Parents,

How many trophies do you have stored away in your garage or attic?  What about bats and gloves your children have outgrown? 

On Saturday September 11^th at Rock Springs Park we will be collecting any sports trophies you have stock piled over the years and donating them to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta.  It doesn’t matter the sport.

In addition, we will be collecting any gently used sports equipment you may have as well. 

Footballs, baseballs, basketballs, soccer balls, gloves, bats, tennis rackets, hockey sticks, cleats, track shoes.

Please spread the word and help support the BGCMA by donating your trophies and sports equipment. You can visit their web site for more information on needs.

September 2, 2010 is CHAA Youth Night at the Collins Hill High School softball game.  The game is at 5:55 against Mtn. View.  CHAA players that wear their uniform jersey will pay no admission.

Collins Hill Football has partnered with the Atlanta Falcons to offer special rates for upcoming home games against the Cincinnati Bengals on October 24th @ 1:00 and the Tampa Bay Bucs on November 7th @ 1:00.  A portion of the proceeds will come back to the park.  Click on the image below.   Password is eagles. 

We now have a web store open for Collins Hill spiritwear.  http://www.spbsportswear.com/category_20/2/CHAA.htm  You can place the order online and the items can be delivered to the park.  See site for additional information.  New items are being added, so keep checking back.

Collins Hill Football has teamed up with the following restaurants in the area as part of our Restaurant Loyalty Program.  When you visit any of the restaurants below on the specified nights, a portion of the proceeds will come back to the park.  You must mention when paying your bill that you are with Collins Hill Park. 

Monday – Chick-Fil-A  Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd (across from Beverage Superstore)

Tuesday – Diggers  – 120 between Riverside and L’ville-Suwanee Rd

Wednesday – Taco Mac – 120 and Riverside Dr

Thursday – Marco’s Pizza – Collins Hill Rd and Old Peachtree

Saturday (all day) – Beef O’Bradys – Russell Rd and Hwy 20 (Buford Dr)

Indiana Bound

Collins Hill Eagles 97 Ready for Indiana

After months of hard work, the 97 Collins Hill Eagles travel softball team finally accomplished their main goal for the season by qualifying for ASA Nationals in Bloomington, Indiana. The team traveled to South Carolina for the Region 4 qualifier, battling it out with teams from three different states. The team finished second, thereby winning their berth to nationals. The Eagles will be in Bloomington from August 1-8 where they will face off against the top 100 teams in the country from 20 different states. Team members include Becca Meade, Abbey Mitchell, Danielle Barajas, Korbin Caldwell, Gabby Puckett, Avery Reppel, Macy Stovall, Emily Crocker, Courtney Space, Tyra Holliday, and Kayla Louie. Follow the team’s progress in Indiana by following the teams twitter account, www.twitter.com/97CollinsHill.

 9u -

No Fall team.

10u -

No Fall team.

11u -

The Collins Hill 11u Eagles will hold tryouts to fill positions for two Fall travel baseball teams on Saturday July 31st (3:00 – 5:30pm) field 1 at Collins Hill Park. Please e-mail Coach Landon Boyd if you plan on attending, have a conflict with the time or if you have any questions.

12u -

The Collins Hill 12u Eagles will hold tryouts to fill positions for two Fall travel baseball teams on Sunday August 1st (2:00 – 4:00pm) field 1 at Collins Hill Park. Please contact one of the coaches below if you plan on attending or if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you on the field!

13u

Tryouts for the 13u Collins Hill Eagles Black will take place Sunday, July 25th (3:00) and Sunday, August 1st (4:00) at Collins Hill Park field 2. Birthdate (14 years) must be after April 30, 2011. Please arrive 30 minutes early for stretching and warm-ups, all players must bring water. Please contact Coach Maloof if you plan on attending and include contact info, full name of player and parent, history of positions played and teams played for. If you have any questions or concerns please e-mail Coach Maloof.

 The 10U Eagles finished their season on a high note taking third place in the week long Grand Slam session I World Series in Panama City Beach Florida. The team will end the season with a 30-15 record with two tournament wins, a top four placement in GGBL and their third place finish in the season ending World Series.  Collins Hill defeated some great teams to earn their trophies in Florida beating an East Cobb team and the returning champion Wills Park Scorpions.  The Team was coached by Manager Landon Boyd with assistants Kent Adicks and Dirk Abney. The Roster includes: Alaska Abney, Jason Adicks, Michael Albee,  Chandler Black, Zach Boyd, Jon-Michael Findlay, Jeffery Hill, Branan McGee, Ben Mottet, Tomas Nadal and Oscar Serratos. The team will take the rest of July off and then play a fall schedule starting with try outs in early August. The coaching staff would like to thank all the parents for all of their support this season and look forward to another
successful season to start in August.

The number four seed, Collins Hill 6U T-Ball All-Star team suffered a tough loss in the opening game of the Pre-Tri County Tournament.  Inspired by their underdog status, the girls went on to knock the first seeded team out of the tournament in the following round.  Despite the near record heat and popup storms, the Eagle’s continued winning as they played their way out of the loser’s bracket and into the championship game.  Throughout the tournament, the girl’s usually strong offense produced some unbelievable hits and base running.  All of the hard work the coaches and girls put in at practice on fielding paid off as they made several defensive plays that older players struggle to complete.  The Eagles gave it their all in the championship game.  Their teamwork and positive attitudes led them to an exciting 2^nd place finish!

Pictured: Back Row (left to right): Wes Bigbee, Tano Baez, Jose Villena, Kevin Miller, Kevin Jones; Middle Row: Ashley Bigbee, Denise Dees, Hannah Miller, Brooke Evans, Celina Villena, Lael Ayala, Belle Barajas; Front Row: Carson Jones, Morgan Hale, Helen Baez, Katie Miller, Brianna Perez

Congratulations to RJ Smith of Walnut Grove Elementary and Cameron Shepard of McKendree Elementary for winning our first every writing contest.  Children were asked by their teachers to voluntarily write a short essay entitled “Playing Sports Has Its Benefits”. 

The essays were collected and judged by the elementary school PE teachers.  For their efforts, each boy will receive a free registration for the 2010 football season. 

We were very pleased with the response from the two schools and plan on continuing this next year and expanding it to the other schools in the cluster.