Booster girls’ softball information

The Hudson Boosters will again be offering fastpitch softball for the girls of Hudson Area in 2011. With over 350 girls participating in the program, the Hudson Boosters offer one of the premier fastpitch softball programs in western Wisconsin and the Twin City Metro area.

The Booster’s softball programs are for girls from the pre-kindergarteners (5-year-olds) to girls who are 18. Both recreational (in-house) and competitive (traveling) softball teams are a part of the Booster program.

The Booster Girls’ Recreational Program is geared more toward players who have a desire to play softball, but don’t want to play it competitively or travel outside of Hudson. Girls, ages 5 through 18, can participate in the girls’ recreational program.

The Hudson Boosters also offer girls’ recreational teams for players who want to play in a few weekend tournaments but still just want to play recreational games during the week. There are no tryouts for the tournament teams.

With the addition of a new third field at North Hudson Elementary, all girls’ recreational program games for machine pitch (7-year-olds) through the Major League program (18-year-olds) will be played at that one location. This should allow many families with multiple girls playing an easier time to get to their daughter’s games. All 5- and 6-year-old T-ball games will be played at the cinder lot.

The Booster Competitive Program is geared towards the players who want to play softball at a more competitive level and are willing to travel outside Hudson to play against the strongest community teams in the area. The Boosters sponsor teams at 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U on an annual basis. Girls are required to try out for the competitive program teams.

On Saturday, July 30, the Hudson Boosters will be sponsoring the fifth annual Season Ending Fastpitch Extravaganza Tournament. Last year thirty, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U teams participated in this tournament, making it one of the area’s largest and best received tournaments.

The Hudson Booster’s softball registration for 2011 takes place at the Hudson Middle School cafeteria on Wednesday, March 9, from 6-8 p.m. For more information concerning the Booster Softball program, or to get registration forms or register on-line go to www.hudsonboosters.net.

Anyone having questions on the girls’ competitive program should contact Greg Berg at greg.berg@yahoo.com or (715) 381-0015. For the girls recreational program contact Chris Jones at chrisjones3854@yahoo.com or (612) 618-0226.

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