From Joe Todd of the ISC: This is the final reminder to teams and players about this coming week's deadline on May 1 for ISC players who will be playing Out of Region (OOR) to send an email stating their intent to play the 2013 ISC season with a specific team to Larry Fisher lfisher838@ameritech.net and to Blair Setford blairjs@rogers.com . In addition, team managers are … [Read more...]
Position vacant: Head Coach, Australian Open Men`s Team
Softball Australia is seeking to appoint a Head Coach for the Australian Open Men’s Team, the Aussie Steelers. The position concludes one month after the 2015 ISF XIV Open Men’s World Championship. For interested applicants, please see the attached relevant documents: Head Coach Position Description Application for Position Form Applications must be submitted on … [Read more...]
Sebringville Sting Juniors remembers players, ’93 nationals
By Rita Marshall, The Mitchell Advocate As most coaches can tell you, having the best players doesn’t mean you’ll have the best team. It takes the right mix of skill and chemistry for a group of players to become more than the sum of their parts. The 1993 Sebringville Sting Juniors had that mix, said former manager and head coach Doug Eidt. “They had 13 guys that … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox in Sports Illustrated
Cap tip and photo from Vahram Mateosian, self-described on his Twitter page as "Master tailor and debater. Little used softball substitute." Big time ink for the 2013 ISF World Champion New Zealand Black Sox. A double-truck centerfold on page 7 of Sports Illustrated. At your newstands now. Grab one before they're all gone! I recall a small head shot of former USA … [Read more...]
Great chance to build on Black Sox status
By TONY SMITH OPINION: Retiring catcher Paddy Shannon summed up the challenge facing softball now when he said the Black Sox were "famous for an hour-and-a-half a night". "People like winning teams and the Black Sox are lucky to have a winning tradition." Live coverage of the New Zealand softball team's record sixth world championship success clearly struck a chord … [Read more...]
ISF World Champion Black Sox face exodus of talent
By Tony Smith Black Sox mentor Eddie Kohlhase is set to bow out as a world champion but the record-breaking team's two most decorated players might put up their hands as future coaches. The Black Sox, who beat Venezuela 4-1 in yesterday's final in Auckland, embellished their reputation as one of the most successful teams in New Zealand sport, winning their sixth gold medal … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox on top of the world
Coach Kohlhase proud as Captain Courageous Casley shoulders burden and steps up to plate when it matters. Three weeks before winning a record sixth world softball championship, the Black Sox couldn't even beat a club team. Or, more accurately, two club teams. Auckland side Ramblers and the Hutt Valley Dodgers combined to dish out three defeats to the national side, who … [Read more...]