When I got an email from APBA Hall of Famer Woody Studenmund, I stood at attention a little. I remember Woody’s name from the APBA Journal days when I was a younger lad. Turns out his league needs a little help.
Woody is a member of the North East League, the original mail APBA league. The NEL has been around for sixty years. There was no social media and no email when it started. Mail league meant sending your stats by the good ol’ postal mail.
Woody tells me they are looking for a new manager. The NEL is quite a historical institution in the APBA community so this is a quite a big deal.
This is the official writeup that Woody Studenmund has prepared:
The North East League, the original mail league, is beginning its first search for a new manager in ten years. About to start its 60th season, the NEL is a 12-team, continuous-ownership league that uses the 1986 basic APBA game and allows virtually unlimited use of the hit and run.
Not surprisingly, we focus more on fair competition and fun than on reality, and the result is a friendly league in which the majority of us have been managers for 22 or more years. For more information on the NEL and the search, please email Woody Studenmund at
If you’re interested in joining a league steeped in APBA history, contact Woody.
Good luck to the North East League in their quest for a quality manager! Keep us updated!!
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