The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame announced today the names of seven honorees and three National Championship teams to be recognized at its annual awards banquet and induction ceremony on Friday, February 11 at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, according to Bill Emendorfer, President, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. The Female Professional Athlete if the Year is Monica … [Read more...]
AAU 2011 – Pool B Preview & Poll
Second in a series of ten to be posted by the start date for the 2011 AAU international tournament, January 20, 2011. Pool B 1. Millwood – ON 2. Houston Carnage 3. Combatientes – Venezuela 4. Memphis Firebirds Poll Vote for top TWO teams. Vota por dos equipos. Comments welcome (you can post here at the blog, or in the comment section of the poll) Pick … [Read more...]
AAU 2011 – Pool A Preview & Poll
First in a series of ten to be posted by the start date for the 2011 AAU international tournament, January 20, 2011. Pool A includes last year's champion, Chicago/NY, and teams from the USA, Canada and Venezuela. Rosters and poll below. For list of all 40 teams by pool, click here. For list of all 40 teams by country, click here. For schedule of games, click … [Read more...]
US pitcher gets White Sox nod
. Softball New Zealand have given the White Sox the green light to play a visiting American pitcher in a trans-Tasman test series in Perth next month. Jennifer Feret, who is pitching for Auckland club Western Magpies, will join the White Sox for the third round of the Gilley's Shield inter-state competition and stay on for the three-test series. White Sox coach Naomi Shaw … [Read more...]
Featured Post: NZ – Easton Softball Video – first in a series
Easton Softball video, featuring Patrick Shannon, Beth Stavert, Kingsley Avery, Heine Shannon, and Brad Rona. (with soundtrack, so if you're at work, you might want to turn the volume down a bit, or don the headphones) Better still, invite your friends at work in to see it and turn up the volume ! … [Read more...]
Coach praises young Saints
By SHANE HURNDELL Mario Herbert Saints coach Paul Woon was saluting two of his "young guns" after his team's 5-4 win against Hawke's Bay premier men's softball competition leaders Fast Pitch last night. "I started them for two reasons ... they deserved it and a couple of our older players needed a wake-up call. Nothing got past the pair and I was rapt with them," said … [Read more...]
NZ White Sox Win Two, Lose Two
Two wins From TVNZ The New Zealand White Sox softball team made it two wins from as many games in the Edebone Weber and Gilley's shields competitions in Waverley, Victoria yesterday. They followed up a 8-3 win over ACT with a 4-2 win over Victoria. The Gilley's Shield involves the leading women's players from the six Australian state sides and the New Zealand … [Read more...]