Friday, June 8, 2012

Build It Back

Check out our new Build It Back Fundraiser Tab at the top our page!!! Make sure to check back often for more details about the event and how you can sign up to participate in the events.

Click the tab above labeled "Build It Back Fundraising Event" or click this link to see more details:
http://gclittleleague.blogspot.com/p/build-it-back-fundraising-event.html

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Weeknight Games

We do not have the ability to play night games at Bobby Gibson because the electric lines were burnt. So weeknight games will be moved to other fields in the county.

The majors games scheduled for this Tuesday (5/29) will be played on Wednesday (5/30) at Piddle Park. The Rattlers vs. Tigers will play at 6:00. The Rangers vs. Blasters will play at 7:45. If you have questions about this schedule change please contact your coach.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Bobby Gibson Field Update

We are so happy that ALL of the Games will be played at Grant County Park on Saturday! 


We have been working hard to bounce back from Monday's loss to get ready for this Saturday. Lots of people and businesses have made it possible for us to offer concessions at the Bobby Gibson field. We know several of you want to help and the best way would be to stop by one of our concession stands on Saturday. We will be serving drinks, chips, gum, sunflower seeds and hot dogs. We will have a tent set up where the old concession building was. And the back concession will be open with our usual menu. With a special thanks to GC park, Bingham tents, McDonald's, Walmart, Coca-Cola, Kohl's & WCPO.


FYI: We did loose our light on the Bobby Gibson field as a result of the fire. Therefore weekday games in the evening may still be moved to other fields in the county if their game time will need lights to play. Please stay in touch with your coach and team mom to make sure you know what location you are playing at. 


We appreciate everyone's patience and support. 
Help us spread the word! The league needs your support at the concession stands now more than ever.


See you Saturday!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Thursday and Friday Game Locations

NOTICE: Thursday and Friday Game Locations — THURSDAY: All Machine Pitch Games will be moved to Piddle Park. Games scheduled for the back ball fields will be played as scheduled. — FRIDAY: The make up games that were scheduled for Friday at Bobby Gibson will be played at Williamstown City Field. Start times are all the same just some location swapping. Again thanks for everyone's patience and please contact your coach or team mom if you have questions on where you should be for your games.

Clean up & Awareness of Monday's fire

A follow up story on the fire that took our Bobby Gibson Concession Stand on WCPO shows the efforts to alert the community of what happened on Monday.

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_news/Arsonist-sought-in-fire-that-destroyed-Little-League-clubhouse

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

May 22nd Game Status

Tuesday's tball and rookie machine pitch games will be played at the back fields as planned. The back concessions will be open. The majors game scheduled for Tuesday night on bobby gibson field is being moved to Wednesday night at the williamstown city field. Please call your coach if you have questions about your game. We will post about Thursdays games as soon as soon as we can.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Can you help pass out Arson Fliers?


The Grant County Parks and Recreational office is organizing volunteers to walk through communities in Crittenden tomorrow to pass out flyers to help us find information about the arson fire that destroyed the Bobby Gibson field house. 

If you would like to help tomorrow, please come to the park office at the Grant County Park at Noon.

WCPO covers the fire at GC Park

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_northern_kentucky/arson-destroys-little-league-clubhouse

A Sad Day for GCLL

Our league has had a major set back. Our beloved Bobby Gibson Concession building burnt down this morning. The police are investigating it as an Arson case and are offering a $1000.00 reward for any tips. You can call this number if you know any information that might help us with finding who is responsible for this fire. 1.800.272.7766.


The fire started between 6:30 and 7:00 this morning. We have lost everything in the concession building and the building will be torn down after the investigation is completed. The board of directors have all ready been working hard to figure out what and how we can provide for the needs of the ball players and families this week and in the weeks coming.


PLEASE if you have questions about your specific games contact your coach or team mom. The Majors game that is scheduled for the Bobby Gibson field tonight will be moved to Williamstown. We will post a new location for Tuesdays games as soon as we have it worked out. We are hoping to play Thursdays and Saturday's games at Bobby Gibson if we are given the permission to do so.


Our concessions director Cathy Hoehn is working hard to figure out a plan B for concessions at the front field but for now we are going to try to at the bare minimum to have coolers with drinks but it would not be a bad idea for each family or team to rally and come prepared with drinks and snacks handy for their games. Especially as the temperatures rise this week. Coca Cola has offered us several rolling cooler barrels to help us with our attempt to provide cold beverages to you in the front field. This will make this monumental task a little easier for us. The back concession building will operate as usual for the games in the back of the park.


We have been talking with Grant County Park Director, Tabitha Clemons, and we WILL REBUILD! Unfortunately it will make finishing this season harder on all of us and our volunteers but we have proven that a little hard work doesn't deter us from making things happen. The people who have been committed to bringing a fun, safe and enjoyable experience too you and your kids, the last two years, are the same people who are working behind the scenes as I type this message to figure out what's next for our league. 


The games will go on!!! Watch Channel 9 tonight at 5:30 for this story to be aired on the news and check WCPO website for more details. We will try to post information and ways people can help as soon as decisions are made.


In the mean time we are remembering Bobby Gibson and all he did to lay a great foundation for baseball in Grant County. It was on his shoulders that we began our seasons of building. This will slow us down but it will not stop us from what we love! Baseball and kids! 



May 21st 2012. We lost our beloved Bobby Gibson Concession building.



Cathy Hoehn and her two volunteers, Audrey Hoehn and Kaylin Peer, as they begin to stock Bobby Gibson
Concession Building during the pre-season of 2012

Kacie Peer with the endless task of sweeping up the ball dirt in the Bobby Gibson
Concession Building. 

Jamey Lewis walking back towards the Bobby Gibson Concession building during
one of the busy Saturdays that the league prepped for Opening Day 2012.

This photo was taken prior to Opening Day 2011
One of our 2011 Games at the Bobby Gibson Field

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

FREE CLINIC & ALL STAR DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS

We've added information under our Event Schedule Tab about the following upcoming events.

• FREE CLINIC AT GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK on JUNE 15th

&

• DETAILS ABOUT ALL STAR DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS for Machine Pitch & Majors Divisions.

Rain Out Hotline Phone Number

This season has started off very rainy. We have decided to offer a Rain Out Hotline Phone Number to help us communicate game delays or cancellations due to our parents more effectively. Please help spread the word! This will not replace coaches or team mom's communicating delays or cancellations, this is just another option for our parents to stay informed. 


Our New Rainout Number:
859-392-0001
It will be updated hourly if the weather forecast is calling for rain.
Always check 1 Hour before Game Time!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Picture Day

Thanks to everyone for helping make the picture portion of our Opening Day a success. Despite the rain, cold weather and tight schedule we had a great time at the picture event. Thanks to all the parents and kids for coming out and being on time. Thanks to Events and Imaging for taking the photos. Pictures should be back to us in about 4 weeks and then we will distribute them to team mom's.

You coaches and or team mom's will be in contact with you about your teams rescheduled games.

SPIRIT WEAR!
Unfortunately we did not get the spirit wear order back this week but we expect it soon! We will be distributing this to your team mom's. We will be doing a second batch of orders incase you missed the first batch. The next round of orders are due by May 15th. You can turn in your order forms to your team mom.

Rain Rain Go Away

It's Opening Day and we are canceling all morning games due to the rain. We are waiting to see if things improve before we cancel the afternoon and evening games.

ALL PICTURES ARE STILL ON! So we will still get to see all of you at the park today. Please come to the very back of the park for pictures near the old Cattle Barn.

ALSO Make sure you like our page on Facebook. It's easier for us to update information like game cancellations on our Facebook page. So it will be the most current throughout the day.

Find us on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grant-County-Little-League/157495427612333

Friday, April 6, 2012

UNIFORMS & SPIRIT WEAR THIS WEEKEND!


THIS MESSAGE IS FOR COACHES AND TEAM MOMS ABOUT UNIFORMS
Coaches and/or Team Moms need to come up to Grant County Park tomorrow from 9:00 - 12:00 at Barn 2 to pick up your teams uniforms. We encourage you to wait and pass out your uniforms to your team at your next scheduled practice. Please do not invite parents to come put to Barn 2 at this time to pick up uniforms.

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR PARENTS ABOUT SPIRIT WEAR FORMS
If you (a parent) have NOT received a spirit wear order form and would like to order something you can come up to the Tball concession stand tomorrow from 9:00 - 12:00 and we will have extra order forms handy. WE CAN NOT accept straggling order forms after this weekend as we have to place a bulk order. At this time we are NOT planning on having another opportunity to order spirit wear. 


NOTE: ANY PARENT THAT COMES UP TO ORDER SPIRIT WEAR WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO RECEIVE THEIR CHILD'S UNIFORM. COACHES OR TEAM MOMS WILL PASS OUT UNIFORMS AT YOUR NEXT SCHEDULED PRACTICE! WE WILL NOT HAND OUT UNIFORMS TO INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS ON SATURDAY.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Raffle Ticket sales = League Bonus! It's a WIN / WIN

DID YOU KNOW: Your Team Mom's have raffle tickets and need your help to sell them!

DID YOU KNOW: Our league gets financially rewarded for selling tickets!

I know that many of you have already started to sell tickets for our league. This fundraiser is great for our league because the league gets to keep 100% of the face value of each ticket! But it gets better...we were just made aware of an extra bonus! If we sell certain number of tickets we get more money for our league. See the flier below for more details.

Your board members have been hard at work not only identifying the needs that our league has but also making the improvements happen! You will (if you haven't already) begin to see how last years fundraising and sponsorships are improving our league. BUT there is so much more we can do to make sure that you and your kids not only have a great experience but are proud to be a part of Grant County Little League. We hope that the improvements that you see this year adds to your excitement about helping our league through fundraising. 

If you have any questions about the fundraising please reach out to your Team Mom. 


Spirit Wear - FINAL DAYS TO ORDER!

This week is the final week to turn in your spirit wear order forms!! Please, if you have not received an order form, contact your coach or team mom to get one so that you don't miss out on this opportunity this year. The logo printed on the order forms is our league logo (orange and blue) therefore you can wear them year after year regardless of which team your child plays on.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Oops! Picture Day - We added a Time Slot

The first picture day schedule we posted did not have a time slot for the Rattlers team! We are so sorry but have if corrected. Here's a new schedule link that has the Rattlers in our final picture day slot:



NOTE: NO ONES PREVIOUS TIME SLOTS HAVE CHANGED WE SIMPLY ADDED THE RATTLERS IN THE FINAL SLOT.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

OPENING DAY & PICTURE DAY

OPENING DAY & PICTURE DAY

Most teams will play on Opening Day. There are a few MP and MAJORS teams who will start playing the week prior and will not play on Opening Day. All teams will have their pictures taken this day! We will have events ongoing throughout the day in addition to games and pictures. 

In case of rain: Pictures will be moved to the Cattle Barn in the very back of the park. Games will be played as determined by the weather. 

SATURDAY 04.21.12
AT: Grant County Park  Crittenden, KY
TIME: 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM

• Kiwanis will be giving One FREE Hot Dog or Hamburger/Cheeseburger to each GCLL player. (player must be wearing their uniform or hat to receive the free food)
• Full concessions will be open all day. Including Hot Food.
• The Local Fire Departments will be there giving FREE tours of fire trucks
• The Local Fired Departments will also have inflatables available for the kids for FREE

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Team Moms

We are so excited about the addition of the TEAM MOM role this year to each team. We know that this will have a positive impact on the team level and will greatly improve communication during the season.

We will be contacting our team moms this week to invite them to a meeting to discuss the expectations of this role. We have been so excited to see how excited you've been to sign up for these positions.

Stay tuned!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Registration has ended

We've had a great turn out this year. We have roughly 320 kids playing which is about 60+ kids from last year. We are excited to see our league grow. Currently all of our rosters are full and uniform orders have been placed. Thanks to everyone who has registered, we are looking forward to start playing ball.

Stay tuned for practice schedules.


Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Open Gym has ended

We realized we never posted that Open Gym has ended. We had a great turn out but due to schedules we could not continue. Practices with your coaches will be starting up in about 2 weeks.
Thanks to everyone who came up to participate on Tuesday nights.


Sunday, February 26, 2012

THANK YOU!!!




We've just finished one of our biggest weekends getting ready for our season and it all went really well. Thanks to all the parents and kids for coming out for the draft and uniform sizing. 

We especially want to give a shout out to the people below. Without their dedication of time and talents this weekend and the season would not be possible. We want to thank them for their service. 

A BIG Thank You to our Board Members & Volunteers
Brendan Durnell, Megan Durnell, Donny Hoehn, Cathy Hoehn, Mike Smith, Laura Smith,
Sonya Guffey, 


Jamey Lewis, Sheila Lewis, Jerry Morris.



 


A BIG Thank You to our 2012 Coaches


TBALL
Kevin Klute, Todd Moore, Josh Risenbeck, Jonathon Akins, Charles Alsip, 
Rocky Tucker, Stacy Beach

RMP
Jerry Morris, Doug Lakes, Shawn Hisle, Shawn McHolland, Josh Woods

MP
Darryl Guffey, TJ Riley, Jason Jones, Stacy Gray, Richard Dickerson, 
Chet Surrett

MAJORS
Brendan Durnell, Mike Smith, Brian Magee, James Rice, Darrell Morgan, 
Denny Adams

SOFTBALL
Terry Peer, Robert Reed, Donnie Cannon


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

DRAFT, UNIFORMS, COACHES MEETINGS



DRAFT
Due to low numbers we have moved our Draft date in hopes to allow more kids to join in the draft. 

SATURDAY 02.25.12
AT: Sherman Elementary School
MACHINE PITCH: 10 AM
MAJORS: 9-10 Yr Olds: 12 PM 
MAJORS: 11-12 Yr Olds: 2 PM
GIRLS SOFTBALL: 3:30 PM


UNIFORM SIZING
If you are not registered or at the uniform sizing event it will make getting uniforms to you on time a little harder so we really need everyone to come to this event.

SUNDAY 02.26.12
AT: Sherman Elementary School
T-BALL: 1 PM
ROOKIE MACHINE PITCH: 2 PM
GIRLS SOFTBALL: 3 PM
MAJORS: 4 PM
MACHINE PITCH: 5 PM


COACHES MEETINGS
It's time for our coaches to gather. Below is the schedule and below that is a list to date of this years coaches.

• TBALL & RMP
Thursday 02.23.12
AT: Williamstown Baptist Church 6:30 PM

• MACHINE PITCH, MAJORS & GIRLS SOFTBALL
Friday 02.24.12
AT: Williamstown Baptist Church 6:30 PM

TBALL
Kevin Klute, Todd Moore, Josh Risenbeck, Jonathon Akins, Josh Landrum

RMP
Jerry Morris, Doug Lakes, Shawn Hisle, Shawn McHolland

MP
Darryl Guffy, TJ Riley, Jason Jones, Stacy Gray, Richard Dickerson

MAJORS
Brenden Durnell, Mike Smith, Brian Magee, James Rice, Darrell Morgan

SOFTBALL
Terry Peer, Robert Reed

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

You can still Register!!!

We have decided to extend the registration to February 19th.

We have two ways you can register.
• Online: http://www.sportssignup.com/grant-county-youth-baseball-online-registration.start
• Snail mail: jameylewis76@gmail.com

Help us spread the word to rally

Sponsorship Information

We have updated our sponsorship tab to reflect this years offerings. So what are you waiting for? Check it out and help us spread the word. Sponsors are a very important part of starting off a season on the right foot. We need your support.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Draft Date, Coaches and Team Moms

The GCLL board continues to make progress getting ready for the 2012 season. This post has general announcements about upcoming dates you should be aware of, our coaching list to date and what we still need help with. Hey, do you want to be a Team Mom? Make sure to scroll to the bottom of this post for more details.

UPCOMING DATES
Draft: 02.19.12 Sunday - place and time are TBD

COACHES TO DATE   (if you want volunteer click here to let us know or to check if there is still a need)
Tball*
Todd Moore
Kevin Klute
Doug Lakes
*We need more coaches for this division

Rookie MP*
Shawn McHolland
Shawn Hisle
Jerry Morris
*We need one more coach for this division

Machine Pitch
Darrell Guffy
Stacy Gray
Jason Jones
Richard Dickerson
TJ Riley

Majors
Brenden Durnell
Brian MaGee
Mike Smith
James Rice
Darrell Morgan

Softball*
Terri Peer
Robert Reed
*We need more coaches for this division

Please note that we do have a few candidates who have expressed interest for coaching slots so if you have told us you are interested we will be in contact soon and we will update this list once we have more coaches confirmed.

TEAM MOMS   (if you want volunteer click here to let us know or to check if there is still a need)
We are excited to announce that we will be using the Team Mom strategy this year. We have seen and heard how beneficial this volunteer role has been in other sport programs such as soccer and football. We are also really excited about the energy of the Moms who have already stepped up and said yes to serving as a Team Mom. But, we still have some open spots for this position. So what is a Team Mom?

A Team Mom is a mom of a ball player who will assist the coaches on her child team. Some of the ways we think Team Moms will help will be with communication between coaches and parents. Organizing parents volunteer efforts, collecting necessary paperwork and or providing paperwork that parents may need. Also she will be a point of contact for parents to ask questions. We think this will also help foster a stronger team bond between parents, coaches and kids.


Volunteer Application
Click here get a Volunteer Application form. You can mail it to: P.O. Box 345 Dry Ridge, KY 41035

Volunteer Background Check Guidelines
As an organized League we know how important it is to have volunteers. It is also important that background checks are done for every volunteer. It is Little League® and Grant County Little League's desire to make sure that every child is in a safe environment when participating with any of our league functions. Little League International has a strict guideline for these rules and they will be carried out by Grand County Little League. To read more about the Little League Child Protection guidelines click the link below.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

2nd Live Registration Event TODAY!

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
We hope to see lots of families coming up to register at the Grant County Library today between 2 and 5:00. If you can't make it today the online registration is open and will be open through the end of February.

We have some birth certificates from last year but not ALL so please don't forget to make a copy of your birth certificate(s) to bring up with you.

Cash and Check only.

Cost:

  • Age 4-6 $75 
  • Age 7-12 $100
  • Girls Softball Age 8-12 $75
  • Sibling discount $10.00 (pay full price on the first child and each sibling registered after that receives a $10 discount) 

General League Info:
The season starts in April and ends at the end of June. Your child will likely practice one-two nights a week before the season starts and will likely play 1 game on a weeknight and 1 game on Saturday. All games are played at the Grant County Park in Crittenden. Practice locations vary throughout the county.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Live Registration TODAY!

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Despite the icy morning we think that the roads should be clear by our live registration start time of 2:00. We hope to see lots of families coming up to register at the Grant County Library. We will be wrapping things up today about 5:00. If you can't make it today we will have another live registration next Saturday from 2-5 at the library as well.

We have some birth certificates from last year but not ALL so please don't forget to make a copy of your birth certificate(s) to bring up with you.

Cash and Check only.

Cost:

  • Age 4-6 $75 
  • Age 7-12 $100
  • Girls Softball Age 8-12 $75
  • Sibling discount $10.00 (pay full price on the first child and each sibling registered after that receives a $10 discount) 

General League Info:
The season starts in April and ends at the end of June. Your child will likely practice one-two nights a week before the season starts and will likely play 1 game on a weeknight and 1 game on Saturday. All games are played at the Grant County Park in Crittenden. Practice locations vary throughout the county.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Live Registration Dates are Set

We have confirmation on our Live Registration dates. Help us get the word out. We'll be sending home fliers with kids at school but please share this information with parents of kids that you think might be interested in playing Little League this year.

We'll have a few board members on hand to answer league questions. Cash and Check only at live registrations. We look forward to seeing everyone this season.


OUR FIRST EVENT
When: Saturday 01.21.12 
Where: Grant County Library
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm 

OUR SECOND EVENT 
When: Saturday 01.28.12
Where: Grant County Library
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 02.11.12
BIRTH CERTIFICATE NOTICE: If your child played last year we should have their Birth Certificate on file. But to allow for the most efficient registration please bring a copy with you when you come. Anyone who registers online will have to bring a Birth Certificate to their coach before the season starts.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

ONLINE REGISTRATION & MORE



As always we appreciate your patience. The information below is incomplete with some dates, times and locations still being worked out but we wanted you to have as much information as we have at this time. We will continue to update the schedule and information on this blog.

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Cost:
  • Age 4-6 $75 
  • Age 7-12 $100
  • Girls Softball Age 8-12 $75
  • Sibling discount $10.00 (pay full price on the first child and each sibling registered after that receives a $10 discount) 

General League Info:
The season starts in April and ends at the end of June. Your child will likely practice one-two nights a week before the season starts and will likely play 1 game on a weeknight and 1 game on Saturday. All games are played at the Grant County Park in Crittenden. Practice locations vary throughout the county.

Online Registration: 
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP ONLINE

Live Registrations:
We will have two live registration events this year. These events tend to be very well received and a very efficient way to register and sign up to be a volunteer. We'll have a few board members on hand to answer league questions. Cash and Check only at live registrations. We look forward to seeing everyone this season.

OUR FIRST EVENT
When: 01.14.12  0.21.12 
Where: TBD
Time: TBD 

OUR SECOND EVENT 
When: 01.21.12  0.28.12
Where: Grant County Library
Time: TBD

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 02.11.12
BIRTH CERTIFICATE NOTICE: If your child played last year we should have their Birth Certificate on file. But to allow for the most efficient registration please bring a copy with you when you come. Anyone who registers online will have to bring a Birth Certificate to their coach before the season starts.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES & INFO: 
  • Draft: 02.12.12
  • Uniform Sizing: 02.19 & 02.20 (if needed)
  • Coaches Deadline: 02.21.12 
This deadline is for all coaches to have their volunteer form turned in. You can download the volunteer form by clicking: Volunteer and mailing this form to: P.O. Box 345 Dry Ridge, Ky 41035
  • General Volunteer Deadline: 02.18.11
This deadline is for all other volunteer interest. Field Maintenance, Concessions, Team Mom's. You can download the volunteer form by clicking: Volunteer and mailing this form to: P.O. Box 345 Dry Ridge, Ky 41035
  • Opening Day: TBD 

OPEN GYM TIME: 
Cost: Free
Who: Boys and Girls registering to play in the 2012 season
Where: Dry Ridge Elementary Gym
When: Tuesday's at 7:00 - 8:00 pm
What We'll Be Doing: Jamey Lewis and other Board Members will be running the practices during this event. Kids will have a chance to work on fundamentals; pitching, catching and throwing.