Staff and campers slap hands following a baseball game between the two groups to cap a week-long youth baseball camp on Friday at Culbertson Field in Long Beach. Staff pictured include, left to right, Olivia, Julianna, Francisco and Alayna. The kids include, from left to right, Hunter, Flynn, Talon and Jax.

LONG BEACH — Hunter slid across home plate and sent his friends and teammates into a frenzy.

A youth baseball camp culminated with with a camper vs. staff game on Friday, Aug. 12 at Culbertson Field in Long Beach.

The week-long sports camp featured lessons in baseball fundamentals from current varsity Fishermen and Lady Fishermen athletes, including Jacob Rogers, Boston Caron, Derrick Cutting, Kaemon Sawa, Olivia McKinstry, Ione Sheldon and Julianna Fleming. (Participating children are identified by first name only in the accompanying photos.)

The sports program was among seven weeks of day-camp programs offered through the Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center, from July 11 through Aug. 26, for kids age 5 to 14. For more information about upcoming programs, visit djhcc.org/day-camp-programs.