Archive for August, 2006

Maddy’s ISC II Photos – Day 1

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006


We are pleased to share a link to the more extensive galleries for “Day 1” of the ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 13, 2006.

Click “Maddy’s Photos” logo above, then the menu buttons for Galleries 1 and 2.

Maddy is continuing to work on photos from the tournament, and we will be posting additional galleries very soon.

Bar on the Avenue Wisconsin Tops A-1 Tank CA in NAFA “AAA” World Series

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

The Bar on the Avenue, Wisconsin topped A-1 Tank of California, 4-2 in the single elimination finale in the NAFA “AAA” World Series. The Tank finished 3rd in the “AA” and 2nd in the “AAA”.

Click here for the Championship game box score. Blair Ezekiel picked up the win in the championship game.

2006 ISC II Championship Game Broadcast Archive

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006


We are pleased to post the archived broadcast of of the Championship Game for the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions, between the Tavistock Ontario Merchants and the Palermo Ontario Athletics.

Click here for the ISC II archive page at Ballparkradio.com, then click “Game 93, Championship Game” to listen. Remember the files are large so be patient as they load into your computer. You will notice that after the first time loading, the files load much quicker.


California Lumberkings vs. Waterdown ON Hammer Archive on Ballparkradio

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006


The archive broadcast of the California Lumberkings vs. Waterdown ON Hammer, game 68 of the ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 16, 2006 has been posted at Ballparkradio.com.

Click here for the 2006 Archive page
, then the link for Game 68.

We will continue to add archive broadcasts from the tournament as webserver space and time permit. At present, the following archives are posted for your listening pleasure:

8/13/06 Game 3 – CPI, NY vs. Ashland, OH
8/13/06 Game 7 – Ottawa Thunder vs. Toronto Indians, ON
8/13/06 Game 11 – Elora, ON vs. Marshal Rice Creek Lightning, MI
8/13/06 Game 13 – Bridgeport PROforma ON Braves vs. California Lumberkings
8/13/06 Game 17 – Elmira Cubs, ON vs.Colorado Rage, CO
8/14/06 Game30 – Tavistock ON vs. TNT PA Tavistock
8/14/06 Game 33 – CPI NY vs. Glencoe ON Glencoe
8/14/06 Game 37 – Port Elgin ON vs. Alvinston ON Alvinston
8/16/06 Game 68 – Waterdown ON Hammer vs. California Lumberkings


Softball Canada announces 2006 Senior Men’s National Team

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:

(Ottawa, ON) – Softball Canada is pleased to announce the 2006 Senior Men’s National Team roster. Seventeen (17) of Canada’s
best male softball players have been selected to represent Canada and compete at the VII Pan American Championships in Hermosillo, Mexico from September 29thto October 9th.

The VII Pan Am Championships are a qualifier for the XII ISF World Championships in 2009 in Saskatoon.

The athletes who have been chosen to represent Canada at the VII Pan American Championships are:

Frank Cox, Owen Sound, ON
Jeff Ellsworth, Alberton, PEI
Ian Fehrman, Haggersville, ON
Rob Giesbrecht, Landmark, MB
Rob Gray, Toronto, ON
Keith MacKintosh, Saskatoon, SK
Pat MacKintosh, Saskatoon, SK
Tim Macumber, Newport, NS
Derek Mayson, North Vancouver, BC
Scott Newitt, Vancouver, BC
Sean OÂ’Brien, Kitchener, ON
Rob OÂ’Brien, Elora, ON
Kevin Schellenberg, Squamish, BC
Chris Shewfelt, Stoney Creek, ON
Rick Smith, Duncan, BC
Nick Underhill, Campbell River, BC
Ryan Wolfe, London, ON

Team Staff

Team Leader – Harvey Stevenson, Victoria, BC
Head Coach – Mark Smith, Falmouth, NS
Assistant Coach – Ray Tilley, Woodstock, ON
Assistant Coach – Marty Kernaghan, Grafton, ON
Assistant Coach – Don Bates, Saskatoon, SK
Athletic Therapist – Bruce Marshall, Ottawa, ON
Statistician – Barry Smith, Dartmouth, NS

“Our coaching staff is very excited about our team” stated Mark Smith, Head Coach of the Senior Men’s National Team. “Arriving at a final roster was a difficult task due to how well the athletes performed throughout the season. On behalf of our staff I want to thank all pool athletes for their hard work and commitment to our program the past year and we look forward to working with them in future. We have selected an excellent group of athletes, but of equal importance an exceptional group of people. Now the hard work begins. We canÂ’t wait to come together next month
to prepare for the event.”

NAFA “AAA” World Series Results

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Click here for scores and boxes from the NAFA “AAA” World Series.

Click here for the single elimination playoff bracket.

Five teams are competing in the “AAA” division, with the championship game set to go at 1pm Eastern time today.

Sr. Canadians – Aug 23

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

From the Prince George Citizen
Stony Plain arrives for nationals disguised as Newfoundlanders

by JASON PETERS, Citizen staff

Here’s an alternative name for the Stony Plain Twiliters.

The Newfoundland West Oilers.

The Twiliters, who are entered in next week’s Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship in Prince George, have nine Newfoundland transplants on their roster.

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Favorite Maddy’s Photo from ISC II

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006


One of my favorite shots taken by Maddy at this year’s ISC II Tournament of Champions in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Anyone know who the Harriston Mercury’s outfielder is? That hurts my back just looking at the photo. Great effort. He may not have caught the ball, but Maddy did 😉

There are currently five galleries up at www.maddysphotos.com, but these are only the preliminary galleries. Maddy is reviewing the many shots taken and will be posting more extensive galleries soon !

In the meantime, you can peruse the five galleries posted at this page (click menu buttons for Galleries 1 through 4, and one for “Kitchener”) And speaking of good shots, the one shown when you click the above link is a pretty sweet shot too.


NAFA “AAA” World Series Begins Tonight

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

6 Teams Vie for “AAA” Crown

The NAFA “AAA” World Series gets underway tonight, with each team playing 3 “seeding” games leading into a single elimination bracket. Six teams are on hand for the event at Appleton, WI, including four from the home state, one from California (A-1 Tank) and one from Nebraska (Tanner’s Omaha). A-1 Tank also competed in the NAFA “AA” World Series, finishing third among 29 teams in that division.

Teams entered:

A-1 Tank (Hayward, California)
Circle Tap Lumberjacks (Denmark, Wisconsin)
The Bar of Appleton-Mix (Appleton, Wisconsin)
The Bar of Appleton-Schaaf (Appleton, Wisconsin)
The Bar of Green Bay (Madison, Wisconsin)
Tanners/Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska)

Here is the schedule of games for Tuesday, August 22:

5pm

A-1 Tank vs The Bar of Green Bay
The Bar of Appleton-Schaaf vs Tanner’s/Omaha
Circle Tap Lumberjacks vs The Bar of Appleton-Mix

7pm
A-1 Tank vs Tanner’s/Omaha
The Bar of Appleton-Schaaf vs Circle Tap Lumberjacks
The Bar of Appleton-Mix vs The Bar of Green Bay

9:15pm
A-1 Tank vs Circle Tap Lumberjacks
The Bar of Appleton-Schaaf vs The Bar of Appleton-Mix
Tanner’s/Omaha vs The Bar of Green Bay

Click here for more info on the NAFA “AAA”World Series

Cerro Gordo MN Tops Village Inn WI for NAFA “A-Major” Title

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006


Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan Top “A-Major” Field at NAFA World Series

After several strong finishes, Cerro Gordo of Minnesota reached the top of the mountain, winning the NAFA “A-Major” World Series at Appleton, Wisconson with a perfect 6-0 record. Coppens Brigage of Midland, Michigan finished third.

Click here for Box Score from Championship Game

For photo of the championship team, and more information on the NAFA “A-Major” division, click here.