News and Updates

Our Newest Sponsor: Urban Active Fitness

11.4.2009

We invite all our athletes to check out the site's newest sponsor, Urban Active Fitness, located at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst. Gym hours are 5AM - 11PM Monday through Thursday, 5AM - 9PM Fridays, and 8AM - 7 PM Saturday and Sunday.

With continued support from our players and advertisers we will continue to improve the sports experience for athletes all over Northeast Ohio and beyond!

New for Basketball 2009: League MVP Race!

10.12.2009

One of our most popular features for softball is unquestionably the League MVP race. BGSD's top secret formula calculates the top offensive performers in the league and ranks them throughout the season, with the top player getting coveted bragging rights. Check our site soon for the BGSD 2009 Softball Honor roll, where will compile all the players who won their respective league's MVPs, as well as recognize the top 10 in the Player of the Year Chase.

This year, we are excited to announce that we have added the MVP race to all our basketball leagues. Quite a lot of work was put into developing a formula to rate and rank the players in each league, and we hope you enjoy this new feature. The first basketball leagues are underway, you can see the formula in action on the pages for the Cleveland Heights Men's and Women's Winter basketball leagues.

Attention Ohio Sports Park Softball Captains/Managers

10.12.2009

To keep costs down, BGSD needs scoresheets to be filled out as accurately as possible. We are working with the scorekeepers to improve on this area, but it is imperative that managers include both the players' FIRST and LAST names when turning in their lineups. Please be sure to do this, and if the scorekeeper has only written down first names on the scoresheet, remind them that their sheets need to have full names, otherwise it quadruples the time it takes to enter your stats, there will be major delays in getting the stats posted, and the chances of mistakes skyrocket.

We are also in the process of testing out a new stats correction form. If you have stat corrections, spelling errors, or other requests, please use this form to report them. This will make sure we get all the information we need and help expedite the corrections.

Hockey, Hockey, Hockey!

9.14.2009

BGSD is excited to announce the addition of the East Side Hockey League to our lineup. The adult recreational league plays its games at Thornton Park Arena in Shaker Heights on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights, and is the first hockey league to use BGSD's stats since the BGSD.com website was launched. We look forward to providing the players stats this season! Stats will be posted on our hockey page

If you or your child play hockey and would like to get a richer experience, with complete player and goalie statistics posted here on our website and for yourself or coaches in hard copy, please contact us at 216-382-4872, or email vbenander@bgsd.com.

Krieger the new Home Run Derby King

8.13.2009

Aaron Krieger is the leader in BGSD's Player of the Year Chase, and while he struggled at the plate during the tournament, he showed why he is such a potent offensive player in the Home Run Derby. He hit 10 homers in rainy conditions to win the 2009 HR Derby.

Our other skills competition winners were Tom Galasky of Paradise Restaurant of Pub, who won the Golden Arm Contest, and Mike Lemponen of Nerone and Sons/Harry Buffalo, who circled the bases in 10.60 seconds to earn the title of Fastest Man.

Contest results here. Also see the best defensive plays on the Web Gems page, including video of the three plays from the final game. You can also watch the video and highlights of the final game.

Congratulations to Scoreboard Tavern and Steve's Sports!

8.9.2009

A big thank you to all the teams who participated in the BGSD Men's Invitational Tournament this weekend! Those that did survived a huge downpour on Day 1 and 90 degree heat on Day 2. The tight time frame due to the rain left the tournament one game short of full completion, and we were forced to declare Scoreboard Tavern and Steve's Sports co-champions.

Scoreboard Tavern snuck through the winner's bracket in the top half, quietly defeating the tournament's #1 seed Lakewood Village and the #3 seed JJEG's. JJEG's was eliminated in the loser's bracket final in a slugfest against Steve's Sports (JRC). Steve's Sports had been sent to the loser's bracket by JJEG's in the semis, but had been using raw power to win games all tournament long. With the sun setting, Steve's Sports easily handled Scoreboard Tavern 15-6 in Game 1 of the finals to earn a share of the championship. Extra thanks go to Larry Shaw of Cleveland Heights for providing fields in the morning to keep the tournament going. Stats | Photos | Web Gems | Video | Contest Results

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Top Softball Players - 2009

1. Buddy Wolfe

Team: Excalibur Auto Body

League: Ohio Sports Park Premier

2. Dan Brezicki

Team: Pepco

League: Ohio Sports Park Premier

3. Aaron Krieger

Team: The Pub

League: JRC Sunday Night

1. Jesse Spier

Team: Team Pacers

League: Lakewood T/TH

2. Jay Kletecka

Team: Rupp/Harry Buffalo

League: Richmond Hts.

3. Mike Fagan

Team: Carey Funeral Home

League: Lakewood Sunday Day

1. Gwyn Gannon

Team: Nak's

League: Ohio Sports Park

2. Colleen Bernard

Team: Allstate Insurance
League: Euclid

3. Tara Namestnik

Team: Sports-N-Sports

League: Euclid

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Top Softball Teams of 2009

#1 Men's Team

SPC/Nager/AMR

Mayfield Village

#1 Coed Team

Team Pacers

Lakewood

#1 Women's Team

Bedrock

Ohio Sports Park

Men's Softball
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Coed Softball
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News Archive

8.3.09	Harry Buffalo wins Its Second BGSD Coed Invitational! Harry Buffalo continued its run of great performances in the BGSD Invitational with a sweep through this year's 8-team bracket, taking home its second trophy in the tournament's 5-year history. The has finished either first or second every tournament since 2005. Their previous victory came in 2007. The team went through a perfect regular season, cruised to the Richmond Heights league championship and solidified it's status as the top coed team on Saturday with the win. Thanks to all the participating teams, who made this year's tournament a great success! View Photos \| Tournament stats \| Box Scores
6.22.09	Look to the Cookie! Voters turned out in record numbers last week and enormous support was there for Anthony Valentino, whose 5 HR output and army of voters gave him the win. Valentino wins a Big Cookie Cake from Mrs. Fields in Richmond Town Square, and hopefully will share with his more loyal supporters! His name goes on the Banzuke for the first time.
6.19.09	A New #1 - For the first time all season a team other than Euclid's Miller Lite sits at the top of our Men's Power Rankings. The Miller Lite team, which finished 5th in the year-end rankings last season with an 18-2 record, suffered its first loss of the season, a 12-1 defeat to Bohica Softball, currently ranked #16. That opened the door for SPC/Nager/AMR of Mayfield Village, who improved to 10-0 this week. That figure, based on the strength of their league, makes them the new #1 team.
5.13.09	BGSD and Mr. Hero have teamed up for another Player of the Week promotion. The South Euclid Mr. Hero location is oferring a free regular size combo to the Player of the Week in the SELREC Women's and Beachwood coed leagues. Your weekly stats printout will come with a message at the top of the League Player of the Week page. If you are the Player of the Week, bring that sheet and form of ID to the Mayfield Road Mr. Hero and savor the victory as well as a Romanburger!
4.30.09	Thanks to the management of the E. 222nd Street Panini's in Euclid for sponsoring this year's Euclid softball Players of the Week! As part of a special promotion, the weekly Player of the Week winners can stop by the Euclid Panini's location to get a FREE sandwich special. Your weekly stats printout will come with a message from Panini's at the top of the League Player of the Week page. If it's you, bring that sheet and ID to the Euclid Panini's and enjoy a free famous overstuffed sandwich! If your organization or business is interested in advertising or sponsorship opportunities, please call 216-382-4872 or email vbenander@bgsd.com.
10.25.08	ZENN Wins "Major Fun" Award - Major Fun has honored ZENN with it's "Major Fun - Family" Award! Major Fun gives awards to games that make people laugh, are original, and easy to understand and teach. Here is an excerpt from the review: "The game of Zenn is an invitation to chip-flicking at its finest...This is what makes Zenn Major FUN - the elegance and subtlety of the design, the almost intuitive clarity of the goals, the many, many different ways to play; and the sheer delight of the game mechanics." Lean more about ZENN.

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