The only way to catch our Little League All-Star coverage this summer is to become a subscriber

The best time of the year is finally here.

That can only mean one thing: It’s Little League all-star season!

Starting Saturday, the all stars in each league will take the field as the District 24 -- or Staten Island -- championship tournaments in five divisions start. They will reach a fever pitch by the middle of next week and continue through the first week in July.

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As the Advance has been doing since the 1960s, we will once again bring you all the action as our reporters and photographers will be canvassing the Island for the best games.

You can follow all our coverage from the district events to the sectionals to the state events to regional play and then the World Series (if the Island is lucky enough to send a team or two in the different age groups), the latter of which concludes in late August.

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But the only way for parents, grandparents and players to read all the action and see the action-packed photos on SILive.com is to become a subscriber.

In addition, SILive.com is offering a new perk exclusively for subscribers: Log in, click on any photo gallery to see if we photographed your favorite baseball or softball player and choose GET PHOTO to download FREE print-quality images. Plus, get 50% off the purchase of baseball and softball-related keepsakes like coffee mugs, shirts etc.

Of course, you will not only get subscriber sports stories but full access to any other stories on the site, which will go a long way in staying informed on what’s happening around the Island and more.

>> How to subscribe to SILive.com for full Little League All-Star coverage throughout the summer <<