Be sure to get a look at this one, it’s a beauty. (click logo)
Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver Grey Sox are pleased to announce the official launch of the team’s website at the following address: www.vancouvergreysox.com
Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
From our friend Jason Gerbes, in Rotorua, New Zealand, a link to the team site for his team, the Marist St Michael Magic – (Rotorua, New Zealand We’ve also added thelink at our “Teams” page as well. Does your team have a site or webpage? If you’re not listed on our Teams page and want to be, click that “contact us” link.
Jason and his dad Jim were in Los Angeles on business recently, and managed to squeeze in a trip to Dodger Stadium, with Maddy and I. Jason had never been to a major league baseball game before, but is a big Dodger fan. As you can see from the photo, the Dodgers sent along a nice welcome. (That’s Jason standing, with the Dodger jersey) Jason, his dad and Maddy also wound up on the Diamondvision scoreboard in left field. No telling why they left me off 😉
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Red Rock Roster
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#2 Tony Schaaf Util
#5 Jeff Wartman C
#6 Kyle Van Abel SS
#7 Josh Johnson Inf P
#10 Sean Houge OF
#13 Jason Dreger 1b
#14 Kevin Schumacher 1b
#16 Darren Derricks 2b
#17 Matt Paulsen 3b
#23 Kirk Shillcox OF
#27 Gerard Long P
#38 Collin Mckenzie P
Tony Schaaf
Business and Information Technology Instructor
Kimberly High School
W2662 Kennedy Avenue
Kimberly, WI 54136
(920) 687-3024 EXT 6242
(920) 687-3029 FAX
tschaaf@kimberly.k12.wi.us
Thanks to Herb Dower for his Red Rock roster:
Santa Rosa Fastpitch
Santa Rosa, CA
Former home of the Guanella Bros. Floormen
(Two-time ASA Major National Champions)
Danny Macler 2b
Brian Macler of
Gary Dower 3b-p
Tom Dower ss-c-p
Brian Osborn c
Mark Young 2b
Mike Mathewson of
Jewells Valesi of
Preston Boswell of
Tony Corkhill of
Alvaro Valladares 1b-p
Scott Stout util
Bill Hillhouse p
Hugh Hillhouse p
Manager and sponsor–Gary Dower
• Formerly the Santa Rosa Storm
• Finished third in ASA Class C National Qualifier.
• Won North Pacific State Tournament championship.
• Competed in 2005 Class C National Tournament in Stockton, going 1-2 to tie for 32nd place.
• Big wins in 2005 were over Long Beach Painters, Long Beach Black Sox, West Coast Financial, Bay Area Hi Reach, Oroville Braves, McLaughlin Air, San Juan, and Country Club Villa.
• Won Santa Rosa Wednesday Night League championship with 9-3 record.
• Won opening tournament of 2006, going 5-1 in Fairfield.
Santa Rosa is in Pool B with the Hilo Athletics – HI, Bombers – SoCal and Castlewood – UT. Their Saturday Schedule, on Diamond 1 is as follows:
9 AM – Hilo vs Santa Rosa
1 PM – Castlewood vs Santa Rosa
3 PM – Santa Rosa vs Bombers
Toronto, ON] – Defending Champion Elmira, ON Cubs claim top spot in the ISC II Preseason Rankings released today. Elmira tops a list of more than 50 teams from across North America that received at least one vote from the panel of 12 judges. Seven of the top 10 hail from the hotbed of ISCII fastball, the Ontario province. (not surprising, considering all four Final Four teams last year were from Ontario. Three teams from the USA have broken into the top 10, Black Gold from Herman, MO, Cutro Professional Inspection of NY (CPI, formerly McKie Sports), and KMV Rise, of PA, holding down the 7, 8 and 9 spots, respectively.
Click here for the complete set of rankings.
The top 10 (including ties) break down as follows: (more…)
The ISC has released its first set of rankings for 2006, the “pre-season rankings”, with 2005 defending champions, County Materials holding the top spot, followed by last year’s runner-up, The Farm Tavern. Both teams are based in Wisconsin.
The West is well represented:
# 7 – Vancouver Grey Sox
# 13 – So Cal Bombers
# 18 – Pueblo Bandits
# 20 – Portland
# 22 – Team Rainey
Three of those will be at St. George Utah this coming weekend for the Red Rock Tournament, the Bombers, Pueblo and Team Rainey. The highest ranked team at Red Rock is Patsy’s, #5 in the pre-season rankings.
Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver Grey Sox are pleased to formally announce their 2006 roster and schedule. For fans interested in taking in any of our home games, all Saturday doubleheaders commence at 3:30pm and Sunday doubleheaders start at 11:00 am at South Memorial Park, located on 41 Avenue East and Windsor Street in Vancouver. Please note that the following players listed on our roster; Rob Giesbrecht (Fargo, ND Kegel), Pat Mackintosh (Orillia, ON Riversharks) and Mike Piechnik (Portland, OR CR Fastpitch) are with the Grey Sox for the 2006 Softball Canada National Championship, and will be participating with the noted teams in the 2006 ISC World Tournament. (more…)
From The Deuce (ISCII) Blog at Fastpitchwest:
Ontario ISC II Preseason Top 10
April 26th, 2006With the fastball season only about a week away, it’s time for the 4th annual preseason rankings. For the Ontario ISC II Rankings this year, we will be using the average score of the Ontario teams that are ranked by the Ontario members of the ISC II Ranking Committee.
1. Elmira Cubs – The 2005 ISC II Champions come into the 2006 season ranked on top and all eyes will be on ToC Top Pitcher & MVP Casey Halstead. The Cubs have added a couple more graduating Waterloo Juniors to the team and there is concern about playing time for some, but an already impressive lineup may be even better in 2006. The Cubs are taking a big early step with the Woodstock Legends tourney on the heels of St. Clement’s.
From Fred Hanker’s Long Beach Black Sox Website: Click here for Black Sox News
“Russ Snow held off a late Sox rally to beat the Sox 8-5 and eliminate Long Beach from the Palm Springs 2 tournament. The Sox finished up 2-2 and are now 5-5 in the A/B Alliance for the season. Snow went the distance striking out 6 in the victory. Chris Martinez batting in the leadoff spot for the 1st time all season was 1-2 with a walk and a run. Chris Minogue was 2-3 with his third triple of the tourney and 2 RBI. Fred Hanker was 1-3 with a 2 run triple sparking a late Sox rally. Andy Martinez was 2-3 with 2 runs including a booming double to right center. The Sox top 4 hitters of Chris Martinez and Andy Martinez, Fred Hanker and Chris Minogue were 6-11 with a double and 2 triples and 4 RBI with 5 runs scored. The Sox now are off for a few weeks when they travel to Lancaster. Sox manager was pleased with the effort. ” We were not at full strength and a few of the guys we had were sick.” “I appreciate the effort by everyone.”
Click link above for the full recap.
What do you do when it rains in Southern California? Work on your website, of course. Be sure to check out the So Cal Hustlers, one of the teams looking forward to playing this weekend in Palm Springs. Nice uniforms, fellas. Click here to visit their team website.
Editor’s note: Be sure to read the “Hustler News” section: Hustlers News Looks like Bonds is not the only one suspected of steroid use. (incriminating photo)
Hustlers set to start sophmore season
The new year has come and the Hustlers Fastpitch team is set to start another season of softball. We will be competing in the C division of the ASA Alliance tournament season. Last year we finished in the middle of the pack but due to the movement of a few of the top teams to the B division and the additions of some experienced veterans and a couple of talented young players the Hustlers are poised to jump up to the top of the division. (more…)
