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ISC-Quad Cities Press Conference a Success

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

From Quad Cities Online:

International Softball Congress World Tournament representative Larry Koberg, of Walcott, Iowa, is all smiles after receiving a coffee mug from Joe Taylor, President/CEO of the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau, during a press conference announcing the Quad-Cities will host the 2009 International Softball Congress World Tournament. In the background are Moline Mayor Don Welvaert, left, and VP of sales for QCCVB Lynn Hunt. Mr. Taylor said he was giving Mr. Koberg the coffee mug that Mr. Koberg used when they first met over coffee to discuss the possibility of bringing the tournament to the QCA.

As Reported from the Quad Cities:

All four TV stations were there with significant play during the evening news and again this morning. Front page story for Moline Dispatch with photo. Inside sports section story in Quad City Times with photo since Times broke the story and ran with it on Friday. Moline Mayor Don Welvaert and Davenport Mayor Elect Bill Gluba attended and spoke about the great event coming to the Quad Cities. The media conference went very, very well. All four TV stations were there with significant play during the evening news and again this morning. Front page story for Moline Dispatch with photo. Inside sports section story in Quad City Times with photo since Times broke the story and ran with it on Friday. Moline Mayor Don Welvaert and Davenport Mayor Elect Bill Gluba attended and spoke about the great event coming to the Quad Cities.

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Changes to the ISC II Ineligible List

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Via

Changes to the ISCII Ineligible list are posted at our ISC II blog, “The Deuce”. A few additions and lots of deletions (meaning pitchers who become ISC II eligible). Click here for the details.

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Quad Cities to Host 2009 ISC & ISC II

Monday, November 19th, 2007

The Quad Cities of western Illinois and eastern Iowa, will be the hosts for the 2009 ISC World Tournament (August 14 – 22) and ISC II Tournament of Champions (August 19 – 22).


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Situated along the banks of the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities are comprised of Davenport and Bettendorf, IA and Moline/East Moline and Rock Island, IL. Combined, they have a population of approximately 400,000 and have excellent access by Interstate highways, I-80, I-74, I-88 and the I-280 belt route encompassing all the communities. Moline has a world class airport with excellent direct service to many cities. Approximate driving time to Quad Cities from some selected cities; Chicago – 3 hours, St. Louis – 4 hours, Des Moines – 1 ½ hours, Rockford, IL – 2 hours and Madison, WI – 3 hours. For both Quad Cities residents and the ISC, returning to Quad Cities will be nostalgic for many as Rock Island, IL hosted the ISC World Tournament a then record 10 times, from 1961 to 1969 and again in 1973. All the tournaments were played in Rock Island’s Douglas Park.

The ISC has been working with Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission since October 2006 and in Kitchener this year, Quad Cities had two representatives attend the 2007 World Tournament in its entirety. Lynn Hunt, CVB Vice President and Milt Hand, Moline Parks & Recreation Director were each in Kitchener for half the tournament, Lynn for the first half and Milt for the second half.

For the first time, the two 2009 tournaments will be played in the same venue. Moline’s Green Valley Complex boasts two separate 4-diamond facilities with 6 of the 8 diamonds capable of playing men’s fastball. The venue has excellent parking and seating capability. The primary 4-diamond facility has a large, well appointed press box and the diamond separations provide ample space for auxiliary seating. They have hosted previous national championships in girls’ classifications and have the infrastructure of volunteers to accommodate the ISC.

The agreement contract also extends a 2011 hosting option to Quad Cities. They must exercise their option by February 2009. Otherwise, the ISC will seek other bidders for 2011 who will present their bids in Quad Cities in August 2009. For more information about Quad Cities and surrounding areas go to www.visitquadcities.com

The agreement to have Quad Cities host us in 2009 was just recently reached so at this time, tournament directors nor headquarters hotels have been determined. This information will be released in the near future. Earlier today, November 19, a media conference was held in Quad Cities to formally announce to their local media that the International Softball Congress is returning to their area in 2009.

From an ISC standpoint, we want to extend a special thanks to Joe Taylor, President/CEO of Quad Cities CVB and Sports Commission, Lynn Hunt(CVB Vice President) and Milt Hand (Moline Parks and Recreation Director). In addition, our thanks to ISC people who have been directly involved in meetings and discussions over the past year; Larry Koberg of nearby Walcott, IA who has served as tournament director for over 20 Iowa ISC Area Tournaments, Pat Sullivan, ISC Regional Commissioner from Dubuque, IA, Wayne Fisher, ISC Developmental Vice President from Iowa City, IA and Eric Wernke, coach of the Quad City Sox team, from Bettendorf, IA. Without the cooperation and involvement of all these people, this agreement would likely have not happened.


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(click the “View Larger Map” link above to see driving directions/route from airport to the fields, 4.3 miles, or 2.6 kilometers.)

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Taylor Farms Lumberkings Announce 2008 Schedule

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

The Taylor Farms LumberKings are pleased to announce their schedule for the 2008 season. Last year the upstart ISCII team finished runner up to a powerful TNT team. This season the team has merged with third place finisher A1-Taylor Farms. Much like last season the team will play an ISC schedule early on to gain the much needed experience needed to compete for the ISCII crown in August. With so many of the team members from California they were able to add a few local tournaments this year. The team is much exited about the following schedule:

April 18-19 Central Cal Travel League Taft, CA
May 3-4 Red Rock St. George, UT
May 24-25 Central Cal Travel League Fresno, CA
June 5-8 Snapper Shootout Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario
June 21-22 Rose Cup Portland, OR
July 11-13 Boys of Summer Denmark, WI
July 25-27 Vancouver Challenge Vancouver, B.C.
August 10-13 ISCII ToC Appleton, WI

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2008 Best of the West – June 7 & 8

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

The longest running men’s open tournament in the State of California, Best of the West will be back in beautiful Santa Barbara in 2008. The tournament is an ISC Qualifying tournament (see complete list to date below), and with a berth to the World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions for the highest finishing US West teams.

June 7 & 8, 2008
Best of the West – Santa Barbara, CA
Format: Round robin on Saturday into single elimination on Sunday.
Entry Fee: $400 – payable to Dave Blackburn
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Contact: Dave Blackburn – 310-266-7803 – daveb@virtvent.com
UIC: Clyde Bennett – 805-895-9007 clydebennett13@yahoo.com
ISC Rep: Dave Blackburn 310-266-7803 daveb@virtvent.com

Last year’s Best of the West tournament was won by Innovative Communications of Utah.

Click here to view Maddy’s Photo Galleries from last year’s Best of the West tournament.

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2008 ISC Qualifiers

Saturday, November 10th, 2007


(click logo to visit official ISC website)

2008 ISC Qualifiers
11-9-07

(Editor’s note: Watch for further updates to this list, in the coming months. Keep an eye on that date right under the words “2008 ISC Qualifiers” — it will tell you when the list you’re looking at was released. )

US East Region – Bill Howell, Vice President bhowell5@yahoo.com
May 23-25
Erie Memorial Day Tournament – Erie, PA (This qualifier is tentative)
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Bill Hillhouse – 814-392-3369 houseofpitching@yahoo.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Bill Hillhouse

June 13-15
Midland Invitational – Midland, MI
Format: 4-game guarantee
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC for US East region teams
Contact: Kyle Beane – 810-813-5178 kbeane8@yahoo.com
UIC: Joe Squires heyumpy@yahoo.com
ISC Rep: Lee Isenhart – 989-835-9146 isenhartlee_@hotmail.com

June 13-15
Blue & Gray Invitational – Montgomery, AL
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: $150
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Robert Gray – 334-567-9797 rgray77271@aol.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Robert Gray

June 13-15
CPI Invitational – Oswego, NY
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Mike Cutro – 315-343-0604 W or 315-491-7278 Cell cutrosafety@yahoo.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Mike Cutro

June ????
Ashland Invitational – Ashland, OH
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Kevin Scott – 419-685-3075 kevinscott38@hotmail.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Larry Fisher – 419-423-3002 lfisher838@ameritech.net

July 4-6
Allentown Patriots Invitational – Allentown, PA
Format: Round Robin
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Don Hunsicker – 610-797-6039 or Jon Adams
UIC: Jon Adams 610-360-4429 Cell 610-433-3236 H jasa60@aol.com
ISC Rep: Bill Howell – 301-870-5049 or 301-744-1909 bhowell5@yahoo.com


US West Region – Chris Santos Vice President jcsantos25@msn.com 303-419-7352

May 3 – 4, 2008
Red Rock Invitational – St. George, UT
Format: Round Robin – Single elimination
Entry Fee: $400 payable to Roy Stout
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament berth to highest finishing US West team
Contact: Roy Stout – 661-724-1551 umpire5@verizon.net
UIC: Bob Henning – 604-790-1166 brotherinblue@shaw.ca
ISC Rep: Ken Hackmeister – 801-447-8807 iscken@comcast.net

May 23-25, 2008
Joe Santos Memorial Invitational – Pueblo, CO
Format: Round Robin – Single elimination
Entry Fee: $300 payable to Bandit Sports Inc. Deadline May 9, 2008
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Contact: Chris Santos – 303-419-7352 jcsantos25@msn.com
UIC: Benny “Ginger” Rendon gingerrendon@hotmail.com
ISC Reps: Chris Santos and Dick Mason – 303-797-9101 dickmason@qwest.net

June 7 & 8, 2008
Best of the West – Santa Barbara, CA
Format: Round robin on Saturday into single elimination on Sunday.
Entry Fee: $400 – payable to Dave Blackburn
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Contact: Dave Blackburn – 310-266-7803 – daveb@virtvent.com
UIC: Clyde Bennett – 805-895-9007 clydebennett13@yahoo.com
ISC Rep: Dave Blackburn 310-266-7803 daveb@virtvent.com

June 21 & 22, 2008
Portland Demarini Rose Cup – Portland, OR
Format: Round Robin into single elimination – 4 game guarantee
Entry Fee: $400 – deadline May 1, 2008
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Tournament Contacts: Roger Jones 503-887-3200 jonesroger9@earthlink.net , John Fitzgerald Brjfitzger@cascorp.com or Brian Ree bree10@comcast.net
UIC: Dan Duffy d2pdx@mindspring.com
ISC Rep: Keith Erkenbrack -360-945-2320 – keithe@whidbey.com


Canada East Region – Blair Setford, Vice President blairjs@rogers.com

Date: May 30-June 1
Woodstock Legends Tournament
Location: Woodstock, Ontario
Format: Divisional
Local Contact: Larry Lynch, llynch9@rogers.com
ISC Contact: Joe Todd, ISC Regional Commissioner, ftode739@rogers.com
UIC: TBD
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC WT to highest finishing Canada East team
Entry Fee: contact Larry Lynch
Entry Deadline: contact Larry Lynch

Date: June 20-22
Jarvis Merchants Tournament
Location: Jarvis, Ontario
Format: Divisional Round Robin
Local Contacts: Pat Graham, pkgraham24@sympatico.ca, 519-442-5762
ISC Contact: Colin Smith, ISC Regional Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
UIC: TBD
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 WT to highest finishing Canada East team
Entry Fee: $500, Jarvis Merchants Fastball Club
Entry Deadline: contact Pat Graham, pkgraham24@sympatico.ca, 519-442-5762

Date: June 20-22
Eastern Ontario ISC II Qualifier
Location: McNab/Braeside, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contacts: Harold MacMillan, jh.mac@gozoom.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: TBD
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC II ToC to winner, regardless of region
Entry Fee: $350 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2008

Date: June 20-22
Southwestern Ontario ISC II Qualifier
Location: Palmerston, ON
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: TBD
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluz2@idirect.com
Berth Available: 2 for 2008 ISC II ToC to top two teams, regardless of region
Entry Fee: $350 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2008

Date: June 30, 2008
Travel League of Eastern Canada
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Format: League play
League contact: Colin Smith, ISC Regional Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluz2@idirect.com
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC II ToC to top ISC II league team as of June 30, 2008
Entry Fee: TBD as part of league fee
Entry Deadline: TBD as per league

Date: July 25-26, 2008
Travel League of Eastern Canada Playoff Tournament
Location: TBD
Format: Double knockout
League contact: Colin Smith, Canada East TL Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluz2@idirect.com
Berths Available: 1 for 2009 ISC WT for winner and 1 for 2009 ISC II ToC to top finishing ISC II team
Entry Fee: Part of league fee
Entry Deadline: TBD as per league

Date: September 19-21
Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Location: Innerkip, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Tim Wright, twri7823@rogers.com
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Rob Deakin, ump31@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008

Date: September 19-21
Eastern Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Location: Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Adam Brown, adam.brown@ottawa.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Sal Gara, sal.gara@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008

US Central Region – Dave LeBlanc, Vice President farm32@aol.com

May 9 – 11
Hustlehogs Icebreaker – DeKalb, IL
Berths: ISC II ToC berth to highest finishing ISC II team
Format: Round Robin into playoff – 4 games guaranteed
Entry Fee: $200 April 18 deadline
Contact: Tom Crouch – (815) 501-6186 tcro14@yahoo.com
UIC: Chad Allen (815) 519-8773 chada14@comcast.net
ISC Rep: Tom Crouch or Ed Kirner kirner124@comcast.net

May 23 – 25 (Rain day is 26th)
Walcott Invitational – Walcott, IA
Berths: TBD
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Ron Foster – 563-650-2837 – poppafos@hotmail.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: TBD

June 13 – 15
Kelso Klassic – Kelso, MO
Berths: TBD
Format: Elimination bracket with 3-game guarantee
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Larry Eftink – eftink@hotmail.com – 573-450-8887 Cell
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: TBD

June 20 – 28 (two weekends)
Iowa ISC Qualifier – Walcott, IA
Berths: ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC berth for US Central teams
Format: Double elimination
Entry Fee: $85
Contact: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com
UIC: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com
ISC Rep: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com

June 27 – 29
Albaugh Tournament – Elkhart, IA
Berths: TBD
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Tom Owen – 515-205-0794 Cell owenthomasd@johndeere.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: TBD

The following are other US Central qualifiers but no specific information has been provided:

Eau Claire Tournament
St. Paul Tournament
Wisconsin Travel League
Wisconsin State Tournament

Canada West Region – Ferdi Nelissen, Vice President ferdi@mts.net

No information provided

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2008 Portland DeMarini Rose Cup

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

From

Portland, OR

The Portland DeMarini Rose Cup will be held June 21 & 22, 2008 at Delta Park.
Entry Fee: $400.00
Format: Round robin into single elimination bracket. 4-game gaurantee.
Tournament Contacts: Roger Jones 503-887-3200 jonesroger9@earthlink.net , John Fitzgerald Brjfitzger@cascorp.com or Brian Ree bree10@comcast.net
UIC:Dan Duffy d2pdx@mindspring.com

Travel prize money:
1st place – $2,000
2nd place – $1,000
3rd place – $500 each (two teams tie for 3rd place)
Consolation winner – $500

Championship game – 1:00pm Sunday

Host Hotels:

Country Inn & Suites
7025 NE Alderwood Rd
Portland, OR 97218
Contact: Allison Negus 503-255-2700 anegus@vestahospitality.com

Portlander Inn
Contact: Claudia Henderson 503-345-0300 ext. 5870

Tournament entry deadline: May 1st, 2008.

Thanks,

Brian Ree
bree10@comcast.net

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9th Annual Red Rock Invitational

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Click photo above for panoramic shot of the beautiful Canyons Complex. (if it does not “shrink to fit” in your browser, right mouse click, then choose “view image”. )

From

9th Annual Red Rock Invitational
May 3 and 4, 2008
St. George, Utah
Round robin pool play into single elimination bracket
(4-game guarantee)
Entry Fee: $400

Payable to:
Roy Stout
P.O. Box 812
Lake Hughes, CA 93532

Tournament Contacts:

Roy Stout – Registration and Information
umpire5@verizon.net
661-724-1551

Ken Hackmeister – Tournament Director
iscken@comcast.net
801-447-8808

Bob Henning – UIC
brotherinblue@shaw.ca
604-790-1166

Bruce Bierman – DUIC
ISC UIC
bierhawk@earthlink.net
519-632-8773

Tournament details will be posted in November along with links to photos of
the St. George Complex.

Bob Henning
mailto:brotherinblue@shaw.ca

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2008 ISC II ToC Dates

Friday, September 28th, 2007

ISC II looking forward to return to Appleton, Wisconsin in 2008

Following two highly successful years in Kitchener, Ontario, the ISC II Tournament of Champions will be making a return to Memorial Park in Appleton, Wisconsin in August 2008.

“With the ISC World Tournament being played in nearby Kimberly for the record-setting 11th time, Appleton is the logical choice for ISC II with their fastball history and experience hosting international championships, including the 2003 ToC,” said ISC Executive Director Ken Hackmeister.

Appleton’s North Side Sizzle Softball Club will be the host for the ToC.

“We are excited about bringing high-level men’s fastpitch softball back to Memorial Park in Appleton,” said Reed Rudie, who will be the tournament director.

Games will start on Sunday August 10 with the ISC II championship game slated for Wednesday August 13. All games will be played in Appleton.

The tournament will feature 32 teams from across North America playing a three-game round robin schedule in eight pools of four teams each. All teams will then move into a single elimination playoff bracket with seeding & byes based on the round robin pool standings. The third & fourth place teams will play crossover games in the first round. Second-place teams will earn a first round bye, while first-place teams will get a bye directly into the third round.

To qualify for the ToC, teams must win or be the highest finishing ISC II team in one of the ISC’s qualifier tournaments. Team automatically become eligible for an invite berth by playing in one of the tournaments. A full list of 2008 qualifiers will be released in the next couple of months.

For more information, please contact:

Jim Williamson
ISC II Vice President
jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs(at)rogers.com

or

Reed Rudie
North Side Sizzle Softball Club
rudiereed(at)aasd.k12.wi.us

Editor’s note: Appelton, Wisconsin is about a two hour drive northwest of Milwaukee, as shown in the map below.


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Ken Vierling Named New ISC II Umpire in Chief

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Ken Vierling of Fridley, MN has been appointed the new ISC II Umpire In Chief, replacing Rick Havercroft who resigned last spring.

Ken has an extensive and varied background in both softball and life. An umpire since 1975, he has umpired at the highest levels of both ISC and ASA including three ISC World Tournaments, one ISC II Tournament of Champions and eight ASA men’s nationals. He is a Division I NCAA umpire in both the Big Ten and Missouri Valley Conferences. Administratively, he is a Board member of the largest collegiate umpire association in America. He also has extensive experience as a tournament and league Umpire In Chief.

The 51 year old Vierling is employed in the printing business and handles both sales and estimating for Gopher State Litho of Minneapolis.

Ken is a performer with an impressive resume’ as a stand up comedian, actor and singer. He is actively involved in ten-pin bowling and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Bowling Association. His current personal bowling average is an impressive 205.

As the ISC UIC, Ken will work closely with ISC UIC Bruce Bierman and ISC DUIC, Les Novak is overseeing the ISC umpire program. These three individuals meet annually in January to select the umpires for the upcoming season’s ISC World Tournament and ISC II Tourament of Champions. They are also responsible for all playing rule interpretations, including oversight of the ISC approved bat list provided by the International Softball Federation (ISF).

Ken’s appointment to this very responsible position is endorsed by both Bruce Bierman and Les Novak as well as the ISC Executive Committee.

We welcome and congratulate Ken Vierling as the new ISC II Umpire In Chief.

Ken can be reached at comicdude1@msn.com

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