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January 16, 2011- Organizational Meeting
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Next Meeting.. January 16, 2011 - 7:00PM Ultimate- Waite Park
Lakewood League Meeting
The meeting was called to order by President Dan Kronenberg at 7:03. All teams were present except for Sauk Rapids Cyclones and the Becker Bandits. Those teams will be assessed a fine.
Old business: The addition of the Sartell Stone Poney’s was voted on. The Snapper’s made a motion to accept the Stone Poney’s into the Lakewood League, the Muskies 2nd it. A vote was taken and it unanimous to accept them.
A vote to realign the leagues was also voted upon. Jimmy’s motioned to accept the new alignment and Granite City 2nd it. A vote was taken and the decision was unanimous to accept the new league realignment. Class B: Springers, Cyclones, Bee’s and Ice. American League: Freeport, Granite City, Clear Lake, Sauk Centre, Becker and jimmy’s. National league Muskies, Snappers, St. Joe, Litchfield, and Stone Poney’s.
Double round robin for the c leagues was motioned by Freeport and 2nd by Clear Lake. A vote was taken; a unanimous decision was made to have each C league play double round robin within their divisions.
A discussion was had regarding making up canceled games, and the idea of fining a team or teams for not having it scheduled within one week. The fine would be $25 per team who is not showing effort. Email contact between teams while cc the league secretary is the documentation needed to show proof. A motion by the Snappers to accept the rule change was made, 2nd by Granite City. A vote was taken; all were in favor except Litchfield. An addition to the bylaws will be made. It will read A team needs to make an effort, proven by email contact wherein the league secretary will be cced, to reschedule a cancelled game. The home team is responsible to initiate the contact, each team has one week to set something up. If a game is not set up each team who has shown no effort will be fined $25. If the game is not made up by the end of the season forfeiture is still possible. That rule still exists.
New business: Herman Lensing from the Melrose Beacon brought a questionnaire for each team for his yearly spring baseball preview. We thanked him for all his hard work and all that he does for amateur baseball.
The league schedule was discussed. A motion was made by St. Joe and 2nd by Litchfield to accept the league schedule with changes. Changes are to be made and emailed by both teams one week from the meeting date.
The Financial report was tabled until the March meeting; Andy Auger was not at the meeting.
League Officers were voted upon. Each league officer was voted in unanimously.
President Dan Kronenberg
Secretary Jason Fischer
Treasurer Andy Auger
Vice Presidents Pat Schneider and Brett Hemelgarn
Issues briefly discussed which was table for the next meeting was the playoff format and the sharing of league dues. The next meet is scheduled for March 21st at 7:00 pm.
A motioned was made to close the meeting by the Snappers and 2nd by Granite City. A vote was taken it was unanimous.
Jason Fisher, Secretary
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Lakewood league meeting for 2010
Meeting December 6th 2009
2010 proposed Alignment
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Division A American
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Division B- National
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Granite City
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St Joseph
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Freeport
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Sartell #2 -Stone Pony's
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Clear Lake
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Sartell" Muskee's"
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Jimmy's
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St Cloud-Snappers
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Becker
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Litchfield "Blues"
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Sauk Centre
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Class B Teams
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Sauk Rapids
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St Cloud
Orthopedic Sports
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Brainerd
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Cold Spring
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Jason Fischer called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. In attendance were OSC, Sauk Centre, St. Joe, Clear Lake, Granite City, Sartell, Sauk Rapids Jimmy’s, Freeport, Litchfield, and Steve Gabrielson.
Steve Gabrielson had asked to join the Lakewood league. He had put together a team based out of Sartell. They would play at champion field, the team would be funded by Steve (he owns a Law firm), the team would also be helped out by Trent Herman (a former minor league baseball player. Steve talked about his roster and where he would be getting his players from. He stated he has 13 total so far, including three guys from the Sartell Muskie’s teams, which Pete Johnson was aware of. Another four of his players will be legion players, which raised some questions as to whether he would have enough players. Steve was asked to leave the room and the Lakewood league members in attendance discussed the addition of the new team. The conversation was based around two areas; the league wanted to make sure the Sartell Muskie’s were fine with this, and the number of players on the new team was a concern. After a brief discussion, and with the support of the Muskie’s, a white vote (vote without having a quorum) was taken, all teams were in favor. The league brought Steve back and made him aware of the vote, telling him their addition would be finalized at the January meeting and letting him know of the leagues concern of the number of players on his roster. He assured the league he would work on that.
Division realignment was discussed. Due to OSC being moved to class B and the ruling by the state board to allow teams to decided their league playoffs after the regular season, as long as the league had a minimum of eight teams. Pete Johnson had put together a one year, two year, and three year record analysis. A discussion was started about how the state board ruling, Sauk Centre liked the idea, suggesting they had a tough division last year, and they were 5-1 against the other division. The rest of the conversation was dominated by the rivalries that are created by having divisions and the fact of playing each division team twice. A vote was taken, Sauk Centre was in favor of the state board ruling, and the rest of league was in favor of the divisions. Again, a white vote was taken due to the lack of quorum.
With the league in favor of keeping the division system the discussion was based upon realignment. It was decided quickly an all B league with Cold Spring, Sauk Rapids Cyclones, Brainerd and OSC would occur. OSC stated the two year records seemed most indicative of the team’s talent. St. Joe concurred, stating rosters change on a very regular basis. Sartell made a motion to except the two year record to decide the divisions and play double round robin with one caveat. Sartell wanted to swap the Jimmy’s for the new Sartell team. A vote white vote was taken and it was unanimous. The class C teams divisions will be: National Sartell Muskie’s, Snappers, St. Joe, Litchfield and Sartell (new team). The American league: Freeport, Granite City, Clear Lake, Sauk Centre, Jimmy’s and Becker.
Jason Fischer brought up teams waiting until the end of the year to schedule make-up games. It was discussed by the league; the bylaws state if teams don’t make an effort to reschedule games, both teams record a loss. If one team makes an effort and the other does not respond, the team who makes the effort gets a win and the other a loss. The discussion concluded a deadline needs to be set, whereas a make-up date needs to be set within one week of the cancelled game. If this does not occur both teams will be fined ten dollars. A final vote will be taken at the January meeting.
The January meeting was scheduled for January 17th at 7:00 pm, if the Vikings are playing the meeting will be changed. Jason Fischer would like all schedule requests by January 1st.
OSC made a motion to conclude the meeting; it was seconded by Sauk Centre.
League Secretary,
Jason Fischer
LAKEWOOD LEAGUE MEETING MINUTES- June 30, 2009
President Dan Kronenberg called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call was taken. All teams were present (Andy Auger was representing the Brainerd Bee’s).
A. Schedule Issues
Jason Fischer read an email from John Gerads regarding make-up games and playoffs. He asked that teams let him know as soon as possible make-up dates and playoff dates.
Pat Schnieder asked whether we could get a list of umpires that will be available for the playoffs. We as a league discussed issues with umpires; the consensus was the umpire has been essentially the same as years past. Jason Fischer reminded teams to give him a list of constructive criticism so he can address league issues with John Gerads.
Andy Auger asked all league members to email him their league records so he can update the standings on the OSC website.
Tie breakers were discussed, the American League agreed to accept Andy’s proposal, which was discussed via email. The National league agreed to use the tie breaker set up in the league by-laws.
B. Final Roster’s
Final rosters were discussed. Each team with the exception of Litchfield (my fault) had copies of their final rosters. It was discovered that Freeport, Brainerd, Becker and Cold Spring did not have the correct form filled out. Sauk Centre did not have the form filled out correctly. Secretary Fischer asked the teams to turn the correct forms in as soon as possible, so the state board deadline can be met.
It was decided that region rosters needed to be turned into the region commissioner prior to the first playoff game.
A motion was made by OSC to okay the final rosters, Sauk Centre seconded it. A voice vote was taken, and all were in favor.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jason Fischer
Lakewood League Secretary
LAKEWOOD LEAGUE MEETING MINUTES- March 22, 2009
President Dan Kronenberg called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Roll call was taken. All teams were present.
A. Report March State Board Meeting and Distribute Handouts
Dan Kronenberg handed out information received at the March’s state board meeting. Reemphasis of rules, as directed by the state board, were discussed, specifically the new 30 mile radius rule. It was stated each team needs to pick a point at their ballpark to use for the GPS Visualizer. Each team is expected to have their location determined and sent to the league secretary by March, 29th. The state board wanted to remind teams that starting at the beginning of the year base coaches are to wear helmets.
B. Review CMUA Contract
John Gerads and Dennis Roisum from the CMUA joined us to discuss the 2009 contract. Andy Auger asked why the fee was $20 higher this year; John Gerads stated it was for the arbitrator and training opportunities. Pat Schnieder questioned the pay rates of other organizations’. Paul Partch asked for the rates other leagues are paying. Dennis Roisum suggests, based on his research, other leagues and other umpire associations pay a higher rate, or are paid a higher rate, than that of the Lakewood League and the CMUA. Dennis Roisum asked if the Lakewood League would be interested in having two umpire crews, occasionally, at games in the 2010 season. Suggesting a veteran and a new umpire could team up for training purposes. Rube Nathe thought it would be a good idea, but questioned the fee, asking if it was right to pay a new umpire, who is getting training, the same fee as a veteran. It was agreed by the League and umpire association representatives to table the discussion and for a Lakewood League representative to attend the CMUA fall meeting. Teams are reminded to send Jason Fischer emails with questions, comments, or concerns, so he can compile a list and bring it to the fall CMUA meeting. A motion was made by OSC to except the CMUA contract, Litchfield seconded it. The motion passed by a voice vote.
C. Review and Discuss 2009 Rosters
Each team in attendance presented their prospective roster for the 2009 season. A motion to accept all rosters and players was made by SR Cyclones, seconded by OSC. Motion passed by voice vote. The college player rule was discussed and clarified. A college player is considered a player who did not attended high school in the teams’ radius, rather moved in to the teams’ radius. It was reemphasized that a maximum of two college players would be allowed per team, and only one pitcher.
D. 2009 Playoff Formats
American League:
5 Teams are eligible. The 4th and 5th seed will play a single elimination game on a Wednesday or Thursday night, depending upon field availability. The remaining 4 teams will play a 2 out of 3 game series. The 1 seed will play the 4 seed and the 3 seed will play the 2 seed. The higher seeds will be home for games 1 and 3(if necessary). The lower seed will host game 2. Games will be played the first weekend of playoffs on Saturday and Sunday, if a game 3 is needed the 2 teams will play the following Saturday. The final two teams will both advance to regions, with a seeding game to be played on the final Sunday of playoffs. A motion to except the American league’s playoff format was made by Granite City, and seconded by OSC, motion passed by voice vote.
National League:
6 teams, best of 3 series in 1st round.
#1 vs. #6
#2 vs. #5
#3 vs. #4
Round II Double Elimination of the three series winners.
Game 1- Lowest seed vs. 2nd highest seed
Game 2- Lowest seed vs. highest seed
Game 3- 2nd highest seed vs. highest seed
At the completion of Saturday’s games, if one team wins both of their games they will qualify and the 1-1 team will also qualify for regions.
Sunday (Played at one site)
Game 4- Team (2-0) vs. Team (1-1)
Game 5- if needed
If all three teams are 1-1, the highest seed would qualify for the region.
Sunday (Played at one site)
Game 4- Lowest seed vs. 2nd highest seed (winner qualifies for region)
Game 5- Winner game #4 vs. highest seed (seeding for regions)
A motion was made by Litchfield and seconded by Sartell, motion passed by voice vote.
E. Region 10C Notes
Ryan O’Hara has agreed to be the region commissioner.
F. 2009 All-Star Game
Andy Auger discussed his communications with the Victory League regarding an All-Star game. Although both leagues are interested a date could not be decided upon. Conversations will continue for the 2010 season.
G. Open Floor
An amendment was made to drop Jason Fischer as the treasurer and have Andy Auger continue as the treasurer with Jason Fischer continuing with the secretary responsibilities. A motion was made by the SR Cyclones, and Seconded by the Snapper’s, the motion passed by a voice vote.
The final roster meeting was set for Monday, June 29th at 7:00 pm at Ultimate Sport’s Bar and Grill.
A motion to close was made by the SR Jimmy’s and seconded by Sauk Centre.
Respectfully submitted,
Jason Fischer
Lakewood League Secretary
Annual Organizational Meeting
LAKEWOOD LEAGUE MEETING MINUTES- JANUARY 25, 2009
President Larry Sakkinen called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Roll call was taken. All teams were present. Also attending the meeting was Jason Fischer.
A. Report from State Board Meeting
Once again, it was noted that the radius rule has changed from the State Board. The new radius will be from the ballpark to the player’s address. To standardize the mileage everyone will be required to use the website www.gpsvisualizer.com (or a website that uses longitude and latitude for computations). A team must have an address or longitude and latitude for their ballpark and the new player’s address or longitude and latitude for his current address. They are then plugged into the computation tool on the website for the mileage. Any mileage of 30 miles or under is legal and anything over 30 miles is too far away for the team to sign. The board then reviewed the new player radius rule. It was decided that if a team uses an online GPS system for player eligibility the team must declare the Latitude & Longitude of the team’s ballpark. This must be recorded with the league secretary.
B. Financial Report
Secretary/Treasurer Auger presented the financial report to the league. A motion to accept the financial report as presented was made by Cyclones, seconded by Sauk Centre. Motion passed by voice vote. Team checks were distributed at the end of the meeting.
C. Division Names and Placement of Class ‘B’ Teams
The following was decided for League Divisions:
American: Freeport, Granite City, Orthopedic Sports, Sauk Centre, SR Jimmy’s, Brainerd and Cold Spring
National: Becker, Clear Lake, Litchfield, Sartell, St Cloud Snappers, St Joseph, SR Cyclones
D. Election of League Officers
Motion was made by Brainerd to elect Dan Kronenberg president of the Lakewood League, seconded by Orthopedic Sports. Motion passed by voice vote.
Motion was made by Orthopedic Sports to elect Jason Fischer secretary/treasurer of the Lakewood League, seconded by St Cloud Snappers. Motion passed by voice vote.
E. Election of Divisional Officers
Motion was made by Sauk Centre, seconded by St Joseph, to elect Andy Auger American Division Vice-President. Motion passed by voice vote.
Motion was made by Orthopedic Sports, seconded by Litchfield, to elect Pete Johnson National Division Vice-President. Motion passed by voice vote.
F. Review of By-Laws and By-Law Changes
The following changes/additions will be made to the league by-laws for 2009:
If a team leaves the Lakewood League after January 1 and before that season’s annual meeting, the team will not receive previous season’s revenue share. Motion made by St Joseph, seconded by Litchfield. Motion passed by voice vote.
Amend Article D, Section 1 to read: The annual meeting shall be held at a date not earlier than January 1st and not later than January 20th of the subsequent year. Motion made by Litchfield, seconded by Orthopedic Sports. Motion passed by voice vote.
Amend Article N, Section 1 to read: The official baseball shall be the Diamond D-1, Rawlings R-100 or the Pro-Nine Professional unless voted otherwise. Motion made by SR Cyclones, seconded by Freeport. Motion passed by voice vote.
All other changes mandated by State Board rulings will be changed in the by-laws as well, including the radius limits.
G. 2009 Lakewood League Schedule
The preliminary schedule was handed out to the league members. All changes should be back to the league office by February 8.
H. All Star Game
The league discussed the idea of playing an all-star game against another league in 2009. After discussion, league was interested and Andy Auger will pursue discussion with other leagues to see if there is interest on there end.
I. 2009 Playoff Formats
Each division broke into groups to discuss formal playoff formats for 2009. The divisions should come prepared to present their format to the league at the March meeting, per league by-laws.
J. Open Floor
Please remember to bring your roster to the March meeting. Also, please bring a copy for each team to review. This will be used for discussion and approval between teams.
The State Board has advised us to look for a new Region 10C Commissioner. A comment was made that we don’t even know if we are in Region 10C this year. Larry Sakkinen will facilitate some discussion with the Board to get a better feel what will happen with our region. In the meantime, please keep an eye out for someone who would be interested in doing this.
The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 7:00pm at Ultimate Sports Bar and Grill
K. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. No motion was made.
Respectfully submitted,
Andy Auger
Andy Auger
Lakewood League Secretary/Treasurer
LAKEWOOD LEAGUE MEETING MINUTES- NOVEMBER 23, 2008
President Larry Sakkinen called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Roll call was taken. All teams were present, with the exception of the Becker Bandits and Roster’s. Both teams will be fined $25 according to the Lakewood League By-laws. Also in attendance was Dan Loegering, representing Big Lake.
Addition of Big Lake to the Lakewood League
Initial discussion took place over Big Lake being admitted to the Lakewood League, without Loegering represented, since he was 45 minutes late to the meeting. Discussion resumed after Loegering showed up, with Loegering giving a short explanation and a question and answer session followed. After Loegering was excused, more discussion followed. St Joseph made a motion to vote “yes” or “no” to accept Big Lake into the Lakewood for 2009, seconded by Cyclones. Vote totals were 12 “no” and 0 “yes” (Becker and Roster’s absent). Big Lake will not be admitted to the Lakewood for 2009.
MBA Notes
Larry Sakkinen noted changes affecting the Lakewood League at the previous day’s State Board Meeting. Hamel and Sauk Rapids Cyclones were placed into Section 7. The Board stated the if one of your divisions is left with 3 teams after the Board-inflicted “move-up” rule, that division can stay with 3 teams, but only can send one team to regions. Penalty for incomplete roster forms sent to the state will increase from $50 to one state tournament game share.
Lakewood Realignment
Discussion took place on the pros and cons of moving to two divisions, or staying with three. Larry Sakkinen brought data of team’s league record over the previous two years and three years. After much discussion, a motion was made by St Joe, seconded by Litchfield to amend the Lakewood League to two divisions, as noted below, and that each ‘C’ team will play each ‘C’ team in their division twice, while playing the other ‘C’ teams and all ‘B’ teams once.
Division A American Division B- National
Granite City St Joseph
Freeport Sartell
Orthopedic Sports Clear Lake
Roster’s Sauk Centre
Jimmy’s Litchfield
Becker
Motion passed with 6 ‘yes’ and 3 ‘no’ votes. Note: these divisions were decided by looking at team’s league record over the previous 3 years.
Motion made and withdrawn from Sartell to move Sartell to Division A and Freeport to Division B.
Motion made by Sartell, seconded by Freeport, to move Sauk Centre to Division A and Rosters to Division B based on the fact that Sauk Centre and Roster’s had identical records over the past 3 years. Motion passed with 8 ‘yes’ votes and 1 ‘no’ (OSC made ‘no’ vote). New divisions will look as follows:
Division A Division B
Granite City St Joseph
Freeport Sartell
Orthopedic Sports Clear Lake
Sauk Centre Roster’s
Jimmy’s Litchfield
Becker
The Class ‘B’ teams will be added to the divisions at the January meeting, along with naming the divisions.
Playoff formats will be decided by each division at the January meeting. There was ample discussion that the automatic bid given to the regular season champion would be repealed by each division, but significant weight would be given to the regular season division champion in the playoffs.
Region 10C and Section 7B Discussion
Section 7B teams added noted above.
No formal changes were made to Region 10C
Larry Sakkinen will be resigning as Region 10C Commissioner effective at the end of the year. We will need a new commissioner.
Lakewood League Schedule
As noted above, Class ‘C’ teams will play each Class ‘C’ team in their division twice. They will play everyone else once. The league schedule will start on April 26, 2009
We are researching the issue of each ‘B’ team playing each other twice, and will have that resolved shortly.
CMUA Proposed Changes
The CMUA send correspondence indicating that they are increasing team fees from $45 to $65 per team to offset expenses with their scheduler and online software. They have also asked the Lakewood League to look at using a two-man system for all league games in 2009 at a cost of $150 per game. After discussion, it was determine that the League would have further discussions with the CMUA on the issue, but that all teams were against the current proposal and pricing.
Notes
It was noted that the Lakewood would need to look for a new secretary, treasurer and president for the 2009 season.
All scheduling requests should be sent to Andy Auger by January 11, 2009 so he can complete the tentative league schedule by the annual league meeting.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:38p.m. made by Sauk Centre. Seconded by St Joseph. Motion passed by voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Andy Auger
Andy Auger
Lakewood League Secretary/Treasurer
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LAKEWOOD LEAGUE MEETING MINUTES- MARCH 16, 2008
President Larry Sakkinen called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Roll call was taken. All teams were present, with the exception of the Sauk Centre Titans. The Titans will be fined $25 according to the Lakewood League By-laws. Also in attendance was John Gerads representing the CMUA.
Review CMUA Contract
John Gerads reviewed the CMUA contract presented to the league and answered any questions. A copy of the agreement is attached to the meeting minutes. Sartell made a motion to accept the contract as presented, seconded by Roster’s. Motion passed by voice vote.
Review March State Board Meeting and Distribute Handouts
Andy Auger reviewed the changes to the state handbook at the meeting. Changes included: league by-laws must follow MBA state handbook rules with exceptions approved by the board (Lakewood will send to state board any rules different from MBA), no teams to play an independent schedule without board approval, players cannot participate in any scrimmages, exhibitions or league games without a signed contract, roster turned in June 30th is a playoff roster (players not on the roster but signed can play after June 30th until the playoffs begin), any signed contracts must be to the state board within two weeks of signing date, a player that plays in a game during the year and is released cannot be resigned by that team in the same year, reclassification of teams based on finishes at the state tournament.
It was also discussed that the state board is looking into coaches in the 1st and 3rd coaching boxes wearing helmets. Nothing has been decided yet.
Review and Discuss 2008 Rosters
Each team in attendance presented their prospective roster for the 2008 season. A motion to accept all rosters and players was made by St Joe, seconded by SR Cyclones. Motion passed by voice vote. Sauk Centre 2007 roster is grandfathered into 2008.
All teams are reminded that when signing first year players, if they are not playing for their hometown, and their hometown has an amateur team, they must get a release from their hometown before signing their first contract. This is for FIRST YEAR PLAYERS ONLY.
Playoff Format
Playoff formats were decided as follows:
East: No changes to 2007 format
West: No changes to 2007 format, with the home team paying for the umpires.
Central: No changes to 2007 format.
Region 10C Notes
The State Board will be determining the regions on April 12. After the meeting, Larry Sakkinen will notify the West Division teams of the date of the Region 10C meeting to determine the host for the 2008 tournament.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2008 at 7:00pm at Ultimate Sports Bar and Grill
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn meeting at 8:12 p.m. made by Roster’s. Seconded by Cyclones. Motion passed by voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Andy Auger
Andy Auger
Lakewood League Secretary/Treasurer
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Meeting Minutes January 20th, 2008- 7PM
Ultimate Bar & Grill, Waite Park
LAKEWOOD LEAGUE MEETING MINUTES- JANUARY 20, 2008
President Larry Sakkinen called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Roll call was taken. All teams were present, with the exception of the Sauk Centre Titans. The Titans will be fined $25 according to the Lakewood League By-laws. Also attending the meeting was Herm Lensing.
A. Herm Lensing- Melrose Beacon
Herm Lensing from the Melrose Beacon came and talked about his pre-season publication on amateur baseball. He also handed out information packets to each team. Please return this to Herm before the start of the season.
B. Litchfield Player Ejection Ruling End of 2007 Season
It was noted that Ed Estrada was suspended for the first three games of the 2008 Lakewood Season for actions towards an umpire for during the last game of the 2007 season.
C. Ultimate Sports Decision to Not Return for 2008
The league received an e-mail for Joe Nelson of Ultimate Sports that they would not be returning for the 2008 season. A copy of the e-mail was sent to all teams in January.
D. Report from State Board Meeting
Secretary/Treasurer Auger went over the discussions at the January State Board Meeting. Included were: Sauk Rapids Cyclones were allowed to stay in Class ‘C’ for the 2008 season by a vote of 7-2. The Board will also be monitoring the roster of the Cyclones for the 2008 and can reclassify them at any time. The State Board did set criteria as to reclassification for Class ‘C’ teams going forward. They will be detailed at the State Board meeting in March.
E. Financial Report
Secretary/Treasurer Auger presented the financial report to the league. A motion to accept the financial report as presented was made by Litchfield, seconded by Roster’s. Motion passed by voice vote. Team checks were distributed at the end of the meeting.
F. Discussion on Divisional Realignment
Larry Sakkinen presented some information on possibly realigning the divisions, based on previous years’ records. After much discussion, there were no motions made to realign the divisions.
G. Election of League Officers
Motion was made by Orthopedics to re-elect Larry Sakkinen president of the Lakewood League, seconded by Roster’s. Motion passed by voice vote.
Motion was made by Clear Lake to re-elect Andy Auger secretary/treasurer of the Lakewood League, seconded by Litchfield. Motion passed by voice vote.
H. Election of Divisional Officers
Motion was made by Becker, seconded by Jimmy’s, to elect Paul Partch East Division Vice-President. Motion passed by voice vote.
Motion was made by Roster’s, seconded by Granite City, to re-elect Pat Schneider Central Division Vice-President. Motion passed by voice vote.
Motion was made by Sartell, seconded by Litchfield, to re-elect Bill Friedrichs West Division Vice-President. Motion passed by voice vote.
I. Review of By-Laws and By-Law Changes
No changes were noted, other than removing Ultimate Sports from the by-laws.
All other changes mandated by State Board rulings will be changed in the by-laws as well.
J. 2008 Lakewood League Schedule
The preliminary schedule was handed out to the league members. All changes should be back to the league office by January 31.
K. Advertising in 2008 State Handbook
The league was approached by the State Board to advertise in the 2008 State Handbook. After minimal discussion, there was no interest by the League to advertise.
L. Open Floor
Please remember to bring your roster to the March meeting. Also, please bring a copy for each team to review. This will be used for discussion and approval between teams.
Larry Sakkinen, acting as Region 10C Commission, noted that the bidding for hosting the Region 10C tournament will be held sometime in March, once the State Board determines the regions for 2008.
St Joseph Baseball will be having their fish fry fundraiser on Friday February 29 at 5:00pm at the El Paso in St Joe.
St Cloud Sports Inc will be having their fish fry fundraiser on Friday February 22 at 5:00pm at the Moose Lodge in Waite Park
The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 16, 2007 at 7:00pm at Ultimate Sports Bar and Grill
M. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn meeting at 8:02 p.m. made by St Joe. Seconded by Brainerd. Motion passed by voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Andy Auger
Andy Auger
Lakewood League Secretary/Treasurer
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We will be holding the 2008 Lakewood League Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at the Ultimate Sports Bar and Grill at 7:00pm. We will be going over the 2008 rule changes from the state board, electing officers, distributing the 2007 financial report, and distributing the preliminary 2008 Lakewood League Schedule. If you have scheduling preferences, please get them to me by January 13, so I can incorporate them into the preliminary schedule. I will issue the final schedule sometime during the first week of February, just like last year.
Please respond that you will be attending the meeting. Every team is REQUIRED to have a representative at the meeting. Thanks and let me know if you have any questions or would like any thing placed on the agenda!
Yours in Baseball,
LAKEWOOD LEAGUE
Andy Auger
Andy Auger
Secretary/Treasurer
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