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2008 ISC II Qualifiers – Updated

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007


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Editor’s Note: Many additions have been made since the first calendar was distributed earlier in November and more additions will be made in upcoming weeks. Note the issue date below the heading on page 1 is now November 21, 2007. It is the intent of the ISC to provide teams with early information so they can use it to make tournament arrangements early for 2008 competition. Even if some info is missing, they are at least providing the information needed to consider various tournaments, who to contact, location and tournament dates.

Click here for webpage with this same information with “clickable email links”.

2008 ISC Qualifiers
11-21-07

US East Region – Bill Howell, Vice President bhowell5@yahoo.com
April 19 – 20
War Eagle Tournament – Auburn, AL
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC berth to highest finishing ISC II team
Contact: TBD
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Robert Gray – 334-567-9797 rgray77271@aol.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: ISC II Qualifier for teams to become eligible for an ISC ToC invite.
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 – 4-game guarantee
Entry Fee: $400 payable to Roy Stout
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament berth to highest finishing US West team and ISC II Qualifier for teams to become eligible for an ISC ToC invite.
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: 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: Ron Gilbert, rgilbert77@hotmail.com
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: John Reed – 815 563 4303 or 815 563 4318 mrgr@insightbb.com

May 17 & 18
Dick Tracy Invitational – Rockford, IL
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC berths to US Central teams
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: $275
Contact: John Reed – 815 563 4303 or 815 563 4318 mrgr@insightbb.com.
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: John Reed – 815 563 4303 or 815 563 4318 mrgr@insightbb.com

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
Sioux Falls, SD Fred Huntimer Invitational
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC berth to highest finishing US Central team
Format: 3-game guaratee elimination bracket
Entry Fee: $225
Contact: Mike Mueller – 1-866-436-2213 or 605-965-9501 mmueller@prairiewave.com or Darwin Stewart stewart@alliancecom.net
UIC: Ken Vierling comicdude1@msn.com
ISC Rep: Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com

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 20 – 22
Eau Claire Classic – Eau Claire, WI
Berths: 1 ISC WT and 1 ISC II ToC open to any team from any region
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: $400
Contact: Stu Taylor stu.taylor@ci.eau-claire.wi.us 715-839-5198 W 715-828-1416 Cell
UIC: Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com
ISC Rep: Les Novak bestumpln@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

July 25 – 27
West St. Paul Classic – West St. Paul, MN
Berths: 2009 WT and ISC II ToC for any team from any region
Format: Double Elimination with hard luck round added
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Jerry Ball – jball@dartadvantage.com or Ken Vierling
UIC: Ken Vierling comicdude1@msn.com
ISC Rep: Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com

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

Wisconsin Travel League
Wisconsin State Tournament

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

No information provided

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Changes to the ISC II Ineligible List

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

November 20, 2007 – The International Softball Congress is releasing an off-season update of the Ineligible Pitching List for the ISC II division.

The ineligible list was introduced prior to the 2004 season. Additions and deletions have been made annually since then, but this is the first major overhaul of the list since November 2004 as some 90 names are being removed.

“We recognize that the list was getting dated and it was time to remove a lot of the names,” said ISC II Vice President Jim Williamson, adding that the appeals process for pitchers who are on the list remains in effect.

See below for a list of those who have been added and removed to the list effective Nov. 15, 2007.

For the complete list, as well as the appeals process, please see the ISC II page on the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com.

For additional information, please contact:

Jim Williamson
ISC II VP
jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com

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

Added as of Nov. 15, 2007
Jonas Mach
Regan Manley
Max Montero
Mattias Tessore

Removed from list – Nov 15, 2007
John Abramson
Aaron Adelaman
Greg Anderson
Ken Bergen
Greg Bouchard
Ancel Buff
Stoney Burke
Kevin Careless
Dave Clark
Dan Climenhaga
Jim Cowdrey
Brandon Craig
Gerald Doty
Terry Downes
Kelly Dyson
Kevin Egar
Brad Elliot
Rick Ferry
John Garcia
Doug Gardener
Lee Gillard
Mike Goldsmith
Mark Goreske
Kevin Grady
Rod Grass
Jamie Hall
Greg Hamilton
Robert Harry
Richard Heese
Verlando Henderson
Mark Higgins
Jeff Howell
Tony Hunhoff
Tim Jacobs
Pat Johnson
Shawn Johnson
Don King
Chad Klassen
Mike Lawton
Kevin Lloyd
Mark Long
Brett Master
Alan Meinhart
Mark Melotte
Peter Meredith
Glen Moreland
Manny Navarro
Richard Neese
Rusty Parkhurst
Todd Phipps
Rick Planngger
Scott Planngger
George Pomeroy
Mark Quinn
Mark Ramirez
Bobby Reeves
Kevin Reichardt
Ray Reynolds
Brett Richards
Rick Roberts
Curtis Rouse
Pete Sandman
Hank Scheid
Dave Scott
Maurice Sheppard
Stephen Simmons
Joe Simoni
Dwayne Singer
Mark Smith
Todd Smith
Jim Speral
Ron Sterkel
Steve Sterkel
Brent Stevenson
Scott Sumptor
Vince Swanwick
Steven Tao
Dan Thompson
Pete Turner Jr.
Brad Underwood
Dan Valachy
Richie Valenzuela
Duane VanderArk
Andy VanWettering
Gene Walters
Kyle Wardlow
Kevin Warren
Wayne Wells
Al Williams

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Quad Cities to Host 2009 ISC II & ISC

Tuesday, November 20th, 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 ISC II ToC Qualifiers

Saturday, November 10th, 2007


2008 ISC II 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 dates TBD
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 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 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: 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: Ron Gilbert, rgilbert77@hotmail.com
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) 501-6186tcro14@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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Reminder: Canada East ISC League meeting

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

All Canada East ISC and ISC II teams are invited to attend the “state of the league” meeting for the Canada East ISC League on Sunday November 11 at 9 am at the Grand Valley Golf Club.

For directions, see http://www.grandvalleygolf.ca/contact.html.

Our goal is to make the league benefit the greatest number of teams and provide a high level of competition for all involved.

The schedule can be as flexible as you want to make it. We can limit play to weekends only, play a mixture of weekends and weeknights, or weeknights only.

As most of you are already playing in leagues, we are proposing a schedule that revolves around a couple of weekends early in the year (with some limited weeknights for those that want it).

Options include:
A weekend roundrobin in mid-May
Another weekend roundrobin in late May/early June (or some weeknights)
Playoff tournament in late July

Some incentives to consider:
For ISC teams, the winner of the 2008 league playoff tournament will receive a berth in the 2009 ISC World Tournament (must play in the league in 2009 to retain the berth).

For ISC II teams, there will be an ISC II berth to the 2008 ISC II ToC in Appleton available to the highest placing ISC II team as of June 30, 2008.

In addition, the highest finishing ISC II team in the league playoff tournament will receive a berth in the 2009 ISC II ToC (must play in the league in 2009 to retain the berth).

Keep in mind that this is an information meeting only – no commitments are necessary at this time.

This will be an excellent opportunity to meet the league officials and discuss the advantages of playing in the league in 2008. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Colin Smith
League President & Commissioner
colinsmith(at)look.ca

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
blairjs(at)rogers.com

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Hoffman Rise sign a pair

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

courtesy Al’s Fastball
Hoffman Rise Announces Additions for 2008
Monday, October 29, 2007
The Hoffman Rise Fastpitch Club from S.E. PA is pleased to announce the addition of two quality players. Justin Cevette and Bryan Miller (from the Elkland FP Team) have signed to play with the Rise for the 2008 season. As in 2007 the Rise will play an agressive schedule, and with the addition of Justin and Bryan, the team looks to advance again to the ISC II ToC in Appleton, WI. More info on these players will be made shortly, as with our tenative schedule.

Also of note, the Rise acquired the services of Al Panero, recently relocated back to the area. Al played with the Rise in various tournaments over the years, and should provide veteran leadership to a solid club.

We will post more info on the team as it becomes available.

Respectfully,
Tom Vogel
GM Hoffman Rise Fastpitch Club
www.risefastpitch.com

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ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada meeting

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

The Canada East Travel League is hosting its annual state of the league meeting on Sunday November 11/07 at 9:00 a.m. at the Grand Valley Golf Club.

All interested teams are welcome.

For ISC teams, the winner of the 2008 league playoff tournament will receive a berth in the 2009 ISC World Tournament (must play in the league in 2009 to retain the berth).

For ISC II teams, please note that an ISC II berth to the 2008 ISC II ToC in Appleton will be available to the highest finishing ISC II team in the regular season in 2008.

In addition, the highest finishing ISC II team in the league playoff tournament will receive a berth in the 2009 ISC II ToC (must play in the league in 2009 to retain the berth).

This is an information meeting only. It is an excellent opportunity to meet the league officials and discuss the opportunity to play in the league in 2008. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Colin Smith
League President & Commissioner
colinsmith(at)look.ca

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
blairjs(at)rogers.com

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2008 ISC II ToC Dates

Friday, September 28th, 2007

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

September 28, 2007 – 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

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Ken Vierling named new ISC II UIC

Wednesday, September 26th, 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 II 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(at)msn.com

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Ontario Challenge Cup Wrap Up from Joe Todd

Monday, September 24th, 2007

As the first day of fall appears today on the calendar on my way home tonight, I noticed the leaves had already started to Change color, some to a nice shade of Orange, and it was Ironic that the two teams in the Championship games Of the Southwestern Ontario Challenge Cup both had Orange throughout their uniforms

The Championship game matched the Undefeated Host Team theInnerkip Orioles against The Kitchener Outlaws, Last years Champions of the same tournament staged up in Hillsburgh, Ontario

Kitchener Outlaws came the long route after losing their second game of the tournament then staged a remarkable Comeback of 7 consecutive victories (5 on Sunday) to win the Laverne Reichert Memorial Cup for the 2nd Consecutive Year.

With the Victory , The Kitchener Outlaws have gained a berth in the 2008 Tournament of Champions to be held in Appleton, Wisconsin next August
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Kitchener Outlaws repeat as OCC champs

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Kitchener Outlaws won five straight games Sunday to claim their second consecutive Ontario Challenge Cup and secure a berth in the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Mel Ross pitched four straight starting at 9 am, reeling off wins over Elmira, Mitchell, Orangeville and Innerkip before finally taking a rest. Ross also banged out three HRs on the day batting in the cleanup spot for the Outlaws.

5 pm “if necessary” game
Kitchener Outlaws 7 Innerkip Orioles 1
WP: Sean Geehan
LP: Mark VanVliet, relief Tim Neill, Van Vliet

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