From Southern District NSW Umpires Assoc: NSW Umpires Receive ISF Certification 21 February 2011 NSW umpires Howard Watt (Far North Coast), Amanda Houison and Ron Houison (Penrith City) have been successful in gaining their ISF Umpire Certification. Their journey started over 12 months ago and culminated in a three day clinic and on-field assessments at the Softball … [Read more...]
Talent lurks in unexpected places
From Stuff NZ By Ben Stanley It's the bottom of the third, and Jon Deeble needs to make a comfort stop. Sitting in the main grandstand at the Oceania under-16 baseball championship clash between New Zealand and Guam at Pakuranga's Lloyd Ellsmore Park in Auckland, the tall, white-haired Australian turns his head, spotting four portable toilets just behind the … [Read more...]
New Zealand Teams Struggle in Aftermath of Quake
Canty teams unsure of attending tournament One of Canterbury's top softball clubs has confirmed it will still attend the national interclub tournament this month – but another says its participation is "still up in the air" in the earthquake aftermath. Parklands-Christchurch United (PCU) Devils will send a team to Lower Hutt for the tournament, which starts on March 15, … [Read more...]