Young players encouraged to apply for ISC's Carrol Forbes Foundation Scholarship Award A reminder to all eligible ISC players that November 15, 2013 is the deadline for application forms for the 2014 Carroll Forbes Foundation Scholarship Award. To be eligible, applicants may be any male softball players who have participated in any sanctioned ISC Youth Development … [Read more...]
2014 ISC World Tournament Website – Kitchener, Ontario
2014 ISC World Tournament web presence growing Fastball fans should set their internet browser bookmarks for two new sites as all eyes turn to Kitchener for the 2014 ISC World Tournament. The Kitchener Fastball Promotions Group, the host committee, is pleased to announce the 2014 world tournament web site is now up and running at www.isc2014.ca. With links to … [Read more...]
2014 ISC PRAWN (All World Player) List
Click here for the official ISC PRAWN (All World Player) List. Click here for printable version of the ISC PRAWN (All World Player) List. The "PRAWN" rule limits the number of All World players/pitchers a team may have, in order to promote greater parity and competition. From the official ISC website: Prawn Rules A PRAWN that plays in more than one … [Read more...]
Tireless local volunteer gets spot in ISC Hall of Fame (John Thompson)
By Christine Rivet, The Record WATERLOO — The ubiquitous John Thompson makes Bill Gates look like a slacker. If you've ever taken in a local fastball tournament or if you enjoyed the Memorial Cup championship when it rolled through town a couple years ago, you're already familiar with some of Thompson's best work. From his duties as general manager of the 2008 Memorial … [Read more...]
This Week in Fastball with Dennis Dosman
ONTARIO CHALLENGE CUP IN PALMERSTON - Fastball Fans, The Laverne Reichert OCC will bring an end to the fastpitch season .... Here is the last tournament of the year.....the Ontario Challenge Cup set for this weekend at Palmerston....a few miles north of Drayton.....at a great ball yard on the south side of the town........ 14 teams, as usual....and all pennant … [Read more...]
Black Sox legend forced to retire
World champion New Zealand softball captain, and recently named NZ player of the year, Rhys Casley has been forced to retire. Casley penned a note to his team-mates informing them that his body was no longer 'up to the standard of international softball anymore'. Casley played through the pain barrier at the world championships at Albany earlier this year to lead New … [Read more...]
Maccabiah Games honor Dave Blackburn
Dave Blackburn was honored this month, by the Maccabiah Games in Israel, where they retired his Number 7 from use by any other player, forever. He is shown in photo at right, accepting jerseys from other countries who competed at the 2013 Maccabiah Games. As Dave notes, Monday was the third anniversary of his near brush with death, following a horrific car crash enroute to a … [Read more...]