South Valley Little League: Historical Growth of SVLL
Your local Little League® has gone through some EXCITING changes ~
2003 (our first year) - we had two "Major Baseball teams" for players ages 9-12.
2004 - 1 Major Baseball, 1 Junior Baseball, 2 Major Softball and 2 Junior Softball teams.
2005 - 1 Major Baseball and 1 Junior Baseball.
2006 brought additional changes in the "demographics" of our program - with our first ever Tee-Ball team, and two minor Baseball Teams that were 'coach pitch/instructional," plus one Major Baseball Team!
2007 - we doubled the # of teams we had in 2006!
2008 - we extended our boundaries to include the school districts serving Elkton, Drain, and Yoncalla , reincorporated the Creswell School District in our boundaries, AND increased our player registration to just over 100 ...
2009 - we grew to over 140 kids! With 12 teams, we kept local fields busy with kids from Tee-Ball through Senior League SOFTBALL! We hosted the 10&11 year old Baseball District Tournament, and volunteered our new mobile Concession Stand for use at the District Little League Baseball and STATE Little League Baseball All Star Tournaments!
PLEASE help us spread the word to families within the communities! There are many families whose children could benefit from participation and in Little League's focus on "Child Development" ...
Your Volunteer Board appreciates all the help it can get as it moves forward. We appreciate your 'appreciation, support, and assistance!' as we set goals, define the program, and help the community make it happen ... Little League® - "The Child Development Program" is ready to move forward to make this the best and most organized season our community has experienced with the program ~ Join in with YOUR energy and commitment to the Kids!
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Until we have a higher number of teams in a specific division, all divisions will be 'interleaguing' (playing games) with teams from other chartered Little Leagues across Lane County. "Regular Season" (all kids play) generally starts up with games during the first week of April and runs through approximately June 15th! Our goal for the future is volunteer and player participation for all divisions - from Tee-Ball through Big League - and Challenger Division® (for children with mental and/or physical 'disabilities'). We're thrilled to have Softball developing in our League!! Little League® - "The Child Development Program" is ready to move forward to make this the best and most organized season our community has experienced with the program ~ Join in with YOUR energy and commitment to the Kids!
LEAGUE COLORS: RED, WHITE, & BLUE!
Our boundaries are the same as the SOUTH LANE SCHOOL DISTRICT plus the communities of Creswell, Drain, Elkton, and Yoncalla - so any child residing within those boundaries is invited to sign up and play. Each season, the number of teams, and placement of players on those teams will be determined once we see how many kids sign up. We hope to grow and provide more levels of play - for boys and girls from age 5 clear up to 18! It all depends on "numbers!" For the "older kids," if they really want to play and there are not enough for a local team, we will work with District 9 to have them be part of "combined teams" with ballplayers from our neighboring leagues.
