February
7, 2001 (518)
357-4250 (H)
(518)
283-1838 (W)
ALBANY
TWILIGHT LEAGUE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 8th FRANCHISE; LEAGUE
ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF 2001-02 OFFICERS
ALBANY, NY – The Albany
Twilight League announced this week it will now accept applications for
consideration of an eighth franchise into the 71-year old league.
Interested franchises
should submit an application by February 25th and include the
following information on the franchise: team name, complete roster, coaching
staff, current league affiliation, years in existence, overall team record the
last five years, current facility and facility availability, franchise mission
statement, and why the franchise should be considered in the Twilight
League. All applications should be
mailed to Bill Miles, President, 8 Criswood Drive, Albany, NY, 12205. Any questions regarding the application can
be directed to League Publicity Coordinator, Joe Altieri at (518) 357-4250.
The league currently
consists of seven teams: League Champion All-Stars Academy, State Champion
Albany Senators, Davies A.C., Colonie Raiders, Mama’s Pizza, Rensselaer Honda,
and Troy Haymakers. The three Twilight
League teams that qualified for the Upper New York State Tournament—Albany
Senators, Colonie Raiders, and Davies AC—all finished first, second and third,
respectively, in last year’s nine-team tournament.
The league also
announced the election of its 2001-02 officers. Bill Miles was re-elected as President for his third term while
Bruce Barkevich moved from Secretary to Vice President for his first term. Ben DiBiase was elected as Treasurer and
Steve Heiser was elected as Secretary.
Also, Joe Altieri was elected as League Publicity Coordinator and Tom
Yovine was elected as Special Events Coordinator. Sean McGuirk was re-hired as
Web Master.