Opening Day

Opening day for Denville PAL Girls Softball and Denville Little League will take place on April 12, 2008. The parade will begin at 10:00. Players should arrive at Second Ave and Broadway at 9:40 to lineup. Field Day activities will be held on Gardner Field 3 immediately following the opening day ceremonies. A full slate of opening day games is also planned.

New Face Mask Requirement

Face masks on batting helmets will be required for all players in 2008. As in previous years, team helmets will be available for players to use. Each of the team helmets has been equipped with a face mask. If your daughter prefers to use her own helmet, it must also be equipped with a face mask. If she already has a helmet that is not equipped with a face mask, one can be purchased and added to the helmet.

Blue Devils Travel Teams Get into Action

The 2008 10U, 12U, and 14U Blue Devils travel teams get into action this week in the NW Jersey Spring Travel League. In addition to competing in the NW Jersey Spring Travel League, each team will participate in several tournaments, and the Denville Summer Travel League. Tryouts for the 2009 teams will be held in September. If your daughter is interested in participating, contact Tony Baldassari at TonyB4@optonline.net.

8U Blue Devils Travel Team Tryouts

We will hold tryouts for the 2008 8U Denville Blue Devils on May 3 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on May 10 from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Players must attend at least one of these sessions. Tryouts will be open to players participating in the Denville PAL Girls Softball Recreation League in the 2008 Spring season who were born during 1999 or later. Players who make the team will continue to participate in the recreation league during the Spring and may also have periodic practices with the 8U team. Game play for the 8U travel team will begin in June and will run through the end of July.

Picture Day

Picture day for our 2008 season will be Saturday May 17. A schedule will be posted on the web site (www.denvillesoftball.org) in May.

High School Budget

Please take time to vote on the High School budget on April 15. Polls open at 7:00 am. The school board is asking for a less than a 2% budget increase to maintain existing staff and programs. While many of you do not yet have children in high school, it is important for you vote.. When a budget is defeated, programs and staff are lost. Many of these can not be brought back in future budgets due to state imposed caps on budget increases. Two years ago the budget was defeated by 2 votes. Your vote counts!