North Kenmore Little League: News

Saturday, November 1
Registration for 2009 Season

Online registration is available now for an additonal fee of 6.5% + $1.00. In-person registration for the 2009 season will take place at the Kenmore Fire Station on November 22, 2008 from 10am - 2pm. Click the Registration FAQ link on the left menu to address any questions regarding registration. Sign up fees will remain the same as the 2008 season.

  • Tee Ball & Rookie - $75

  • Farm - $105 (baseball), $80 (softball)

  • Minor & Major - $125 (baseball), $100 (softball)

  • Junior & Senior - $145 (baseball), $120 (softball)

* $10 increase after January 1st

* online registration processing fee (6.5% plus $1.00)

* Multiple Child Discount: $5 discount for each additional

 

 

 



Wednesday, October 22
Umpires Needed for 2009 Season

Every year NKLL needs to recruit new volunteer umpires. Little League does not pay its officials (every umpire you see — even those who officiate in the Little League World Series are all volunteers), and games cannot be played without an umpire.

At Farm level and above, in both baseball and softball, having a solid group of umpires is key to making the Little League season a positive experience for our children. The most important traits of an umpire are common sense and the ability to be fair and decisive. Knowledge of the rules and umpire mechanics (i.e., positioning on the field) are gained through training (provided at no charge by Little League) and experience. Anyone who can control the game and get the basic calls right will be successful.

Free training sessions will be offered in March of 2009. Prospective umpires are encouraged to attend as many of these sessions as possible. Training will cover rules, positioning, and control of the game. It addresses situations unique to Little League and its various levels, from the Farm league and up. NKLL umpires are given a Little League rule book during training. All necessary equipment is provided at game time.

Please help our players by volunteering to umpire — call Mark Mowrey (425-485-6806) or send email (mowrey@comcast.net), if you have any questions.

 



Thursday, October 9
Shoeless Joe Jackson Spotted At Forsgren's Field of Dreams

Despite the skepticism of his Forsgren Park neighbors, 44-year-old father of two Jack Schulschletzky said he's sure that the shoeless man wearing white baggy clothing and wandering around the park was none other than the ghost of famed baseball player, Joe Jackson.  

"I'm telling you, it was Shoeless Joe Jackson!" exclaimed an emphatic Mr. Schulschletzky. "The guy was about 6 feet tall and was wearing white baggy baseball uniform just like the old-timers, but with no shoes." Mr. Schulschletzky described watching the man walk casually around the construction site of the two baseball fields right as the sun was setting on October 8. "He looked like he was inspecting the work being done", said Schulschletzky. "After about 10 minutes of watching him I decided to get a closer look, but as I made my way over to him he turned, tipped his hat, and kind of disappeared into the woods behind the fields."

Schulschletzky quickly told his family and neighbors what he had just witnessed, but much to his disappointment he found no believers in his tale. "That Shoeless Joe Jackson story is a bunch of hogwash", says Mildred Tenesco, Mr. Schulschletzky's elderly next door neighbor. "It was probably just a poor old golfer with alzheimers who wandered in from the Inglemoor Country Club." A quick survey of the immediate neighbors yielded similar explanations ranging from a baggy-clothed teen trying to establish a new shoeless fashion trend to an escapee from the Bothell Lifecare Center just a half mile up the road. "I know these good folks don't believe me", replies an exasperated Schulschletzky. "They didn't see what I saw. I'm telling you once and for all that this was the ghost of Shoeless Joe looking for his field of dreams at Forsgren Park." A project to revamp the two baseball fields started in August and the county expects the fields to be ready for play by 2010.

When asked if he thought it would be a good idea to plant corn beyond the outfield fences Schulschletzky stuck out his tongue and ran back into his house.