Concussions in Youth Sports: Ohio's Return-to-Play Law
As of April 26th, 2013, Ohio law (ORC 3707.511) requires a youth sports organization to provide an information sheet to the parent or other guardian of an individual who wishes to practice for or compete in an athletic activity organized by the organization. The information can be found here: http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/
All questions, comments and suggestions that you may have are always welcome. To help us continue to make West Akron the best place to "Play Ball," you can either contact WABL by phone at (330) 867-4332 or you can email President Mike Dies - mikedies@wabl.org.
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Day of Champs 2016
On Saturday July 9th WABL held it's annual Day of Champs celebration. The day started with a parade that will stepped off from the Summit Christian Church and was followed by an awards ceremony at Perkins/Litchfield and the H, G & F League championship games.
Thank you to the Akron Police Officers who donated their time to help with our parade, your generosity is much appreciated. Thank you to Ward 8 Councilwoman, Marilyn Keith for all that you do for WABL. Thank you to the City of Akron for working with WABL and helping make our event continue to be the best community event in Akron. Finally, thank you to the entire West Akron community for your support of WABL.
2016 Spirit of WABL Award Winners
I League Softball, Spirit of WABL Award - Amara Avalos
American League, Dick Mapes Award - Flora "Smalls" Tubaugh
National League, Jim Daley Award - Audrey York
Junior League, Dick Gross Award - Sophie Anderson
I League, Tom Floyd Award - Winston Huber
H League, Bill Cunningham Award - Blake Harris
G League, Fred Maliggio Award - Logan Knapp
F League, Kurt Klein Award - Noah Salyers
2016 Sponsor of the Year
2016 Volunteer of the Year
Steve Milkovich
2016 Championship Game Results
Baseball
Softball
American League Champion - Wadsworth
Junior League Champion - Wadsworth
Show On The Road
The Akron RubberDucks and WABL teamed up to bring the “Canal Park Experience” to Akron RubberDucks Field at Forest Lodge in Akron on Saturday June 4. The game was between the H League Reds and the Cubs.
Thank you to the Akron RubberDucks for bringing this great event to WABL and creating memories for the kids!
The 2016 Show On The Road game will be held Saturday June 4th.
2016 Calendar of Events
There are many things to look forward to in 2016 starting with the first registration and ending with the final week of T-Ball.
T-Ball News
Registration is complete, players have been assigned to teams, the coaches have their rosters & their equipment.... it is time to Play Ball!
The game schedules are posted on the T-Ball page.
Play T-Ball!
WABL Debuts New Uniforms
Akron, Ohio – The West Akron Baseball & Softball League (WABL) on Friday debuted twelve new jersey design combinations with members of the league. Throughout the uniform design process, WABL focused on paying tribute to the leagues long-standing tradition, loyal WABL alumni and the community of West Akron while implementing modernizations that match the leagues revitalization in recent years.
“We are truly excited to share these new uniform color combinations with the members of our organization and the City of Akron” said WABL President Mike Dies. “Throughout the uniform design process, we focused on the core characteristics of our great league. We believe these new uniform designs reflect those traits while staying true to our history.”
Respecting the West Akron Baseball & Softball League's treasured history, the league maintained the core elements of the historic WABL uniforms, which have undergone minimal changes since 1957.
WABL & The Black Keys
WABL jerseys designed by The Black Keys now available for sale
Now available in The Black Keys online store are the official WABL jersey designed by The Black Keys! The shirt was designed by The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney's brother (and Black Keys creative director) Michael. This design will also be used on all WABL jerseys! All profits from this t-shirt will be given to WABL and will be used for a variety of projects, including uniforms, field repairs (benches and backstops), equipment upgrades and keeping registration fees low.
Thank you to WABL alums Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach for continuing to support WABL!
The shirts are sold out! Thank you to Pat & Dan for the support!