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IS Knights Sign Scooter Lange and Sisko Sabate

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:
IS Knights Sign Scooter Lange and Sisko Sabate

Fargo, North Dakota

The IS Knights of Fargo, North Dakota would like two announce their second group of singings for the 2006 season with the additions of Scott “Scooter” Lange and Sisko Sabate.

Lange, of Lombard, Illinois, joins IS after spending last season with Heflin St. Louis and the Quad City Sox of Davenport, Iowa prior to that. Last year Lange earned First Team All American Honors at the ASA Major National Championship while playing with Runner-Up Florida Fastpitch. Lange, along with Lamar Noriega, will handle the catching duties for the IS Knights.

Sabate, of Parana, Argentina, will join Rob Schweyer on the IS Knights pitching staff. Sabate spent 2005 playing with Albaugh, Inc. of Elkhart, Iowa, while also representing Don Bosco during his time in Argentina. He earned Second Team All World honors last August at the NAFA Class AAA/Open World Series while playing with Briggs/Tanner of Omaha, Nebraska. In 2004, he played with Morgan Transfer of Olympia, Washington at the ISC World Tournament and the Toros (Maracaibo) in the Venezuelan League.

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IS Knights Sign Roman Foore and Zach Goring

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:

IS Knights Sign Roman Foore and Zach Goring
Fargo, North Dakota

The IS Knights of Fargo, North Dakota would like to announce the first of their new player signings for the 2006 season as we welcome Roman Foore and Zach Goring to the team. Both players will make the jump to ISC-level fastpitch after very successful careers at the ISC II/NAFA AA level the last several years.

Foore, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, has played the last five years with Pate Bonding, Inc. (PBI) of West St. Paul, Minnesota. Last August he was named the MVP of the Minnesota ASA Class B State Tournament while helping PBI claim that crown. Later that month he was named Second Team All World at the NAFA Class AA World Series. Foore will be looked upon to add some pop in the middle of the Knights lineup while seeing time at first base and designated hitter.

Goring, of Burnsville, Minnesota, makes the move to the IS Knights after playing the last several years with ASB-Villard of St. Paul, Minnesota.


Editor’s note: We had the chance to see Foore and Goring in Orlando, as members of this year’s AAU International Tournament runner-up, Team Minnesota. Foore has tremendous power, hitting a 300+ foot home run in the quarterfinals to help his team into the Final Four, and Goring is a young talent, just coming into his prime. Look for both of these players to do well a at the next level. (Foore’s AAU homer was broadcast on Ballparkradio and is available in the Archives)

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Yer Out! No Baseball, Softball for 2012

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Yer Out! No Baseball, Softball for 2012

TURIN, Italy – They’re out! Baseball and softball won’t be played at the 2012 London Olympics. And this time, the call stands.

Baseball and women’s softball remain on the program for the 2008 Beijing Games, and will be eligible to reapply for readmission to the 2016 games.

London, however, is no longer possible.

“We will work with them at the Olympic Games at Beijing and see if there’s a chance to come back in the program” after London, IOC president Jacques Rogge said. “I understand the disappointment of those who pleaded for the reinstatement.”

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Damo’s in the “Hot Seat”

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

What do you get when you mix Hulk Hogan, Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta, Joey Porter, Jorge St. Pierre, and Jenna Jameson? Inside the mind of Damian Guerrero 🙂 Click here for this month’s installment of Fred Hanker’s popular “Hot Seat” Interview, with Damo Guerrero.

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Pantera’s 14th Annual Valentine’s Day Tournament

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

Pantera’s 14th Annual Valentine’s Day Tournament
C and B Division
February 18th and 19th, 2006
Pool Play on Saturday; Single Elimination on Sunday
Entry Fee: $300.00
Make all checks and money orders to: Panteras Sports Club
Awards will be awarded to 1st & 2nd Place teams
For Info please Contact: Fernie Ramirez (562) 762-8397

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Get the Morning Brief Via Email

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

For those of you who like knowing when new posts go up at the Morning Brief blog, but don’t like to bother with checking back all the time, we have an easy, automated solution — Feed Blitz. In short, you just sign up to receive Morning Brief via email.

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Long Beach Nitehawks Named to Top 50 Sports Moments

Monday, February 6th, 2006

From the Press-Telegram Newspaper, Long Beach California:

LB Nitehawks # 14 on Press-Telegram’s 50 Greatest Moments in Long Beach Sports History


ISC Hall of Famer and LB Nitehawk Great Nick Hopkins Was Honored by the Long Beach Century Club this week. (File Photo by Press-Telegram)

Before there was Sean Burroughs and the Little League heroes, before the Dirtbags were born, before Lisa Fernandez, before Tony Gwynn, before Sean’s dad Jeff, before Joe Hicks, before Blair Field, before all those CIF champs and stars, even before Bob Lemon became a star, there were the Long Beach Nitehawks.

Born in 1933, relocated to Long Beach in 1939. Winners of 10 International Softball Congress world championships. Twenty-three Hall of Famers. That is not a misprint.

The franchise folded in 1988 and scarcely anyone but the old-timers in town noticed because men’s professional fast-pitch softball had lost whatever modest appeal it once held for the masses. On the sports menu, it went from entree to appetizer to fast-dissolving after-dinner mint.

But in its own time, the Nitehawks were a source of pride and success in town. The ball-and-bat lineage of Lemon and Vern Stephens can be traced to the Nitehawks, and former Cubs and PCL star Lou Novikoff had an entire second act on the field with the Nitehawks.

Nick Hopkins was one of the finest-fielding shortstops in pro softball history, and the Wilson product and one-time Boston Red Sox prospect played 19 seasons for the Nitehawks. Saturday night, he’ll be inducted into the Century Club Hall of Fame, joining two other Nitehawk legends, team founder Joe Rodgers and former player, manager and owner Red Meairs.

Amid all of Long Beach’s rich baseball history, the Nitehawks also earned a lofty spot on the Century Club’s 50 Greatest Sports Moments List that was compiled in honor of the club’s 50th anniversary.

(more…)

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2006 Schneiders ISC 2006 World Fastball Tournament

Monday, February 6th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:
2006 Schneiders ISC 2006 World Fastball Tournament

Kitchener, ON

Schneiders 2006 ISC Men’s World Fastball Tournament August 11th – 19th and the Tournament of Champions ISC ll August 13 – 18th in Kitchener/Cambridge, Ontario Planning for the 2006 Schneiders ISC World Fastball Tournament and the ISC II Tournament of Champions continues at a steady pace.

Check out their website www.kwfastball.com or call the Kitchener Auditorium Box Office at (519) 741-2556 Tom Clancy, Chairman Schneiders ISC 2006 World Fastball Tournament 519-748-0377 71 Lower Canada Cres. Kitchener, Ont N2P 1E9.

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Field of Teams Announced for 2006 Boys of Summer Tournament

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball: Boys of Summer 2006

The 6th Annual Boys of Summer Open tournament is ready to announce the field. As posted before this will be a 16 team, 3 diamond, round robin event running July 7-9, 2006.

County Materials-Marathon, WI
Farm Tavern-Madison, WI
Circle Tap-Denmark, WI
Orillia/OwenSound Riversharks-Ontario
Patsy’s-New York, NY
Aspen Black Sox-Saskatoon, SK
SoCal Bombers, Southern Cal
Team Rainey, Whittier, CA
Townline/Shoots- Green Bay, WI
Planggers Furniture, Benton Harbor, MI
Bloomington Stix- IL
Dolan & Murphy- Aurora, IL
Quad City Sox-Davenport, IA
Albaugh Inc-Elkart, IA
Kegel Black Knights-Fargo,
ND IS Knights-Fargo, ND

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New Website for Oshawa City and District Fastball League

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:

Oshawa City & District Fastball League

The History of Softball in Oshawa and District

The Oshawa City and District Softball Association is one of the oldest organized softball bodies in Ontario and one of the first to enlist under the banner of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (O.A.S.A.).

Oshawa’s first O.A.S.A. team entered provincial playdowns in 1924. In 1926 Oshawa’s first city-wide softball association was organized and in1927 Juvenile and Junior leagues, as well as the existing Intermediate League were formed. Originally named the Oshawa “City and Industrial” League the organization grew by leaps and bounds. It eventually embraced other leagues such as the “South Ontario League” and “Oshawa Church League” both of which played an important part in establishing softball in Ontario but fell victims to the depression years of the early thirties.

Later, as small communities in the immediate suburban district requested permission to affiliate, so that they might carry on, the organization was re-named the Oshawa City and District Association. The leadership and help given to the neighbouring communities has proven a wise and far-sighted move as they continue to provide executive and teams and are the backbone of today’s league.

Click link below to visit their website.
Oshawa City and District Fastball League

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