Little League Challenger Division





WMLL Board Meetings

Next regular board meeting is May 29 - 6:30 pm at Vitense Golfland

Everyone is welcome at board meetings. The WMLL Board thanks Joel Weitz, Pres. of Vitense Golfland,
for providing the meeting rooms for Board meetings free of charge.
In addition, Vitense is the official site of WMLL pre-season coach meetings and league drafts



Check out the great deals anytime at the Vitense batting cages or pro shop!
Click Here for details about batting cage tokens for 2012

Batting cages are now open at Vitense

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Dicks Sporting Goods

Click on the logo above for info on Dick's...a  proud WMLL sponsor. 

Click Here for Valuable WMLL Coupons at Dick's for 2012


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Schwan's Fund Raiser at WMLL
Pick-Up Day is Saturday, May 19, 9 AM - 3 PM
Thanks for your support.

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Mallards and Brewers Game Info.

Click here to check out the latest info about our WMLL Nights at the Mallards on June 7-8 and LL Night at the Brewers on June 18.  Your Team Rep will be following up with you soon.

Mallards Game Special -- everyone buying a ticket receives a FREE Mallards baseball hat at the game!!!

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New Information on Youth Concussions......Please Read

Info for Parents -- Click Here
Info for Athletes -- Click Here
Info for Coaches -- Click Here

NOTE from a WMLL Parent:  UW Sports Medicine Clinics conduct baseline testing. This testing is used for the future if there is a concern with a possible concussion. We had both of our boys tested. The cost was about $20. Here is a link for the clinic: http://www.uwhealth.org/sports-medicine/impact-concussion-management/12370

 
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Metro Baseball Camp at WMLL
 Click Here for details


Check out the new dates for 2012
 
 June 13-15 for 13 and older players. 
 
June 18-21 for 12 and under players.

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2012 Registration for Baseball & Softball
Most leagues still have openings!!  Sign Up Today!!

Many leagues are very close to filling up, so please register ASAP to lock in a spot on a team.  If your league is full, you will be offered a chance to be placed on the official WMLL waitlist for that league.  Players will be selected from the waitlist in the order they registered if any spots open up.

Click on the Registration Info Page link to the right ------>

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Too young for WMLL?
Click Here for info about west side Coach Pitch Leagues

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Create Excitement for Youth Sports...& earn $$$ for WMLL

WMLL
has been chosen to be among the first to participate in an exciting new program called Create Excitement for Youth Sports. It's a great concept that will generate significant funding for WMLL. It's the painless fundraising method we have been searching for -- and it found us!

Through this initiative, WMLL is partnering with Create Excitement for Youth Sports to provide you with a special portal to Amazon, Groupon and a growing list of other great companies. By doing nothing more than redirecting your online buying, you can help raise money for West Madison Little League

Register by Clicking Here

Thanks for your support!!

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Coach Chris McKnight Baseball Instruction at GRB Academy
Click here for informational flyer
Chris volunteers his time each spring to help at WMLL Coaching Clinics and is an excellent instructor, as well as a midwest scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.  Check it out.


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Former WMLL Board Members Pass Away
Our condolences to the families of Jeff Anderson, Tom Kruel and Frank Milton on the passing of these former WMLL coaches and board members.  Tom and Frank served in the early formative years at WMLL.  Frank also worked on all three fields as part of his job at Watts Landscaping.  Jeff began coaching in the early 1990's and also served on the board in the late 90's as Senior Lg Coordinator. 
They will all be missed.
 

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Teen Sobriety Program Offered at KEVA Again!!

SOBER SATURDAY NIGHTS at KEVA.
(Click Here for KEVA website info)

The 2012 season kicked off Saturday night, Jan 21, from 7 to 10 pm. It's open to all area 7th to 12th graders and teens get 3 hours of coached sports, pizza , soda , a chance to just chill with friends and a cool event t-shirt...all for FREE, thanks to the generosity of the Ballweg Family of Dealerships.  Former WMLL player Evan Stone coordinates the program.

Next date is May 19

Check it out on Facebook at "Kick It At KEVA"


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New Indoor Baseball Facility in Middleton

Madtown Sluggers is now open at 3040 Laura Ln. Suite 110, Middleton.
Contact by email at madtownsluggers@gmail.com
or by phone at 347-8663.
(Click Here for Website)

Click Here for Pricing Info

NOTE:  Brad Woodall is using this new facility for most of his training and recommends it highly.  Click Here for photo
 
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WMLL Clothing Available

Some new clothing items with an alternate WMLL logo are on sale in the new Crossovers ProShop in the Madison Ice Arena.
Check it out !!!


(Click Here for Crossovers Press Release)

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Challenger League Players Having a Ball !!!

Check out a photo montage of one of our new Challenger players
Click Here

Check out the great Challenger photos on Joe Henricks' website
(Click Here)


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Little Lg Youth Baseball Pitching Study Shows "Overuse" is Primary Cause of Arm Injuries, not breaking balls

Click Here for Full Article

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New Research Disputes Effectiveness
of Batting Weights

Click Here for Article #1          Click Here for Article #2

By the Way --- batting rings & sleeves (any weights) are illegal for Little League Play and have been for some time!!

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Action Photos of all Leagues available soon online!!

That's right!  Our roving pro photographer, Joe Henricks, will soon be taking photos of all teams during live game action.  Check out the great shots on Joe's website.  Click Here

Joe donates 10% of all photo purchases back to WMLL
Site Last Updated
May 18, 2012



WMLL Sidebars:

Weekend Concessions Specials:

Friday- Beer Battered Cod Sandwich
Saturday- Chicken Ranch Wrap
Sunday- Philly Steak Sandwich


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2012 Game Schedules
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Atlantic-Pacific Lgs:
Click Here

Central-Major Lgs:
Click Here

Badger-Senior Lgs:
Click Here

Softball Schedules
are now available by clicking on "Girls Softball" on the main menu bar above (then click on Game Schedule and select your league and team)

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Team Photo Schedules
Click Here for Baseball

Click here for Softball

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WMLL Registration Page Link

Great letter from STL Cardinal's Mgr, Mike Matheny, to Little Lg Parents

Click Here

 (Note: Mike was drafted originally by the Milwaukee Brewers)
 
 

Info for Pitchers:


Check out the RULES page on this website for some great info from the Memorial Spartan Varsity Baseball Coaches:
-- Pitcher's Handbook
-- Pitcher's Daily Drills
-- Abdominal Workout


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WMLL Parent Handbooks for 2012
now available:

Baseball -  click here

Softball - click here


Safety Plan - click here

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USGS Water Science Day hosted by former WMLL Board Member, Charlie Peters...May 20
Click Here for Details

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LL Int'l Announces
Rule Changes for 2012
Click Here


Check out our WMLL Rules Page on this website for your league's local rules

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2012 Bat Regulations

Click Here for the latest Composite Barrel Bat & BBCOR Update from LL Int'l
(Updated 5-14-12)

Click Here for a "Non-compliant bat" Update
(Updated 3-12-12)

Summary of 2012 Bat Rules by WMLL League:
Click Here
(Updated 5-14-12)


Click here for updated Policy and Procedures for handling composite barrel bat issues at WMLL during 2012 games
(Updated 5-14-12)

Questions about Bat Rules and Policies?  Click Here to contact Steve Hagens, WMLL Board Member

Composite Bat Policies relate only to Baseball, not Girls' Softball


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Challenger League
for children with disabilities

 3rd season a Success!!


Click Here to read
Parent & Community Comments & Photos


Click here for
Challenger Brochure


Click for more photos

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 First Aid Basics
Click Here

Compression Only CPR
(Call and Pump)
Click here for a short training video on the latest in simple CPR now being recommended


CPR and AED Basics
Click Here

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Scroll down and check out the photo below of the WMLL fields taken from atop the WMTV tower!!!


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Little League In Uganda with a Madison Connection

Click here for some amazing photos of a LL field built in the middle of Uganda with the help of a former Madison resident, Colin Casey.  He is serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer and is helping the Ugandan players upgrade their skills and love of the game.

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The Math & Science of Baseball
Click Here



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Forest Product Lab Scientists work on issues with maple wood bat breakage and splintering
Click Here for more info


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Important Counts for Catchers
by Ryan Sienko


Although every pitch is very important, learning what counts are the most important will not only make you a smart catcher, but it will help keep pitchers in the ball game longer and translate into more wins for the team. Here are the counts of a ball game listed in order of urgency:
Click Here


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Extraordinary
Sportsmanship!!

Click Here for
an awesome video of a true story


Ordered Your WMLL Brick Yet?
-- Get on the Wall for  Opening Day --

All bricks ordered through March 1 will be mounted on the
picnic porch wall by opening day, 2012

Click on the photo below to order your brick now!



Click here for the latest photo of current bricks on the wall.


Stop by and check out the latest additions to the bricks on the wall. 

Click here for 2009 Senior World Series Team brick photo



more brick info below



"Click on the Brick"
above to place your order!!

Note: WMLL is using a service from PayPal to handle all credit card payments. However, you DO NOT need your own PayPal account to use this service.  Simply enter your credit card info on the PayPal secure system when you place your brick order and we'll handle the rest!


Order Now....."Be Another Brick on the Wall"
          Click here for a preview & basic info           


Order your commemorative brick tile NOW for the wall in the new Picnic Porch at WMLL.  See photos by clicking on "Full Story" below.

Lock in your special WMLL memories with a commemorative
brick tile like the one shown at left or a larger size.
Online ordering is now available.....

Just Click on the Brick at left to order!!
       
Full Story 

Brick Update:
The first five batches of bricks have now been placed on the Picnic Porch Wall at WMLL.  Stop by and check it out.  Batch six is now building and should be placed by Opening Day 2011

Click Here for Photo

WMLL Picnic Pavilion and Flowers 2011

The "Stop-N-Go" Picnic Porch at WMLL

Thanks to Stop-N-Go Stores for their substantial financial support in securing the naming rights to this great new facility for 20 years!!!  Awesome!!!


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Great Opening Day Photo by Joe Henricks!!!
 
-- Click on the photo below to view more of Joe's photos
Click on photo for More WMLL Photos by Joe

WMLL from Above!!
Thanks to Richard Wood, an engineer who works on radio and television towers
, for this awesome photo.
WMLL From WMTV Tower

Want to see how the WMLL fields were built back in 1964?

Thanks to Tom Schorr from Wells Print & Digital, our host for the WMLL website, we are now able to bring you a slide presentation of the actual construction of the Major and Senior diamonds at WMLL back in 1964.  Tom was able to work with You Tube and convert our Power Point presentation into a video for viewing over the internet.  The slides in the presentation were donated to WMLL by Art Peterson, former WMLL Board President and District 4 Little League Administrator.

Click here to take the time machine back to 1964 and "The Building of Bill Lister Memorial Fields"


Sr. Field in '64!!

Meet the WMLL Board Members & Staff

Check out our new WMLL website page featuring the photos and backgrounds of all the league's Board of Director members.  These are the folks who donate many hours each year to make the league run and keep it growing.  They each serve a three year term and are elected at the Annual Meeting in October.  The Board has 15 voting members, with five up for election each year.  Click Here for Board Profiles

It also takes a dedicated staff to keep our operation running smoothly every day of the season.  Its a challenging job, as WMLL is open 7 days a week during the regular season and Fall Ball.  There is also quite a bit of prep time before the season, as well as clean up after Fall Ball.  Our hats off to this dedicated group for a job well done.  Click Here for Staff Profiles



WMLL CHALLENGER LEAGUE A HUGE SUCCESS!


***More Major Sponsors Emerge for Challenger Program***

UPDATE  FEB, 2012:  RBC Wealth Mgt re-upped for another year of $2500 support for the 2012 Challenger Lg.   First Business Bank is also back with a $1000 donation for 2012.  TDS has stepped up with a $1000 donation for 2012 and Kara Deans (mother of Challenger player Noah) has directed her United Way donation to the Challenger program in 2012.  Also, the doctors at Melius, Schurr & Cardwell Women's Clinic stepped up to the plate with a $1000 sponsorship for 2011.  And, the folks at Communications Innovations, a pediatric therapy center, joined the $1000 club for 2011.  MANY THANKS to all our sponsors!!!

The inaugural 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons of the Challenger league for children with disabilities were a GREAT SUCCESS!!  The league was covered by WMTV Chanel 15 and was featured on the front page of The Wisconsin State Journal! Enrollment in the Challenger League increased up to 36 children in 2011 (from 26 in 2009) and we expect to eclipse that level for 2012.               

 Full Story / Images / Video


Click Here to read Parent & Community Comments from 2010-11 Challenger League Seasons


Lexi M scores!!


Click Here for  Challenger Lg Brochure

Challenger Buddy Wants More!!!

We speak quite often about the role sports can play in forming a lifetime of memories, friendships and the teaching of life's lessons.  To think that this small experience, shared by Athlete Katy Goldschmidt and Buddy Danny Zimmerman during West Madison Little League's inaugural Challenger Division season could have such an impact on this young man's life, is awesome!  Full Story
 




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Thanks to
Stop-N-Go stores
for their substantial financial donation to WMLL to secure the naming rights to our new Picnic Porch
for twenty years. 
Scroll down this home page for a photo of the Stop-N-Go Picnic Porch.

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BSG Logo
Click on the Logo above for more Information about Badger Sporting Goods.  Check with BSG for your baseball equipment needs.  Proud supplier to and sponsor of WMLL

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NBC15 -- WMTV
Donating Land for the WMLL Fields since 1964
NBC15
THANKS!!!

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Looking for the WMLL Fields?

We're at
701 Forward Dr.
Madison, WI
(do not mail to this address)

(Click Here for Map)

 

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