to stay dry, or embrace the situation and become one with the mud! We like the kids who went with option #2, and they're this week's episode of the Little Heroes.
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We went to Magnolia, where soccer moms and dads gather bright & early every saturday morning to watch kids get their kicks on the soccer field. It's an emotional roller coaster on the latest episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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The pee wee football season is finally upon us.The pee wees are 6 & 7 year olds, and they are rough, tough, and sometimes very funny. It's the latest episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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For me, this is like Christmas morning. Mutton bustin' is back! It comes to the Puyallup Fair every year... a mini-rodeo that puts kids on sheep for the ride of their lives! It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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You are not going to believe this kid. His name is Quentin Corr, he lives in Beacon Hill, and he is a golfer. A very, very young golfer. It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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KOMO4 and the Seattle Storm got together and put on a contest recently, and the winner would get a chance to be a "Junior Reporter" covering the Storm up close and personal.
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They are called "Club Northwest summer all-comers meets." Every week during the summer, there are track & field meets at Shoreline Stadium -- kids who want to compete just show up and put themselves to the test.
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For a few years now, the "Rat City Roller Girls" have been keeping the roller derby dream alive in Seattle. And would you believe, there is now a sort of roller derby little league- they're called "Tootsie Rollers," and they're this week's episode of the Little Heroes.
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It's no secret that Teatro Zinzanni is one of the very best night's out in Seattle that you can possibly have. Now they have what is called, "Camp Zinzanni" -- a 3-ring circus of a summer-camp.
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We all sweated last week, and complained about the heat. But the International Fountain in Seattle Center has become "the" place to cool off in Seattle. And on one of the hottest days ever around here, we found this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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Last night the Little League All Stars State Championship game was played, and it was a thrilling, epic contest. It's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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The Fircrest Golf Club in Tacoma has a fantastic program for teaching little kids how to swing the clubs and appreciate the game. But anyone who's ever played a round of golf in their lives, knows how humbling the game can be. They're out there hacking away... on this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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We thought we'd take a little trip down memory lane. We're going back to look at some of our favorite tee-ball moments, from about 15 years ago! Most of these kids are probably married with their own children by now. It's old-school baseball on this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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The pools are all open, and the summer swimming season is making a splash! The Rolling Hills swim team in Renton just had their very first meet of the year, and it's this week's episode of, "The Little Heroes."
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KOMO4 turns to some seniors for a new spin on Eric's Little Heroes. This is an unusual episode, we went out to cover the Northwest Senior Games, which are going on all month long, and at the senior track & field meet, we met the most wonderful man with the most wonderful outlook on life.
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It's Tuesday, and time once again for "Eric's Little Heroes." Today we shine the spotlight on a skateboarder named Mitchie Brusco. He says he'd like to turn Pro someday, like Tony Hawk. We think he has a pretty good shot at it, as you'll see on this week's episode of "The Little Heroes."
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