A majority of the league indicated on their registration rosters that they do not feel strongly about continued use of grass fields.  While we wanted to keep a grass field for those who feel nostalgic, lack of significant interest in grass and desire for more consistent fields have led us to eliminate South Park as a regularly scheduled KVKL game field.  We no longer use grass during the tournament, so we feel we should strive for that same consistency during the season.

On the upside, changing our field preferences allows for more games at places like Holcom.  This presents a greater opportunity for more exposure (5 fields/10 games/20 teams!) to a majority of the league at a central location.

You are all welcome to use South Park for non-official KVKL events, i.e. practices and scrimmages.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and let’s have a great season!

Thanks,

Josh Hunt

Update:  Thanks to everyone who came out to give the Hobbs backstop a fresh coat of paint..its ready for the season!

Josh

785.550.4851 / jhunt@mammothlive.com

It’s time for another amazing season of Kaw Valley Kickball and I hope everyone is as excited as I am about it. There’s no shortage of fascinating stories, heated debates, and tremendous athleticism in this league, which is why we should, nay, must document this season for future generations to watch and so that when your children’s children are playing kickball in the school yard you can share with them a little piece of history and say,”I played that game as an adult.”
Kickball in Lawrence holds a special place in everyone’s hearts and minds. Whether you’re playing, coaching, drinking, cheering, heckling, drinking, calling the cops on players for public urination, or drinking, the game offers a little bit of escapism from the harsh realities of life in Lawrence, KS. Like all great sports documentaries, the real story revolves around people, not the game. Which is why this documentary will be about you and filmed by you. I’ll need your help in the coming months to film every facet of the league, from the games and practices to the league meetings and after parties. With your help, we can compile a breadth of footage and interviews to make this documentary something special, not just for our little college town, but for all college towns around America (the exceptions being Manhattan, Colombia, and Lexington). With any luck, this will be the Hoop Dreams of kickball. For your reference, here are some awards Hoop Dreams has won:
 Sundance Film Festival: Audience Award for Best Documentary
 Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Documentary
 Chicago Film Critics Award: Best Picture
 Producers Guild of America: Special Merit
 Academy Award Nomination: Best Editing
 George Foster Peabody Award
 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
 National Society of Film Critics: Best Documentary
 New York Film Critics Circle: Best Documentary

If you have a camera and would like to be a part of this prestigious endeavor, please attend our upcoming production meeting on Thursday, May 3 at 5pm in the Big 6 Room at The Eldridge. We will need information about what team you play for and what games you will be able to attend in addition to technical specifics for your camera and what format it shoots in.

I’d love for you to be involved and hope you can make the meeting. If you are unable to attend and would still like to help film this season, please don’t hesitate to call or email me to discuss your involvement. With your help we can make this documentary amazing. Let’s take this bitch off the chain.

Brendan Costello
c. 816.806.3364
e. bpcostello83@gmail.com

2012 Kaw Valley Kickball Divisions (Week 1 through Week 7)

(names in parenthesis are last year’s team names)
(teams are listed in alphabetical order w/in division)

William S. Burroughs
Asteroid Head
Barracudas (Star Bar Barracudas)
Channel 6 Toe Pokes
Dirty Mike & the Boys
Jazzhaus (new team)
Rowdies (Replay Rowdies)
Screamers
Slowride

John Brown
Bald Beavers (Weaver’s Bald Beavers)
Balls Deep
Chalmersiz
Free State Growlers
Party! (Wilt Chamberlain)
Pita Pit
Tellerdactyls
West Coast

Langston Hughes
Corksuckers (Cork & Barrel Corksuckers)
Ghosts
Goats
Harper Valley PTA
Red Lyon
Rockets (Blue Collar Press)
Shaolin Shadowboxers (The Swarm)
Love Garden Squids

Carrie A. Nation
Brewballers
Das Boot
Gang Green
Liberty Hall Late Fees
Los Matadores (Los Luchadores)
Sacred Sword
Spacepussy (Astrokitty)
Wildman Attack Force (Wildman)

http://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=aimee-elizabeth-ziegler&pid=156844657

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Aimee Ziegler Children’s Education Fund, Aimee Ziegler Scholarship Fund through Free State High School, or Headquarters Counseling Center, and may be sent in care of the mortuary.

www.warrenmcelwain.com

This Tuesday March 27, we welcome all KVKL players to the granada for a little pre-season party.
It’s an evening with THIS MUST BE THE BAND – a Talking Heads Tribute at the granada – 9pm

All you have to say is: I LOVE BALLS (and then your team name) and you can get in for free! The team who brings in the most people will win a pair of free KVKL kickballs for the season.

Come have some drinks, dance to the Talking Heads and hang out with all your soon to be best friends for the summer.

– Jacki Becker

I am looking forward to another fun-filled summer of kickball.  I am happy to serve as your commissioner for the 2012 season.  The KVKL Board has been working hard already trying to make sure we maximize the enjoyment for all involved in the league.

On that note, I would like everyone to know that this year we will have a set player code of conduct with specific consequences for specific actions.  I hope this code will assist referees when dealing with issues during the game, and I also hope that the existence of this code reminds us that kickball is fun and is not an occasion to lose one’s temper or act inappropriately.  We will release the code of conduct once it is finalized.

I would also like to mention that due to our desire to maintain a good relationship with the city, we will abstain from using Edgewood and Water Tower Park as playing sites.  While we considered omitting all grass fields, many still enjoy the grass roots of the league, so we will keep South Park as our only grass field.  Because of this change, your team will have the option to list your grass vs. dirt preference on your team’s roster.  While we will try to accommodate preferences, we cannot guarantee that everyone who wants to play on grass will be able to do so.  We are also raising league fees from $150 to $175 this year to help cover the additional fielding costs.

On a final note, we will continue to have divisions for league play taking up 7 weeks, with rank play using 3 weeks.  As a board we are still working on a system for clear tournament ranking, but we hope to have that to you before the season starts.

 *Final Dates

-April 1st Returning Teams registration, waivers-as many as possible (both captains sign captain’s waivers), roster & money due

-April 15th New Team registration, waivers-as many as possible (both captains sign captain’s waivers) & money due

-May 1st All Captains Meeting 6pm Big 6 Room @ the Eldridge Hotel (release schedule at this time)

-May 6th Ref Clinic, time & location TBD

-May 20th Start of Season

-May 27th No games due to Holiday Weekend

-July 1st We will play this week since the 4^th holiday is on a Wednesday

In starting the season on May 20^th, we have the 1^st weekend in August for possible Rivalry Week/Rain-out week, still leaving 3 weekends in August for tournament.

Let’s have a great year!

Diana

3/3 Checks (for account) – 29 = 746.21

4/5 USPS (PO Box rental/12 months) – 44 = 702.21

4/27 Deposit (29 team dues) + 4350 = 5052.21

4/27 Deposit (kball sales) + 45 = 5097.21

4/28 AthleticStuff.com (kballs) – 337.29 = 4759.92

4/29 Bank Service Charges – 2.81 = 4757.11

5/18 Deposit (2 team dues) + 300 = 5057.11

5/18 Deposit (kball sales) + 215 = 5272.11

5/27 Deposit (1 team dues) + 150 = 5422.11

5/31 Bank Service Charge – .45 = 5421.66

6/4 Westlake (supplies) – 38.63 = 5383.03

6/5 Kansas.gov (KS Secretary of State Annual Report Filing for not-for-profit status) – 40 = 5343.03

6/15 Athleticstuff.com (kballs) – 170.14 = 5172.89

6/30 Bank Service Charge – .29 = 5172.6

7/8 Geoff Wright (supplies) – 62.08 = 5110.52

7/8 WordPress.com (domain change for SITP) – 17.00 = 5093.52

7/22 Deposit (350 = kball sales, 3.50 = check from Blue Collar) + 398.50 = 5492.02

7/29 Bank Service Charge – .34= 5491.68

8/9 Pro Print (supplies) – 16.33 = 5475.35

8/10 City of Lawrence (field rental) – 3175 = 2300.35

8/31 Bank Service Charge – .19 = 2300.16

9/16 Cottin’s (supplies) – 41.83 = 2258.33

9/16 Deposit (kball sales) + 150 = 2408.33

9/18 23rd Street Brewery (food for party) – 200 = 2208.33

9/18 Jayhawk Trophy (engraving)  - 13.18 = 2195.15

9/20 Liberty Hall (party expenses, rental and beverage) – 750 = 1445.15

9/28 Deposit (15 team dues for the Fall Classic) + 1500 = 2945.15

9/29 City of Lawrence (field rental) – 1250 = 1695.15

9/30 Bank Service Charge – 2.08 = 1693.07

10/3 Teller’s (prize for the reuse you rubber campaign) – 50 = 1643.07

10/18 Rudy’s Pizzeria (to Nate Bunnyfield for help with the weekly podcast) – 50 = 1593.07

10/19 Deposit (1 team due for the Fall Classic) + 100 = 1693.07

10/19 Donation (benefactor of the Fall Classic) – Headquarters Counseling Center – 800 = 893.70

10/19 Donation (benefactor of the Fall Classic) – Willow Domestic Violence Center – 800 = 93.70

10/31 Bank Service Charge – .43 = 92.64

11/31 Bank Service Charge – .30 = 92.34

1/17/2012 Deposit (Replay door money) + 3316 = 3408.34

Ending balance: $3408.34

ALL above transactions were either check, debit card, or deposit.

Some interesting numbers:

Fall Classic expenditures – $225

Fall Classic revenue – $1600

Total merch expenditure (kballs) – $507.43

Total merch revenue (kballs) – $760

Field rental costs – $4425

Supply expenses (including checks and p.o. box rental) – $245.05

Bank service charges – $6.89

Doantions/gifts – $1700

We received $10524.5 in 2011 compared with $9240.46 in 2010 and we spent $7891.77 in 2011.

Nearest foreseeable expense will be the USPS PO Box rental in February, (est.) $44.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the information presented here, please contact a member of the Board at your leisure.  Thank you!

Deron Belt

Contacts:
If you would like to register a team, please contact Erin Adams, Jacki Becker, or Deron Belt:

Erin Adams – erin.patricia@live.com – 550.9727
Jacki Becker – jackioh@sunflower.com – 423.2846
Deron Belt – gradually@hotmail.com – 766.9779

Rules of the tournament:
All KVKL rules apply. This year we ARE NOT eliminating the gender rule for this tourney.
As always games will be self-officiated. All teams will be guaranteed two games.
Clipboards, scoresheets (+ pens), and balls will be provided.

When:
Sunday Sept. 25 beginning at 1p.m.

Where:
Holcom Sports Complex

Notes:
Please bring your own food and drink.

By supporting these events, we really appreciate your time and dedication to building a better Lawrence.  Thank you!

KVKL