The Albany Berkeley
Girls Softball League
(ABGSL)

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Sting South Lake Tahoe Tournament Game Reports June 20-21: 10U - 12U

June 6th Game News

May 30th Game News

May 16th Game News

Sting 2009 Tryout Results posted on Sting web page.

May 9th Game News

Make-up Photo Day for team and individual photos will take place on Saturday, May 9th at Codorinces Park. The schedule is as follows:

  • 9:30 Friedman Bruggemeyer, San Marco
  • 9:45 Andronico's, Jane Hammond Events, Moneyballers
  • 10:00 Title IX
  • 10:15 Zonta Club, Dr. Brehnan
  • 10:30 Red Oak Realty, Prins Chiropractic
  • 10:45 Impact Fund, Arkin Tilt
  • 11:00 Berkeley Children's Dentistry, North Berkeley Investments
  • 11:15 On the Beam, Albany Physical Therapy
  • 11:30 Autumn Press, Berkeley Orthodontics
  • 11:45 Five Little Monkeys, Alliance Graphics
  • 12:00 Strategic Economics, Robinson McNally
The schedule is relatively tight, and it is imperative that things run on time. Please be at the Park 15 minutes before your scheduled time, and bring your completed photo order form. Everyone needs a form regardless of whether they are ordering anything beyond the basic package included in the registration fees.

The 2009 Bat-A-Que --Our 6th annual big party/fundraiser. Saturday, May 2nd.

April 25th Game News

Sting 2009 Application: MS Word or Adobe PDF. Please fill out and bring to tryouts. For more information on the Sting Competitive Softball league please visit the Sting web page. The tryout schedule is also posted on the Sting page

April 18th Game News

Parade Photos! We've gotten some photos of our girls in the 2009 Parade. You can find them on our Parade Page along with photos from prior years. If you have digital photos you're willing to share, we'd love to add them; please email them to webmaster@abgsl.org.

ABGSL Training Video Now on You Tube. Watch it now below:
Spring 2009 Final Schedules for the rest of the season: (Acrobat PDF)
Spring 2009 March Schedules: - Younger Division  Middle Division  Older Division
Recent Updates - ABGSL 2009 Spring Calendar, Field Names and Locations, Field Names and Locations (Adobe PDF), Sting Guidelines (Adobe PDF)
Opening Day for 26th Season - The season started on Saturday, March 7th with practice drills with members of the Berkeley High School softball team (we alternate between Albany and Berkeley teams each year). This year, most of the members of the BHS team are ABGSL graduates. After practice drills, team assignments were announced and mini-team meetings were held. At the mini-team meeting the date and time for the parent team meeting were also announced. The parent team meeting is scheduled the first week of the season and it is very important that all families attend to help the season run as smoothly as possible.
Spring 2009 registration - Registration forms were mailed to all girls who played in 2008, and everyone else who requested a packet. You can access the registration forms here. There is one packet for girls who will play in our Micro, Younger or Middle Divisions (grades 1 through 5, and 6th graders with no playing experience), and a separate packet for girls who will play in our Older Division (experienced 6th graders, and 7th through 9th graders).

If you have any questions about registering, or to request a registration form please send email to registrar@abgsl.org and include your daughter's name and grade in school, your address and phone number, and indicate if your daughter has any prior softball experience.

Game and Practice Times by Division
The ABGSL Board - recently approved the 2009 Budget. To download and view this budget click 2009 Budget (spreadsheet) or 2009 Budget (pdf) .
Recreational Season

Our Spring Recreational Season. Spring season starts in March, serving girls in the Albany/Berkeley area in grades 1-9. For information about the league, go here to learn what happens at each grade level, and here for general information about the recreational season. The 2009 season calendar for all league events can be found here.

Competitive Season
Sting!! Sting is ABGSL's summer/fall competitive softball program. All girls who play in our Spring recreational season are eligible to try out for the program (in May). Complete details on the program, including tryout and application information, can be found on our Sting page.
Older News
Solano Stroll - ABGSL participated in the Solono Avenue Stroll on Sunday, September 14, 2008. The Solano Stroll is lots of fun, and is a great outreach tool for the league, informing other girls in our commuity about the league. This year's parade theme was "Stroll for Health" and a big thanks to anyone that joined us to help promote our league and the healthy pursuit of running bases, fielding grounders, and chasing down fly balls.
ABGSL is an ASA-affiliated recreational league   Hosted by LMi.net