Next regular board meeting is April 18 -
6:30 pm at Vitense Golfland.
Everyone is welcome at
board meetings.
The WMLL Board thanks
Joel Weitz, Pres. of Vitense Golfland,
for providing the meeting rooms
for Board meetings free of charge.
In addition, Vitense is the official site of WMLL pre-season coach
meetings and league drafts
-- COMING SOON--
WMLL DAY at VITENSE GOLFLAND
April 23rd 2010
Check back soon for details
2010 Online Registration Note: all registrations must now be completed online
Attention: the following leagues still
have openings
as of March 10 at Noon:
--
Atlantic (8-9's) Baseball -- Central (11's) Baseball
-- Major (12's) Baseball
-- All Girls Softball Leagues
All
other leagues are accepting
wait-list registrations only.
Wait-listed players will be accepted on a
first-come-first-served basis as league openings become
available. You may place your name on the official WMLL
waiting list by using the normal online registration process and
following the on-screen prompts for your league. There is
a $5 non-refundable fee for placement on the official waiting
list (to cover online processing fees).
Note: New Families should download both info packets
UMPIRES ---
if you will be registering to play at WMLL this season, you may
sign up to umpire when you register online. If you are too
old to play at WMLL, click on the download button below and mail
in as noted on the form.
Sunday, Feb 14th, was the day for the 5th annual Bowlathon
fund raiser at Ten Pin Alleys.
Winners can email Andrea Chaffee at
andreachaffee@yahoo.com with name and complete mailing
address and your prizes will be mailed to you. Thanks to
Noodles & Co. and Michael's Frozen Custard for donating prizes.
Note: WMLL is using a service
from PayPal to handle all credit card payments.
However, you DO NOT need your own PayPal account to use
this service. Simply enter your credit card info
on the PayPal secure system when you place your brick
order and we'll handle the rest!
Order your commemorative brick tile
NOW for the wall being planned as
part of the new Picnic Porch at WMLL for the 2010
season. See photos by clicking on "Full Story" below.
Lock in your special WMLL memories with a commemorative
brick tile like the one shown at left or a larger size.
Online ordering is now available.....Just Click on
the Brick at left to order!!
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Brad Woodall Clinics for WMLL Players set for April 18
(tentative)
Former Major League pitcher Brad Woodall
is offering two clinics in April for WMLL players. The
first will be for players ages 8-9 and will focus on the basics
of the game (throwing, catching, hitting). The second
clinic will be focused on older players, ages 13-14. This
clinic will emphasize proper pitching techniques and hitting.
Time and location of both clinics is currently being arranged.
Note: players age 10, 11 and 12 should
plan to attend the WMLL Pitching Clinic at Memorial HS Field
House on April 17 (see next article for details)
Coach Meetings, Skills Session, Drafts, Clinics Tentatively Set
for 2010 Season
Coach meetings are now set for
March 14-18. If you have been selected to coach this
season, please check with your league's coordinator for exact
date, time and location of your coach meeting.
WMLL Coaching Clinic for any WMLL coach is set for
Sunday, March 21, 1-3 PM at Edgewood High School Library.
This is a free WMLL-sponsored clinic and will be hosted by Coach
Tom Young and Chris McKnight, the latter from Hitters Sportsplex.This clinic will also contain a first aid component so it
will be accepted by Little Lg International as an official
coach's clinic for 2010.
League Drafts are also all set for each league the week of
March 22-25. Coaches should check with your coordinator
for your league's draft schedule. Following the drafts,
coaches are asked to contact the players on their teams within
24 hours to inform them of team meetings and practices.
Practices at the WMLL fields are tentatively set to begin
Monday, April 5, following spring break (weather permitting).
Edgewood College Coach's Clinic, conducted by Edgewood
Coach Al Brisack and staff, will be held from 5:30 - 9:30 PM,
Tuesday, April 13, at the Edgedome on campus. Please email
Al (abrisack@edgewood.edu)
if you will be attending. All WMLL coaches can sign the
register and Al will bill us a group. This clinic will
also contain a first aid component so it will be accepted by
Little Lg International as an official coach's clinic for 2010.
WMLL Pitching Clinic for Players (10-11-12) and Coaches
will be conducted by the Memorial High School coaching staff and
players on April 17 at the Memorial Field House. Player
Clinic is for ages 10-12 ONLY, from 7-8 PM (limited capacity, so
please check with your coach after teams are drafted).
Coach pitching clinic is from 8:10-9:10 PM and is open to all
coaches (no limit).
WMLL Suffers Loss
of Young Ballplayer
Jesse Alswager, a WMLL player on the 2009
Vitense Golfland team, passed away Feb 3. Everyone at WMLL
expresses our deepest sympathies to the Alswager family.
Jesse will be missed and there will be a real void at the
ballpark this summer.
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Details
Free Clinic Offered by UW Sports Medicine
--- UW Sports Medicine Dept is offering a free clinics as follows:
----- Free clinic for baseball players
and parents on Mon, March 15, 6:30-8:30 PM at Sports
Medicine Clinic at 621 Science Dr.
Join your friends for a fun
program, organized by Ali Stone of Middleton High School,
called Sober Saturday Nights. For just $5, teenagers can
enjoy a variety of sports activities at KEVA Sports in
Middleton. This is a fun way to spend the cold months of
off-season baseball and softball. For more information you
can:
WMLL is proud to support this worthy activity and salutes Ali
for making a difference!!!
New Website Design Kudos!!!
The WMLL Board of Directors wishes to
express its thanks to Ken Compton for all of his work to
re-design the WMLL website. Ken is a long time coach at
WMLL, having coached baseball and one of the inaugural
Challenger League teams this past season. He has spent
countless hours working on this new website "look" and his
efforts are most appreciated.
As well, we want to thank Tom Schorr from Wells Print & Digital,
for his many years of work on the previous site. Tom's
firm will continue to host the WMLL website and Tom will remain
involved in the overall website management, particularly the
database aspects that make it possible to see schedules,
standings, stats and current field conditions. These
features of the site will become operational as we approach the
2010 season.
Thanks guys!!!!!
New Multipurpose
Building
Almost Complete
The WMLL
Board approved construction of a new multipurpose
facility this past fall that will house all groundskeeping equipment
and storage needs for WMLL, plus add a large Picnic
Porch for the convenience of all WMLL Families.
Construction is now complete, except for landscaping, and the new facility
will be ready for the 2010 Season. Full Story
New Website Feature......WMLL Board Member
& Staff Profiles
Check out our new WMLL website page
featuring the photos and backgrounds of all the league's
Board of Director members. These are the folks who donate
many hours each year to make the league run and keep it growing.
They each serve a three year term and are elected at the Annual
Meeting in October. The Board has 15 voting members, with
five up for election each year.
Click Here for Board
Profiles
It also takes a dedicated staff to keep
our operation running smoothly every day of the season.
Its a challenging job, as WMLL is open 7 days a week during the
regular season and Fall Ball. There is also quite a bit of
prep time before the season, as well as clean up after Fall
Ball. Our hats off to this dedicated group for a job well
done. Click Here
for Staff Profiles
John Lubarsky Retires
from WMLL Board
WMLL President Tom Heneghan (r) presents retiring
Board member, John Lubarsky, with a meritorious service
plaque for his 10 years of service on the WMLL board. Thanks and Best Wishes, John!!
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News
Bob Jordan elected to WMLL Board
Filling the position vacated by John Lubarsky is Bob Jordan. Bob
has two sons who played in the Major Lg in 2009. Bob will be
heading up the Sponsorship/Fund Raising Committee for the Board
as well as coordinating Special Events. Welcome Aboard Bob. More News
WMLL CHALLENGER LEAGUE A HUGE SUCCESS!
***Two Major Sponsors Emerge for 2010 Season*** Many thanks to Rob Andringa and the RBC Wealth Mgt team
for stepping up and donating $2500 as a major sponsor of
the WMLL Challenger League for 2010. Funds were
raised at a half-time youth shootout at the Feb 9
Badger-Illinois basketball game at the Kohl Center.
WMLL is hoping to double the number of teams playing
Challenger ball this fall.
In addition, we are pleased to welcome back First
Business Bank for their second year of major sponsorship
for the Challenger program with another donation of
$1000. Thanks to both these fine businesses for
"stepping up to the plate" for kids with disabilities!! The
inaugural 2009 league for children with disabilities was
a GREAT SUCCESS!! This league was covered by WMTV
Chanel 15 and was featured on the front page of The
Wisconsin State Journal! Thanks to
First Business Bank for their monetary support of our
inaugural season.
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Images / Video
WMLL HAD GREAT
TOURNAMENT SUCCESS in 2009! The
outstanding play of our 2009 Tournament teams had them
traveling all over Wisconsin, and as far away as
Indianapolis, Indiana (12 year old regionals) and Bangor, Maine
(Senior Division World Series)! The Senior team
was even honored by the Milwaukee Brewers!
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