The Gladstone Whips, of Manitoba, Canada, a “Final Four” team from last year’s ISC II Tournament of Champions will be among the 8 teams competing for a bid to the 2005 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Chippewa Falls, WI this coming weeekend. The Whips hold down the #4 spot in the recently released June 1 rankings, just behind three Ontario province teams, Tavistock, Harriston and Norwich.
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ISCII #4 Gladstone Whips Vie for bid to 2005 ISC II
Wednesday, June 1st, 2005June 1 ISC II Rankings Released
Wednesday, June 1st, 2005The latest set of ISC II rankings have been released, replacing the earlier “Preseason” rankings.
The rankings are significant, as they will form the basis for seeding teams in the fourth annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 14-19 at Casper Park in Chippewa Falls, WI. The tournament will feature 40 teams from across North America playing a four-game round robin schedule in eight pools of five teams each. The top three teams from each pool advance to a single elimination playoff bracket.
Smully’s Tavistock Merchants Remain top ISC II June 1 Rankings
June 1, 2005
Tavistock, ON Smully’s Tavistock Merchants remain atop the ISC II Rankings with the two-time defending champion Harriston, ON Mercury’s, the consensus number two.
Oswego, NY McKie’s Sports moved up seven places from #12 to #5, impressing the ranking committee with a strong showing in Erie after qualifying for the ISC II Tournament of Champions as the representative from the Northeast area.
Palermo, ON Athletics also break into the top 10 at #9, up from #14, as the veteran club brought home a solid third place showing at the tough Waterloo May Two-Four Blast tournament.
Making a big move in the rankings is the Niagara, ON Snappers club, moving up 10 spots from #28 to #18. The Snappers are playing in the ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada and have held their own against ISC clubs like the Kitchener Twins and Innerkip Eagles.
Rochester, NY Bombers climbed 17 places from #44 to #27 on the strength of a tournament win in New Jersey.
Falling out of the top 10 were Fargo, ND Chub’s Pub Wizards, Lloydminster, AB Scope Dodgers and Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness Center.
A total of 48 teams received at least one vote from the 12-person panel.
The top 10 teams are:
1. Tavistock, ON Merchants
2. Harriston, ON Mercurys
3. Norwich, ON Razorbacks
4. Gladstone, MB Whips
5. Oswego, NY McKie’s Sports
6. Kanata, ON Team Easton
7. Perkasie, PA KMV Rise
8. Galesville, WI Wilber Lime
9. Palermo, ON Athletics
10. Appleton, WI The Bar of Appleton
To view the full list, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website. (Editor’s note: The full list will be posted in the next couple days)
For more information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs@rogers.com
Phone: 1.800.268.9374 x 8803
Memorial Weekend in Austin Texas
Thursday, May 26th, 2005From Al’s Fastball List: Memorial Weekend in Austin Texas – 28-29 May, 2005
Austin Texas
28-29 May, 2005
The stage is set for The Castro Concrete J.A.C. Invitational and
ISC II Tournament Of Champions Qualifier for TX,La,Okl,and Ark. (more…)
“Red Rock Ends With a Twist”
Thursday, May 26th, 2005
We have posted our feature story on the 2005 Red Rock Tournament, “Red Rock Ends With a Twist”,
We are pleased to advise that it will appear, along with photos, in next month’s issue of Softball Magazine. (print edition). 
For convenience, you may also read it here:
Red Rock Ends with a Twist
[ST. GEORGE, UT-5/12/05]-Now in its sixth year, the Red Rock Tournament at the Canyons Complex in St. George, Utah has become one of the premier events west of the Rockies, earning a reputation for a top notch facility, spectacular scenery, and attracting top caliber teams and players, including some colder climates like Canada who look to get their season started earlier than the weather back home permits. This year, an entire team from Minnesota, Vannelli’s decided to “go west” and play at Red Rock. For the second year in a row, some of the games were broadcast live on the internet, on Ballparkradio.com. (more…)
Portland Rose Cup Tournament Details Released
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005
The Portland Rose Cup & DeMarini Classic – June 25-26 – East Delta Park Complex
[ Portland, Oregon]-The Portland Rose Cup & DeMarini Classic fields for this years events appear to be full. Sixteen teams will compete in the Rose Cup & 8 will battle it out for the Classic title. Broken Bow returns to defend their 2004 Rose Cup title. Of course, they also are the defending ISC Champions. A big welcome back to this class team! The Boise Clippers return to defend their DeMarini Classic title. Prince George, BC makes their first Rose Cup appearance with Collin McKenzie and Kevin Careless added to their pitching staff. The Vancouver Grey Sox have beefed up their already strong roster with the addition of Evan Potskin (OF), Gerry Kennedy (1B/DH) & Rick Smith (P) to mention a few. The SoCal Bombers look very impressive with the addition of Tony Peeples (P), Todd Garcia (C), Jason Porto (Inf) & Travis Price (P). Team Rainey has added pitcher, Bricklen Anderson. More to come on fastpitchwest.com on the various teams, but it looks like a very strong field. Every year has featured lots of upsets and this year should be no exception. These teams come to play.
The Portland Rose Cup includes the following teams:
The Broken Bow Spirit Amsterdam, New York
Meralomas Vancouver, BC
Team CR DeMarini Portland, Oregon
Angels Fastpitch Vancouver, BC
Page Brake Salt Lake City, Utah
Team Rainey Whittier, California
Prince George Fastpitch Prince George, BC
Castlewood Jesters Pleasant Grove, Utah
Bodle Chiropractic Des Moines, Washington
Vancouver Grey Sox Vancouver, BC
NorCal Mavericks Sacramento, California
Morgan Transfer Olympia, Washington
SoCal Bombers Los Angeles, California
Larry Miller Cheverolet Salt Lake City, Utah
River City Rockers Sacramento, California
The Boise Clippers Boise, Idaho
The Portland DeMarini Classic includes the following teams:
CR/Adidas Portland, Oregon
Cleon’s Auto Tacoma, Washington
The Nighthawks Seattle, Washington
Globe Pacific Grants Pass, Oregon
Interbay Door Seattle, Washington
JRW & Associates Yakima, Washington
Rose City Merchants Portland, Oregon
The Boise Brewers Boise, Idaho
One of the Classic teams will move “up” to the Rose Cup in the event of any cancellations. A few teams have still not paid their entry fees.
Entry fees are $400 (US Dollars) for the Rose Cup & $300.00 for the DeMarini Classic.
Mail entry fee to:
Ron Boley
PMSA
10737 N. Union Ct.
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 823-3112 or go to: www.portlandsoftball.com
Host Hotels:
The Staybridge Suites (800) 238-8000
11936 NE Glenn Widing Drive
Portland, Oregon 97220
The Holiday Inn Express (503) 283-8000 ask for Shelly
2300 N. Hayden Island Drive
Portland, Oregon 97217
The Oxford Suites (800) 548-7848
12226 N. Jantzen Drive
Portland, Oregon 97217
Thrifty Car Rental is offering car/van discounts. (503) 254-2277 and mention the Rose Cup
Hooters at Mall 205 is offering a free Saturday evening Rose Cup Players food platter.
9950 SE Stark St.
Portland, Oregon 97216
Hooter’s representatives(??) will attend Saturday games and distribute food vouchers.
Official Photographer: Maddy Flanagan from www.fastpitchwest.com
Radio/internet broadcasts of six Rose Cup games with Jim Flanagan at: www.ballparkradio.com
Official tournament website: http://www.fastpitchwest.com/rosecup.htm
Tournament Director: Roger Jones (503) 887-3200 or jonesroger9@earthlink.com
Assistant Director: John Fitzgerald jnbfitz@msn.com
PMSA Director: Ron Boley pkronb@ci.portland.or.us
June 25-26th at Delta Park in Portland, Oregon
Travel/Prize Money: Rose Cup – $3,500.00 (between first 4 places) DeMarini Classic – $500.00 (1st Place winner)
An Official Portland Rose Festival Event
Umpire Crew Chief: Dan Duffy
Official Sponsor: DeMarini Sports
Game schedules will be released soon.
Hope to see you there!
Tom Ree
Tournament Advisor
mailto: ree1837@comcast.net
Boys of Summer Tournament, Denmark WI, July 8-10, 2005
Monday, May 23rd, 2005#5 ranked Circle Tap will host the 5th Annual “Boys of Summer” Tournament, July 8-10, 2005 at Denmark, Wisconsin.
Click Here for Schedule of Games for Boys of Summer Tournament
The atmosphere of the games at the tournament is very “fan friendly”, to say the least. The Circle Tap bar has a deck attached that you can watch the games from as well as some bleachers and you can even watch from inside the bar through the windows.
So Cal’s Team Rainey, currently #20 in the ISC preseason rankings will be among the teams competing. Team Rainey’s schedule on Saturday July 9 will be:
9:00 IS Knights vs Team Rainey
1:00 Team Rainey vs Dolan & Murphy
3:00 Team Rainey vs Circle Tap
The tournament boasts a strong field of teams, with 4 of the 12 in the current Top 10, and ten teams in the Top 25. Here are the teams entered, and their current spot in the ISC preseason rankings:
ISC Preseason Ranking/Team
1) County Materials, WI
2) The Farm Tavern, WI
5) Circle Tap, WI
6) IS Knights, ND
11) Heflin, MO
14) The Bar Avenue, WI
15) Patsy’s, NY
17) Townline/Shoots, WI
20) Team Rainey, CA
24) Blooomington Stix, IL
28) Aurora Dolan & Murphys, IL
ISC-II 3) The Bar Appelton, WI
ASA “A” National Champ – ISC II #12 Oswego, NY McKie Sports Wins Three of Four
Monday, May 23rd, 2005ISC II #12 Oswego, NY McKie Sports Wins Three of Four Over the weekend.
McKie Sports, from Oswego, New York is the reigning ASA Class “A” Champions, and currently ranked #12 in the 2005 preseason rankings for the ISC II. Scores from the weekend:
Mckie 13 NYC Fastpitch 0
McKie 7 Lackawanna 2
McKie 7 NY Bombers 4
Lots of New Game Info on ISC II at “The Deuce”
Friday, May 20th, 2005Upset City: Lots of ISC II game info at the new ISC II blog, “The Deuce” including reports on games with the #28 ISC-II team, the Niagara Snappers taking three out of four from the ISC #7 Hallman Twins, and the #4 ranked ISC II team, the Norwich Razorbacks sweeping them as well. The Deuce
Papa’s Got a Brand New Blog
Thursday, May 19th, 2005
First, it was Fastpitchwest getting a companion site, Ballparkradio. Now, this Morning Brief blog has a companion, the all-new-ISC-II blog, “The Deuce”, with an easy to remember web address.
“The Deuce†is a blog providing Un-official coverage of the ISC II at Fastpitchwest.com. It is written by Fastpitchwest’s Jim Flanagan and ISC II commissioner Blair Setford, and designed to give ISC II teams, players and their fans a place to find the latest news and information on the ISC II.
Like the Morning Brief, The Deuce got its start using Google’s “Blogger” software, but now takes advantage of the same “WordPress” software that we use here. The new blog gives our readers access to the same features as you find here — a search engine to find any item, RSS syndication feeds, links to all of your favorite sites, the ability to print any single item to a page, posts organized by categories. The new blog “The Deuce” is also interactive, permitting you to post your own comments to any item posted on the blog. You’ll also see links to ISC II teams, and to the latest rankings promulgated by the ISC II.
The ISC II is the newest classification of competition for men’s fastball, with the first ISC II tournament held in 2002, for teams just below the “ISC World†open classification. For details on eligibility, click the “eligibility†link under Official ISC II links below. The annual tournament hosts 40 top men’s fastball teams, held at the same location as the ISC World Tournament. Following a “name the tournament†contest in 2003, the annual ISC II tournament was named the “ISC II Tournament of Championsâ€.
The 2005 ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 14-19, 2005 will be the fourth annual, held this year in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, just down the road from the ISC World Tournament in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
We hope you enjoy “The Deuce†and make it a regular stop to catch up on, and keep up with the ISC II.
Gopher State ISC Travel League
Friday, May 13th, 2005The Gopher State ISC Travel League gets underway, with six ISC/ISC II ranked teams, including ISC #6 IS Knights and the #12 Kegel Knights.
Click here for GSTL website at www.minnesotafastpitch.com
Update: Here are the results from the weeekend:
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Weekend Recap from Brett Bresnahan of Minnesota Fastpitch (posted at Al’s Fastball)