Information courtesy of Kary Moore Greater San Joaquin Softball Association Hall of Fame Ceremony and Banquet February 15, 2014 at 6:00 pm, Jackson Hall, Lodi, CA 2014 Hall of Fame class: Mike Glines - Manager Don Smiley - Administrator Henry "Sonny" Garcia - Manager Jim Lynn - Memorial Larry Machado - Player Also receiving awards are: Airtronics, … [Read more...]
New GB Men’s Fastpitch Team Head Coach appointed
Editor's note: A job well done, Russ. As a player, as a coach, the same approach. Hard work, and nothing less than winning would suffice, a message still echoed in the letter to his team below. Russ and I were teammates on the Vista Rangers in 1989 at our first ISC World Tournament, and on the Vista Bombers, circa 1990 through 1993, where he helped pitch the Bombers to 1991 … [Read more...]
Don Porter steps down as President of ISF, replaced by Canada’s Dale McMann
By Duncan Mackay, Inside the Games Don Porter has stepped down as President of the International Softball Federation after 26 years October 26 - American Don Porter has stood down as President of the International Softball Federation (ISF) after 26 years in charge and been replaced by Canada's Dale McMann at the organisation's Congress in Cartagena, Colombia. McMann, the … [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...]
Softball New Zealand Award Winners for 2013
Rhys Casley, Jeremy Manley, Nik Hayes, Brad Rona and Coach Eddie Kohlhase among award winners World champion Black Sox coach Eddie Kohlhase was named Softballer of the Year at the sport’s annual awards function last weekend. After seeing the world title slip through his fingers four years ago, Kohlhase, along with assistants Dave Workman and Chubb Tangaroa, were … [Read more...]
Denny Bruckert named head coach for USA Softball Men’s Fast Pitch National Team
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today the selection of Denny Bruckert (Gillespie, Ill.) as the head coach of the USA Softball Men's Fast Pitch National Team for the 2013-16 seasons. Bruckert has previous USA Softball coaching experience, serving as an assistant coach at the 1996 International Softball Federation … [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...]