Many thanks to our news partner My Ballard for sharing this story with us. The president of the North Central Little League is retiring and the league is looking for someone to fill the position. NCLL covers parts of Ballard, Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Greenwood, Green Lake and Wallingford. Tom D’Angelo has been a part of NCLL for more than a decade but now that his kids are older, he believes it is time for him to move on. A week ago he sent this letter to families involved in NCLL: Dear North Central Community, Eleven years ago…
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Register now for 2011 Green Lake and Lower Woodland adult softball leagues and Green Lake Boot Camp
Registration is now open through Seattle Parks for this spring’s adult sports leagues and the Green Lake Boot Camp. Co-ed, men’s and women’s softball leagues will be playing at Lower Woodland Park and Green Lake Park. Softball leagues cost $700- $900 and run between May and July, 2011. Now is the time to get your team together and sign up for your first choice of game days, times and locations. Individuals who would like to be placed on a team can also register. The six-week Green Lake Boot Camp is also back. The one-hour class offers body conditioning and muscle toning exercises…
Big rise in Parks Department field fees
Fees to use Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation fields dramatically increased on Jan. 1, 2011. “As a result of strained budgets,” Joelle Hammerstad, a Parks and Recreation Public Information Officer told me, ”[Seattle City] Council decided to take some additional steps on charging for the use of ballfields.” Fees for both adults and youth have gone up. Youth practice time, for example, used to be just $2.50/hour during the regularly established season. The cost is now $6/hour. The fee for youth games and meets (including the use of the facility, equipment, press box and PA system, ticket booth, locker rooms,…
Green Lake kids invited to tryout for Pony Olympic baseball team
Rich Selenis from the North Seattle Baseball Association (NSBA) asked us to get the word out to local kids and parents about upcoming tryouts for a competitive Pony Olympic team. The team will compete at the highest level with other teams in the region through play in Pony league games and summer tournaments. Players are eligible if they are 13 years old (or younger) on April 30, 2011. Tryouts will be held 2 to 4 p.m. on August 22 and September 5, 2010 on the turf fields located behind Whitman Middle School (9201 15th Ave NW). Players should make at…
