Burton Youth League, Inc.: Welcome
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Welcome to our website!
The BYL is a volunteer organization offering recreational based program that is more than 30 years old. We provide baseball, softball, and other programs for young people in our community. Teams are divided equally, using a standard system. We will host the following tournaments this year in conjunction with other Rec leagues in the area and the Geauga Co. PAL;.
REGISTRATION FORMS FOR BURTON, CLARIDON & TROY YOUTH LEAGUES FOR 2009 ARE AVAILABLE IN HANDOUT SECTION!
TOURNAMENTS FOR 2009 INCLUDE:
9th Annual Maple Leaf NSA World Series Qualifier - May 30-31, 2009.
Maple Leaf ASA Eastern Invitational - June 6-7, 2009
CLIFF BRILLA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (Father's Day Weekend 2009 - Baseball 10U - SEE HANDOUT SECTION FOR SCHEDULE SPREADSHEET.
Baseball & Softball for the Community of Burton, OH.
The Maple Leaf NSA and ASA Tournaments drew more than 60 of the elite fastpitch softball teams from Ohio and surrounding states to our community, Claridon, Newbury, Pakrman and Middlefield.
We partnered with the Claridon Youth League and the Geauga Police Athletic League in the sponsorship of our annual tournament for Minors baseball (10U) which was renamed in 2004 in memory of Cliff Brilla, a local High School player who lost his life in an accident.
Additionally we participate in the Travel Team mode through a partnering with Geauga County Police Athletic League (GCPAL). GPAL features teams in the 12U in the Great Lakes Baseball League and affiliated with the Northern Ohio Belles with the Geauga Police Athletic League for 2009.
The BYL began the local participation of the Geauga Knights of Baseball program for 12U players in Cooperstown, NY (Cooperstown Dreams Park). This year's team is scheduled to will play the week of July 11. 2009. For more information on this program, go to www.cooperstowndreamspark.com.
Burton Youth League, c/o Bob Himmelein, 15705 Tavern Road, Burton, OH. 44021.
In 2006 we entered into the Police Athletic League (GPAL) program in conjunction with the other community based Youth Leagues from the Geauga Youth Baseball and Sotball Association. This afflilation with the Geauga County Sheriff's Department enables us to continue to expand out programs. Our fields at the Geauga County Fairgrounds, are in continuing renovation and we have made several improvements to the fields and storage facilities ovet the past two years. We would appreciate any help in the form of labor, material or financial donations you would care to make. Please contact Bob Himmelein 440-773-9973 or Kevin Cook 440-834-9019 if you can provide any assistance.
In 2008, the BYL, began it's affiliation withe Ohio Hot Stove Baseball, along with the Claridon, Troy, Huntsburg and Pakrman Youth Leagues as well as the Village of Middlefield and Newbury Rec Board. These same commnities als joined the Ohio Girls Fastpitch Association in 2008 as we sought as a group to continue to improve the programs for our participants.
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