{"id":1986,"date":"2007-08-09T01:22:01","date_gmt":"2007-08-09T09:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2007-08-09T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2007-08-09T21:50:28","slug":"2007-deadline-for-largest-ever-mens-masters-world-series-nearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=1986","title":{"rendered":"2007 Deadline for Largest Ever Men&#8217;s Masters World Series Nearing  (Aug 13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.nafafastpitch.com\/PicsImages\/NewNAFALogoSmall-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2007 NAFA Masters World Series in Rockford, Illinois Sept. 8-9 and for Carson City, Nevada<br \/>\nSept 15-16.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The entry deadline for your entry fee and entry form to be mailed to us is August 13th <\/strong>so that we can prepare start times and email those to the coaches as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>I have put an entry form at the bottom of this email for your convenience. There are no Friday games so every team should be prepared to play at 8 am Saturday morning. Our goal for championship games was 3pm but some divisions are so large that we may need the 4:45 round if people don&#8217;t have to fly out. If they have already made plane reservations then we will work it out.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 5 days we have had several entries by email and phone especially for Rockford and if your name is not listed here, email us and we will add it or if your name or city is wrong email us back. Please forward this info to other teams that you know may be interested in  articipating.<\/p>\n<p>The following teams have verbally committed to play in the 2007<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nMasters World Series<br \/>\nEast in Rockford, Illinois Sept. 8-9 and West in Carson City<br \/>\nSept 15-16<\/p>\n<p>We have motel info for you for both Cities here.<br \/>\nRockford Motels<br \/>\nm64279bo@motel6.com    Kal Motel 6   815-397-1130  $65 Double<br \/>\nDouble 4 people(only 60 of these)<br \/>\nwww.holidayinnexpress.com  Holiday Inn Express 815-654-4100<br \/>\nKing with pullout sofas  $89.95<br \/>\nwww.ichotelsgroup.com Holiday Inn Rockford 815-398-2200  Double<br \/>\nDouble  $89.95<br \/>\nwww.baymontinns.com815-229-8200 Baymont Inn &#038; Suites Double Double<br \/>\n $89-95<\/p>\n<p>Carson City Motels<br \/>\nGolden Nugget\/City Center Motel  800-338-7760  800-426-5239<br \/>\n 775-882-1626  www.ccnugget.com<br \/>\nCarson Valley Inn Hotel and Casino  866-284-7766, press 2<br \/>\n   775-783-6625<br \/>\nwww.cvinn.com Best Western Pi\u00c3\u00b1on Plaza Resort 877-519-5567<br \/>\n775-885-9000 www.pinonplaza.com<br \/>\nBliss Mansion Bed and Breakfasthistoric. 775-887-8988  800-887-3501www.blissmansion.com<\/p>\n<p>Best Western Carson Station Hotel CasinoCasino 800-501-2929<br \/>\n 775-883-0900 www.carsonstation.com<br \/>\nThe Plaza Hotel  ,168 rooms 888-227-1499 775-883-9500  www.carsoncityplaza..com<br \/>\nHoliday Inn Express Hotel &#038; Suites  877-283-4055  775-283-4055<br \/>\n www.hiexpress.com<\/p>\n<p>Remember that in each class you may have 3 players 3 years too<br \/>\nyoung but those three cannot pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The registration deadline for both events is August 13. The entry<br \/>\nform is on the website at www.Nafafastpitch.com<\/p>\n<p>Check out our first Canadian entries one in each of the East<br \/>\nand West Masters events.<\/p>\n<p>The format for both events is 2 Round Robin games on Saturday<br \/>\nthat seed all teams into a single elimination bracket on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>As players are allowed to play in multiple divisions we will<br \/>\ntry to do our best to keep different age groups playing at different<br \/>\ntimes on Saturday and when possible on Sunday although with this<br \/>\ngreat of a turnout, Sunday will obviously cross over at some<br \/>\npoint.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate the time that our Newly formed NAFA Masters International<br \/>\nOversight Committee has invested to make this year a huge success.<br \/>\nThanks to Dave Birnie our Canadian Rep and to Jim Williamson<br \/>\nour U.S. West Rep for assisting us in having a banner year in<br \/>\n2007.<\/p>\n<p>Please forward this email to a team that you know may be interested<br \/>\nin the NAFA Masters for 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Please email me back to confirm your class and your proper team<br \/>\nname and city.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, many teams are forming both a 45 and a 50+ team<br \/>\nfor this event from their extended friends network.<\/p>\n<p>Please give us input back on the ball you would prefer to use<br \/>\nas we have three approved balls at present&#8230;the Debeer Original<br \/>\nNAFA 44\/400 polycore white ball, the Worth Dream Seam cork center<br \/>\nwith White or Yellow Cover and the Worth Kmaster cork center<br \/>\nwith white or yellow cover.<\/p>\n<p>The team list for each class as of today is listed below, please<br \/>\nproof it for accuracy and email us back any corrections of if<br \/>\nwe need to add your team to the list.<\/p>\n<p>Yours in better men&#8217;s fastpitch,<\/p>\n<p>Carson City(Fly to Reno) Masters West September 15-16<br \/>\n35+<\/p>\n<p>1-Rainey Mavericks(Wright), California<\/p>\n<p>2-CR Adidas(Jones), Portland Oregon<\/p>\n<p>3-A-1 Tank(Piddock), Hayward, California<\/p>\n<p>4-Todd Garcia and Company, Stockton, California<\/p>\n<p>5-Oroville Braves, Oroville, California<\/p>\n<p>6-Gardnerville Native Power, Gardnerville, Nevada<\/p>\n<p>7-EZ Promotions(Paul), Elk Grove, California<\/p>\n<p>8- River City Rockers(Paul), Sacramento, California<\/p>\n<p>9-Cardinals, Stockton, California<\/p>\n<p>10-Team Colorado(Clap-Padilla)<\/p>\n<p>11-So Cal Hustlers(Proffitt), So Cal<\/p>\n<p>12-<\/p>\n<p>40+<\/p>\n<p>1-Ladner Masters(Pettigrew), Delta, British Columbia, Canada<\/p>\n<p>2-Utah Fastpitch(Vaughn), Salt lake City, Utah<\/p>\n<p>3-Nevada Power(Yuill), Reno, Nevada<\/p>\n<p>4-Baden Sports\/JRW, Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n<p>5- Southern Cal NAFA(Hernandez), Southern California<\/p>\n<p>6-Tule Lake Aces(Carpenter), Tule Lake, California<\/p>\n<p>7-Yakima Rebels(Santos), Yakima, Washington<\/p>\n<p>8-Boise Bombers, Boise, Idaho<\/p>\n<p>9-America West(Muniz), Hayward, California<\/p>\n<p>10-<\/p>\n<p>11-<\/p>\n<p>12-<\/p>\n<p>45+<\/p>\n<p>1-KHT Pumpers(Biko), Visalia, California<\/p>\n<p>2-Oregon 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s(Hedgecock), Dayton, Oregon<\/p>\n<p>3-Southern Oregon, Grants Pass, Oregon<\/p>\n<p>4- Texas Stars(Hill), Houston, Texas<\/p>\n<p>5-<\/p>\n<p>6-<\/p>\n<p>50+<\/p>\n<p>1-Bay Area Merchants(Williams), Hayward, California<\/p>\n<p>2-Texas Stars(Hill), Houston, Texas<\/p>\n<p>3- Hellman Motors(Baker), Delta, Colorado<\/p>\n<p>4-Old Growth(Ryder), Portland, Oregon<\/p>\n<p>5-Nevada Power(Yuill), Reno, Nevada<\/p>\n<p>6-Arizona Oldstars(Wisdom), Tubac, Arizona<\/p>\n<p>7-Long Beach Deadwood(Flanagan), Long Beach, California<\/p>\n<p>8-Seattle FP(Bendock), Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n<p>9-<\/p>\n<p>10-<\/p>\n<p>11-<\/p>\n<p>12-<\/p>\n<p>Rockford, Illinois Masters East September 8-9<br \/>\n35+<\/p>\n<p>1-Wilkomm Mobile, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>2-Franny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Springfield, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>3-Blackhawk Athletic, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>4-Middleton Allstars, Middelton, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>5-<\/p>\n<p>6-<\/p>\n<p>7-<\/p>\n<p>8-<\/p>\n<p>40+<\/p>\n<p>1-Silver Stars(Rozebloom), Sioux Falls, South Dakota<\/p>\n<p>2-Cobourg Force(Ryan), Cobourg, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n<p>3- Gators(Bontrager), Elkhart, Indiana<\/p>\n<p>4-Cannon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s(Downen), Elkville, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>5-Planggers Furniture(Clark), Benton Harbor, Michigan<\/p>\n<p>6-EJ Sportscasters, Lincoln, Nebraska<\/p>\n<p>7-Wanderoos, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>8-Amvets, Fargo, North Dakota<\/p>\n<p>9-Jordan Realty(Kammueler), St. Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>10-Dave Doer Team, Cass City, Michigan<\/p>\n<p>11-Ramsey Financial(Rocco), Bowen, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>12-McCormick Sawmills(JW), Fountain, Michigan<\/p>\n<p>13-<\/p>\n<p>14-<\/p>\n<p>15-<\/p>\n<p>16-<\/p>\n<p>45+<\/p>\n<p>1-Holland Plumbing &#038; Heating, Galena, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>2-Creative DJ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Aurora, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>3-Sand Prairie Construction, Boscobel, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>4-Planggers Furniture(Clark), Mishawaka, Indiana<\/p>\n<p>5-The Insurance Center(Bruha), Onalaska, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>6- Des Moines Metros(Clark), Des Moines, Iowa<\/p>\n<p>7-Silver Stars, Sioux Falls, South Dakota<\/p>\n<p>8-Blackhawk Athletic Club 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>9-Bowar Electric, Madison, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>10-Cardinals 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s(Lee), St. Cloud, Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>11-The Stock, Woodstock, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>12- Wisconsin 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Green Bay, Wisconsin Larry Abts, Don Van<br \/>\nStratten, Willie Zirbel<\/p>\n<p>13-Cass City(Doeer), Michigan<\/p>\n<p>14-Masterkey, Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/p>\n<p>15-Iowa City 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s(Foster), Iowa City, Iowa<\/p>\n<p>16-Savala Painters, Boulder, Colorado<\/p>\n<p>17- Tulsa Grey Sox(Hill), Tulsa, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>18- Tetz &#038; Company 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s(Tetzlaff), Green Bay, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>19-Jim Keeler 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/p>\n<p>20-Ben Kelly 45\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/p>\n<p>50+<\/p>\n<p>1-Bay Area Merchants(Williams), Hayward, California<\/p>\n<p>2-Buck\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bomber\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Thomson, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>3-Des Moines Metros, Des Moines, Iowa<\/p>\n<p>4-Nohren Farms, Champion, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>5- Cardinals 50\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s(Lee), St. Cloud, Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>6- Tetz &#038; Company 50\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Green Bay, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>7- Michigan 50\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/p>\n<p>8- Planggers Furniture(Clark), Benton Harbor, Michigan<\/p>\n<p>9-Ohio Battery(Betts)<\/p>\n<p>10-Blackhawk Athletic Club 50\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s(Peacock), Rockford, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>11-David Valasquez Team,<\/p>\n<p>12-<\/p>\n<p>2007 Masters World Series ENTRY FORM<\/p>\n<p>Your age is the age you are at any time during the year. In addition<br \/>\nfor 2007, in each class you can have 3 players 3 years too young<br \/>\nbut they cannot pitch. You may play in multiple divisions of<br \/>\nthe world series and in both events East and West as a player<br \/>\nor team.<\/p>\n<p>To reserve your spot in the NAFA Masters World Series, send your<br \/>\nentry form and check for $405:<\/p>\n<p>Check below what city and divisions this entry is for:<\/p>\n<p>Carson City Nevada, Sept 15-16<\/p>\n<p>50+___   45+___    40+___   35+____<\/p>\n<p>or are you signing up for<\/p>\n<p>Rockford, Illinois, Sept, 8-9<\/p>\n<p> 50+___     45+___     40+___   35+____<\/p>\n<p> Mail your check for $405 and this entry form to:<\/p>\n<p>NAFA World Series, PO Box 566, Dayton, Oregon 97114<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director: Benjie Hedgecock<\/p>\n<p>website:   www.Nafafastpitch.com<\/p>\n<p>email:        nafafastpitch@aol.com<\/p>\n<p>phone:    503-864-4487 ext 211<\/p>\n<p>fax:        503-864-3939<\/p>\n<p> Team Name:______________ City:________ State:_____<\/p>\n<p>Age of Play Requested:____________________<\/p>\n<p>(If more than one, please list both)<\/p>\n<p>Manager&#8217;s Name:_________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Manager&#8217;s email address:__________________________<\/p>\n<p>Manager&#8217;s Mailing Address:________________________<\/p>\n<p>City:______________ State:___________ Zip:_________<\/p>\n<p>Manager&#8217;s Day Phone:____________________________<\/p>\n<p>Manager&#8217;s Cell Phone:____________________________<\/p>\n<p>Manager&#8217;s Night Phone:___________________________<\/p>\n<p>Manager&#8217;s Fax Number:___________________________<\/p>\n<p> and send your electronic roster to: nafafastpitch(at)aol.com<br \/>\nand then bring the original to the tournament. You can add players<br \/>\nup until we start.<\/p>\n<p>Please review the information contained on this website concerning<br \/>\nfurther details and requirements.  If you still have questions<br \/>\nafter checking the website, call Benjie Hedgecock at Tel: (503)<br \/>\n864-4487 ext 211 or Cell: (503) 559-5398, or send an email to<br \/>\nnafafastpitch(at)aol.com You&#8217;ll will receive a quicker reply<br \/>\nif you put the words &#8220;NAFA World Series Question&#8221; in the subject<br \/>\nline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2007 NAFA Masters World Series in Rockford, Illinois Sept. 8-9 and for Carson City, Nevada Sept 15-16. The entry deadline for your entry fee and entry form to be mailed to us is August 13th so that we can prepare start times and email those to the coaches as soon as possible. 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