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3rd Annual Aptos Little League Golf Tournament

March 25, 2015 by Seb Frey

The 3rd Annual Aptos Little League Golf Tournament will held this coming Sunday, April 26th at the Spring Hills Golf Course in Watsonville. Entry fees are:

$400 per Foursome
$175 for Parent + Child
$125 for Individuals
Dinner Only $25 Adult, $10 Child

There will be no tickets available at the door, so register early! The festivities include a putting contest (sponsored by Yogurtland!), a silent auction, and music performed by the Aptos Junior High Rock Band.

You can register for the tournament using this link.

Polo Grounds County Park

January 27, 2015 by Seb Frey

The Polo Grounds County Park is located on Huntington Drive in Aptos on the eastern side of Highway 1. The park is 62 acres in size, and has three baseball diamonds, three soccer fields, and abundant open space, with over 50 parking spaces available.

Many local residents however access the park on foot via North Polo Drive, although visitors to the park with vehicles are encouraged to access the park via the main entrance on Huntington Drive.

The park is heavily used on the weekends as it is host to a number of soccer and baseball leagues for children. In addition, there is a bicycle park there for people to practice jumps on dirt bikes. In addition, the park is also host to the Aptos Dog Park, which is located directly on Huntington Drive and not accessible from the rest of the park.

Aptos Little League Spring 2015 Registration is Open

November 25, 2014 by Seb Frey

The Aptos Little League has announced that the Aptos Little League Spring 2015 Registration is Open! Registration is open now but will close on January 22, 2015 – so there is a limited time to get your kids registered for the league. You can register by clicking on this link.

Please note the following dates as they are important:

Tryouts/Evaluations – January 17th & 18th, 2015 @ Aptos Junior High School (times TBD). Tryouts are for player ages 9-12 (age as of April 30, 2015). Read the registration section of the website for more detail.
First Annual Aptos Little League Poker Tour – January 24, 2015 @ Seascape Golf ClubHouse
Opening Day/Photo Day – March 21, 2015 @ Aptos Junior High School (times TBD)

Rawhide Baseball Group Pasta Feed and Silent Auction

November 11, 2014 by Seb Frey

The Rawhide Baseball Group is having a pasta feed and silent auction at the Resurrection Catholic Community Church on December 6th. The festivities start at 6 PM, and feature the local band Soulwise, a local reggae/funk rock band from Santa Cruz. Two of the Rawhide Baseball Group coaches are in the band: Adrian deMar and Kevin Eichorn.

Tickets are $25 each for adults, and $10 each for kids, and you have your choice of vegan or meat sauce. They’ll be having a silent auction as well, and proceeds go to support the youth of Santa Cruz county. Rawhide Baseball Group is an organization that puts together a string of camps, clinics and teams for kids ages 8-14 run by current and former MLB players from the area.

To learn more and get tickets, visit http://rawhidebaseballgroup.com/pasta/

Aptos Little League Fall Registration Now Open

July 27, 2014 by Seb Frey

Got kids who love baseball? Then you should know that the Aptos Little League has opened registration for Fall Baseball. Registration is open to players ages 9-12 (age as of April 30, 2015). The fee to register is $90 and includes a cap and jersey.

Little League is an incredible opportunity for your kids to learn teamwork, get some exercise, make friends, and gain an appreciation for America’s pastime! The focus is on having fun, and no score is kept. Two games are held per week, plus additional practice. Games begin the week after Labor Day and end around Halloween.

The deadline for registration is August 22, and time flies by – so if you’re interested in having your children enroll, head on over to the Aptos Little League web site and register today!

Aptos Little League Season Ends

May 22, 2014 by Seb Frey

Yesterday was the final game of the Aptos Little League. My son Aiden played with the Yankees – it’s only a farm league, so games are (usually) just 3 innings and nobody actually keeps score. I’ll come right out and say it – I know like next-to-nothing about baseball, never having myself been on a team growing up and only watching it on TV sporadically, mostly when the As or Giants are in the World Series.

Even so, I ended up being an assistant coach on the team, thanks to my friend Manny, the head coach, and our friend Uriah, another assistant coach. Manny does know all about baseball, having played it for years growing up. I didn’t end up teaching the kids much about baseball, I don’t think – and when I did, I just repeated whatever it was that Manny told them. But I did spend a lot of time (trying to) keep them in order (“no kissing, no kissing!”) when they were on the bench in their batting lineup, and trying to keep them focused on the ball when they were in the outfield.

Regardless of how much I or anyone is into baseball, being on the team is a pretty great experience. Take my son Aiden, for example – because I haven’t really spent much time throwing baseballs to him to hit or catch, and because he is one of the younger kids on the team, he was kind of toward the back of the pack when it came to hitting, catching, throwing, and running. And he was kind of bummed out about it. But I did practice with him (some) in our back yard, and coach Manny did work with him to help him learn these skills better. And he stuck with it. And he got better. And it was awesome to see.

All the kids got better throughout the season. It was just an amazing experience, watching them all grow and – and for the most part, have fun doing it.

Aptos Little League 2014 Spring Open

March 13, 2014 by Seb Frey

The Aptos Little League is hosting a fundraiser on April 27 2014 at the Spring Hills Golf Course. The little league holds a fundraiser every year, and the money raised goes to support the league, for example, by improving the facilities such as maintaining the baseball fields, and purchasing equipment. This year, the league is working to place automatic external defibrillators on the fields. Come and support the league and get in some exercise by playing a full 18 holes of golf. After an invigorating round of golf, enjoy a BBQ dinner and silent auction. Entertainment will be provided by the Aptos Junior High and Rio del Mar Elementary rock bands! Individual tickets are $95 each; a foursome is $350, and juniors are $50. Not much of a golfer? Then come just for dinner – adult dinner tickets are $20, kids tickets are $5. Visit the Aptos Little League page to sign up!

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