{"id":10794,"date":"2011-05-18T20:04:38","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T03:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=10794"},"modified":"2011-05-19T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T03:06:15","slug":"napanee-to-send-two-teams-to-2011-u23-canadians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=10794","title":{"rendered":"Napanee to send two teams to 2011 U23 Canadians (Aug 8-14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_10796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10796\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intelligencer.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3129707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/intelligencer.ca_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"intelligencer.ca\" width=\"150\" height=\"34\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10796\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for complete story at the Intelligencer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>Napanee swats a double<\/strong><br \/>\nTown will enter two teams as host of 2011 U23 men&#8217;s fast-pitch championships<br \/>\n<em>By Paul Svoboda<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe 2011 U23 Canadian men&#8217;s fast-pitch championships are still three months away but Napanee has already swatted a double.<\/p>\n<p>Napanee is the site of the Canadian championships Aug. 8-14 at the Fairgrounds sports complex and it was announced this week that as tournament host and winner of last year&#8217;s title, the centre can enter two clubs.<\/p>\n<p>The North Key Construction Napanee Express won the Canadian championship in 2010 and have automatically qualified for this year&#8217;s competition as defending champs. They&#8217;ll be joined by the Shoeless Joe&#8217;s Napanee Express as the host team. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intelligencer.ca\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3129707\"> Click here for the complete story at the Intelligencer. <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_10802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10802\" style=\"width: 158px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.softball.ca\/championships\/U23Mens\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/U23-Logo-FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"U23 Logo - FINAL\" width=\"158\" height=\"142\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10802\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for official Napanee U23 Canadians website.<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.softball.ca\/championships\/U23Mens\/\">Click here or the logo for the official Napanee U23 Canadians website.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5012464944583968\";\n\/* Ballparkradio Main *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2176237682\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>From the official website:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Greater Napanee is the proud host of the U23 Men&#8217;s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship, taking place at the Napanee Fairgrounds Sports Complex from August 8-14, 2011. The finest fast pitch players in the country will converge on the town for a great week of fastball.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.napaneeguide.com\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3131690\">And another story here:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nTwo Napanee teams in U23 tournament<br \/>\nBy Stephen Petrick\/Napanee Guide<\/p>\n<p>Chris McKeown says he has played in some pretty big fast pitch games before.<\/p>\n<p>But he says nothing will compare to the feeling he expects to get from Aug. 8 to 14, when he suits up for the Shoeless Joe&#8217;s Napanee Under 23 Express team to play in the tournament its hosting: the U23 Men&#8217;s Canadian Fast Pitch Championships.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,&#8221; said McKeown, who was part of Midget Express teams that competed at the Canadian championships in Prince Albert, Sask. in 2007 and Saskatoon in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be different to sleep in your own bed. There will be added pressure that comes with that, but we&#8217;re looking forward to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McKeown and Shoeless Joe&#8217;s teammate Scott Mills attended a press conference at the Strathcona Paper Centre Tuesday, where a surprise announcement was made. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.napaneeguide.com\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3131690\">Click here for the rest of the story.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napanee swats a double Town will enter two teams as host of 2011 U23 men&#8217;s fast-pitch championships By Paul Svoboda The 2011 U23 Canadian men&#8217;s fast-pitch championships are still three months away but Napanee has already swatted a double. 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