| New Website!!!! |
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Coquitlam Little League's website, the Home of the A's, has has a radical makeover and is taking a brand new look into the 2010 season. In dramatic fashion, CLL is now able to showcase its program, its divisions, its tremendous volunteer support and most importantly its PLAYERS! New additions to the homepage include a photo news ticker, news/events tabs, and links for every tournament Coquitlam hosts. A HOF/Alumni section dedicated to showcasing past CLL'ers that have taken the next step in their baseball careers has been added, as well as a video box to promote coaching philosophies and highlight spectacular players! Check out weekly updates in each division highlighting hot contests and fabulous plays. Updated regularly this is your home for everything that is Coquitlam Little League.. See you at the diamond! |
| June 28, 2010 ~ 8 year old Selects |
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The Coquitlam 8 Year Old Selects served notice at this years District 3 tournament that we are not to be taken lightly! After a rough start, losing 20-9 to Langley the boys came to life. We took Whalley right to the very last out before falling 12-11. Against North Langley, we came out on top by a score of 14-6. Day three saw us up against an undefeated White Rock A. Down by three going into the bottom of the sixth, we got it to 12-11 with two out, tying run on second before grounding out to first to end the game. Our last game we seemed to run out of gas a bit against White Rock B, but a late rally made the final score look a little more respectable, a 22-16 loss. A 1-4 record may not look so good on paper, but the boys took the two top teams in the tournament right down to the wire. Great job Athletics, we'll be back ! ![]() |
| June 23, 2010 ~ Raffle Winners |
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We have winners for all 3 prizes in our annual raffle! First Prize winner ~ Alex Bachman Second Prize winner ~ Lori Carlyle Third Prize winner ~ B Alexander Thanks again for helping us raise over $17k for our league! |
| June 21, 2010 ~ 11/12 Year Old Selects Clinic Announced |
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Clinics for all 11 and 12 year olds wishing to play on the Selects team: Monday, June 21th 6 -7:45pm All clinics are on the lower Mackin Fields. A reminder to players and parents: practice starts at 6pm, please get there 10 or 15min early to get ready. Make an impression on your coaches. Please contact Kerry Smith for more info ~ smithco@live.ca |
| June 20, 2010 ~ Coach's Game!! |
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A reminder to all coaches and fans, the CLL annual Coach's Game is scheduled for this weekend! Founder's Day is in the AM at the Yard, and then all coaches are invited up to Blue Mountain Park to show their skills and play a friendly. In previous years we have featured games such as Mackin vs Blue Mtn, Vets vs Rookies, as well as mixed squads. Game time is 6:00pm! The game tonight had a HUGE turnout! Special thanks to all the coaches who came up to Blue Mountain tonight for pizza and a game. The men split teams pitting Blue Mountain's coaching staff against the rest of the league, with a couple exceptions to round out a 11 man roster for Team Blue Mountain. After a strong 9 innings, the Blue Mountain crew managed to eek out a 10-6 victory, taking the title for the second year in a row! The game was exciting from beginning to end, with the Mackin/Winslow/Rochester squad attributing their opponent's victory to a home field advantage. "GET A LEAD-OFF!!" was heard regularly from the visitor's dugout, and a few defensive errors proved costly. Gracious winners, gracious losers... fun was had by all and we look forward to our game next year! Click the photo below to check out the photo gallery from tonight. |
| June 12, 2010 ~ Lost Glove |
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Attention all Little League players and parents. We have had 2 gloves go missing in the last week, both are Coach's gloves. On Monday, June 7th a Rawlings 13" mitt was left at the AAA/Major's league practice at Mackin Yard. If found please bring to the Mackin Cage. FOUND On Monday, June 7th a brown DeMarini mitt was left at the Junior Selects/All-Stars clinic at Blue Mountain Park. If found please bring to Blue Mountain Cage. FOUND |
| June 12, 2010 ~ CLL is Requesting Volunteers |
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The LMBA has booked their annual "old-timers" tournament in Coquitlam this year, and they will be playing at our beautiful Blue Mountain Park. The tournament is scheduled to run over the August long-weekend, and we are looking for a few volunteers to run the concession stand and BBQ. This is a great opportunity for CLL since all proceed will be coming back to us. Tournament dates are July 30, 31, Aug 1. |
| June 11, 2010 ~ 11/12 Year Old Major All-Stars Clinic Announced |
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Clinics for all 11 and 12 year olds wishing to play on the Major All-Star team: Monday June 14th 6 -8pm @ Brookmere Park A reminder to players and parents: practice starts at 6pm, please get there 10 or 15min early to get ready. Make an impression on your coaches. Please contact Jim Mickelson for more info ~ jim.mickelson@shaw.ca |
| June 8, 2010 ~ 8 Year Old Select Clinics Announced |
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Clinics for all players who turned 8 years old as of the league birthdate deadline (April 30): Friday June 11th 6 to 7 pm All clinics will be held at Mackin West. A reminder to players and parents: practice starts at these times, please get there 10 or 15min early to get ready. Make an impression on your coaches. The Tournament dates have now been released! The tournament will be held in White Rock running June 24-28. Unfortunately the WR/S. Surrey website is not up to date, please contact Russ Borden @ rjborden@hotmail.com for more info. |
| June 7, 2010 ~ 9/10 Year Old Clinics... Selects AND All-Stars |
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Clinics for both post-season teams are this weekend: Friday June 11th 6:00 -8:00pm Mackin "A" Diamond (by cricket cage) Practice starts at these times, please get there 10 or 15min early to put your cleats on. For more info contact Brian Calvin @ brical@shaw.ca |
| June 5, 2010 ~ Unclaimed 50/50 Ticket |
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The 50/50 at the Yard was unclaimed on Saturday, May 8. The game was featuring the Major Cardinals vs the Major Giants at 3:30pm. The winner still has time to claim thier prize, however you MUST have the ticket in hand. The winning number is 0039961. |
| May 31, 2010 ~ 2010 Hyack Tournament |
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Coquitlam put in a great showing at the Hyack Tournament this weekend as all three teams finished the round robin with 2-1 records. Both the Giants and Yankees started 2-0 but lost squeekers in their third games to get eliminated from the playoffs. The Cardinals were a little luckier as 2-1 for them meant a Bronze Medal game. Due to the rain the Cardinals didn't start the Hyack until Sunday. After great pitching and defense in the 8:00 am game to beat New West Twins 5-2 it didn't go so well in the 1:00 pm game and the Cards lost 11-4 to Hastings Red Sox. This put both Hastings and New West at 2-1 and the Cards were 1-1. The Cards had to beat Forest Hills in the 3:30 game but not give up more than 10 runs to win their Pool. This same Forest Hills team beat the Cards at the Mackin Yard tournament last week 7-1 but everything came together in the 2nd of back-to-back games and the Cards won 15-3 in 4 innings. The game started with a bang as Colton Kehler launched a 3 run homer out of the softball stadium landing it on the walkway in left center some 270+ feet from home plate and there was no looking back. This win put them up against the team that knocked off the Yankees, the Forest Hills Red Sox. Both teams were playing their fourth game of the day and third in a row so they were pretty tired. They battled hard and the Cards were leading 3-2 after 4 innings. In the top of the fifth the Cards sent all 12 batters to the plate scoring 7 runs. Forest Hills added one more run but the final was 10-3 giving the Cardinals the Bronze Medal. A great effort from all the Cardinal players to play 4 games in one day and a special thanks to Brandon Jeon and Nolan Smith of the Blue Jays for joining the Cards so they had a full 12 man roster. |
| June 5, 2010 ~ Founder's Day/Closing Ceremonies |
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The end of the regular season is drawing closer, as we quickly approach June 19th. On Saturday, June 19 all 48 of Coquitlam's Little League teams will converge on the diamond at Mackin Yard to pay tribute to our league's founders. Players will accept awards, recognize champions and pick up their team photos. This is also the date of the big CLL Raffle, where all 3 prizes will be drawn! Ceremonies will begin at 11am sharp, so please be there to find your team between 10:00 and 10:30am. |
| June 5, 2010 ~ Unclaimed 50/50 Ticket |
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The 50/50 at the Yard was unclaimed on Thursday, May 27. The game was featuring the Major Blue Jays vs the Major Yankees at 6:00pm. The winner still has time to claim thier prize, however you MUST have the ticket in hand. The winning number is 0207812. |
| May 11, 2010 ~ Taking Out The Garbage |
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Just a friendly reminder to all ballpark patrons: Please dispose of your garbage in the bins provided. There have been some recent issues with excess garbage being left amongst the bleachers and in the dugouts. Lets all do our part in keeping our ballparks beautiful and put garbage in it's place. The City of Coquitlam and CLL would also like to remind concession staff that there are larger bins for concession garbage and cardboard. Please do not use the smaller park bins as they are overflowing on a daily basis. Thank-You!! |
| May 7, 2010 ~ CLL Raffle Tickets |
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This year's raffle tickets are hot off the press and should be distributed to players by the end of the week. A reminder to all CLL parents: our league depends greatly on fund raising efforts to keep our registration costs low. This raffle is HUGELY important, and we are requesting that every player try to sell at least 1 book of tickets. But remember: the team that sells the most tickets before June 13 gets a Me n' Eds pizza party! Tickets are $2 a piece, and EVERY TICKET must be returned by June 13, whether sold or not. Prizes this year include:
Value: $1500 (certain conditions apply)
Value: $1000 (certain conditions apply)
Value: $450 (certain conditions apply) Sold and unsold tickets may be turned in to your team's coach or to the concessions at Blue Mountain and Mackin Yard. A league Executive will be at Rochester and Wislow every Monday and Tuesday to pick up tickets from Blastball and Mini-Minor parents. |
| May 7, 2010 ~ Picture Day at Mackin |
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Photo packages have been distributed to team coaches for the upcoming picture day at Mackin Park. Teams have also been given time slots so ask your coach for your photo package and time of your team picture. Every player will receive an individual as well as a team photo, however if you would like extras, trading cards, wallet photos etc check out the package order form. If you do not want extra pictures you do not need to fill out the form. Completed forms and payment goes to the team coach who MUST bring it to picture day. Each player will receive a free lunch, and divisions AAA and below will participate in the batathon for prizes. Contact Terri Michael for more info. |
| May 6, 2010 ~ Parents Pub Night |
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Circle it in red... May 29th is the annual Parent's Pub Night! This year it will be held at the Village Pub (9532 Erickson Drive, Burnaby, behind Lougheed Mall). Tickets are $15 a piece which gets you a cheeseburger with fries or salad and a drink. They are available for purchase at the concession stands at Blue Mtn and Mackin Yard after May 10. There will be silent auctions held for the prize packs that each team is putting together, as well as raffle draws and live music. It will surely be a night to remember so make sure to get your ticket! Team prize packs can be submitted to Kelly Yorko (okroy@shaw.ca) or Terri Michael (bt-michael@shaw.ca) or Carol Veltin (crbc4@telus.net). We are asking for a $5 or $10 donation from each player to their team parent. The prize pack can be a gift basket of goodies, or a gift certificate or a combination. These will be raffled off at the pub on Saturday, May 29, so please get them in soon! |
| May 5, 2010 ~ Post-Season Managers Wanted |
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Applications for Manager's positions for our post-season teams are now being accepted. Anyone interested can send an application and resume to Larry Park (Coach/Player Development). The deadline for applications is Wednesday, May 12, 2010 so that they may be reviewed and voted upon if necessary at the June Board Meeting. At this time we are only accepting Manager's applications, and those selected will choose their own Coaches. We are looking for Managers for: Coquitlam Little League has built a strong reputation within our district with our highly competitive program and unwaivering sportsmanship. We have also built this reputation on National and International levels, and expect our Managers to uphold our league's values and give the youngsters who try-out for their respective post-season teams the absolute best experience they can. Only serious applications will be accepted. |
| April 8, 2010 ~ Updated Little League Rules for 2010 |
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After publishing the 2010 rule book, Little League International held their annual Congress Meeting, and voted to accept a few changes in the rule book effective immediately. The ammendments are listed below: Tee Ball Division: Any candidate who will attain the age of 4 years before May 1 (Softball: January 1) and who will not attain the age of 8 before May 1 (Softball: January 1) of the year in question shall be eligible to compete in the Tee Ball Baseball/Softball Division (subject to the Local League Board of Directors alignment of this division). This means that a child who will be 8 years old on May 1 (Softball: January 1) or later, is eligible to play that year; a child who will be 8 years old on April 30 (Softball: December 31) or earlier will not be eligible for either Local League play or tournament play at any time during the calendar year in question.
Minor League and Little League – A player may not pitch in more than one game in a day; Junior League and Senior League – A player may be used as a pitcher in up to two games in a day. (Exception: If the player pitched 31 or more pitches in the first game, that player may not pitch in the second game on that day); Big League - A player may be used as a pitcher in up to two games in a day.
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| March 25, 2010 ~ Field Work Parties |
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This weekend we are preparing our fields for a season long battle on the diamond. Its a big job cleaning, organizing, stocking, putting up fences and signs. We need as much help as we can get, so as Board members and Coaches, we are asking you to come out and lend a hand. Mackin: (Sunday, 10am) Blue Mtn: (Saturday, 10am) |
| February 2, 2010 ~ Bill Letcher Moves On |
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| Regrettably Big League Coach Bill Letcher has announced he will be pursuing international ventures and will no longer be coaching with CLL. Buisness is taking him to Costa Rica where he will be settling in with his wife Gaby. CLL would like to thank Bill for everything he has done in strengthening our players and building our league. We wish Bill and Gaby the best of luck and hope Bill finds the time to continue coaching and we see him at the World Series! |
| January 31, 2010 ~ Blue Mountain Pre-season Practices |
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Weekend pre-season practices have been scheduled for all players at Blue Mountain. Junior, Senior and Big League players are invited to a Winter workout on the field to get some reps in before evaluations. So far practices have been scheduled for 12pm on: Saturday, Feb 6thSaturday, Feb 13th Sunday, Feb 14th Pracitce starts at 12pm, cleats on at 11:50. Long sleeves, pants and cleats are MANDATORY, no excuses. Its been a warm winter but the Blue Mtn rule applies: ANY weather below 25C long sleeves must be worn. See you at the park! |
| December 14, 2009 ~ Winter Clinics Starting In 2010 |
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| 2010 is just around the corner, which means we are just that much closer to Spring Training! Coquitlam Little League is excited to announce 3 new clinics starting in the New Year that will cover all the basics to kick off the new season. A new Hitting Clinic with Shawn Bowman and Ryland Kathrein has been set to start January 4th, a Pitchig Clinic with Andrew Brock will start February 1st, and we are working on a Catching Clinic with Pat Phalen (aka Grumpy), dates TBA. Hitting Clinic: 8 sessions - Monday/Wednesday nights Jan. 4-27th - $80.00 Pitching Clinic: 8 sessions - Monday/Wednesday nights Feb. 1-24th - $80.00 Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037. |
| December 8, 2009 ~ Christmas Break Clinics |
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| A new addition to the Christmas Clinics is infielder's camps scheduled for December 29/30th. Shawn Bowman has put together a special infielding clinic that will address the basic fundamentals to the complicated intangibles of fielding ground balls. Players will break down fielding to its simplest form and finish with complex grounders.
We have limited registration to 6 players per session so get your registration in now! Ages 12 and under are scheduled 6-7pm and 13+ are 7-8pm. Cost is $20.00 per player, sorry no refunds. Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037. |
| December 5, 2009 ~ Christmas Break Clinics |
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| CLL is proud to announce that Shawn Bowman (NY Mets) and Rene Tosoni (Minnesota Twins) will be teaming up to put on a Mini Hitting Clinic over the Christmas break. Sessions are scheduled for December 21st and 22nd, each will feature tips by these pros and will include video analysis just like in the MLB!
Ages 8-12 are set for the 4-6pm time slot at Blue Mountain Cage, and 13+ year olds are set for 6-8pm. Space is limited, so register now. Cost is $40.00 per player, no refunds. Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037. |
| November 11, 2009 ~ CLL A's Jackets |
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| You can outfit yourself for next season with a Majestic A's jacket - the same dugout jackets worn by all the teams in the MLB playoffs! The jackets are forest green, with grey highlights. The Coquitlam script logo runs upwards along the front, in forest green with yellow highlight stitching. The A's logo is on the left sleeve, with the Coquitlam Baseballl little man logo embroidered on the right sleeve.
Optional extras are : Number and name embroidered on rear neck BC flag patch with "2009 Champions" embrodered on the left forearm Canadian flag patch with "2009 Champions" embroidered on the left forearm. All in cost is $150. Any difference will go to the team slush fund so we can get more tennis balls whenever we need them. Sizing until the end of November. Last day to order is Nov. 30. The order will be delivered before Christmas. 2009 Uniforms must be returned before jackets can be ordered. For more information, contact Bruce Michael |
| September 15, 2009 ~ 2010 Board of Directors Nominated |
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| The 2010 Board of Directors were nominated at the AGM earlier this month. A big thank-you to the few parents that attended, your voices bring change to the league! The new Board is similar to that of the 2009 season with a couple of new-comers. CLL would like to welcome Brian Calvin as the Umpire in Chief for Mackin, as well as Tyler Olinyk as Webmaster. The league is excited to announce that the remaining Board members retained their respective positions all of which can be found on the Board of Directors page. |








