Thank you everyone for participating in our 2019 Spring Fundraiser.  Congratulations to Samantha Podgorni, who was the top-selling WLL player.  Levi Milford and Jonah LaBonte were the second and third highest sellers.  Awesome job!

Below is a list of the raffle winners:

Cary Bentley - 4 Red Sox Tickets
Amy Ethier - 4 Yard Goats Tickets
Maren Crowley - Apple AirPods with charging case
Anne Jette - Amazon ECHO
Amanda Converse - YMCA Youth Membership
Rick Nelson - Husqvarna Chainsaw
Doreen Bassett - $250 Lottery Tickets
T. Giorgio - $100 Tree House Brewery Gift Card
Justin Richard - $100 Visa Gift Card
Hannah Grist - 2020 WLL Free Tuition
J. Gibeault - $50 Visa Gift Card
Dennis Golden - $20 Woodstock Creamery Gift Card

If you or someone you know is a winner, please have them contact Mike Sampson at to claim their prize.  WLL will also be contacting each winner to coordinate delivery of the prizes.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Woodstock Little League would like to congratulate the following players on their selection to the 2019 All Star Teams!!

8/9/10 Softball All Star Team (combined team with Thompson and Putnam):

Maggie Beams     Kaylyn Converse     Izzy Crowley

Kaytlyn Densmore (P)     Savannah LaFlash (P)     Ellah Monahan (T)

Aubrey Paquette (P)     Madalyn Parquette (P)     Samantha Podgorni (T)

Abigael Stevens     Julia Tellier   
 

8/9/10 Baseball All Star Team:

Rhys Asikainen     Brayden De Oliveira     Matthew Dearborn

Brady Hebert     Nathan Jezierski     Maxwell Kopp

Jonah LaBonte     Hayden Maloney     Alec Nunes

Aidan O'Connor     Kieran Shepherd
 

10/11/12 Softball All Star Team (combined team with Plainfield):

Cydney Chapman (P)     Abigail Converse     Maci Corradi

Grace Deslauriers (P)     Campbell Favreau     Brionna Frappier (P)

Ava Golden     Allison Griswold     Eva Monahan     Kaya Nichols

Reegan Reynolds     Ellary Sampson     Kaylee Saucier

10/11/12 Baseball All Star Team:

Bradley Blair     Ryan Bradford     Alex Brouillard

Maxx Corradi     Logan Coutu     Kyle Grist

Thomas Grist     Eli Laffert     Brady Lecuyer

Matthew McClure     Brady O'Brien

Players and parents will hear from the coaches soon.  Practices are expected to begin the week of 6/17.  All players must be registered on the website prior to participating in tournament practices/games.  Please check the website for the tournament team schedules and for registration instructions.

Good Luck!!

Coach Bill Holowaty, the winningest baseball coach in New England Division III history and 4 time NCAA National Coach of the Year, will be holding his annual Holowaty Summer Baseball Camps in Columbia, CT and Pomfret, CT beginning in June 2019.  Come learn from Coach Holowaty and his dedicated and knowledgeable staff.  At Holowaty's Baseball Camp, where the emphasis is always on FUNDAMENTALS, players can learn and further develop their baseball and life skills.  Information on the Camps can be found below and online at www.holowatybaseballcamps.com.


Columbia Day Camp

Recreation Park, Hennequin Road, Columbia, CT
Monday June 24, 2019 thru Friday June 28, 2019
9:00am-12:30pm
Ages 5-12
Fees: $140 (Columbia residents), $150 (non-residents)

For registration information, visit www.holowatybaseballcamps.com, call (860) 228-0148 or email


Summer Camp 2019

Pomfret School, 398 Pomfret St, Pomfret, CT
Sunday July 28, 2019 thru Thursday August 1, 2019
Ages 9-18 (age appropriate groupings)
Fees:
$790 Overnight
$690 Extended Day, 8:30am-9:30pm, includes lunch and dinner
$590 Day Camp, 8:30am-4:30pm, includes lunch
For more information, or to register online, visit www.holowatybaseballcamps.com

Dear WLL Families,

Once again for the 2019 season, WLL will be offering sponsorship banners to be placed on the outfield fences of our main baseball and softball fields.

With a donation of $250 or more, a banner displaying your business or family name, logo and contact information will be placed on our new outfield fence screens for the entire 2019 season (April 2019 through October 2019).

Please see the attached Sponsor Registration Form for more details and instructions.  WLL would like to ask that you please consider participating in this new and exciting fundraiser for our league, or please send to businesses, families and friends that you think may be interested.

Sincerely,
WLL

2019 WLL Banner Sponsor Form

Woodstock Little League enjoyed quite the post-season run this past summer!

8-10 Softball All-Stars
On Saturday July 7, 2018 the 8-10 year old Woodstock/Pomfret/Brooklyn Softball All-Star team beat Mansfield/Ashford 17-0 to win the District 12 title.  Overall, the girls went 4-0 in the District 12 tournament, outscoring opponents 62-5.  The girls then played in the State Sectionals (Section 4) at the Stafford LL Complex.  WPB's lost both games in the Sectionals, dropping a 10-6 decision against District 11 champion Jewett City/Preston and suffering a 7-2 loss to District 8 champion Windsor.  WPB played valiantly in both losses, tied 5-5 against JC/Preston entering the final inning and only down 3-2 against Windsor entering the last inning before losing.  Overall, the girls finished 4-2 in All-Star play, winning the District 12 championship and finishing top twelve in the State of Connecticut.

8-10 Baseball All-Stars 
On Sunday July 8, 2018 the 8-10 year old Woodstock Baseball All-Star team beat Stafford 11-4 to win the District 12 title.  Overall, the boys went 3-1 in the District 12 tournament.  Emerging pool play as the fourth and final seed, the boys took down the top-seeded Pomfret/Eastford team 17-3 in the semifinals before beating Stafford for the title.  The boys then played in the State Sectionals (Section 4), which was held at the Willimantic Legion Field (54 Quercus Ave, Willimantic, CT).  Woodstock dropped both sectional games, losing 13-3 against District 11 champion Jewett City on Friday 7/13 and losing 14-2 against District 8 champion Ellington on Sunday 7/15.  Overall, the boys finished 3-3 in All-Star play, winning the District 12 championship and finishing top twelve in the State of Connecticut.

10-12 Baseball All-Stars
On Friday July 13, 2018 the 10-12 year old Woodstock/Putnam All-Stars defeated Brooklyn 15-5 to win the District 12 title.  Overall, the boys finished 6-0 in the District 12 tournament.  The boys advanced to the State Sectional tournament, which was held at Brookside Park in Ellington.  The boys opened up Sectional play on Wednesday July 18th with a 4-2 win over District 8 champion Manchester National, followed by a 5-0 vistory over District 11 champion Moosup/Plainfield on Thursday July 19th.  Unfortunately, the boys lost 5-1 in the State Section 4 championship game to Manchester National on Saturday July 21st, and were eliminated from tournament play.  The team finished its All-Star run with a record of 8-1, and finished in the top eight in the State of Connecticut.

The final tally was three District 12 championship banners for WLL this magical tournament season.  Congratulations to all of the players and coaches!

All board meeting are open to the public.

2018/2019 Meeting Schedule
 

November 1, 2018 @ 7:00pm

December 13, 2018 @ 7:00pm

January 10, 2019 @ 7:00pm

February 7, 2019 @ 7:00pm

March 7, 2019 @ 7:00pm

April 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm

May 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm

June 6, 2019 @ 8:00pm

July 2019 - No meeting

August 1, 2019 @ 7:00pm

September 5, 2019 @ 7:00pm

September 26, 2019 @ 7pm (Annual Meeting)

All meetings will be held at South Woodstock Baptist Church, 23 Roseland Park Rd, Woodstock, CT unless otherwise noted

The league is always looking to get parents and friends of Woodstock Little League involved in ways that make us stronger, and ultimately improve our children's experience.  Without our volunteers, the organization cannot thrive.  Please consider attending meetings or joining the board.