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9th Annual OTS Golf Tournament
Only one month to go before the 9th Annual Golf Tournament. Sign up now - the flier and registration form can be downloaded below.
Any questions, contact a member of the Golf Tournament Committee:
Dick Mullins OTSsecretary@aol.com 443-614-9347
Steve Carey scarey201@comcast.net 302-539-6778
Mike Fleetwood mikefleetwood@verizon.net 302-228-4856
Tim McMullen mac122147@hotmail.com 443-827-2091
Diamondblade Tileworks Wins Tournament Championship
Congratulations to the Diamondblade Tileworks team, managed by Pat Carey and Gene McCloskey and sponsored by Joey Royster, for winning the 2017 Tournament.
For the first time in OTS history, the same team won the regular season and the tournament.
The other players on the team were:
Dave Archer
John Bennett
Bill Bowser
George Caban
Brant Collins
Dennis Dezelon
Andy Duhon
Mike Mahon
Terry Shifflett
Congratulations also to runner-up Ocean View Family Restaurant and 3rd place All Out Sports.
3 TEAMS LEFT IN TOURNAMENT
Only 3 teams remain in the end-of-season tournament. The last games are scheduled for Tuesday, 9/12.
All Out Sports and Ocean View Family Restaurant will battle it out in the 1st game to determine the winner of the Loser's Bracket and who will get to face the top-seeded Diamondblade Tileworks for the championship.
You can downlaod a copy of the backet below.
Diamondblade Summer Season Champions
Congratulations to Manager Pat Carey, Assistant Manager Gene McCloskey, Sponsor Joey Royster and all the Diamondblade Tileworks players for winning the 2017 Season Championship. They finished with a record of 23 and 7.
Now it's on to the double elimination tournament which begins Tuesday, 8/29. Here's the bracket. It can also be downloaded below.
Minutes from August 1, 2017 Executive Committee Meeting
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
August 1, 2017
In attendance: Bo Wood, Dick Mullins, Keith Purdy, Tom Wendorf, Carl Pierce.
• The meeting was called to order at 12:00 by Bo.
• Bo reported that the end-of-season picnic is set for Tuesday, September 12th at 1:00 p.m. at American Legion Post #24. Price is $5 per person. Each person (or couple or family) is asked to bring a side dish or dessert enough for six people. The last day of the tournament is on the same day.
• Gary Meredith’s Memorial Service was discussed. The service is at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, 8/17. In order to make is easier for some of the players to attend if they are interested, it was decided to move game times up one-half hour and use hot weather speed-up rules. Game times will be 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30.
• Plans are underway to sell advertising space on the homerun fences. An individual sign will be made for each company wishing to advertise and will be mounted to the fence. The first sign has been ordered. More details to follow once the first sign is installed.
• Contractors will be solicited to fix and maintain the field irrigation systems. It was acknowledged that a properly working irrigation system is a top priority. • About a dozen tickets are left for the Shorebirds game on OTS night (8/10). (UPDATE: no tickets left.)
• Seeding the outfields was discussed. This should be accomplished this fall.
• Possible changes to the By-Laws were discussed. At least two will be presented at the next Board of Directors meeting.
• Fall Ball will start after the tournament is over. All players that want to play Fall Ball will need to fill out a registration form. The fee for Fall Ball will be $10 per person. Registration forms will be available in the next couple of weeks. Volunteers will be sought to be managers of the fall teams.
• The process for updating all player ratings based on 2017 season performance was discussed. More on this later.
• The annual OTS Golf Tournament will be held Wednesday, 10/18. Details and forms will be available next week.
• Plans for a dinner for significant contributors to the success of OTS over the last 20 years are firming up.
• The Executive Committee approved a $100 donation to the Dagsboro Fire Department for letting OTS use their facilities for several meetings.
The meeting adjourned at 1:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
C. Pierce, Secretary
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