A non-fastpitch sports story – and salute to our friends in Vancouver – From the Los Angeles Times The Olympic flame completed its journey from Greece and landed in Canada early this morning. The first two torchbearers were two-time speed-skating gold medalist Catriona Le May Doan and triathlete Simon Whitfield, who won gold for Canada [...]

Glen Tood (left) was inducted into the ISF Hall of Fame last week, while Bob Henning was named Softball BC’s umpire-in-chief. By Nick Greenizan – Peace Arch News A pair of Peninsula softball stalwarts received good news this week, as Canada Cup founder Glen Todd was inducted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame, [...]

After 12 hours of deliberation, a jury sided with the parents of former Miles City American Legion baseball pitcher Brandon Patch in a civil suit over the player’s death during a 2003 game in Helena. Aluminum bat maker Hillerich & Bradsby Co. failed to provide adequate warning as to the dangers of the bat used [...]

Oct 29, 2009 – The ISC Streaming Committee has posted the video archives of 14 complete games from the 2009 ISC World Tournament in Moline Illinois. The games can be freely played on demand, and are found in the Archive section of the ISC Sportsjuice page: The 2009 ISC World Championship game is directly accessible [...]

October 27, 2009 Denmark, WI USA Hello all, The Boys of Summer Tournament has always invited back the teams from the previous year to compete in this prestigious event. We again invite all 2009 participants back and you will be given priority over any new entries. With the depletion of the field of teams at [...]

With the recent influx of notices of teams ceasing operations for 2010, the ISC is taking steps to ensure that the ISC World Tournament remains a healthy and viable event that has appeal for teams, fans, host cities and the ISC. Any proposed changes will require approval by both the ISC Executive Committee and then [...]

At the recent 2009 Softball BC Annual General Meeting held in Kelowna, BC, an election was held for the vacant position of Umpire-in-Chief (UIC). The UIC position is a 2 year appointment and includes a concurrent 2 year appointment to the Softball BC Board of Directors. Bob Henning of Surrey, BC, Canada has been elected [...]

Two items of note that we want to draw your attention to in particular from the ISF Congress in Venezuela. The first is the election of the legendary Darren Zack to the ISF Hall of Fame. Darren, who will be inducted into Softball Canada’s Hall of Fame in November and will become a member of [...]

From the ISF website: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2009 SWEEPING CHANGES AT ISF CONGRESS Elections, Constitution, & New ISF Logo Among Numerous Developments MARGARITA ISLAND, VENEZUELA – The retention of the world governing body’s leader, a new secretary general, and various changes among the regional vice presidents were part of the many developments coming [...]

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