SLYAA: Welcome

The air may be crisp, but it is never too early to start thinking about the upcoming baseball and softball seasons.  Below are some important dates for your calendar:

Feb 16, 2012:  Registration forms sent to players

Mar 16, 2012:  Early Bird registration deadline

Mar 23, 2012:  Final Registration forms due

Apr 11, 2012:  Coaches Meeting

Apr 21, 2012:  Coaches Meeting & Umpire Clinic

Apr 23. 2012:  Practices Begin

May 2, 2012:  Umpires Clinic

May 4, 2012:  Picture Day

May 7, 2012:  First Games - Rookies; AAA; Minors

May 14, 2012:  First Games - Majors

Jun 25 - 29, 2012:  League Tournament

Jul 7-8, 2012:  SLYAA Pizza Ranch Softball Tourney

Jul 14-15, 2012:  SLYAA McDonald's Baseball Classic

 Play Ball

Welcome to SLYAA.org, the official communication and information link for players from Kindergarten through 8th grade in the Spirit Lake Community.  This site seeks to enhance the personal growth and development of everyone involved in our youth baseball and softball programs, ON and OFF the field, including, but not limited to the players, coaches, parents, spectators and officials.  Play hard, have fun and enjoy the season with the SLYAA.

 For weather related announcements listen to KUOO radio FM 103.9.

SLYAA is happy to open up a new page on the web site so that users can swap equipment.  Some basic guidelines for the site are as follows:

1.  This is not a For Sale site.  The purpose of this site is to provide our users with a method to repurpose no longer needed equipment by offering it at no charge to other members of our community.

2.  Please list only equipment that is in "playable" order.

3.  If you desire to list an item, please provide the following information in an email to jdvierkant@purefishing.com :  Item Description; Item Size (if applicable); Contact Information; Photo if desired; and any other brief information you would like included in the posting. 

4.  We ask that you notify us via email at jdvierkant@purefishing.com if you successfully swap your item or if you wish to have your listing removed.

We hope our player and parent community find this section of our website useful to give that gently used equipment a chance to play another season.

We are pleased to announce that the batting cages are up and the Show Arena at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds is now open for hitting and throwing practice.

 Below are the procedures to gain access to the Arena:

1.  Go to the Expo office during business hours and ask for a key to the arena

2.  You will need to pay a deposit for the key

3.  After the season, bring the key back to the office and get your deposit back.

Please help us by following these simple rules for Arena use

1.  The heat will be on all winter, so no need to come in early to turn it on!

 2.  When you leave the arena, please leave it as you found it or better.  Pick up any equipment, rake the batter's box, pick up balls, unplug the pitching machine, etc.)

3.  Please make sure to leave the restoom doors OPEN so that they stay heated.

4.  Please turn off all the lights

5.  Please lock the doors.