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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div>Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</div><hr/><div><b>From: </b> "Hackett, Bruce A" <HackettBA@corning.com>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:26:18 -0400</div><div><b>To: </b><fastball@pmihrm.com></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Elkland Fastpitch May Tournament Updates</div><div><br/></div><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Elkland Fastpitch Tournament Updates (5-10-2012)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Elkland, PA - The following are updates on each of the remaining tournaments hosted by the Elkland Softball Association for the 2012 season. Here are the details on these 3 events:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The 6<sup>th</sup> Annual Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>May 25th – 27th (Monday, May 28th – Rain Date)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Entry Fee: $300 per team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>16 Team Limit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3 game guarantee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ESA Pitchers Restriction List will be used<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Prize Money: 1st Place - $1,200, 2nd Place - $600, 3rd Place - $300<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>•<i>Champions of this tournament will receive free entry fee into the 2012 Durk Sherman Classic Tournament<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Currently 12 teams have expressed interest in attending this year’s event. For details contact ESA President Bill Sherman at <a href="mailto:esabill30@yahoo.com"><span style='color:blue'>esabill30@yahoo.com</span></a>, or by calling (814) 258 7096 Home, (814) 258 5229 ESA. Deadline to enter into this event is May 20<sup>th</sup>, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Molly Sherman Memorial Teams<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1. NY Bombers (Cortland, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2. ESA Bellys (Elkland, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3. Big Johns (Lackawanna, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4. Bedford Rays (Bedford, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>5. CPI (Owego, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>6. PA Power (Harrisburg, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>7. Knoxville-Ontario A’s (Knoxville, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8. Schuylkill Merchants (Schuylkill, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>9. Dicks Diner (Williamsport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>10. McKinney's Speed Shop (Jersey Shore, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>11. Erie Lost Dogs (Erie, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>12. Ricola Cough Drops (Morris Plains, NJ) *Interested, but not confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The 19<sup>th</sup> Annual Elkland First Weekend Tournament<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>August 24th – August 26th<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Entry Fee: $250<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>16 Team Limit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Double elimination event<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ESA Pitchers Restriction List will be used<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Prize Money: 1st place - $1,000, 2nd Place - $500, 3rd Place – 300<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Currently 16 teams have expressed interest in attending this years event. For details contact ESA President Bill Sherman at <a href="mailto:esabill30@yahoo.com"><span style='color:blue'>esabill30@yahoo.com</span></a>, or by calling (814) 258 7096 Home, (814) 258 5229 ESA.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Elkland First Weekend Teams<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1. ESA Bellys (Elkland, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2. Bedford Rays (Elkland, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3. Heshbon Ducks (Williamsport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4. NY Bombers (Cortland, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>5. Big Johns (Lackawanna, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>6. Knoxville-Ontario Athletics (Knoxville, PA/ Ontario, Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>7. Schuylkill Merchants (Schuylkill, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8. Beverage Barn (Williamsport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>9. Northern Merchants (Poland, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>10. CPI (Oswego, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>11. Chuck Smith Fastpitch Team (NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>12. Waterdown Hammer (Burlington, Ontario)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>13. Wrecked Fastpitch (Elkland, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>14. PA Power (Harrisburg, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>15. Lancaster (Lancaster, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>16. PT Awards (Williamsport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>60<sup>th</sup> Annual Durk Sherman Holiday Classic Tournament<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>August 31st – Sept. 3rd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Entry Fee: $250<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>24 Team Limit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3 game guarantee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Any class of pitching allowed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Prize Money: 1st Place - $2,500, 2nd Place - $1,200, 3rd Place - $600, 4th Place - $400, 5th Place - $100, 6th Place - $100<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For the first time in the 60 year history of the Labor Day Tournament in Elkland, PA, the Elkland Softball Association will serve as an international qualifying tournament for the 2013 ISC World Tournament. Elkland will have two bids to award at this year’s Tournament. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The first bid will be for an ISC Canadian East berth for 2013. The highest placing Canadian East team will earn the berth. The team winning the Canada East berth will have to follow the same roster "rules" as other teams that win berths a year in advance (must return at least 50% of the roster they qualified with, players can leave the roster to attempt to qualify with another team, but they can't return to the roster). Last season Elkland had 5 teams (33% of the participating teams) from Canada participate in the 59th Annual Durk Sherman Labor Day Classic event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The second bid will for an ISC US East berth for 2013. The highest placing US East team will earn the berth. The team winning the US East berth will have to follow the same roster "rules" as other teams that win berths a year in advance (must return at least 50% of the roster they qualified with, players can leave the roster to attempt to qualify with another team, but they can't return to the roster). Last season Elkland had 10 teams (66% of the participating teams) from the US East participate in the 59th Annual Durk Sherman Labor Day Classic event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Any interested teams in this event, this is a 24 team limit tournament, with a 3 game guarantee (all for a $250 entry fee), can contact ESA President Bill Sherman at: <a href="mailto:esabill30@yahoo.com"><span style='color:blue'>esabill30@yahoo.com</span></a> or by calling (814) 258 7096 Home, (814) 258 5229 ESA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Durk Sherman Classic Teams<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1. NY Bombers (Cortland, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2. ESA Bellys (Elkland, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3. PA Power (Harrisburg, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4. Shaggy Dog (Erie, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>5. Wrecked Fastpitch (Elkland, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>6. Knoxville-Ontario A’s (Knoxville, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>7. Hackett’s Cubs (Elkland, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8. Jersey Shore Generals (Jersey Shore, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>9. Greenbush Generals (Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>10. I4C Victory (Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>11. Kar’s Aces (Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>12. Barhaven Broadway Blues (Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>13. West Carleton Electric (Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>14. Dicks Diner (Williamsport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>15. Erie Lost Dogs (Erie, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>16. First Kings (PA) * Interested, but not confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>17. Schuylkill Merchants (Schuylkill, PA) *Interested, but not confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>18. LA Express (Napanee, Ontario) *Interested, but not confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>19. Swashbucklers (Staten Island, NY) * Interested, but not confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>20. CPI (Oswego, NY) *Interested, but not confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>21. Bedford Rays (Bedford, PA) *Interested, but not confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bruce Hackett<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Elkland Softball Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Website Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://elklandsoftball.sharepoint.com/"><span style='color:blue'>http://elklandsoftball.sharepoint.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>