AmericanTowns SPORTS Offers Organization and Communication Tools

FAIRFIELD, CT, July 13, 2007 – AmericanTowns is ready to play ball in your town! AmericanTowns.com, the largest national network of hyper-local community websites, today announced AmericanTowns SPORTS (sports.americantowns.com), the most comprehensive set of website and communications solutions for local sports teams and leagues in each of the 10,000 communities it serves.

AmericanTowns SPORTS provides tools that enable leagues and teams to keep players, fans and families informed and to reach the broader community. A streamlined version is offered free of charge to individual teams, and a more comprehensive, “premier” version, intended for league use, is available for a fee.

“AmericanTowns SPORTS is a unique on-line tool that helps leagues not only to communicate with their players but also to build relationships within the broader community, " explained Jim Maglione, Co-President of Community at AmericanTowns. “Sports teams strengthen kids, their character and the bonds of the community, so helping them is a perfect fit with our mission.”

The free, easy-to-use web solution allows individual teams to post their schedules, refreshment assignments, and contact information on the web; to announce rainouts and delays in real time; and to post registration dates, special awards, volunteer recognition and team coverage to their own page and to the homepage of their AmericanTowns community website.

AmericanTowns SPORTS new “premier” product is especially designed for leagues. In addition to all the features offered for free to teams, it facilitates multi-team scheduling and automatically sends emails of schedule changes and other updates. It also includes tools to post information about teams and leagues, including results and standings; on-line registration for new and returning players; and even the ability to open an online store!

This comprehensive “premier” product, including web hosting, is available for $375-$475 per year, depending on the size of the league. To make the price even lower, AmericanTowns offers a special option with family friendly ads that cuts a league’s price to only $187.50 - $237.50 per year. A thirty-day trial is available to local leagues free of charge.

All versions of AmericanTowns SPORTS incorporate AmericanTowns’ other tools for community organizations, including on-line fundraising, the “One-Click PR Release” for the distribution of information to local media; and even the ability to upload photos and action-packed videos.

To create this unique local sports tool, AmericanTowns.com has incorporated a great website solution from LeagueAthletics.com. League Athletics specializes in providing web hosting as well as management and communications systems primarily for sports organizations. AmericanTowns specializes in tools to connect the community. A great combination, and that’s what winning teams are all about.

About AmericanTowns
AmericanTowns is the largest national network of hyper-local community websites; it includes the nation’s most extensive online database of local events, community organizations and resources and special tools to help community organizations. Currently serving 10,000 US towns (total population: 190 million), AmericanTowns acts as a “virtual town square” that connects citizens, community organizations and locally-focused businesses to strengthen the bonds of our nation’s communities. These sites include more than 5 million community events plus powerful tools to help more than 90,000 listed community organizations interact more effectively with local citizens. Founded in 2000, AmericanTowns is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. Visit www.AmericanTowns.com.