B and E Tires

As the opening of spring training is about to begin, it is with great sadness for me to realize that my days as an OTSer are over. I have moved to Florida as a full time resident, and while the playing opportunities are year around, my softball roots will always remain in Delaware.

I am sorry I did not have a chance to say goodbye to the few very long term players, especially my tournament teammates, who remain active. To you thanks for the memories, high and low.

It is great to see how the league has progressed, both in numbers and quality of play. Playing ball at an older age is a gift for life on and off the field. May you all have great seasons and long term health, so you can continue playing beyond 80 as I did.

Cheers,

Sal 

Bowling

The 3rd Annual Bowling tournament is less than 2 weeks away. The tournament will be held at the Millsboro Bowling Lanes on Friday, April 10, 2015. Sign up starts 11:30 a.m. with bowling beginning at noon.  Cost is $25 per player, payable during sign-up.

Come on out and support this fundraising event.

The flier can be downloaded using the Handouts below or by clicking here.

General Membership Meeting

The annual General Membership meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1st at the Bethany Beach Town Hall. The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. The address for the Town Hall is:

214 Garfield Pkwy

Bethany Beach, DE 19930

This is the same place we've used the past several years. All players, including new players and those on the waiting list are invited.

Practice Schedule

Practice starts on April 2nd. New OTS players and former OTS players that didn't play last year will practice on Field #2 at 9:00. All returning OTS players will practice with their 2014 team per the schedule. Players on the waiting list are to attend practice also.

Draft Day is scheduled for 4/21. After Draft Day, all players will practice with their new 2015 team as also shown on the schedule.

The schedule can be downloaded using the Handouts below or by clicking here. 

The 2015 Regular Season starts on May 5th. This schedule will be published around the middle of April. Don't forget that the last Wednesday of every month will be used for make-up games if needed.

As a reminder to all players, access to the fields is via the gravel road off Rt. 26. Do not drive through the Church of God parking lot to access the field. See the map below.

Open Practices

On each Monday during the season, there are open practices for anyone who wants to improve their batting, running, fielding and throwing skills. Emphasis is on hitting and fielding. Once batting practice is done, there is often a pick-up game if there are enough players. Gary Kane will be coordinating the open practices. All players, including those on the waiting list, are invited to attend.

Practice for Monday, March 30th starts at 10:00. Starting April 6th and for all Mondays until the end of October, practice will start at 9:00.  

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

February 25, 2015

Present: Harry Gowl, Keith Purdy, Tom Wendorf

1) Team sponsors and managers/assistant managers were reviewed. There are 13 teams for this year. The lineup for 2015 has changed again and is now:

TEAM MANAGER ASS'T MANAGER

All Out Sports Chris Brown Mike Bahr

American Legion Post #24 Johnny Allen Ed West

Atlantic Orthopaedics Steve Carey Mike Krieg

B & E Tire & Alignment Grady Meredith Neil Fleming

Colonial East Ltd. Jesse Bare Wayne Peaper

Diamond Blade Tileworks Pat Carey Gene McCloskey

Dynamic Physical Therapy Bo Wood John Bokop

Edward Jones Investments Paul Litwin Chris Houlday

Fox's Pizza Den Mike Fleetwood Frank Sica

LBG Homes Don Hillock Ron James

Ocean View Family Restaurant John Mancuso Carl Pierce

Robinson's Furniture Harry Gowl Buddy Robinson

The Starboard Carmine Calciano Eddie Sternberg

2) Wording for By-Laws changes approved at the January 12, 2015 Board of Directors meeting was reviewed. The new wording will be presented to the Board of Directors at their next meeting.

3) Additional “housekeeping” changes to the By-Laws were discussed and approved. These also will be presented to the Board of Directors at their next meeting for their discussion and approval.

Thomas C. Wendorf Information Officer, OTS