South Portage Little League: News

Monday, November 23
Thank You Texas Holdem' Players

SPLL hosted a Texas Holdem' tournament at Harpo Lanes last Thursday, November 19th through Sunday, November 22nd. Attendance was not what we had hoped for but we do appreciate those who helped out and those who came out to play.

All proceeds from this event will go toward the SPLL Training Facility.

A special thank you to Joni Shore for all her hard work putting this together and working at the tournament.



Sunday, August 23
JOHN KOUNELIS - Community Hero
In August SoupRHero Restaurant located on the corner of Oakland and Centre acknowledged John Kounelis for his long term dedication to South Portage Little League.  This honorable mention started with the South Portage Family Fun Day fundraiser in June.  John Kounelis has been a part of South Portage for many years and we are so appreciative for all he does.  Thank you John and thank to SuperRHero Restaurant for taking notice of those in our community who do so much.

Annual Board Election Results

SPLL is pleased to anounce our 2010 Board of Directors
Our 2010 board is a nice mix of experienced returning board members and four new members.

  • President:  Steve Graham
  • Vice President:  Tim Vanderbor*
  • Secretary:  Becky Kolberg*
  • Treasurer:  Stacy Lightfoot*
  • Baseball Director:  Mike West
  • Softball Director:  Laura Styrlund
  • Properties Director:  John Kounelis
  • Registrar:  Angie Kennard*         
  • Concessions Director:  Jody Roush

* new to board for 2010



Thank You Sponsors!

We would like to thank our wonderful sponsors! 

 A-1 Signs
Allegra Print & Imaging
BDN Industrial Hygiene
bd Mongolian BBQ
Butler Lawn & Landscape
Cadwell Apparel
Celebration! Cinema
Centre Street Market
Cole Gavlas, P.C.
Craving Style Maternity
Dirksen Roofing, Inc.
Erbelli’s Pizza
Garden Lane Apt.
Jungle Joe’s
Kalamazoo Machine Tool
Keystone Auto Repair
Legends Photography
Nations Title Agency
Oreck Vacuums
Polderman Lawn Care
Portage Commerce Bank
Production Tooling, Inc.
Pure Green
R&T Auto Repair, Inc.
River Street Flowerland
Roberts Steel Erection
Siegried, Crandall, PC
Spicy Pickle
Sports Clips
Sports Brokers
Steve Graham Auto & Truck Repair
Vanderbor Plumbing
United Water
Whitman Construction
 

We would also like to thank those area businesses
that donated to our Family Fun Day!

Dr. Boden DDS  
MC Sporting Goods  
Meijer    
Norms Golf Center 
Pennzar Promotions
Putters
Scotts Trading
WDWTravels.com



Monday, March 9
SP Active Wear Is Here!
SPLL_Wear_Order Form
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Order your 2009 Edition of SPLL Active Wear Now!

Don't be caught off-guard by the cold and windy early Spring practices. Dress warm and in style with genuine South Portage LL active wear.

Get Dad (and the whole family) that "SP" hat they always wanted but could never find.

And don't buy imitations - this is the official SPLL gear - and you can only get it from South Portage Little League.

Print an order form today or contact Becky Sackett for more information at beckysackett@charter.net or 599-2204.


2009 SPLL Gear
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Weather Policy:
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Team MANAGERS are responsible for contacting SPLL (or designating ONE parent usually the Team Parent) to find out the status of their game and communicate this back to each team member. Please make sure your manager knows the best way to reach you on game day to inform you of any changes. If everyone tries to contact SPLL themselves then the line will be tied up and overloaded nobody will be able to get through.

Every effort will be made to update this website with current weather information. So please check this website one last time before heading out to the fields when the weather is questionable.

1) All games will be postponed when Tornado Warnings or Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are in effect for our area during a scheduled game time. Also, the field director on duty will postpone games when lightning is in the area.

2) The League will attempt to make a decision by 4:00 PM on weekdays. If the weather turns bad after 4:00 PM, decisions about game postponement will be made at the fields at game time.

3) Interleague games scheduled at non-SPLL fields will be postponed according to that host field's policies. Managers will be contacted directly by the host league in these cases.

4) ONLY the SPLL President, Vice-President or Properties Director will determine if field conditions warrant game postponement.


Thursday, May 15
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Thursday, April 3
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Volunteer Application Form
Little League requires all volunteers who work closely with children to fill out a volunteer application form. This includes Managers and Coaches! The link takes you to the document provided by Little League for this purpose. An SPLL board member will use this form to run a background check through local authorities.

Become a Member of our Web Site
Membership is FREE and entitles you access to all areas of this site. If you would like to become a member of our website, you must have an eteamz user name and password. Click here to get yours and become a member.

Team Sponsor Information

Sponsors are an important part of our league! Please click on this link to learn more about how you or your company / employer can become an SPLL sponsor. Not sure your employer will be a sponsor? Download the form and take it to work and ask around! What a great way to demonstrate support for a family activity in our community like Little League!!!!

Sponsor Information  


Handout: Sponsorship Information

www.SouthPortageLL.com
It is now even easier to get to our web site. Just type in www.southportagell.com and you will be directed to this website.

Check back often to get updates on schedules, news, events. We will make every reasonable effort to keep this site accurate and up to date.

Let us know what you think through the message boards or send us an email. Just use the links at the left to visit the message boards or send an email to the webmaster or a SPLL board member.