2006 Senior Men's Canadian National Championship to Have Select Games

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2006 Senior Men's Canadian National Championship to Have Select
Games


Thursday, August 3, 2006 


NATIONAL FASTPITCH WILL BE LIVE ON THE DRIVE


2006 Senior Men's Canadian National Championship to Have Select
Games
Broadcast Live Across Canada by 99.3 The Drive


For Immediate Release
August 2, 2006


Prince George - 99.3 The Drive and the 2006 Senior Men's Canadian
Fast
Pitch Championship Host Committee are pleased to announce a deal
to
broadcast three championship games live, on the radio. The announcement
also marks the first time that Softball Canada will have the
games
broadcast live across Canada, via the internet on the Drive website.

"We're excited to be connected with the tournament and know the
people of
Prince George and the Central Interior, will be thrilled to listen
to
these games which feature the elite Fast Pitch players from across
Canada," said Ron Pollilo, Program Director for 99.3 The Drive.

"We know these games will be extremely competitive, and will
provide great
listening entertainment for the people of our community. An added
feature
we're proud of is that these games will be accessible to the
fans and
family members of the competing teams from across Canada via
our website
at 993thedrive.com".

Veteran broadcaster Allan Bristowe will call the games. Allan
is well
known to sports fans, as the anchor at PGTV for the past 5 years.
Allan
is also a former Fast Pitch player himself, and has been involved
in many
other fastball championships, starting as the bat boy for the
host team at
the 1985 National Midget Boys Fastball championship in Prince
Albert,
Saskatchewan. Allan went on to be the public address announcer
and color
commentator at the 1996 National Midget Boys Fastball championship,
again
in Prince Albert. In the 2001 National Midget Boys fastball championship,
Allan graduated to be the play by play announcer, guess where,
again in
Prince Albert.

"Calling fastball at its highest level will be exciting. I can
remember in
1985 watching a young Dean Holein run the show for the Melfort
222's, and
watching the 1996 Prince Albert Selects win their second straight
Canadian
title. In 2001 the final again featured the host team against
Waterford,
Ontario. Between both of these teams, there were 9 players on
the Canadian
junior men’s team. Now I get to call the games with the best
players in
Canada!"

99.3 The Drive will broadcast two Round Robin games which will
feature the
host Prince George Black Bears. These games include the Black
Bears
competing against the Vancouver Grey Sox on Monday August 28th
at 8:00 pm,
and then again against the defending champions from St Thomas
Ontario on
Wednesday August 30th, again at 8:00 pm. Pre-game and post-game
shows
will be a part of the broadcast. 99.3 The Drive will also be
broadcasting
the event Final Championship game at 1:30 pm on Sunday September
3rd.

"This will help to make this Championship memorable," said Host
Committee
Chairperson Allen Cummings. "It turns up the prestige of our
event, and
enables those that may not be able to be at the park, to be able
to follow
the games, which are going to pit Canada's finest against one
another for
the honour of being the National Champions".

The 2006 Senior Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championship is scheduled
for
August 27th to September 3rd, in Prince George at Spruce City
Stadium. It
is featuring the finest 8 Fast Pitch teams from across Canada,
including
the host Prince George Black Bears.


For more information contact:



Ron Poillilo
Program Director, 99.3 the Drive
Ph. (250) 960-1367
E-mail: rpolillo(at)ckpg.bc.ca

Allan Bristowe
Sports Director, 99.3 the Drive
Ph. (250) 613-5914
E-mail: abristowe(at)ckpg.bc.ca


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