8U's Going to LOFS
Tracy Matanda from the LOFS board was at the recent Cross Town League meeting and we discussed our 8U situation. ...

Tuesday, October 25

News and Dates From the CrossTown League
CrossTown Meeting notes From the President:
Brian and I attended the meeting last night at 7:00 in C Point. ...

Thursday, October 27

Late (literally, not breaking) News From September's UGSI Meeting
This report from the September UGSI meeting is provided by Mark Levin the UGSI Vice President:
(I've had it ...

Saturday, November 5

Power Of The Parents The Press Box Is Complete
Union Township, IN- A little over one year after it was started, the JV Press Box is finally completed. Earlier ...

Monday, November 14

Fall Pitching Clinics Are Underway
Union Township, IN- Union Township Softball started it's first ever Fall Pitching Clinics on Sunday. The participants ...

Tuesday, June 20

Community Day Coming Up This Saturday
Saturday, June 24th is Community Day in Union Township. The day will feature a picnic-like atmosphere, and will ...

Saturday, July 1

Help Wanted
I will not be re-enlisting with Union Township Softball at the end of this term. Of course, one of the duties ...

Sunday, July 2

Yankees Cap Off Great Season With First Place Finish
At the conclusion of the entire regular season (including playoffs), I was planning to write something to recap ...

Friday, September 2

2006 Outlook
If all of the girls from 2005 play in 2006, this will be what the divisions look like. Of course, we rarely have ...

Tuesday, November 29

Reporters Wanted For Special Assignments
I am currently seeking a few girls from the league to interview and report the interview on the website over the ...

Tuesday, December 20

Former UTS Pres Honored
Union Township, IN- Former UTS President Mark Becker was recently presented with a special reward commemorating ...

Thursday, January 12

Pres Galt Busy Prepping Preseason
This is a preliminary schedule of some key upcoming meeting dates and a proposal for the pre-season schedule:

Jan ...

Monday, January 23

2006 UTS Managers Selected
Union Township, IN- In an effort to get the season off to a running start, The UTS board met on Sunday night to ...

Friday, February 10

UT Softball Day Success at JSE UCE
Union Township, IN- Friday, Feb 10 was UT Softball Day at Union Center and John Simatovich Schools. Ray and Dawn ...

Friday, February 10

Up Close and Personal: Randy Stelter
By Whitney Maas, UTS News

The following is my interview with Mr. Randolph W. Stelter, the Athletic Director ...

Saturday, March 11

Spring Training Splendid
Union Township, IN- While Tracy Kirsch worked out her High School team on a beautiful March morning outside, Union ...

Wednesday, April 5

Simatovich Debuts In 7-2 Win Over Valpo
Union Township, IN- The pride of Union Township Softball, pitcher Jenny Simatovich took to the mound in a rare ...

Wednesday, April 5

UTS Fields 17U For First Time
Union Township, IN- For the first time in it's brief history, Union Township Softball has assembled a young but ...

Saturday, April 15

Great Friday Fish Fry Fabulous
Union Township, IN- The Union Township Softball Good Friday Fish Fry was a smash success again this year. Last ...

Friday, May 5

Join The LOFS Opening Day Celebration
We received this invitation from LOFS for our 8U and 10U teams. I hope all of our players can attend. It looks ...

Saturday, May 6

6U Takes The Field -12U on Tuesday
Union Township, IN- It’s Saturday, May 6th and this day marks the start of the season. The older girls have been ...

Thursday, May 25

Super Mom Raises Tidy Sum For UTS
Union Township, IN- Although Janet Hamady was already a big contributor in every activity we hold by volunteering ...

Wednesday, February 15

Umpire Clinics Announced
A message from our UIC, Mark Becker...

I have the important dates for our umpires and for our umpires ...

Sunday, February 26

On The Brink Of Another Season
Union Township, IN- While the leagues around us have already had as many as three sign-up days already, Union Township ...

Friday, March 3

2006 Spring Training Around The Corner
Union Township Softball
Upcoming Events
March:

March 11: Pitching and hitting clinic at the WHS ...

Saturday, March 4

Huge Turnout for Registration Day
Union Township, IN- Union Township Softball took a big chance and held a one day registration day well after the ...

Saturday, September 3

What If They All Played
Here is an interesting look. What if all the girls (still 17 and Under) that have ever played for UTS decided to ...

Tuesday, September 20

News From The Fall Meeting
Union Township, IN- The Fall 2005 Meeting was a dandy. It featured highlights and feedback from all of the divisions, ...

Tuesday, August 8

05/06 Accomplishments For UT Softball
A message from President Mike Galt:

What a year we had! As our program continues to grow, so do our accomplishments. ...

Friday, August 11

UTS 2006 Organizational Chart
Take a look at the new organizational chart for UTS, complete with ten board positions.

New UTS Organizational Chart

Friday, August 25

UTS Is Ready For A Brand New Board
We are just a couple of weeks away from having a brand new board. Hmmm, that reminds me of a James Brown song from the 70’s. The new board will have ten positions instead of the seven it has had since inception. This will help to more equally distribute the workload of running this league now that it has grown to its current gianormous (pronounced “Jye nor muss”) size. Fortunately for this program, we have plenty of terrific energetic volunteers ready to pitch in and get the job done. Of course, I think this is the case with most leagues, but often we fail to realize that if we would only open our arms to accepting the help, many people would step up and take a hunk of the responsibility. Unwittingly, we often deny access simply because we fail to let people know what we need help with.
Most of us like to help out. We want to be a part of the process. Often, we just do not know where we fit in, where we can be the most help, or where to start. I can identify with this, as I think we all can. However, give someone a job to do with a clear goal and some help to get them started and they will run with it.

To that end, the old board created the structure for the new board along with an organizational chart to help define the roles. To further assist the successful transition, some of the key board members have agreed to stay on if nominated and elected. In particular, Treasurer Gene Guernsey has agreed to stay on one more year if the masses invite him back. Gene has done a rock solid job over the last two years and the new board will not have to be concerned about this key position for another year. Mike Galt may be persuaded to take a position other than president if needed, and a couple of us will continue providing services regardless of board status. One does not have to be a board member to have a big impact on the program as Jodi Mitchell (photo day and trophies) and Danielle Helfrich (uniforms) did this year. All we had to do was ask and these two volunteers were happy to champion those projects. Plus, they did a fantastic job! Speaking for myself, I would rather stay off of this new board, but I would happily continue providing the same services (website, e-mail/mail communications, database management, registration process, and 6U director) I have been providing if the new board would like me to. It is my understanding that others, like Mark Becker feels the same way and is planning to stay on as the UIC regardless of board status. Galt and I will continue to attend the various meetings with CrossTown and UGSI for a while, accompanying the new board members until they feel comfortable.

The reason I and some of the other sitting members would like to move off of this new board is simple. There are plenty of very energetic, imaginative, and industrious people that are interested in board positions. Even better, most of them are parents of some of our youngest players and this is a great situation for obvious reasons. Our organization will benefit tremendously from this “fresh blood” and I look for them to continue the success we’ve had over the last couple of years. Further, I look for them to do things that we hadn’t even thought about. It is my opinion that this program is just getting started and these new custodians will be the ones to guide it to its maturity.

Their biggest challenge will be to ensure that the organization stays true to its mission while it grows up. I’ll have more on that topic on another day. I’ll see you around the (Fall) ballpark…


Tuesday, June 6

Yankees Cards Bandits All Winners
Union Township, IN- The UT teams were back to the regular season today after the exciting MC Classic weekend. Ray ...

Tuesday, June 6

Bearcats Win Debut Cubs Win 1st Giants Win 3rd
Union Township, IN- Jenny Simatovich returned to UTS tonight after a successful high school campaign where she ...

Thursday, June 8

Yanks Win Game Of Week and Cubs Win Three
Union Township, IN- It was a beautiful night for a ball game, truly equisite softball weather. Tonight, we featured ...

Monday, June 12

Cats Over Flamingos in Game Of The Week
Union Township, IN- It was a beautiful night for this week’s Game of the Week. After our rainy weekend where the ...

Wednesday, June 14

Cubs Top Rockies, Cards Bite Gators
Union Township, IN- The UT Cubs were able to outscore the Rockies 13-6 in an offensive display. The Cubs had some ...

Friday, June 16

Cats Breezed & Lightning Strikes Cubs
Lansing, IL- The Cats traveled to Illinois to take on the Lansing Breeze on Thursday night. The game was a terrific ...

Tuesday, June 20

Bandits Win! Sox Win! Bearcats Win! Brewers Win! Cards Win!
Union Township, IN- There was some joy in Mudville tonight as the UT teams had a big night as they traveled around ...

Thursday, June 22

Guernsey Holding Great Cards In GOTW
Union Township, IN- From my perspective as a reporter and promoter of GOTW,this was the worst GOTW ever. From the ...

Friday, June 23

Cats Lower The Intensity In Griffith
Griffith, IN- Our 17U Bearcats traveled to Griffith to take on the Intensity. The Intensity had a terrific pitcher, ...

Saturday, June 24

Angels Hold Off Cubs Attack In GOTW Thriller
Union Township, IN- This week's "utBearcats.com Game Of The Week" featured two teams from the 8U Division; Amy ...

Tuesday, May 9

Opening Day Finds UT In Win Column
Union Township, IN- Ray Maas' Yankees faced the Crown Point Cubs in the season home opener at Wheeler Tuesday night. ...

Tuesday, May 16

Red Sox Down Falcons, Cubs Bite Gators
Crown Point, IN- Mike Galt's Cubs won a close one against the CP Gators on a cold and wet Monday night. Marissa ...

Friday, May 19

Cards Zap Lightning, Sox Win, Brew Lose
Union Township, IN- Gene Guernsey's Cardinals defeated Valpo's Lightning 3-1 powered by the pitching of the Mac ...

Sunday, May 21

Blue Top Red, Yellow Over Purple, Dodgers Beat Angels
Union Township, IN- Jeff Coto's Comers beat the Custom Dosers in a barn burner 25-22, and Dennis Spoor's Gillianas ...

Tuesday, May 23

Giants Win Again, Red Sox Win, Cubs Fall
Union Township, IN- The 10U standings tightened up quite a bit when Ron Stuppy's Red Sox, behind the pitching of ...

Thursday, May 25

Cubs Cut Diamonds, Red Sox Win- Now 3-1
Griffith, IN- Behind the pitching power of Marissa Galt, The UT Cubs beat the Griffith Diamonds 13-1. Powerful ...

Friday, May 26

Sox Drop Giants In Game Of The Week
Union Township, IN- A clear blue Indiana sky filled with a brilliant sun was a welcome sight after weeks of rain ...

Sunday, May 28

Yellow Tops Red, Purple Over Blue, Red Sox Win Again
Union Township, IN- There was exciting 6U action once again on Saturday, as Amy Asher's Purple SBT's finally beat ...

Tuesday, May 30

Brewers Arrest Bandits In GOTW & Dodgers Win Again
Union Township, IN- This week's Game Of the Week featured two of Union Township's best teams. Mark Becker's Brewers ...

Wednesday, May 31

At Least We Have The Cardinals Win 2
Union Township, IN- Phil Jackson wrote in his first book that he liked it when the Bulls lost once in a while. ...

Thursday, June 1

Epic Battle Ends In Walk Off Win In Extras
Union Township, IN- On paper, it looked like a great choice for the game of the week. I had it penciled in, but ...

Monday, June 5

Diamondbacks 3rd Cubs 4th in MC Classic
Union Township, IN- In the 14U competition at Wheeler, it came down to Lowell v. Cedar Lake. Cedar Lake won the ...

Saturday, June 10

Chelsea's 3 Run Blast Powers Cats Into Semi Final
Cedar Lake, IN- Chelsea digs the long ball, because Chelsea hits the long ball. And she hit it, with two on, over ...

Monday, June 12

Cats Take 2nd in MC, White Sox Go 3 Rounds
Cedar Lake, IN- For the third straight year, Jenny Simatovich has led her UT team to the medal stand in the MC ...

Monday, June 26

Cards Make No Mistakes Beat Jags
Crown Point, IN- Gene Guernsey's Cardinals of UT defeated the Jags of Crown Point by a score of 12-1. Pitcher Mackenzie ...

Thursday, June 29

CrossTown Tournament Update
On Tuesday night, UT teams came up big again. In 10U regular season action the Giants won again. The following ...

Saturday, June 3

Cubs, Cardinals, Diamondbacks Advance in MC Classic
The Mary Conner Classic is underway this weekend for the 8U, 12U, and 14U divisions. We are hosting the 14U at ...

Thursday, July 6

Hylek Heroics & Henry Hitting Lifts Cubs To Win
Crown Point, IN- With Gene Guernsey's first place Cardinals already notching a victory in the early game to advance ...

Saturday, July 8

12U Wins Behind Mitchell Pitching
Hobart, IN- The UT Hobart Invitational was off to a bit of a sluggish start for the UT teams on Friday night. All ...

Sunday, July 9

UT Teams Fair Better In Day 2 Of Invite
Union Township, IN- The second day of the Union Township/Hobart Invitational brought a couple more wins for the ...

Sunday, July 9

The Orange Rolls On In UT Hobart Invite
Union Township, IN- In the debut of their bright orange uniforms, the UT teams faired very well with a championship ...

Monday, July 10

Cards Up Cubs Down In CT Playoffs
Lowell, IN- Both UT 14U teams resumed league play in tonight by competing in the third round of the CT playoffs. ...

Wednesday, July 12

Jenny & Cats Blank Crush, Cubs Out, Cards Delayed
Lowell, IN- Our 17U Bearcats started their 2006 playoff campaign by blanking the Cedar Lake Crush 15-0. Coming ...

Wednesday, July 12

Vale Defends Cats From Panther Attack
Lowell, IN- UTS' 17U Bearcats took on the undefeated Griffith Panthers on Wednesday night in Lowell. The last time ...

Thursday, July 13

Garcia Scores Twice As Bearcats Win Final
Crown Point, IN- The UTS Bearcats continue to play outstanding softball in the field and at the dish. This time ...

Saturday, July 15

8U AllStars Advance To Sunday In PJM Invite
Portage, IN- The UTS 8U AllStars advanced to play on Sunday in the PJM Invitational. If you haven't seen our younger ...

Sunday, July 16

Jasmine & Angelise Bat Cats To Extras At PJM
Portage, IN- The UTS 8U AllStars played well enough to earn the right to play on Sunday in Portage Invitational. ...

Tuesday, July 18

Griffith Panthers Win 17U Crosstown Championship
Crown Point, IN- The matchup for the Crosstown 17U championship could not have been better. The Panthers were undefeated ...

Thursday, July 20

2006 UGSI Pool Play Schedule and Brackets
2006 UGSI Pool Play Schedule and Brackets -8U Revised on 7-21-06- See Below

Saturday, July 22

All UTS Teams Advance In Sparkling UGSI Classic
Union Township, IN- The 2006 UGSI classic started on Friday night with the threat of rain in the air and temps ...

Sunday, July 23

UGSI Classic Brings More Bling To UTS
Union Township, IN- Jenny Simatovich, Kathleen Jones, Jenessa Lucas and the UTS 16U All Star team added another ...

Monday, July 24

UGSI Classic 12U/14U Coach's Reports
Union Township, IN- I have received the following reports from Coach Serbin and Coach Galt on the progress of our ...

Wednesday, July 26

UTS' 14U All Stars Are Getting It Together
The 14U All Stars keep getting better thanks to insightful coaching and productive practices. They are also the ...

Friday, July 28

C State Brings The Best All Stars Together
Muncie, IN- The C State Tournament in Muncie this weekend brings together the best townball All Star teams in the ...

Sunday, July 30

UTS Advances To Sunday With 12s and 14s
Muncie, IN- C State action continued in Muncie and at the end of the day, two of the UTS teams had the stuff to ...

Sunday, July 30

Life After Muncie; The 06 Season Is Over
Muncie, IN- The C State Tournament In Muncie Indiana has come to an end, and so has the 06 season. It has been ...

Monday, July 31

C State Tournament News
I have received some information on the winners of the 2006 C State tournament. I also received a couple of photographs ...

Tuesday, August 1

Dyer Takes Third Place At State
Dyer Girls Softball 8u All-Star team took 3rd place in the State Championship in Muncie, Indiana last weekend. ...