The Dayton Adams Umpire of the Year awards the League's best junior umpire as voted on by the league's coaches and board members. The award is named after long-time District 30 volunteer and South Sunrise Little League member, Dayton Adams, who succumbed to complications of liver disease on September 28, 2021. 

Dayton Adams Umpire of the Year Award Winners

2024 - Henry McAleer

2023 - James Amante and Henry McAleer

2022 - Samuel Nedelkow

The League currently accepts donations on behalf of Dayton to provide our junior umpires with the most up-to-date and safest equipment available. Please donate to the Dayton Adams Memorial Fund via Venmo at @south-sunrise or send a check to South Sunrise Little League at

PO Box 2341

Orange, CA 92859