From the Chicago Tribune For decades, the Donlan has been synonymous with men's fastpitch softball in Aurora. Come next weekend, its reach will be extended even further. That's when the Daniel D. Dolan family, longtime sponsors of the men's fastpitch softball Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks, will be inducted into the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame. The family is … [Read more...]
On the Record with Tom Crouch
From the Midweek News On the Record with Tom Crouch By KATRINA J.E. MILTON DeKALB – Tom Crouch of DeKalb will have a busy summer. He plans to visit many different cities, including San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando, Toronto, Pennsylvania and New York. Nearly every weekend this summer, he will travel to a different destination. Crouch isn’t going on vacation, he is traveling … [Read more...]
Celebrate Bob Chapel’s 50th year in Fastball – July 9-10, 2016 at Sonora, CA
Bob Chapel's 50th year Tournament Sonora There will be two divisions July 9-10, 2016 Standard Park $ 425 entry fee Host Hotel: Sonora Aladdin 209 533 4971, rate $89 Bob Chapel 1165 Capricorn Pl Billings MT 59105 406-690-0664 Sonora Tourney 2016 … [Read more...]
Waitakere Bears notch win over Hutt City United at Nelson New Zealand
From the Waitakere Bears Softball Club Facebook page (From March 18) Our Premier Men had a win this evening over Hutt City United 3 nil. Marshall Maynard pitched 7 inns with 7ks and only 1 hit. Kevin hit a 2 run home run and Luke Peters came home on a squeeze play from David Lee which had him safe at 1st. The boys play Hutt Valley Marist in the morning. — at Saxton … [Read more...]
Passing of Cecilio Smalling
Sad to report the passing of Cecilio Smalling, skipper and pitcher of the Balboa Fastball team, of which I was a member in recent years. From the SCIFL: SERVICES FOR CECILIO SMALLING As you have heard, we lost Cecilio Smalling this past week. He was one of the good guys in the league and helped any way he could to make sure it was successful. Services for "C" are this … [Read more...]
One hardball lawyer’s passion
From Canadian Lawyer Magazine Cross Examined Written by Jennifer Brown Whether it’s in the courtroom or on the ball diamond, Jack Fireman brings the same approach to winning — preparation and solid team building net you the best result. The 76-year-old personal injury trial lawyer may be known as the driving force behind the championship-winning Toronto Gators (short for … [Read more...]
Recap of the Special Olympics Game at 2015 ISC WT
From Kyle Beane The 8th annual Special Olympics/ISC game was held last Wednesday in South Bend, and surprising to no one, the ISC All Stars were shut out 33-0!! We had one of our best turnouts ever, with over 30 ISC players and coaches. 14 of the ISC umpires helped guide the game along. But the real stars were the players from the Special Olympics team who gave 100% on every … [Read more...]