Come see us at Dick's Day - the tried and true volunteers of NYO will be there to help you out. Have a first time player? We can help you navigate your way, after all, most of us have been at NYO at least 10 years and we are clinging on for dear life hoping our kids will never age out cause not only does that mean no more concession stand food, late nights at NYO, fraternizing with all our favorite people BUT, it means losing that twice a year, unbeatable NYO discount at Dick’s Sporting Goods! See you on February 11th from 10 AM until 4PM.

It's 8 a.m. on a rainy Saturday and Mike Nickeas, a backup catcher for the New York Mets, teaches NYO ballplayers the art of sliding. Traditional hook slides, pop-up slides, even the belly slide that NYO disallows, Nickeas teaches them all and greets each successful 10, 11 and 12-year-old with a big smile. Those who screech to a halt on their knees still get an encouraging word.   

NYO tryouts are a week away and 165 youngsters have signed up for one of five two-and-a-half clinics at Ninth Inning Baseball, an instructional facility in a warehouse off Peachtree-Industrial Blvd. Nickeas, a Georgia Tech star from 2002-04, reports to Mets spring training February 20, but he's up early this Saturday because he loves  baseball and he loves the kids who play it. Not too long ago he was one of those kids.   

Featuring a relentless defense; a tough inside presence; and adept ball-handling, the Majors Gators, coached by Greg Malever, have grabbed control of the 15 team NYO majors division, with a 10-0 record.  The Gators surrender the least points per game, in the league. Fighting for 2nd place right now are the high-scoring Jayhawks; the 3 point bombing Tarheels; the Jackets; and the suddenly hot Tide.

Teams in the league will play a 14 game regular season schedule, followed by a single elimination tournament.

Meanwhile, Charlie Mitchell of the Hoosiers sports a cast matching his uniform and provides evidence that basketball is indeed a contact sport.

You can see the full league standings by clicking on the link below.

Update: Pony League tryout times now posted - see the bottom of this article
Note: see the bottom of this article for information on late registration for all baseball leagues.

We've shaken off the post-holidays lethargy and are ready for some baseball. Attached to this full article at the base of the page is a kickoff memo with lots info on the upcoming season and details on tryout/evaluation weekend. We are also attaching the detailed tryout schedule for January 28-29 (for players with league ages 6-12).  Pony league (league ages 13 and 14) tryout info will follow shortly.

We will begin publishing standings and the remaining basketball schedule on the front page of the web-site. Below you will find the regular season schedule, post-holidays, in a variety of colors for your viewing pleasure.

See attached for all key dates for the 2012 NYO Spring Fastpitch Softball season!

Here's the baseball calendar for the upcoming season.  Should be in stone now. Please be aware that we will play games in all leagues of the first Saturday of the public school break (March 31) and Sunday April 1 in the Pony American league. 

The 2012 NYO Fastpitch Softball Player Evaluations are scheduled for Saturday, January 28 (for Senior, Major and Minor Leagues) and Sunday, January 29 (for Rookie Leaguers). Please see the attached schedule for your specific time slot.

As you can see, NYO Sports has a brand new website. We think you'll love navigating through the many interactive segments of the new site, and from our standpoint, it's much easier for many of our technically challenged volunteers to work with.  A huge thanks to long time NYO volunteer and board member Ken Young for overseeing this project and the design of the new site. And of course an equally large round of applause for our longtime web pioneer Bill Grand for his decade of leadership in introducing and constantly imrpoving the site.

There will be much more added to the site over the next few months, so please be patient as we add new content and bring over some items from the old site.

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Thanks, NYO Sports

Join the Georgia Bulldog nation as they celebrate Johnathan Taylor and his continued road to recovery at the Buckhead Theatre with musical guests The Kurt Thomas Band and DJ Jobe at 8pm Saturday night, Feburary 4th.