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'''Joy League''' is a kids' baseball league founded in [[Homewood]] in [[1958]] on the principle that "no one is excluded". Boys and girls from 4 to 10 are accepted into the league, which plays games on Saturday's at [[Edgewood Elementary School]]. | '''Joy League''' is a kids' baseball league founded in [[Homewood]] in [[1958]] on the principle that "no one is excluded". Boys and girls from 4 to 10 are accepted into the league, which plays games on Saturday's at [[Edgewood Elementary School]]. Starting in 2019, games are played on the fields at [[Homewood Middle School]]. | ||
Current commissioners | Players are divided into 5 different teams: | ||
# Bucs | |||
# Cards | |||
# Jays | |||
# Sox | |||
# Yanks | |||
Current commissioner is [[Tim Meehan]], who was appointed in 2019. Former commissioners were [[Perry Akins]] and [[Ted Hagler]]. | |||
==References== | |||
* Staff (July 9, 2019) "Joy League Ends a Year of Changes With a New Championship Tournament" ''Over the Mountain Journal'' | |||
* McGhee, Stephen (January 14, 2020 ) "Joy League Baseball registration opened this month" ''Homewood Star'' | |||
==External Links== | |||
* [http://www.joyleague.org/ Joy League] website | |||
[[Category:Youth baseball leagues]] | [[Category:Youth baseball leagues]] | ||
[[Category:Homewood]] | [[Category:Homewood]] | ||
[[Category:1958 establishments]] | [[Category:1958 establishments]] | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 11 December 2020
Joy League is a kids' baseball league founded in Homewood in 1958 on the principle that "no one is excluded". Boys and girls from 4 to 10 are accepted into the league, which plays games on Saturday's at Edgewood Elementary School. Starting in 2019, games are played on the fields at Homewood Middle School.
Players are divided into 5 different teams:
- Bucs
- Cards
- Jays
- Sox
- Yanks
Current commissioner is Tim Meehan, who was appointed in 2019. Former commissioners were Perry Akins and Ted Hagler.
References
- Staff (July 9, 2019) "Joy League Ends a Year of Changes With a New Championship Tournament" Over the Mountain Journal
- McGhee, Stephen (January 14, 2020 ) "Joy League Baseball registration opened this month" Homewood Star
External Links
- Joy League website