HBQVBAA (Hollis Bell-Aire Queens Village Bellerose Athletic Association) is a non-profit private league funded by numerous grants and donations from city and state officials, as well as citizens of the community. It is based in Bellerose, Queens, in New York City, New York. Founded in 1954, HBQVB, a member of the Babe Ruth League, calls its complex the Padavan-Preller Fields. The field location is at 236-02 Hillside Ave. and the house phone number is (718) 464-6088. In addition to the 9 playing fields, there is a full parking lot, equipment room, batting cages, restrooms, and a concession stand. HBQVB, a Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken League, has been bringing youth baseball and softball to the children of the area for more than half a century. Its in-house program begins with five-year-olds playing T-Ball, continues with a PeeWee division for six and seven-year-olds and goes right on through to sixteen year-olds playing full-scale baseball. All divisions are instructional and are open to children of all skill and experience levels. Programs for seventeen and eighteen-year-olds are offered on a limited basis as well as field competitive travel and tournament teams in many age brackets. Administrators Executive Board of Directors *Mike Pfeiffer, President *Ken Conyers, Vice President *Denis O'Leary, Comptroller *Ed Velez, Secretary *Frank Giannone, Jr., Treasurer Baseball Operations *Ken Conyers, Director of Operations, Registrar *Mike Sweeney, Equipment *Mike Pfeiffer, Umpire-in-Chief Division Heads *T-Ball, Ed Velez *Pee Wee, Ed Velez *Midgets, Jim Brown *Minor Boys, Jim Brown *Minor Girls, Nick Lomangino *Major Boys, Mike Sweeney *Major Girls, Nick Lomangino *Pony Boys, Paul Busciolano *Senior Boys, Tom Goodwin *Senior Girls, Nick Lomangino Committee Chairpersons *Sue Vereline, Concession Stand *Chuck Schub, Signs and Sponsors *Frank Rizzo, Work Details *Anthony Tetro Jr., Publicist Ball Fields The complex consists of 9 playing fields ranging from Pee Wee to Major League size giving ample room to offer full baseball and softball schedules. They are: *Lomangino *Gangone *Kowalski *Lomangino *Padavan *Hopke *Malone *Schenk *Ott Footnotes
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