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DIVISION FOUR:  Joe Sanchez

SOFTBALL REPORT—November 8

FROM RICK VALDES, Division Four Banquet Committee

 

The annual Awards Banquet will take place on March 5, 2014, at Colony Resort.

Tickets are $20 a person and they will be on sale beginning Monday, November 11.

You may purchase tickets from Rick (manager of the Bulls), Rita Carroll and Cathy Hartman.

A truly  fine  time  is  promised .  It’s  a  good  time  to  get  everyone  together.

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Signups for the winter season are underway.  The last day to sign up is November 29.

The winter season begins on January 6 and the final game of the post-season tournament is on April 12.  Players may sign up at the fields on Mondays an Thursdays or any day at the Saddlebrook Rec Center.

The Board will announce the number of teams once signups are completed.

No one may sign up for two or more divisions at the same time.  Players may only sign up for one division.  Anyone signing up for Division Four who has also signed up for another division will not be eligible for the Division Four draft.

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FALL SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP

Under the Division Four Procedures (Article 8-1), if two or more teams finish the regular season tied or separated by less than a full game, the championship will be determined by a playoff system.

Currently, none of the top five teams will play each other with the exception of the Pacers and Kings, scheduled to meet in  two weeks.

The five top teams have the following games remaining:

PACERS (13-2):  Rockets, Hawks, Grizzlies, Kings, Bucks

CAVALIERS (13-3):  Knicks, Heat, Rockets, Hawks, Grizzlies

KINGS (12-4):  Grizzlies, Magic, Bucks, Pacers, 76ers

LAKERS (12-4):  Magic, T-Wolves, Hornets, Bobcats, Bulls

PISTONS (12-4):  Mavericks, Knicks, Heat, Rockets, Hawks

We need more golf courses and fewer homes

A Village of Marsh Bend resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends we need more golf courses and fewer homes.

Another Villager contends Daniel Webster has to go!

A Village of Palo Alto resident agrees with a previous letter writer who said it’s time for Congressman Daniel Webster to go!

Who’s going to stop the fire when it comes to fire fees?

A Village of St. Catherine resident has a warning about increasing fire fees to be paid by residents. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Speeding in a golf cart can be deadly

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Chitty Chatty resident writes that speeding is among the greatest safety concern on the multi-modal paths in The Villages.

Golf courses in The Villages are immensely overused

A Village of Tamarind Grove resident, in a Letter to the Editor, points out that the golf courses in The Villages are suffering from immense overuse.