Waterford North Little League
Celebrating our 53rd Year
1956 - 2008
Where the Tradition Begins
Respect Community Commitment
10/15/2008
WNLL will hold it's October meeting on Thursday, 10/30 from 7-9pm at the Clark Lane Middle School Cafetorium. All WNLL parents, interested parties, and individuals interested in serving on a committee or managing a team next season are encouraged to attend.
Agenda topics will include:
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Assign Committee Chairs
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Prioritize Projects
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Obtain list of Manager Prospects as well as discuss league rules the BOD would like to enforce regarding management positions, including meeting attendance
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Collect by-law suggestions and additions of members to that committee
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Establish yearly calendar
9/22/2008
WNLL will hold it's September meeting on Thursday, 9/25 at 7:15pm at the WNLL complex. All WNLL parents and interested parties are invited and welcome to attend.
At this meeting, the election of the Board of Directors (BOD) and Officers for the 2008 / 2009 season will be held.
Anyone from the WNLL 2007 / 2008 general membership is eligible to be a nominee for the BOD. The general membership at the meeting will determine the number of people who serve on the BOD for the upcoming season.
To be considered part of the general membership of WNLL for the 2007 / 2008 season, a person must have met the following requirements:
A) Attended three consecutive league meetings
OR
B) Held a volunteer position recognized by the BOD
If you have any questions about your eligibility status for being a nominee, please contact Rick Beaney at rbeans@snet.net or 437-8211.
WNLL needs help from all of our volunteers and needs a strong BOD to lead the league! We have had many dedicated volunteers and BOD members over the years and ask for your help. If you think you have the time and energy to help the league in a BOD position, please submit your name to any of the committee members.
You can nominate yourself anytime up to and at the league meeting. To help compile a list of nominees for the meeting, we are asking for all nominations by Wednesday, 9/24.
Thanks for your support!
WNLL 2008 / 2009 Nomination Committee:
8/14/2008
There will be another session for WNLL Fall Ball (Baseball & Softball) Sign-ups - Tuesday 8/19 from 6PM - 7PM - At WNLL Complex. Ages 8 - 11 (based on 2008 LL Season Age) - Taking names for 6 & 7 year-olds as there may be a program for them - Fee TBD at a later date
The WNLL August monthly meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday, August 28th at the WNLL complex. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. The agenda will be sent during the early part of that week.
The election of Officers and BOD members for the 2008 / 2009 season (term runs from October 1st, 2008 thru September 30th, 2009) will be held during the September meeting (day/time TBD).
8/4/2008
The first WNLL Fall Sign-ups will be held on Tuesday, August 5th from 6:30PM - 7:30PM at the WNLL Complex. Fees will determined at a later date but should not be more than $15 - $20.
The session is open to players (boys & girls) who were league ages 7 - 11 (during the 2008 season).
The format and number of players allowed will be dependent entirely on the number of sign-ups and the number of volunteers.
There are currently volunteers for two boys team (ages 11 & 10 and ages 8 & 9 - based on 2008 league age).
If there are not enough volunteers, players will be chosen based on a first come, first served basis.
8/3/2008
Congratulations to the 5th annual Gene Sutera Tournament champions, Mystic who won both the 9/10 championship (3rd time in a row) and the 11/12 championship! Congratulations to Mystic for such a great accomplishment. We would also like to offer congratulations to this year's runner-ups, Waterford South (9/10) and Ledyard (11/12) for making it to the championship game!
This was another great tournament and we thank all of the teams for participating!
See you next year for the 6th annual Gene Sutera Tournament!!!!
8/2/2008
Congratulations to today's special event winners!
The 9/10 All-Star game was won by the Americans (Salem/Bozrah, Waterford North, East Lyme and Lyme / Old Lyme) over the Nationals (Waterford South, Groton, Mystic and Jewett City) 7 - 1. A great time was had by all!!!
The 11/12 Homerun Derby (shortened to 3 rounds by rain) was won by Tommy Keech from Waterford North with a total of 8 homeruns!!! 2nd place went to Willie Rios from New London with 4 homeruns followed by Aaron Michaud of Groton with 4 homeruns!! Congratulations to all participants!!!
8/2/2008
The Gene Sutera Tournament Championship games are set for tomorrow. In the 9/10 division, Mystic will play Waterford South at 11:30 on Meehan Field. Following that game at 2:00, in the 11/12 division, Ledyard will play Mystic on Meehan Field. Congratulations to the teams for making it to the Championship games and good luck!!
7/31/2008
Reminder: The 9/10 All-Star game is Saturday at 11:30am on Sutera Field and the 11/12 Homerun Derby is Saturday at 1:00pm on Meehan Field! Come cheer on the participants at these two special and fun events!!
7/27/2008
All games for today have been postponed due to rain. Please see the Schedules and Handouts links for the revised scheduled and brackets! Thanks for your support and patience as we deal with the bad weather!
7/25/2008
Final seedings for elimination round are complete. Please see the Handouts link to download the latest brackets document. Please see the Schedules link for elimination round game information and updates!
7/24/2008
Tonight's games have been cancelled due to rain/field conditions. Please see the Schedules link for updated game schedules.
7/23/2008
Tonight's games have been postponed due to field conditions. Please see the Schedules link for updated game schedules.
The 11/12 Homerun Derby has been postponed due to makeup games from tonight's postponements! New day/time TBD.
7/18/2008
Gene Sutera Tournament has begun! Please check the Schedules link for updates on game results and schedules!
7/15/2008
Welcome to the teams participating in the 5th annual Gene Sutera Tournament! Handouts can be downloaded from the Handouts link, game schedules have been uploaded into the Schedules link and general information can be found in the Gene Sutera Tournament link. Enjoy the tournament!
6/24/2008
WNLL District 10 All-Star Schedule has been announced! Please come cheer on our WNLL teams in the tournament! Good luck and have fun to all our players!
9/10 Boys - Friday 6/27 at WNLL at 5:30PM
11/12 Girls - Friday 6/27 at WLLS at 8:00PM
11/12 Boys - Sunday 6/29 at New London 2:00PM
11/10 Boys - Sunday 6/29 at Montvile National 5:00PM
9/10 Girls - Thursday 7/3 at 8:00PM at East Lyme
6/12/2008
Congratulations to this season's Baseball and Softball Champions! The Firemen are the Boy's Majors Champions and The Charms are the Girl's Majors Champions! Thanks to all of the players in all divisions for a great season!
5/28/2008
2008 Gene Sutera Tournament Dates Announced! The 5th annual WNLL Gene Sutera Baseball Tournament will be held from Friday, July 18th through Sunday, August 3rd. The tournament letter and application form can be found in the Handouts section of our website. Further information will be posted as it becomes available!
5/22/2008
WNLL Night at Dodd Stadium is tomorrow night. Game time is 6:30. Please have all players wear their WNLL jerseys! The Rotary and Stars will be on the field with the Defenders for the National Anthem and David Sutera will be accepting the check and throwing the first pitch for WNLL! There will be 270 of us at the game so let's have fun and represent WNLL well! Thanks to all the team parents, players and parents for your support of this event!
5/4/2008
Congratulations to the winners of the 1st annual WNLL Pitch, Hit & Run competition! They are:
7/8 Girls Division:
Pitch Champion: Payton Howser
Run Champion: Payton Howser
All-around 1st Place: Payton Howser
2nd Place: Emily Borysewicz
3rd Place: Alexis Mangual
All-around 1st Place: Rebecca Roscover
Pitch Champion: Megan O'Malley
Hit Champion: Courtney Borysewicz
Run Champion: Courtney Borysewicz
All-around 1st Place: Megan O'Malley
2nd Place: Courtney Borysewicz
3rd Place: Heaven Caristo-Mobley
Pitch Champion: Nicholas Santangelo, Michael Laforte, Collin Bakken, Clancy Susi
Hit Champion: Jacob Huff
Run Champion: Collin Bakken
All-around 1st Place: Clancy Susi
3rd Place: Michael LaForte
Pitch Champion: Kevin Johnson
Hit Champion: Kevin Johnson
All-around 1st Place: Kevin Johnson
3rd Place: Brian Roscover
Pitch Champion: Daniel Clark, Nick Huff
Hit Champion: Nick Huff, Kyle McComic
Run Champion: Danny Martin
All-around 1st Place: Kyle McComic
2nd Place: Billy Wendland
5/1/2008
The remaining Baseball/Softball Majors games that were rained out on Monday and Tuesday will be played on Saturday at 3:00 and 5:00. See the Schedules link for more details. Information on the rescheduling of the rained out Minors games is not yet available!
4/17/2008
The schedule has been set for team pictures for Opening Day! Pictures to be taken at the complex or at QH Firehouse in case of rain.
8:30 Stars Daisies
8:45 Dreamers Sparklers
9:00 Rangers Twins
9:15 Dodgers Padres
9:30 Blue Jays Astros
9:45 Red Sox Yankees
10:00 Phillies Mets
10:15 Black Sox Lumberjacks
10:30 Rotary Oilers
10:45 VFW Firemen
11:00 Angels Razorbacks
11:15 Charms Fryers
4/16/2008
Players may still register for the 1st annual WNLL Pitch, Hit and Run skills competition to be held on April 27th. See flyer in Handouts section for more information. Email or call Rachel Gonet at rachelborysewicz@aol.com or 271-1170 to register your child or for more information.
4/3/2008
Website updates are in progress! Check back often for new information!
3/24/2008
The following updates have been done to the website:
* Master schedule of practices, games, events, etc... has been added to Handouts section. This list will be updated weekly. Managers: Please send updates to Rick Beaney
* Calendar section has been updated to include events like monthly meetings, Opening Day, WNLL Night at Dodd Stadium, PNO, etc... Game schedules to follow soon!
* Information on the WNLL Pitch, Hit & Run skills competition which will be held on Sunday, April 27th! This event is open to WNLL Boys/Girls ages 7 - 12. Email Rachel Gonet at rachelborysewicz@aol.com to register your child. For more information, see the flyer available in the Handouts section.
3/13/2008
There will be a mandatory league-wide meeting for all Managers, Coaches, Players and Parents of Major Division teams on Monday, March 17th! The meeting will be held at our complex. In the case of rain, it will be held upstairs at the QH firehouse. Times for each team are listed below. All Major League players and at least one parent must attend!
Parents / Players will:
* Meet with the purchasing agent for a Final Uniform Sizing and Spell Check of Names
* Meet with Safety Officer for collection of missing volunteer forms. All parents need to complete volunteer forms per Little League guidelines. Parents should bring their licenses (a copy machine will be available)
* Players/Parents will then meet w/ the League President briefly to discuss the upcoming season
Schedule:
5:30pm: Oilers, Rotary, VFW
6:00pm: Fryers, Razorbacks, Charms, Angels
7:00pm: Black Sox, Lumberjacks, Firemen
More information is available in the letter available in the Handouts section to the left!
Reminder
Major Division tryouts will be held this weekend as follows:
Softball: Sat. March 15th, 1:00 - 3:00
Baseball: Sat. March 15th, 3:00 - 5:00 and
Sun. March 16th, 1:00 - 03:00
Tryouts will be held in the CLMS FieldHouse. All players should bring a glove, sneakers and wear comfortable clothing.
3/6/2008
Please see the following 2 important announcements:
On Monday, March 10th, there will be a special WNLL coaches clinic at the Clark Lane Cafeteria from
6:45PM - 8:30PM.
This meeting is for ALL Parents (boys and girls leagues) who are thinking about coaching a 2008 WNLL Team, including minors, t-ball and majors. Little League International requires that all leagues conduct a yearly coaches' clinic to review issues ranging from player safety and first aid to running a good practice and arm safety.
This year's clinic will be conducted by Pete Kiefer, a new WNLL parent. Pete has been running clinics professionally for years and has generously offered his services to our league in this endeavor.
I would hope that every parent who is looking to coach in any capacity this year will find the time to attend this clinic. At a minimum, the Board expects all Major League team managers to be in attendance.
Thank you for your consideration and we hope to see you at the meeting.
Calling All Parents of WNLL Softball Participants
There will be a special Softball Only meeting on Tuesday March 11th from 6:45PM - 8:30PM in the Clark Lane Cafetria to discuss the WNLL Softball Program.
This meeting will be an open forum to discuss and determine possible ways to improve the softball program as a whole. We will examine both the minor and major leagues.
As softball parents and coaches, this is your chance to express what you think works and doesn't work. Feel free to get feedback from your own daughters and bring their thoughts to the meeting as well.
Rachel Gonet has volunteered to collect comments / thoughts prior to the meeting. If you have anything you'd like to submit her email is: rachelborysewicz@aol.com
2/20/2008
Waterford North Little League has concluded the regular registration process for returning players.
There will be a late registration session for all players on Wednesday, March 5th, from 6:00 - 7:15 at the CLMS cafeteria. A $10 late fee applies to all registrations for returning players at this sesssion.
Online registration is still available and will be until March 5th. There will NOT be a late fee imposed to those who register online above and beyond the fee charged by the company who processes the online registration. Those fees are as follows: Majors - $5.23, Minors - $4.25, Tee Ball - $3.60. Online registration can be accessed via the Links section of our website.
Registration for the Major League Division concludes on the last day of tryouts which are as follows:
Softball, Saturday, March 15th
Baseball, Sunday, March 16th
No player may register for or play in the Major League Division if they are not registered by the above dates!!
If your child/children wish to play this season, please register as soon as possible!!! We are in the process of deciding how many teams will be formed for each division. An accurate count of players is essential in guiding us as we go through this process. We want to make decisions that are in the best interests of the players and the league and need an accurate count to do that.
Hope to see you at the fields!
2/4/2008
The last regular WNLL in-person registration session for new and returning players is on Monday, February 11th, 6:00pm - 7:15pm, at the CLMS Cafeteria.
The final late in-person registration session will be held on Wednesday, March 5th, 6:00pm - 7:15pm, CLMS Cafeteria (late fee applies).
Online Registration for returning players is currently available until March 5th!! Available in the Links section of our website!
Major League Tryouts:
Softball - Saturday, March 15th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, CLMS Field House
Baseball - Saturday, March 15th, 3:00pm - 5:00pm / Sunday, March 16th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, CLMS Field House
All candidates must attend at least one tryout session!
More information and registration forms are available in the Handouts section of our website!!
1/12/208
Reminder: On-line registration for the 2008 season begins on January 15th. On-line registration is available for players who played in WNLL during the 2007 season. Payment for on-line registration is done electronically using a debit/credit card (only!) Note: the company who processes the on-line registration charges/collects a small process fee for each registration processed. The fee is based on the registration amount and is as follows:
Majors: $5.23, Minors: $4.25, Tee Ball: $3.60
On-line registration can be accessed from the Links section of our website!
1/8/208
The January monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 16th at 7:00pm in the CLMS Cafeteria. All parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. All teams and committees are requested to send a representative.
12/29/2007
Happy New Year!!!!
2008 Registration / Tryout information announced!!
WNLL will hold in-person registration sessions for new and returning players on the following dates:
Saturday, January 26th, 9:00am - 12:00pm, CLMS Cafeteria
Monday, February 11th, 6:00pm - 7:15pm, CLMS Cafeteria
Wednesday, March 5th, 6:00pm - 7:15pm, CLMS Cafeteria (late)
New for 2008, WNLL is introducing Online Registration for returning players!! Online registration begins January 15th. Available in the Links section of our website!
Major League Tryouts:
Softball - Saturday, March 15th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, CLMS Field House
Baseball - Saturday, March 15th, 3:00pm - 5:00pm / Sunday, March 16th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, CLMS Field House
All candidates must attend at least one tryout session!
More information and registration forms are available in the Handouts section of our website!!
