The Boys and Girls of Summer

It's that time once again, as the snow piles up outside, to turn your thoughts to the boys and girls of summer.

Early registration for Pottstown Little League Baseball and Softball must be post-marked by Dec. 31. That's saves you $10 off the $60 cost.

Send your check and registration form to Pottstown Little League and Softball, P.O. Box 1004, Pottstown, PA 19464.

Click here to print out the registration form.

For registration questions, contact Megan Miller, Registrar at 484-524-3833 or e-mail at baseballmom0928@hotmail.com

Serving Pottstown's youth for 35 Years Little League Baseball and Softball is for children residing in the Borough of Pottstown. 

Any player who will attain the age of 5 years before May 1 of the year in which he or she will play; and will not attain the age of 13 years before May 1 of that year is eligible for baseball. 

Any player who will attain the age of 5 years before Jan. 1 of the year in question and will not attain

the age of 19 before Jan.1 of the year in question is eligible for girls softball.

Walk-in registration dates are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18th and 19th; and again on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 25th and 26th at the Pottstown School District Administration Building, (in rear) located at Beech and Penn Streets.

The challenger division registration fee is $25.

Late Registration is after Feb. 8, 2014.

Players may be placed on a waiting list depending on the number of players that have registered in that division.

Players must reside within our chartered Little League boundary, the Borough of Pottstown. Exceptions are if a candidate played in the League last year and has moved out of our boundary, a waiver may be obtained to continue to play in the Pottstown Little League.

For more information visit the website at www.pottstownlittleleague.com

Flapjacks for a Good Cause Saturday (and Cheap too)

One pancake breakfast Saturday could help sustain an entire season of Pottstown Little League.

 

Have a hankering for pancakes and sausage?

Well Saturday morning, for just $7 ($5 for kids under 12) you can eat pancakes until they're coming out your ears.

What could be better? 

How about the fact that you will be helping to fund another season of Pottstown Little League baseball, softball and T-ball?

The fund-raiser breakfast will beheld at Applebee's in Pottstown, next to the former Giant supermarket.

In addition to pancakes and sausage (and obviously syrup), the breakfast also includes coffee, tea and juice.

Pottstown has a total of 23 teams this year and opening day will begin at 9:30 a.m. on April 14 at Novak Field.

You can find out more about the league at their web site, which includes a link to "dates to remember" and links to what you need to do so you can volunteer.

Pottstown Little League has been with us for 32 years.

As I wrote about last August, during my little-read "Positives in Pottstown" series of stories, the Little League is an impressive organization run entirely on volunteer power.

It cost more than $46,000 to run a season last year. Luckily, all those volunteer efforts brought in nearly $59,000 and not much of it came from the registration costs.