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2010 Softball Canada Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
October 19, 2010 

Softball Canada Announces 2010 Award Winners 

(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is extremely pleased to announce
the following award winners who will be recognized at the Softball
Canada Hall of Fame Banquet on November 13th, 2010 in Regina,
Saskatchewan. The Banquet will be held in conjunction with the
Softball Canada Annual General Meeting, which will take place
from November 11-13. As previously announced, Linda Edey (Builder,
Alberta), Dave Moore (Official, Saskatchewan), Noreen Murphy
(Coach, Saskatchewan), Jacki Nichol (Athlete, Saskatchewan) and
Al Shenduk (Official, Alberta) will be inducted into the Softball
Canada Hall of Fame during this Banquet. 

The Home Run Sports Coach of the Year award will be presented
to Earle Woodside from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, who led the Saskatoon
Junior A Outlaws to a Gold medal at the 2010 Canadian Junior
Women's Championship and also guided the University of Saskatchewan
to a Gold medal at the Canadian Intercollegiate Championship.
Earle has been an outstanding coach in Saskatoon, and is very
well respected by opposing coaches and umpires, as well as his
players and their parents. 

Lawrence "Moose" Gibson, from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, has been
selected as the recipient of the Home Run Sports Umpire of the
Year award. A Level IV umpire in both Fastpitch and Slo-Pitch,
Moose has been actively umpiring for 17 years, and had a major
role in bringing the 2010 Blue Convention to Regina earlier this
year. He has been the Umpire in Chief (UIC) for the province
of Saskatchewan since 2007, and also serves as the UIC for the
Canadian Forces since 2004. Moose has been a tremendous mentor
to numerous umpires in Saskatchewan and across the country, and
exemplifies the hard work, passion and determination that goes
into officiating. 

The Rose Hodgson Volunteer of the Year will be presented to Bryan
Kosteroski from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Bryan is the President
of the Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association, which successfully
hosted the 2010 Canadian Junior Women's Championship and the
Canadian Intercollegiate Championship. Bryan has been involved
with softball for many years as a player, coach and administrator,
and gives so much to the softball community in Saskatchewan.
Saskatoon has an excellent volunteer base and is always a prime
location to hold major tournaments and events, due in large part
to Bryan's excellent organizational skills and his great relationship
with his numerous local volunteers. 

This year's recipients of the Claude Deschamps Memorial Fund
are Shirrae Muhr from Regina, Saskatchewan and Michael Friedrich
from Edmonton, Alberta. 

Shirrae Muhr, a third year Kinesiology student at the University
of Regina, had a great summer on the field, helping the Regina
Team Remco to a Bronze medal at the 2010 Canadian Junior Women's
Championship. After spending three years at Galveston College
in Texas, she returned to her home province to continue her studies
in 2009 and led the University of Regina Cougars to a Silver
medal at the 2010 Canadian Intercollegiate Championship. She
also takes the time out of her busy softball schedule to give
clinics on behalf of Softball Saskatchewan, including helping
out as a pitching instructor and serving as the pitching coach
of the Regina Bantam Gold travel team. 

Michael Friedrich has just begun the second year of his Bachelor
of Science Degree at the University of Alberta. A strong academic
student, Michael played for the Leduc 747's of the Capital City
Men's League in Alberta, and represented his province as a member
of the Viking Reclamation Coyotes at the 2010 Canadian Midget
Boys Canadian Championship. He was also a member of Team Alberta
at the U19 International Men's Championship in 2009. A well-rounded
athlete, Friedrich also played hockey and volleyball growing
up, and volunteered as an official and scorekeeper for his local
high school. His education goal is to apply for medical school
following the completion of his Science Degree. 

The Ethel Boyce Memorial Award will be awarded to Shea Black
from Toronto, Ontario and Brent Mills from Napanee, Ontario.


Shea Black, from Toronto, Ontario, is a third year Business Administration
student at the University of Western Ontario in London. This
summer, she was a member of the Whitby Junior Eagles who won
a Silver medal at the Provincial Championship, and also played
for the UWO Mustangs this fall in the Ontario Intercollegiate
Women's Fastpitch Association. In addition to playing, Black
has also established herself as a coach in Scarborough, starting
out as a volunteer Squirt coach in 2006 and now as a select softball
coach for the Scarborough Ravens. She has helped her players
develop over last few years, culminating with an undefeated 2010
season. 

Brent Mills recently completed his degree in Physical and Health
Education in 2010 and is currently taking his one year Bachelor
of Education at Queen's University. A native of Napanee, Ontario,
he was a member of the Napanee Junior Men's Express that won
a Gold medal at the 2010 Canadian Junior Men's Championship.
He has also played in five other Canadian Championships in the
Midget and Junior categories, including a Gold medal in 2005
and Bronze medals in 2004 and 2009. In addition to competing
on the softball field, Brent also enjoys other sports such as
hockey, basketball, volleyball, football and rugby. He also serves
as a high school hockey coach, and volunteers for Foster Care
Relief. 

Congratulations to all of this year's award winners! 

-SC- 

For more information, please contact: 

Gilles LeBlanc 
Manager - Marketing and Communications 
Softball Canada 
gleblanc(at)softball.ca 
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105

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