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Novak Insurance Wins Mayfield Village Basketball Championship

3.11.2012

No. 1 Novak Insurance (11-2, 3-0) cemented its place as the top team in Mayfield Village Men's Basketball for the 2011-2012 season with its 76-63 victory against No. 2 Schnitzel (10-3, 2-1). Novak had a 40-37 lead at halftime, and the game remained very close until the final 5 minutes when Novak finally separated. Rico Pietro led Novak with 18 PTS and 15 REB, while Jim Boland added 24 PTS. Demetrius Travis scored 26, while Jay Davis contributed 19 for Schnitzel in a losing effort.

Check out the postseason stats and the the Championship game photo album.

Reliving of Instant Classic Win by Top Team, Nerone & Sons

9.8.2011

Top-ranked BGSD team, Nerone & Sons, defeated league rival, Spectators/Balla (8), by a score of 41-40 in the Mayfield Village Men's Div. A Championship on August 25 in "instant classic" fashion! The extra-inning slugfest nearly lasted a full 2 hours and required two scoresheets. Manager Ricky Nerone came up with key 2-out hits in the bottom of the 7th and 8th to tie the game and win the game, respectively. Brett Kereky scored an impressive 8 runs for Spectators in the losing effort. Nerone & Sons finished the season with a near perfect 28-1 record. Congrats to both teams on an amazing season and an entertaining game!

Check out the post-victory team photo.

Video of the BGSD Awards Ceremony at Classic Park

9.7.2011

Watch the video of last week's BGSD Awards Night at Classic Park! Also, subscribe to BGSDVideo on YouTube!

You can also check out the pictures of the event on BGSD's Google Web Albums.

Thank you, Lake County Captains, for your generous sponsorship!

BGSD Awards Night at Classic Park!

9.1.2011

Last night, the Lake County Captains hosted the 2011 BGSD Awards Ceremony! On the field before the game, four players and three teams were presented with plaques in honor of their tremendous seasons!

Top Male Player: Moe Pennington | Top Women's Player: Jamie Smrdel | Top Male Coed Player: Morgan McIntire | Top Female Coed Player: Barb Nelson

Top Men's Team: Nerone and Sons | Top Women's Team: Sports-n-Sports | Top Coed Team: Caged Wisdom

Check out pictures of the event!


Top Softball Players - 2011

1. Moe Pennington

Team: Rebels I

League: Cleveland Hts. DII

 

2. Brian Gamble

Team: Metro Cleveland Firefighters

League: Mayfield Village Men

 

3. Sean Lachman

Team: Brennan's Colony Pub

League: Cleveland Hts. DII

 

1. Morgan McIntire

Team: Caged Wisdom

League: Euclid Division I

 

2. Dale Moore

Team: Highland Square Tavern

League: Lakewood Mon/Wed

 

3. Joe Gazella

Team: Paradise R&P

League: Euclid Division I

 

1. Jamie Smrdel

Team: Highlander

League: Mayfield Heights

 

2. Jamie Preseren

Team: Panini's

League: Mayfield Heights

 

3. Kristen Csontos

Team: Highlander

League: Mayfield Heights

 

Men's Softball
Top 150 Players		 Coed Softball
Top 150 Players		 Women's Softball
Top Players
Top Softball Teams of 2011
#1 Men's Team

Nerone & Sons

Lakewood Tue/Thur AA

 #1 Coed Team

Caged Wisdom

Euclid Coed Division I

 #1 Women's Team

Sports-n-Sports

Euclid Women
Men's Softball
Power Rankings 		Coed Softball
Power Rankings		 Women's Softball
Power Rankings
News Archive
1.5.11 Lake County Captains Come Aboard in 2011! BGSD proudly names the Lake County Captains as its newest sponsor! The Captains have agreed to sponsor the players of the week for all softball leagues for the entire 2011 summer season. This sponsorship awards the players of the week two free tickets to a Captains home game. Not to be forgotten, teammates of the player of the week can purchase Captains' tickets at a 30% discounted rate. Additionally, the Captains will host a BGSD Awards Night on August 31 at Classic Park, home of the Captains. On the field before the game, the BGSD Players of the Year will be given awards for their accomplishments. Here is the link to the full agreement. We at BGSD would like to thank the Captains for their sponsorship!
10.6.10 Lake Erie Monsters are our newest sponsor!. We are proud to announce that the Lake Erie Monsters are BGSD's newest sponsor. The Monsters have agreed to donate ticket vouchers for the players of the week for our basketball and hockey leagues.
10.12.09 New for Basketball 2009: League MVP Race! One of our most popular features for softball is unquestionably the League MVP race. BGSD's top secret formula calculates the top offensive performers in the league and ranks them throughout the season, with the top player getting coveted bragging rights. This year, we are excited to announce that we have added the MVP race to all our basketball leagues. Quite a lot of work was put into developing a formula to rate and rank the players in each league, and we hope you enjoy this new feature. The first basketball leagues are underway, you can see the formula in action on the pages for the Cleveland Heights Men's and Women's Winter basketball leagues.
9.14.09 Hockey! Hockey! Hockey! BGSD is excited to announce the addition of the East Side Hockey League to our lineup. The adult recreational league plays its games at Thornton Park Arena in Shaker Heights on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights, and is the first hockey league to use BGSD's stats since the BGSD.com website was launched. We look forward to providing the players stats this season! Stats will be posted on our hockey page.
If you or your child play hockey and would like to get a richer experience, with complete player and goalie statistics posted here on our website and for yourself or coaches in hard copy, please contact us at 216-382-4872, or email vbenander@bgsd.com.
10.25.08 ZENN Wins "Major Fun" Award - Major Fun has honored ZENN with it's "Major Fun - Family" Award! Major Fun gives awards to games that make people laugh, are original, and easy to understand and teach. Here is an excerpt from the review: "The game of Zenn is an invitation to chip-flicking at its finest...This is what makes Zenn Major FUN - the elegance and subtlety of the design, the almost intuitive clarity of the goals, the many, many different ways to play; and the sheer delight of the game mechanics." Lean more about ZENN.
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