{"id":3406,"date":"2009-07-10T07:39:14","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2009-07-10T07:43:32","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T14:43:32","slug":"vancouver-challenge-gets-underway-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3406","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Challenge Gets Underway Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Teams from Great Britain, Denmark and Japan among teams in Vancouver for Challenge <\/strong><\/p>\n


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\n(click logo to visit official Vancouver Grey Sox website)<\/em><\/p>\n

Vancouver, BC<\/p>\n

The 8th Annual Vancouver Challenge Mens FP Tournament is but a few hours away, with a promising weather forecast throughout the weekend of sunny skies and seasonal summer temperatures.<\/p>\n

This year’s field of teams includes the host Grey Sox who will be joined by past Vancouver Challenge participants, the Vancouver, BC South Hill Giants and the Vernon, BC DC Arrows . First time attendees at the event include the National Teams of Japan, Denmark and Great Britain, who will use the tournament as a tune up for the upcoming ISF Mens World Championship which commences next weekend in Saskatoon. Other first time participants at the Challenge also include the Kamloops, BC Blazers and the Sooke, BC Junior A’s. We wish to thank and acknowledge the Sooke organization lead by Kevin Maycock for graciously joining the event at the very late stages replacing the Portland, OR CR Rockers who unexpectedly withdrew from the competition. <\/p>\n

Action commences Friday evening with with the opening game scheduled for 6:30 pm, and a second game that evening set for 8:15 pm. Saturday has a full slate of games commencing at 8:00 am with the last game of the day scheduled to start at 9:00 pm. Sunday action again commences at 8:00 am with the Championship final set for 4:00 pm. All games will be played at South Memorial Park in Vancouver (41st Avenue East between Knight and Fraser streets in Vancouver). Gate admission for the weekend is $6.00 per day or $12.00 for a tournament pass, children 12 and under are free. The entire weekend draw is enclosed. We will be providing regular updates throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

Red Pool<\/strong>
\nVancouver, BC Grey Sox
\nGreat Britain National Team
\nKamloops, BC Blazers
\nVernon, BC DC Arrows<\/p>\n

BLUE POOL<\/strong>
\nJapan National Team
\nSooke, BC Junior A’s
\nVancouver, BC South Hill Giants
\nDenmark National Team<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, July 10, 2009<\/strong>
\n6:30 p.m. Great Britain vs. Vancouver Grey Sox
\n8:15 p.m. Denmark vs. Vancouver South Hill
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\nSATURDAY, July 11, 2009<\/strong>
\n 8:00 a.m. Japan vs. Sooke
\n 9:45 a.m. Vancouver Grey Sox vs. Vernon
\n10:00 a.m. Great Britain vs. Kamloops – SW Diamond
\n11:30 a.m. Japan vs. Denmark
\n11:45 a.m. Sooke vs Vancouver South Hill – SW Diamond
\n 1:15 p.m. Great Britain vs Vernon
\n 3:30 p.m. Japan vs. Vancouver South Hill
\n 3:30 p.m. Kamloops vs. Vernon – SW Diamond
\n 5:15 p.m. Vancouver Grey Sox vs. Kamloops
\n 5:15 p.m. Sooke vs. Denmark – SW Diamond
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\nPLAYOFFS – SATURDAY, July 11, 2009<\/strong>
\nP1 7:00 p.m. – R3 vs B4 – loser eliminated – winner to P3
\nP2 9:00 p.m. – R4 vs B3 – loser eliminated – winner to P4
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\nSUNDAY – July 12, 2009<\/strong>
\nP3 8:00 a.m. winner P1 vs. R2 – loser eliminated – winner to P5
\nP4 10:00 a.m. winner P2 vs B2 – loser eliminated – winner to P6
\nP5 12:00 noon winner P3 vs B1 – loser eliminated – winner to P7
\nP6 2:00 p.m. winner P4 vs. R1 – loser eliminated – winner to P7
\nP7 4:00 pm – Championship Final<\/p>\n

Larry Kancs
\nPresident
\nVancouver Grey Sox
\nwww.vancouvergreysox.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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