Heartbroken

My son is heartbroken. Today I received an email from the optimist "comissioner" stating that there was not enough interest in fall baseball to have a league this fall and that we'll be getting a refund. Joel was SO excited about fall ball. He's been practicing and looking forward to it since summer league ended at the end of June. So then I researched the neighboring community's youth baseball and their fall league registration is past and now closed. So is our district's youth football league! I am so frustrated! It's a catch-22...what do they expect us to do when they inform us of these things long after all other windows are closed? UGH!