BUENOS AIRES – After a seven-month exile, wrestling was welcomed back into the Olympic program with a giant bear hug Sunday. Wrestling defeated baseball/softball and squash for a spot in the 2020 Summer Games as expected. Wrestling received a majority of the votes with 49, followed by a joint bid by baseball and softball getting 24 votes and squash with 22. "Wrestling has … [Read more...]
Roster named for 2013 USA Softball Women’s National Team
OKLAHOMA CITY – Following a three day selection camp at the ASA Hall of Fame complex in Oklahoma City, the roster for the 2013 USA Softball Women’s National Team is now set as announced today by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball. The 18-person roster will regroup next month for their first competition, the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City … [Read more...]
Surrey seeks support in bid for 2016 Women’s World Championships
Cap tip Bob Henning By Nick Greenizan - Peace Arch News Organizers of the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship have their sights set on hosting an even bigger tournament in South Surrey – and now they need the community to get behind the plan, too. The city is aiming to host the 2016 ISF Women’s World Championship after being named as Canada’s bid city … [Read more...]
ISF World Junior women’s tickets on sale
FIRST PITCH SET FOR JULY 1. In just three months, 16 countries will converge on the City of Brampton to play for the opportunity to call themselves World Champions. Preparations are underway for the International Softball Federation’s X Junior Women’s World Championship, being hosted by the Brampton Girls Softball Association from July 1 to 7, and tickets for the event are … [Read more...]
USA 2013 Junior Women’s National team announced
OKLAHOMA CITY --- Seventeen athletes have been selected for the 2013 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT), the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. The athletes selected hail from 10 states: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. The team will compete in preparation … [Read more...]
Umpires selected for 2013 X World Junior Women’s Championship
Information from ISF UIC Bob Stanton The International Softball Federation is pleased to announced that that the following 24 umpires (8 females and 16 males) and 3 supervisors have been selected to the 2013 X World Junior Women’s Championship to be held in Brampton, Ontario, Canada from July 1st – 7th. Umpires: Australia Phil WALLER Amanda HOUISON Botswana Abel … [Read more...]
Surrey selected to represent Canada in softball bid
Softball Canada has announced that the Canadian Open Fastpitch Society, located in Surrey, has been awarded the honour of representing Canada as the Canadian bid city for the 2016 ISF Women’s World Championship. The bid will go forward to the International Softball Federation (ISF) Congress scheduled for October 2013 in Cartagena, Colombia. At that time, the full membership … [Read more...]