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Elmora Youth League is a nonprofit organization based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, The league organizes recreation baseball, softball and basketball for the youth of the Elmora/Elizabeth area. The league is staffed by volunteer parents. EYL forms travel baseball and softball teams that participate in local tournaments. Players are selected from registered participants in the Spring season.

Little League Chartered
since 1999

Founded 1974

2008 is our
35th Season

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We need help to build this section of our web site. We are looking for anything related to Elmora Youth League and its history. Please help us put together our league history.

Communities of Elizabeth and Elmora To Open Youth League Complex
May 1, 1998

After a recent trip to the Elizabeth Public Library, we found the following newspaper clippings for our archives.  They will be posted soon on our web site.

"Dreams of field may strike out" DJ - 7/13/1991

"Elmora Youth Play Ball" DJ - 4/22/1991

"Ball fields open to public debate in Elizabeth"  - SL - 3/23/1994

"Ball field possibility" - Trib - 12/11/1995

"A home of their own, City to make room for baseball league in Elmora" - Trib - 3/22/1996

Attention Current and Former Members of Elmora Youth League

We are looking to recover some of our
old league books and award programs.

Can you help us find some of these documents?

A tribute to Trooper Hanratty

In Memorian

Directions to Facilities used by EYL

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Elmora Youth League Books

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Elmora Youth Awards Books

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Now that the league has a new permanent home, we are looking to get old copies of our league book, award books, old photos and newspaper clippings to keep at the Hanratty Fields. If you have any of the above, please contact us and we will arrange to make copies of the documents and photos. Please contact us at elmorayouth@aol.com

Click to see our collection of EYL League Book Covers.

Elmora Youth League Books

Missing League Books

1985
1986
1988

You still have a chance to help us, we are looking for 3 more books.

Found

The following people responded to our call for help in recovering the league's History.

Thank You to Bill Maslo
and Rich Green,

1979

1983

1980

1984

Thank You to
Bill Malone

1987

1990

1982

Thank You to Dave Hoary

Way to go Emile Vega

Thanks to Bill Lear

Thanks to Valerie Bardwil and David Bardwil who gave us copies of the first 4 league books.

1993

1995

1978

1981

1989

1974

1975

1976

1977

League Books at Hanratty

1974
1975
1976
1977

1978
1979
1980

1981

1982

1983
1984

1987

1989

1990

1991
1992

1993

1994

1995

1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005

The 80s were crazy, but someone has to have the 3 missing years.

Elmora Youth Award Books

Missing Award Books

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990

1993

1995
1996
1997
1998

Found

Time to work on this group..

Award Books at Hanratty

1991
1992

1994

1999
2000

2001
2002
2003
2004

Elmora Youth League History

Hanratty Field
Phone Number is:

Help us recover the history of Elmora Youth League. Click here for more information.

Starting our 33rd Year
We are trying to complete our collection of old league books. We need 3 books to finish the recovery project. The missing years are:

1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988, & 1989
Click to see our collection of league books.

Ask your parent, your neighbor, your friends. Please give all recovered items to Ralph Abbate or bring to the Hanratty fields. Thank you to all who have helped with this project.

1974_12002

Our first Year!

1993_12002

A Pink Cover

1976_12002

Happy 200 America

1999_12002

We go Little League Baseball

1978_12003

The Bad News Bears made 5 appearances on our League Book

2005_12002

End of an Era

1992_120

One year experiment with Babe Ruth Baseball

2006_12005

The new one begins

Questions, please e-mail

ElmoraYouth@aol.com