Information on the upcoming 2009 Fall season (June 21, 2009)
Here is what I have for the 2009 Fall play dates:
August 22nd - All Ages
August 23rd - All Ages
August 29th - All Ages
August 30th - All Ages
September 13th - All Ages
September 19th - 10&U and 12&U ONLY
September 20th - All Ages
September 27th - All Ages
As far as I know at this time, the rates will be the same as last year. I'm working on updating the team entry forms and team roster forms
at this time, but if you've all ready downloaded the old ones they should work just fine. Just in case the forms have the old address on them, any forms
filled out and mailed in need to go to:
Mid-Iowa Girls Softball
PO Box 65074
West Des Moines, IA 50265
As I get more information, I'll update the site.
Thanks, Will Reifert
Schedules for the 2nd half of season (August 31, 2008)
As the schedules go up on the website (all are up now except 14U, which should be up sometime tonight)
please do let me know if you notice you are scheduled to play teams that you played the 1st half. I've had to re-work the 12U-National
schedule just for that reason (and by the way, if you downloaded that schedule early Sunday please download it
again - it changed). The only division this doesn't apply to is the Rookies, as there are only 6 teams so some will
actually have to play again.
Thanks, Will Reifert
Schedules for the 2nd half of season (August 27, 2008)
Tonight the MIGS Board met to go over all of the results from the first half, and moved several teams
around within the age groups. That's finally over with, so now we'll start Thursday night setting up the
schedules to post to the website. So before you start e-mailing me to ask when the schedules will be posted to
the website, the following is the answer -- "not before late Friday night".
For the High School division, that's not the case. Since we didn't have to mess around with re-bracketing for your division,
your schedule is all ready finished and up on the Schedules page.
Thanks, Will Reifert
E-mailing MIGS about incorrect game results (August 25, 2008)
I've received a ton of e-mails today from teams letting me know that many of the game results we have listed
are incorrect. I apologize for the hassle, but I also thank all of you who are letting me know. This will help
us on Wednesday night when we sit down and go over every team's results. Incorrect results could see us moving teams
that shouldn't be moved, or leaving a team where they are at when it's a bad fit for them. So please, if you notice a mistake,
please do let me know.
That leads me to the point of what you might want to send in the e-mail. For those of you who sent me the correct results along with
the scores, that was very helpful in making changes. If you send me an e-mail telling me that team X won both games and we show them losing
both games, I'm going to e-mail you back and ask for more information. Especially when it could be any of several games that your note
matches. If nothing else, I really need the scores of those games as well as who won or lost the games.
Thanks, Will Reifert
First two weekends are done... Now what? (August 24, 2008)
The MIGS board will be meeting Wednesday of next week to go over scores and records in all age divisions (except
for High School) and then look into moving any teams around that might need to be re-bracketed.
Thursday night the second half scheduling should be completed, with the schedules being up on the website either
Friday night or Saturday night (depending on how things go). The High School schedule for the second half should be up
within a few nights, as the games have been scheduled but I need to figure out what fields and times to place them.
If you get a chance, please look at the first half-schedules that are still up on the website. If you see that there's a mistake
with any of your games (winners), please do let me know that something is wrong along with the scores for that game. If you see ?'s
instead of a winner listed, please feel free to let me know the same things for that day as well. It would help if we have that corrected
information before the board meets on Wednesday night.
Also, here's another reminder that we don't play Labor Day weekend. Games will start back up for 10's and 12's on September 6th,
and then all age groups playing the next 3 Sundays after that (7th, 14th and 21st).
Thanks, Will Reifert
P.S. I'll have any game results that I've received tonight posted on the website between 11-11:30 tonight. The rest should be up tomorrow
night.
Website move is complete (August 23, 2008)
So far it seems like everything is working the way it was before. If you notice something not working,
please feel free to let me know. Just don't start the e-mail with "Hey, you idiot...!!!". ;)
Thanks, Will Reifert
Rules page updated (August 21, 2008)
The dropped 3rd strike rule has been updated, as it appears the rules page said two different things
in two different places. The latest update has the date of 8/21/2008, so please make sure you have the
newest one with you. I've heard stories about coaches (and umpires) discussing rules, but then finding out some
are going off of the rules pages dated 2006 and 2007.
Tourney page updated (August 21, 2008)
The Tourneys-Camps-Training page has been updated to show a tournament being run Labor Day Weekend
by South Des Moines (please remember, MIGS does not play Labor Day Weekend).
Website move coming (August 19, 2008)
Yes, I've heard the website was down again for a few hours Monday night. It's back up, but because it seems to go down sporadically when
it needs to be up, I've taken steps to move the website. For those of you who have gone through this, you know it can be a pain. First you have to
get an authorization code from one group giving you permission to move the domain. Then they can take up to 4 days to finally approve the transfer. Then
it's a mad scramble to get the new site up as the old one has disappeared when you least expect it. See how much fun all of this is? :)
Anyway, as soon as I get the last of the games information from last weekend updated on the schedules, I'll also post the updated schedules to our backup website
at migsoftball.us. And if you see the website disappear sometime in the next 4 days, please don't panic.
It will be back up as quickly as I can get home to do it.
Thanks, Will Reifert
Rules for 10U-American and National (August 16, 2008)
If you are a 10U-American or National team, please check the rules comment added to each schedule (on the schedules page).
PETS AT COMPLEXES (August 14, 2008)
As the first weekend of play is only a few days away, I just wanted to update the rules about bringing pets to the various
complexes so there aren't any surprises:
NORTH DES MOINES - PETS NOT ALLOWED RACCOON VALLEY - PETS NOT ALLOWED SOUTH DES MOINES - PETS NOT ALLOWED WEST DES MOINES - PETS ALLOWED, BUT CONTROLLED AND CLEANED UP AFTER URBANDALE - PETS ALLOWED INDIANOLA - PETS ALLOWED, BUT LEASHED AND CLEANED UP AFTER ANKENY - “Dogs are allowed only on the trail system at Prairie Ridge and
must be on a leash at all times and be accompanied by their owner.
No dogs are allowed on playing surfaces or in the spectator viewing areas.
Anyone with their dog in a playing area or spectator area will be asked to leave.”
Rules change and Message Board addition (August 14, 2008)
Rule A7 on page 3 has been edited to add Rookies. Also, sometime today the message board link should be working. Please feel free to use it, but no
swearing or personal attacks allowed.
Thanks, Will Reifert
P.S. Am I the only one hooked on watching the Olympics morning and night? (Kudos to Shawn Johnson and Michael Phelps!!!)
Okay, I've had a chance to test the fillable pdf form. Clicking on the link to the left will open the pdf file. Once
you have it filled out, just click on the "Submit By E-mail" button at the top right of the form. It doesn't work correctly with Adobe Reader 6.0, but
it does with 8.0 and 9.0. If you're using an older version of Reader, you might want to update (it's free at adobe.com).
Thanks, Will Reifert
P.S. I'm also going to add a "Print" button at the top of the page. If you have troubles e-mailing the info, you can print it out and mail it to me (I'll give you my home address if you e-mail me for it)
2008 Rules uploaded (August 12, 2008)
I've just uploaded the 2008 updated rules to the website. You can either access the PDF file
by clicking on the link to the left, or you can click one of the following: DOC || PDF
One more quick update (August 12, 2008)
Here's a quick explanation of why we have American and National instead of A and B in 10's (I forgot to do it, so I'm changing it now)
and 12's. Because we had so few teams that wanted A divisions, but a ton who wanted B, we decided not to go with A and B divisions
this year. What the schedulers are supposed to do is make sure that more often than not, the teams who wanted A play each other. Hopefully, it all
works out. We'll know after the first two weekends.
Last two schedules are up (August 12, 2008)
10A & 10B are up this morning, which means that all age groups are up. If you see something wrong, such as team name or coach name, feel free to e-mail me (I rushed through everything to get them up, so anything is possible). If you see
anything else on the schedules that are wrong, please click on the "E-mail Jim Reese" link at the top-left of this page.
Thanks, Will Reifert
Most (if not all) schedules will be posted later tonight (August 11, 2008)
I'm working on them now, now that I'm back in town. Look for them later tonight.
Due to a fielding problem on August 16th, we have something going on that you'll want to watch out for. All games scheduled at all complexes EXCEPT Urbandale will be played at the normal times of 11AM and 3PM.
At Urbandale, there will be 3 sets of games on the 16th: 10AM, 2PM and 6PM. If you are scheduled to play at Urbandale that first day, your line on the schedule will be colored red. If your line is red, make sure
to double-check your play time!
I forgot to set up a page for submitting rosters online (if you haven't all ready sent them in). I'll get it done after schedules are completed, so look for a link to it either Tuesday or Wednesday night.
And for those newer people who have been asking, each game day is a double-header starting at either 11AM or 3PM. After the first game,
the players get a 20 minute break and then start the second game. I hope that clears up any confusion.
Thanks, Will Reifert
Entry form cutoff date, and backup website (July 17, 2008)
So that there's no question about it, the cutoff date for the entry forms and payments is August 1st.
Any teams that have their form and payment in by the end of day, August 1, will be in the program. Any received
after August 1 have no guarantee... we will hold onto those forms until another team of the same age group turns
in an entry form as well. We have to have an even number of teams, so we can't accept one team without having a second. If that doesnt'
make sense, please send me any questions in an e-mail.
Again this year, if this website is down you should be able to get the forms, rules (once I get the newest update posted to the website), schedules,
or anything else that might matter at our backup website migsoftball.us.
Team Entry Form and Team Roster Form (July 10, 2008)
Here's links to both of the forms (as well as to the left):
The 2008 rules should be up in a few days. A few items have changed (like HS teams being allowed
to wear metal cleats), so please check back for that.
Thanks, Will Reifert
(Not The) Newest Information (July 3, 2008)
First off, I've edited our new PO Box address below to get rid of the +4 part of the zip code. I need to
check with the WDM Post Office first to make sure I have it correct.
Secondly, yes it looks like we are having a season starting at the end of August (even with the flooding at NDM - see the pictures below).
The play dates will be:
August 16 & 17 - All ages
August 23 & 24 - All ages
September 6 - 10's & 12's only
September 7 - All Ages
September 14 - All Ages
September 21 - All Ages
I'm not sure what the date is this year for the Iowa-Iowa State football game this year. If it's on one
of those play dates, I'm sure something could change.
I would also imagine the cutoff date for receiving team entry forms will be somewhere around August 1st. As I know
more on that, I'll post it on the website. Look for the updated team entry form and team roster form for 2008 to be posted
either the 9th or 10th of July on the website as well. We are having our first board meeting July 8th, and that will give
the board a chance to look at the new forms first at that meeting.
If you have any questions that weren't answered in this post (consider it my blog - lol), then feel free to e-mail me.
I do have an update on the pet rules at the Ankeny complex, but I need to find the e-mail that I received with that information (yep, I am scattebrained, thanks for asking).
Look for that update Sunday night (the 6th).
Thanks everyone, and have a great season!
Will Reifert
Pictures of the flooded North Des Moines fields (clicking on a link will open the picture in
a separate window): Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
We have our new mailing PO Box (April 1, 2008)
Our new PO Box is set up in West Des Moines. If you need to send mail to MIGS, please send it to:
Mid-Iowa Girls Softball
PO Box 65074
West Des Moines, IA 50265
I'll get the forms on the website updated with the correct address this weekend.
At least we post our rules on the website! ;) (September 2, 2007)
From "thisistrue.com": Bryan Hilferty of Alexandria, Va., was the umpire for his
son's Little League game, but wasn't sure how to call a play. He asked to see the league's official rule book, but no one had a copy. In fact,
he couldn't find one available on the league's web site, either, so he called headquarters. He was told that not "just anyone" could get the
rules, since the league was tired of being sued by players' parents. "I have a secret clearance," said Hilferty, a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air
Force. "I work in the E-ring of the Pentagon, but I don't have clearance for the Little League rules." Little League officials were
not moved. "There is no way we can give special treatment to someone just because they are in the Pentagon," sniffed spokesman Lance Van
Auken. "We don't give preferential treatment. Everybody has to abide by the same rules." (Washington Post) ...Though naturally, no one is
allowed to see what they are.
Rainout Hotline Number - 515-280-8620
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