Football is an incredible game.   Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable 

 ~Tom Landry~

 “Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.” 

~Joe Namath~

     "Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.”

~Paul "Bear" Bryant~

The Eastlake Youth Football League will begin distributing tickets for our Night at the Races to all of our coaches next week. This event is one of the reasons we are able to maintain the lowest registration fees of all the cities affiliated with the Great Lakes Youth Football League. The annual EYFL Night at the Races will take place on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 from 6:00pm-12:00am at the Normandy Party Center in Wickliffe. Tickets are $25 per person and include a family style dinner and open bar. For $15, you can also purchase a horse to run in one of our 10 races. If your horse wins, you win $50. Once again, there will be a Chinese auction, a booze table raffle, a big screen TV sideboard, cash sideboards and of course plenty of horse racing action. This is the largest fundraiser of the year for Eastlake Youth Football so come out and join us for a great time. Hope to see you there! Contact your coach or Jim or Kim DiFrancesco for tickets or additional information. This event will be limited to the first 400 people.

The Eastlake All-Star teams competed in two tournaments over the past two weekends.

In the Chardon Classic, the B division All-Stars finished 1-1, losing to Riverside and beating Chardon. The A division All-Stars beat Chardon 14-0 and lost in the championship game to Chesterland 21-0 to also finish 1-1.

In the Eastlake/Willowick Classic, the B division All-Stars defeated Riverside 14-13 but lost to Chesterland 12-6 in the championship game to finish 1-1. The A division All Stars defeated Willoughby 35-0 on Saturday and Riverside 36-0 on Sunday to win the A division championship. Congratulations to all the boys on a fine All-Star season.

With tough economic times facing everyone, the EYFL will continue to offer a quality youth football program at an affordable price.  No mandatory candy sale, lottery tickets, etc. With successful fundraising throughout the years, we've been able to maintain the one of the lowest registration fees ($50) anywhere in Northeast Ohio.  Youth Football is a very expensive sport to sustain, but we will continue to be financially responsible and provide all the families of the Eastlake Youth Football League with an enjoyable yet affordable experience. Here are some examples of the registration fees of our competing cities: Mayfield $150, Chardon $150, Riverside $150, Kirtland $100, Willoughby Hills $100, Willoughby $70.