From Al’s Fastball: Kegel Black Knights sign Tim Macumber for the 06 season
The Black Knights’ Loren Hochhalter had this to say:
“We are extremely happy to add a player of the caliber of Tim Macumber and along with Chad Boom this gives this young group some great leadership and adds some tremendous talent to a very good group of young ball players.”
Tim is an ISC All World player and member of Team Canada.
Early Saturday morning Gary Vargas lost his fight against lung cancer. Detected in the early part of this year he survived chemotherapy to return to work only to get set back down this late fall. Gary, a long time dominant pitcher out of the Hayward area for several teams was probably best remembered as one of the pitching staff along with Peter Brown, Rich Balswick and Steve Padilla, who carried the Nor Cal Merchants fastpitch team to the start of their run of three straight National Championships in the 40 and over Masters Division.
Family services will be closed. Brother Rick Vargas and his family are inviting family and friends to a Memorial Service with a celebration of Gary’s life to follow at the Patrick Gomer softball field in Hayward starting at one thirty pm. on Sunday January 15, 2006.
If anyone would like to share any experiences or stories about Gary, please forward that information to Rick Vargas at the following:
Rick Vargas
8334 Almondwood Lane
Stockton, Ca. 95210
Res. Phn.-209—478-3557
ricncvargas@sbcglobal.net
From Al’s Fastball: ISC Tournament List growing for 2006
Please note the following request from Al Doran:
Please post them first to Al’s Fastball so that we will have a link for each tournament.
Sledgehammer22 has broken another piece of big news at the 2006 Rumor Central:
News Break!!! Fresh off the phone with Chris Wright of the Nor Cal Mavericks. The Mavericks have announced a merger between them and A-1 Tank. The deal was said to be done last week and the details have been ironed out. The team will take on the A-1 Tank name and compete at the ISC II level. Wright, who will have the duties of General Manager and Field Manager, says the merger is a two year deal with options after the first year. The merger instantly makes the northern California based team a serious player at the “B” level and ISCII level. When asked about the deal, Wright added, “It’s tough to watch my Mavericks team name go but this could turn out to be a great thing for Nor Cal fastpitch. I’m excited for the season to start.” The Mavericks look to compete in Red Rock, Portland and a travel league in preparation for the ISC II Tournament of Champions. Details of the roster will be released later this month.
The merger positions the team to compete with another new California ISC II team being formed, for a bid to compete in the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in August.
Sledgehammer22’s “2006 Rumor Central” has nearly 10,000 page views in barely a month’s time — almost as many as all of 2005. Click here to catch the latest.
From the ASA website: The locations for (some) of the 2007 ASA National Championships have been announced:
Men’s Major TBD
Men’s Class A TBD
Men’s Class B Altamonte Springs, FL
Men’s Class C Killeen, TX
Men’s 23-Under TBD
Men’s Masters 40-Over TBD
Men’s Masters 45-Over Gadsden, AL
Men’s Masters 50-Over TBD
We have updated our “Quicklinks” at Fastpitchwest. For those who may not be familiar with them, they are the links in the grey border at the bottom of most every page at Fastpitchwest. (all but the blogs, which utilize different software)
We provide the Quick Links for the convenience of our readers as a way to jump over to some of the more popular pages or sites, without having to hunt for them or return to the main menu. In the lower right hand corner, you’ll find everyone’s favorite, Al’s Fastball Mailing List archive. The recent changes include the addition of one for our ISC-II blog, “The Deuce”, and ISC-II page at the official ISC website, and one for the new ISC Forum that we are hosting here at Fastpitchwest.
Editor’s note: For layout reasons, we limit the links to one line, and the revised set should still fit on one line, even for those of you with the old 800 x 600 resolution settings. If not, please write to me: feedback (at) fastpitchwest.com and let me know.
From Al’s Fastball: Vancouver Grey Sox Sign Pat Mackintosh for Canadian Nationals
The new ISC Forum, not yet a week old, is up to 99 members and growing. Will you be the 100th member? Click here to join.
Update: Well, it was Jason Porto who grabbed the “100th member” spot. Sorry Jason, no prize 😉 The membership is still growing, so be sure to drop by and see what folks are saying, or post your own comments. (Be sure to read the guidelines before registering — full, real name required. You know the routine by now)
From Al’s Fastball:
“The ISC Forum – – Another Communication Tool for All
In a continuing effort to improve communication between the ISC and players, managers and fans, we are announcing an experimental forum from the ISC web site. Internet forums are a very popular service right now and there are numerous ones being used, most based on geographical location. “
Click here to read the entire press release from the ISC regarding the new ISC Forum.
Access the ISC Forum via a link on the front page of the official ISCfastpitch.com website. (Right underneath the media guide) Please be sure to use your firstandlastname when registering for the iscforum. (e.g. johnsmith), and include your city/province.
Name: 26th BOB RAPP MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Date: February 18-20, 2006
Location: Wong & Victor Stadiums – Hilo, Hawaii (Big Island)
Teams : 18 (maximum)
Format: Double elimination – 3 game guarantee.
Entry fee: $300 us dollars.
Deadline: JAN. 5 2006
Classification: OPEN
Contact Person:
Derrick Imai
Kats Athletic Club
757 Ho’olala Place
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Ph: 808-959-2164
For hotel/accomodations/car rental info:
James Hirayama
Player / Coach Hilo A’s
Ph: 808-960-0748
email: jameshirayama@aol.com
This is the 26th Annual Bob Rapp Memorial Fastpitch Tournament celebrating the memory of a great local Hawaii pitcher who passed away on the mound while doing what he loved to do. (more…)