CVYL NEWSLETTER January 2017 Issue 1

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1 CVYL NEWSLETTER January 2017 Issue 1 CVYL Newsletter CVYL PRIDE FAMILY TRADITION IN THIS ISSUE Winter 2017 Welcome to the Conemaugh Valley Youth League! Welcome to the official newsletter of the Conemaugh Valley Youth League! This newsletter will keep everyone informed about what is going on in and around the CVYL. With 2017 being our sixtysixth season, a new form of communication to keep up with today s ever-changing lifestyle was appropriate. We feel that the distribution of a newsletter through our social media outlets will help connect better with our CVYL family and community. In future editions, you will be able to find out what s happening at our fields, important dates, and events at CVYL. League meetings are the second Sunday of the month 7PM at the Conemaugh P.N.A. Everybody is welcome and encouraged to attend. You can always find out our latest news on our website, or find us on Facebook and YouTube! Connect With Us! Celebrating 65 Years Take a brief look back at our history, and find out how YOU can help us piece together our storied past! 2017 Sign-ups Final Sign-up February 4 th! Page 3 Page 2 3 rd Annual Gun Raffle Our annual gun raffle is March 4 th! Details on tickets inside! Page 5

2 CVYL NEWSLETTER Issue 1 2 For the 2017 season, CVYL will again offer the Early Jay Special for December & January only! $10 off the original registration fee of $30! *February registration will be the regular $30 fee*

3 CVYL NEWSLETTER Issue 1 3 Celebrating 65 Years The 2016 season marked 65 years since the founding of an organized Little League in East Conemaugh by Lou Salem and Conemaugh Legion. In those 65 years, there were leagues in every community surrounding East Conemaugh. Franklin, Daisytown, East Suburban (Frankstown Field), and East Conemaugh were leagues that coexisted within the current Conemaugh Valley School District boundary saw those leagues combine into one, Conemaugh Valley Youth League, with the main playing field in East Conemaugh. CVYL has a collection of pictures and information from the early years on our website. We are looking for more pictures and information that will help us have a more complete history of our storied beginnings of a league. If you have any pictures or information that you would like to share with us, please send it to contactcvyl@gmail.com BULLDOGS CVYL is looking for pictures and information of the leagues, fields and teams of: East Conemaugh Little League Franklin Little League Daisytown Little League Conemaugh Valley Youth League Please include the date, league, and team name with all pictures. to: contactcvyl@gmail.com 1968 DOLANS HARDWARE Important CVYL Dates (January - May) January : 2017 Sigh-ups 9am-12pm 8: CVYL Monthly Meeting 7 pm 21: Sub & Pizza Pickup 8:30 am 9:30am February : 2017 Sign-ups 9 am 12 pm 12: CVYL Monthly Meeting 7 pm 18: Sub & Pizza Pickup 8:30 am 9:30am March : Annual Gun Raffle This Is It, 5:00pm 12: CVYL Monthly Meeting 7 pm 18: Sub and Pizza Pickup 8:30 am 9:30am April : Uniform Pickup CVHS Cafeteria, 6:00pm 9: CVYL Monthly Meeting 7 pm 21-22: Opening Weekend CVYL Main Field, All Day May : CVYL Monthly Meeting 7 pm 27-29: Memorial Day Break NO GAMES SCHEDULED

4 CVYL NEWSLETTER January 2017 Issue 1 Becoming a Volunteer at CVYL CVYL will be accepting advertising sign donations for our outfield fences. If you own a business and would like to advertise with us, visit our website at and under announcements click The cost is $135 for a new banner sign and it will be displayed from April through October. Coach/Volunteer Clearances CVYL will be requiring all managers, coaches, umpires, and volunteers to submit and provide a copy of the clearances that are required by Pennsylvania Law. If you have lived in Pennsylvania for the past 10 years, the following clearances will be required. Child Abuse Clearance State Police Criminal History Clearance These clearances are free for all volunteers and must be completed prior to contact with any youth that participate with programs provided by CVYL. If you have any questions please contact any league officer at: ges/officers.aspx. Why Should I Become a Volunteer? Little League Baseball and Softball is an organization designed to build good citizens. It is a program of leadership, preparing today's youth to be tomorrow's leaders. CVYL relies on a devoted group of adult volunteers to help ensure that the organization remains structured and runs smoothly. We are always looking for responsible and enthusiastic individuals to support and coordinate league events and activities. As a volunteer, you should have a keen interest in the safety, well-being, and overall development of children. By reading further, you will discover that the benefits of volunteering are endless. You will also gain a better understanding of why you should become involved, who volunteers are, what you can do, and how you can sign up. Who Can Volunteer? Anyone can apply to become a volunteer. Whatever talents or skills you have, we can use them! Across the country, volunteers are grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, retirees, community leaders, former Little Leaguers, friends, neighbors, and more. Any community member who wishes to become a volunteer may apply. All parents of children involved in Little League Baseball and Softball are strongly encouraged to volunteer. As a parent, volunteer, you have the opportunity to spend quality time with your child in a safe, fun-filled environment. Oftentimes, parent and child social lives parallel each other. Volunteering allows your life and your child's life to intersect on common ground, with shared interests and goals. How Do I Become A Volunteer? Parents, take a minute to fill out the volunteer form while registering your child. If you are not a parent and would like to volunteer, take a minute to fill out the form while visiting registration.

5 CVYL NEWSLETTER Issue 1 5 When you apply to become a volunteer, you give the local Little League organization the right to conduct necessary background checks. What Can I Volunteer To Do? No experience is required to become a volunteer. Most of the volunteer opportunities require little or no training. CVYL representatives will provide you with any necessary training (as well as support and encouragement), as they deem necessary. The best volunteers are those who are able to bring added enjoyment to the game simply be being themselves. What you see during Little League games is a mere fraction of what you can do as a volunteer. You can volunteer to help in virtually any aspect of Little League Baseball or Softball League Fundraisers Sub and Pizza Sales CVYL will hold three sub and pizza sales in January, February, and March. Pickup will be held at the from 8:30 to 9:30 on pickup. Saturdays Each child is required to sell subs and pizzas. For every unsold sub and/or pizza after the three sales, the parent must pay $1.50 each unsold item. There is also an option of buying out and paying $1.50 for each unsold item at sign-ups or at any point during the sales. Below is the sale criteria each family is responsible for. Forms can be found on our website under download forms or at the sub and pizza pickups. 1 Child playing: 30 Subs and/or Pizzas 2 Children playing: 50 Subs and/or Pizzas 3 or More Children playing: 70 Subs and/or Pizzas Have your totals phoned in to no later than 7:00 PM on Sunday: 1/5/17, 2/12/17, 3/12/17. Pickup is Saturday: 1/21/17, 2/18/17, 3/18/17 Gun Raffle We will be having our 3 rd annual gun raffle Saturday March 4, While this is a major league fundraiser, it is not mandatory to sell tickets. CVYL encourages parents that would like to attend to either buy and or sell tickets to individuals that are interested in attending was the first year we tried this formula and sold 355 out of 400 tickets and had a great crowd at the raffle. Tickets will be available at each sign-up, sub and pizza pickup, or contact any league officer. We will again hold the raffle at This Is It Banquet Facility, 1300 Frankstown Rd, Johnstown, PA. Doors will open at 5PM with the raffle starting at 6PM. I.D is required to enter and you must be 21 to attend. The cost of the ticket is $30 and includes the catered buffet style meal, beer/drinks, and a chance to win the firearms listed on the ticket. Additional walk around guns, 50/50, and other hunting items will be chanced off during the raffle. We hope to see you at the gun raffle! Concession Stand Concession Stand Parents are required to work in the concession stand one time per year for each child they have playing in the league. If the parent or guardian does not work their assigned date/s, their son or daughter cannot play in any league games until a $25 penalty has been paid to the league per occurrence. PLEASE WORK YOUR DAYS OR TRADE WITH FELLOW PARENTS. Parents can opt out of working the concession stand by paying $25.00 per child at time of signups. Team Uniform Conemaugh Valley Youth League will supply each team with hats and shirts. The parents will have to buy the pants and/or shorts at local sporting goods stores Dunham s Sports or Sporting Goods Discounters. All baseball age group pants are solid grey Softball age group 8U will wear solid black shorts. Softball age groups 10U, 12U, 15U, and 18U will wear solid black pants..

6 CVYL NEWSLETTER Issue 1 6 Little League Bat Information CVYL Tournaments With the Little League International Board of Directors formally adopting USA Baseball s new standard for bat performance testing, Little League International fully supports this program. For more than seventy-five years, Little League has used improvements in science, engineering, and technology to take the sport of baseball to higher levels. By utilizing the most current advancements available, manufacturers can now develop bats with a wood-like performance, which is important for the long-term success of the game. Developed by a USA Baseball committee of scientific experts, Little League Baseball has decided to adopt the new bat standard for mandated use effective January 1, All national members of USA Baseball, including Little League, are encouraged to adopt this new standard. Little League-approved bats can be used through December 31, 2017, and our current bat regulations will be in effect until then. That includes the moratorium prohibiting the use of all 2 ¼ inch barrel baseball bats constructed with composite material in the barrel, unless approved. A complete approved 2017 bat list can be found on our website Please note that as of January 1, 2018, the new USA Baseball Bat Standard will be implemented. Little League-approved baseball bats that are approved for use for the 2017 season will no longer be acceptable for use in any Little League game or activity starting on January 1, Each season, CVYL hosts 4 tournaments at our field in Conemaugh during July;. Ages Baseball, 9-10 Baseball, 12U Softball, and 10U Softball. The tournaments are always a special time of year for CVYL. It takes a great deal of support to have successful tournaments like we have at CVYL. Everybody from our tournament directors, concession stand workers, umpires, grounds crew, and the outstanding people we call our CVYL Family. Without any of them, our highly praised tournaments would not exist. 39 th Annual Age Baseball Tournament Established in 1978 under the East Conemaugh Little League, the tournament attracted teams from around the Johnstown area. Today, leagues from seven counties, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Jefferson, Somerset, and Westmoreland, enter the annual Conemaugh Valley Youth League Age Tournament each July. Our 2016 tournament had 12 teams from 4 counties. The teams were United, Ebensburg A, Ebensburg B, East Taylor-Jackson, Coal Country, West Point, Little League of Johnstown Red, VE Arbutus, Punxsutawney, Greater Johnstown Youth League, Little League of Johnstown Blue, and Blacklick Valley. Champions: Ebensburg A Runners-up: United Team Sportsmanship: West Point Tournament MVP: Josh Little (Ebensburg A) Homerun Derby 1. Josh Little (E. A) 2. Austin Svencer (ETJ) 3. Jackson Byer (LLoJ R)

7 CVYL NEWSLETTER Issue nd Annual Age 9-10 Baseball Tournament Established in 1995, the tournament attracted teams from around the Johnstown area. Today, leagues from seven counties, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Jefferson, Somerset, and Westmoreland, enter the annual Conemaugh Valley Youth League Age 9-10 Little League Tournament each July. The 2016 tournament consisted of 10 teams from 3 counties. Coal County, Little League of Johnstown Blue, Ebensburg A, East Taylor-Jackson, Indiana, Ebensburg B, Valley Jaybirds, Ligonier, Little League of Johnstown Red, and VE Arbutus rounded out the tournament field. Champions: Indiana Runners-up: Ebensburg A Team Sportsmanship: Ligonier Tournament MVP: Andrew McGee (Indiana) 9 th Annual 12 U Softball Tournament Established in 2008, the tournament attracted teams from the Johnstown area and surrounding counties. Today, leagues from six counties, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset, and Westmoreland, enter the annual Conemaugh Valley Youth League 12 U Tournament each July. The 2016 tournament had 5 participating teams from 3 counties. Chestnut Ridge, CVYL, Somerset, Windber, and Coal Country Heat participated. Champions: Coal Country Heat Runners-up: Chestnut Ridge 9 th Annual 10 U Softball Tournament Established in 2008, the tournament attracted teams from the Johnstown area and surrounding counties. Today, leagues from six counties, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset, and Westmoreland, enter the annual Conemaugh Valley Youth League 10 U Tournament each July. The 2016 tournament had 12 teams from 5 counties. Everett, VE Arbutus 1, Greater Johnstown Youth League, Somerset, Berlin, Homer City, CVYL, Windber, VE Arbutus 2, Cambria Stars, Northern Cambria, and Chestnut Ridge participated. Champions: Cambria Stars Runners-up: Chestnut Ridge Our Sponsors We would like to thank our team sponsors and sign sponsors that have supported our league throughout the years. Some of our sponsors have been supporting the league since the early 1960 s. CVYL would like to thank our sponsors that supported us for the 2016 season Team Sponsors: TNT Automotive Conemaugh Vol. Fire Co Pirates Yankees CV EMS Red Sox Six Pacs-N-More Phillies Williamson Construction Tigers Hoff Enterprise Brewers West End Beer Mart Cardinals Yanko Bros Trucking Dodgers CV Lions Club Marlins

8 CVYL NEWSLETTER Issue 1 8 J. Hockenberry Environmental Services Keyser Construction Moskal Funeral Home Ribblett s Bus Lines This Is It Banquet Facility Taylor Contracting and Remodeling Scoofies Stop and Shop Steve s Auto Service Conzatti s Italian Market 2016 Sign Sponsors: The Long Barn II Water Works Car Wash Action Awards By Kogurt Blane Boring Chocolates East Taylor Vol Fire Co Baker Harris Funeral Home Fi-Hoff Concrete Conemaugh Valley Board of Education Cooper Signs In Memory of Charles W. Mickens Ribblett Bus Corp First Summit Bank Park Hill Franklin Vol Fire Co Williamson Construction Joe Kanuch Excavating Cambria Roofing & Remodeling Foxes Pizza Park Hill East Taylor Twp Slovenian Savings & Loans Johnny Cal s Flower Shop Geistown VFW Post 155 Conemaugh Valley Lions Club Hoff Enterprises Steve s Auto Service This Is It Banquet Facility Baker-Stofko Insurance Agency Cover Hill Vol Fire Co B & B Construction Martin General Stores Thorton Oil Co Yanko Bro Trucking James Excavating Tork s Auto Service In Memory of Lou Salem Conemaugh Vol Fire Co Buettner Insurance