ROCHESTER, Minn. (December 8, 2010) - Terry Collins is the first Northwoods League manager to later become a manager at the Major League level. Collins, a former Duluth Huskies’ field manager, was named the New York Mets’ manager on November 23rd.

The Northwoods League recently teamed up with a group of students at Minnesota State University (MSU) to help with the launch of the Northwoods League Foundation. The students contacted the Northwoods League in a search to complete an assignment given to them in one of their courses. The students, who are sports management majors at MSU, were given a service learning assignment in a Sport Ethic and Professional Development class. The students were assigned to identify a need in the community, set goals to meet the need identified, explain the process that would be used to achieve the goals identified, describe the outcomes of the service learning project, and provide a reflection of their service learning experience. These students contacted the Northwoods League, which has recently created the Northwoods League Foundation. The goals of the Foundation matched the requirements for the assignment set by their professor, Mr. Bryan Romsa. The Northwoods League and the Northwoods League Foundation gave these MSU students an opportunity to help with creating a database of their former players, which will allow the Foundation to more easily contact these players. The database is compiled of over 4,000 former Northwoods League players, with their names, e-mails, addresses and phone numbers provided in their original Northwoods League contracts. The Foundation will contact the players with ways for them to get involved with upcoming charity events. The mission of the Northwoods League Foundation is to enrich the quality of life in Northwoods League member communities. This project gave these MSU students an opportunity to complete their assignment for their course, as well as providing them with firsthand experience that they will experience in their future sports management careers. Also, this project will be very beneficial to the Northwoods League and the Northwoods League Foundation.

The La Crosse Loggers Baseball Club, in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse baseball program and the “Friends of Baseball at UW-L”, announced their plans for the Loggers 9th Annual Winter Baseball BBQ today at a press conference inside of the Stoney Creek Inn (Onalaska).

he Northwoods League has announced the complete schedule for the upcoming 2011 regular season, the League’s 18th season of play.

Two-day event will include Marshfield Clinic Home Run Health Fest and Home Run Derby

The Battle Creek Bombers are excited to announce the hiring of their new Director of Sales, Cory Evans. Evans recently graduated from Southern Virginia University with a major of Physical Education and Recreational Administration. Evans has been working in security sales for the past three years as well and is excited to be a part of the Bombers organization.

The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers are proud to announce the promotion of Dustin Anaas as the new General Manager. Anaas, who will enter his fourth season in the Northwoods League and third with the Lunkers, is already hard at work getting ready for the 2011 Northwoods League Season.

The "Duck Pond" at Warner Park will undergo a major renovation this off-season. The $1.3 million upgrade is made possible through a public-private partnership between City of Madison Parks and the Madison Mallards. Demolition of the existing seating bowl has begun and the new stadium is scheduled to be completed in late May 2011.

The Northwoods League is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Rawlings Big Stick Award. This award is given to the player at each position who had the best batting average during the 2010 regular season.