JetHawks minor league baseball in Antelope Valley

JetHawk schedule and results for first half of the 1996 season.

JetHawk schedule and results for second half of the 1996 season.

Home is sweet for 'Hawks Fireworks punctuated the Star Spangled Banner just minutes before the first California League game in Valley history April 16, 1996. The jam-packed house at The Hangar cheered. Then they cheered Ken Cloude's first pitch at 7:35 p.m. They even cheered foul balls. By Chris Branam, Staff Writer

JetHawks opener mixes carnival, concert, circus and baseball The Lancaster JetHawks' first game at Lancaster Municipal Stadium was more than just a minor league baseball game. It was part concert, part circus and part carnival. By Darrin Jones, Sports Editor.

JetHawks, start your engines. After more than six years of dreams and seven feverish months of construction, Lancaster Municipal Stadium formally opened with the Lancaster JetHawks hosting the Visalia Oaks. By Brian Golden, sports writer and columnist.

The date was Sept. 15, 1957. The Hollywood Stars were finishing their season - and their existence. Minor league baseball would not return to Los Angeles County for 39 years - not until the Lancaster JetHawks opened the 1996 season at home against the Visalia Oaks at "The Hangar." By Brian Golden, sports writer and columnist.

Seven months from announcement to opening game in a new stadium. This timeline takes you, step-by-step through the process.