From the Maccabi Canada website, cap tip, Blair Setford Editor's note:Maccabi Canada will be joining two teams from the USA, along with several other countries in a Christmas week tournament in Brazil. MCS Player Profile – Mark Bendahan BY DAN BERLIN Name: Mark Bendahan Position(s): Pitcher, First Base Team: Maccabi Canada Softball, Men’s Fastpitch Number: … [Read more...]
Softball worlds returning to Whitehorse after ’08 success
The International Softball Federation (ISF) is confident Whitehorse can pull off hosting a world championship. By Jonathan Russell The junior men’s world championships are returning to Whitehorse in 2014 based in part of the success in ’08. The International Softball Federation (ISF) is confident Whitehorse can pull off hosting a world championship. That … [Read more...]
Macumber, Doucette to join Canada’s best in hall of fame
TRURO – Tim Macumber was one of the top softball players in the country. Tom Doucette was one of the men who helped get him there. Fitting then, the two will go into the Softball Canada Hall of Fame together Saturday during an induction ceremony in Halifax. “Tom was probably the most influential coach I’ve had the pleasure of playing under,” said Macumber, a 41-year-old … [Read more...]
Canada’s Ray Tilley to be inducted into ISF Hall of Fame
By Sentinel-Review staff OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Fourteen years after being inducted into the Softball Canada Hall of Fame, Woodstock's Ray Tilley has achieved international recognition. Tilley was one of six players who received the required votes at this past weekend's International Softball Federation's XXV Congress. The induction ceremony will be held in Canada at a … [Read more...]
Saskatoon to host 2015 men’s ISF world championship
Cap tip Blair Setford BY KEVIN MITCHELL, STARPHOENIX SPORTS EDITOR Saskatoon bid farewell to the world men's softball championship in 2009. It didn't take long for people to start talking about the reunion. The 2015 world men's softball championship has been awarded to Saskatoon, thanks in part to a very successful 2009 event that saw the hosts come away with a … [Read more...]
Canada scores at Pan Ams
Cap tip Blair Setford. By Steve Buffery, QMI Agency GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - The atmosphere at the women’s softball finals on Sunday afternoon was maravilloso. The weather was perfect, not a cloud in the sky, warm, but breezy, and no humidity. The Mexican fans were spirted and cheered loudly for the Canadians when they played the U.S. in the gold medal final. The medal … [Read more...]
Abbotsford wins bid to host 2012 Senior B Canadians
By Dan Kinvig - Abbotsford News Abbotsford has won the right to host the 2012 Senior B Western Canadian Fastpitch Championships for men and women. Harv Wiens, a member of the bid committee, confirmed that Abbotsford won a vote at the Softball B.C. annual general meeting last weekend, defeating a bid from Nanaimo. "An event of this magnitude, for Abbotsford and the minor … [Read more...]