Wisconsin's largest adult amateur baseball league. The league started in 1929 and now has grown to 44 teams in south-central Wisconsin.

The Home Talent Baseball League Awards Dinner will be held Sunday, October 12 at Rex's Innkeeper, Waunakee. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. with the banquet to follow. Each team has two tickets-included with their dues. Additional tickets are $16.00. Reservations should be made by Thursday, October 9. Call Kent Adler, League Treasurer, with your reservations. Phone 608-849-4765.

2008 HTL Playoffs

Sunday, August 3 - 1:00 pm

Northern Section
#8 Cazenovia at #1 Sauk Prairie - Sauk Prairie 3-1
#7 Black Earth at #2 Reedsburg - Reedsburg 7-5
#6 Cross Plains at #3 Middleton - Middleton 5-0
#5 Waunakee at #4 Mazomanie - Waunakee 5-1

Western Section
#8 Dodgeville at #1 Verona - Verona 7-5
#7 Blanchardville at #2 Hollandale - Hollandale 6-5
#6 New Glarus at #3 Argyle - Argyle 4-2
#5 Wiota at #4 Ridgeway - Wiota 16-5

Sunday, August 10 - 1:00 PM

Northern Section
#5 Waunakee at #1 Sauk Prairie - Sauk Prairie 6-3
#3 Middleton at #2 Reedsburg - Middleton 8-2

Western Section
#5 Wiota at #1 Verona - Verona 13-0
#3 Argyle at #2 Hollandale - Hollandale 4-3 (10 inn)

Southeast Section
#2 Jefferson at #1 Utica - Utica 7-2
#2 Evansville at #1 Fort Atkinson - Fort Atkinson 6-5 (10 inn)

Eastern Section
#4 Sun Prairie at #1 Monona - Sun Prairie 5-4
#3 McFarland at #2 DeForest - Deforest 10-4

Sunday, August 17 - 1:00 PM

Northern Section - #3 Middleton at #1 Sauk Prairie - Middleton 7-4

Western Section - #2 Hollandale at #1 Verona - Verona 6-5 (11 inn)

Southeast Section - #1 Fort Atkinson at #1 Utica - Utica 2-1

Eastern Section - #4 Sun Prairie at #2 Deforest - Sun Prairie 3-1

HTL Round Robin Championship Series

Week 1 - Sunday, August 24
Verona at Sun Prairie (at Marshall) - Sun Prairie 6-5
Utica at Middleton - Utica 2-0

Week 2 - Sunday, August 31 - 1:00 PM
Middleton (0-1) at Verona (0-1) - Verona 12-10
Sun Prairie (1-0) at Utica (1-0) - Utica 7-6

Week 3 - Sunday, September 7 - 1:00 PM
Verona (1-1) at Utica (2-0) - Verona 11-5
Sun Prairie (1-1) at Middleton (0-2) - Middleton 3-1

Championship Game - Sunday, September 14 - 1:00 PM
Utica (2-1) at Verona (2-1) - Stampfl Field in Verona - Verona 6-1

VERONA - 2008 HOME TALENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Night League Sectional Semi-Finals - Thursday, August 14

CENTRAL
Waunakee at Poynette - Poynette 5-4 (8 inn)
Verona at Utica (at Stoughton) - Utica 6-2

EASTERN
Fort Atkinson at Jefferson - Jefferson 6-1
Sun Prairie at Lake Mills - Sun Prairie 9-8

WESTERN
Sauk Prairie at Reedsburg - Reedsburg 5-3
Plain at Cross Plains - Cross Plains 4-0

SOUTH
Ridgeway at Monroe - Monroe 2-1
Pine Bluff at Orfordville - Orfordville 1-0 (9 inn)

Night League Sectional Finals - Thursday, August 21

CENTRAL - Poynette at Utica (at Stoughton) - Utica 4-3 (8 inn)

EASTERN - Sun Prairie at Jefferson - Jefferson 3-2

WESTERN - Cross Plains at Reedsburg - Reedsburg 4-1

SOUTH - Orfordville at Monroe on Sunday, August 24 - Orfordville 11-3

Night League Semi-Finals - Thursday, August 28
Game 1: Orfordville at Reedsburg - Reedsburg 6-1
Game 2: Utica at Jefferson - Utica 12-2

Night League Finals - Tuesday, September 9
Game 3: Utica at Reedsburg - Reedsburg 2-0

REEDSBURG - 2008 HOME TALENT NIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Brett Magritz Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing - 10/18/08

Dug-Out Club 28th Annual Banquet set for January 2009

Brian Carriveau is writing a book about the 2008 Home Talent League season. For more information about the book and news regarding the league, please visit his website, Home Talent Baseball. If there's anything going on in the HTL that you think is newsworthy, feel free to contact Brian at carriveau@uwalumni.com. He's also writing articles for some of the local newspapers and is looking to be the mouthpiece of the league.

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