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Umpire Lance Brown heading to World Champs

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From the New Zealand Herald By Karen Hughes Wanganui has a strong reputation for delivering world-class athletes. More so however is the growing number of sport officials who are making the grade at international level. (Midweek readers may recall a recent feature on Touch Referee Gary Reid, who was selected to referee at the FIT 2015 Touch World Cup). Softball Umpire Lance … [Read more...]

New Zealand Black Sox in form as they prepare for world softball champs

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From Stuff.co.nz Some of the the New Zealand Black Sox's top hitters and pitchers have shown encouraging form as they quest for a record seventh world title in Canada. Mark Sorenson's side, which will defend their world championships title in Saskatoon at the end of June, began the first leg of their warm-up in Calgary, winning two games against the the Calgary Sox by … [Read more...]

World champion Kiwis make Kelowna stop

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by Warren Henderson - Kelowna Capital News Their traditional pre-game haka dance has captured the imagination of sports fans the world over. The New Zealand Black Sox can play an awfully good game of fastball, too. The defending world men's champions will be bringing both spectacles to Kelowna's King Stadium next Wednesday night. The Black Sox will take on the Kelowna … [Read more...]

ISA New Zealand U18 to take on 2013 NAFA “A” National Champs, Wolfpack at Long Beach, CA – June 10, 2015

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As The Who used to sing, "The kids are alright." The kids being New Zealand's U18 squad from the International Softball Academy (ISA), who are in North America for a two week tour. The squad arrived last Wednesday, based in Anaheim (near Disneyland, of course). They traveled up to Santa Barbara last weekend, and played in one of California's open level tournaments, the Best … [Read more...]