PHOENIX (AZFamily) — For months, the Ahwatukee Pony League has struggled to keep its baseball season alive, but now, the league says it’s being forced to cancel all practices and several games because of persistent problems with the lights at Mountain Vista Park.

The youth baseball league, which serves about 400 kids, says the stadium lights have been out for most of the season.

League officials say they’ve repeatedly reached out to the City of Phoenix for help replacing the lights, but little progress has been made.

“It sure does feel like it’s been a never-ending battle,” said league board member Rafael De Luna.

This isn’t the first lighting problem the league has faced. Earlier this year , thieves stole copper wiring from electrical boxes at the fields forcing games to be postpo

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