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Regina, SK Century 21 Hawks win Canada West ISC II Qualifier

Monday, June 6th, 2005

International Softball Congress
Canada West ISC II Qualifier
Progress for Portage Tournament – Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

1 . Devils Lake Risers (8) vs. Manitoba Under 19 (4)
2. Portage Phillies (1) vs. Brandon A’s (0) 11 innings
3. Cowessess Royals (4) vs. Regina Century 21 (3)
4. Gladstone Whips (9) vs. Manitoba Under 19 (0)
5. Regina Gold (5) vs. Devils Lake (1)
6. Cowessess Royals (6) vs. Portage Phillies (2)
7. Regina Gold (10) vs. Manitoba Under 19 (1)
8. Gladstone Whips (20) vs. Devils Lake (6)
9. Regina Century 21 (15) vs. Brandon (5)
10. Gladstone Whips (3) vs. Regina Gold (0)
11. Regina Century 21 (4) vs. Portage Phillies (3) 8 innings

Final Round Robin Standings
Pool A
1. Gladstone Whips – 3-0
2. Regina Gold – 2-1
3. Devils Lake Risers – 1-2
4. Manitoba Under 19 – 0-4

Pool B
1. Cowessess Royals – 3-0
2. Regina Century 21 – 2-1
3. Portage Phillies – 1-2
4. Brandon A’s – 0-4

Quarterfinals
1. Century 21 (5) vs. Devils Lake (1)
2. Regina Gold (12) vs. Portage (11)

Semi-finals
1. Century 21 (6) vs. Gladstone (2)
2. Regina Gold (11) vs. Cowessess Royals (8) – 10 innings

Final
Regina Century 21 Angels (4) vs. Regina Gold (2)

Regina Century 21 Angels win Canada West ISC II berth to Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin
The 2005 Progress for Portage ISC II Area Qualifier was won by the
Regina Century 21 Angels as they defeated Regina Gold 4-2. After coming out
of pool play as a number 2 seed the Angels earned their way to final with
wins over Devils Lake Risers in the quarter- finals before knocking off 4
time Progress for Portage defending champions Gladstone( ranked ISC #4) in
the semi-finals . On the other side of the draw Regina Gold, also a 2 seed,
earned their trip to the finals with victory over the Portage Phillies and
an extra inning win over Cowessess Royals.
With the win Century 21 earns a berth to the ISC Tournament of
Champions in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin from August 14-20 as the Canada
West Area ISC II Champions.
Tournament awards handed out after the final included Jay Dewis of
Portage Phillies as the Top Hitter with a .612 average while the Tournament
MVP and Top Pitcher awards went to Tony Sparvier and Jason Kaye both of
Century 21.

Ferdi Nelissen
Canada West ISC Area Commissioner
ferdi@mts.net

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ISC II Canada East Qualifier first round games set

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

Innerkip, ON

June 17-19, 2005

ISC Eastern Canada Area Commissioner Bob McGowan is pleased to announce the first round match-ups for the 16-team ISC II Qualifier to be held in Innerkip and neighbouring Drumbo starting Friday June 17 and continuing through the weekend.

The double knockout tournament will see 30, or even 31, games played to determine who will win the coveted berth for the 2005 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin August 14-19.

The first round games are as follows:

6:45 pm Game 1 at Innerkip D1 Norwich Razorbacks vs Windsor Reds
6:45 pm Game 3 at Innerkip D2 Niagara Snappers vs Ingersoll Masters
7:00 pm Game 2 at Drumbo D1 Bridgeport Braves vs Highgate Rock
7:00 pm Game 6 at Drumbo D2 Aylmer Cardinals vs Elora Rage
8:15 pm Game 4 at Innerkip D2 Glencoe Astros vs Mitchell Mets
8:30 pm Game 7 at Drumbo D1 Alvinston Indians vs Elmira Cubs
8:30 pm Game 8 at Drumbo D2 Mississauga Arrows vs Durham Eagles
9:45 pm Game 5 at Innerkip D2 Palermo Athletics vs Oshawa BBs

Four loser’s bracket games will start at 8:00 am on Saturday at both Drumbo and Innerkip while the winner’s round games will be played at 10:00 am, again at both locations. All games move to Innerkip starting at noon on Saturday and continue through to the winner’s bracket final to be played at 8:00 pm Saturday evening.

The championship game is scheduled for 1:00 pm Sunday afternoon with the “if” game slated to go immediately following if necessary.

The qualifier features eight teams who are ranked among the top 48 in the June 1 ISC II rankings, including two from the top 10 and five in the top 20.

For more information, please contact:

Bob McGowan
ISC Eastern Canada Area Commissioner
519.941.6767
jbob99@allstream.net

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ISC II #18 Snappers win Snapper Shootout over ISC II #21 Ashland Merchants

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

The Niagara Snappers repeated as Snapper Shoot-Out Champions by compiling a 5-1 record over the weekend. The Snappers beat Ashland Merchants, Glencoe Astros, and lost to Keatings Fitness in divisional play. In the quarterfinals, the Snappers beat the Alvinston Indians. In the semi-finals, the Snappers were matched up against ISC II #1 Tavistock Merchants. The Snappers beat the Merchants to 7-3. The Championship Finals pitted the Snappers up against Ashland for the second time in the tournament. Ashland, who had beaten Keatings Fitness to advance to the finals, could not muster anything against ace Dan Duemo (who picked up his 3rd win of the tournament against no losses), final score, Niagara Snappers 4 Ashland Merchants 0. Great weekend of ball with almost all the teams in the tournament being ranked on the ISC II list. 10 of 12 teams were ranked in the ISC II top 50.

Saturday Results
DIVISION RESULTS

Game #1

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 2
(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 1
WP: Dan Duemo
LP: Scott Hershey

Game #2

N/R Hamilton Hawks 4
N/R Niagara Selects 0
WP: Chad Reed
LP: Richie Vassos

Game #3

(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 3
(ISC II #27) New York Bombers 2
*9 inning game
WP: Steve Cook
LP: J. Heyman

Game #4

(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 3
(ISC II #5) McKie Sports 2
WP: Doug Charlton
LP: Shawn Samson

Game #5

(ISC II #34) Mississauga Arrows 4
(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 2
WP: Chris McColl
LP: Tom Vogel

Game #6

(ISC II #12) Keatings Fitness 5
(ISC II #20) Glencoe Astros 0
WP: Bill Hillhouse
LP: Shaun Winship

Game #7

N/R Niagara Selects 5
(ISC II #27) NY Bombers 5

Game #8

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 4
(ISC II #12) Keating Fitness 0
WP: Bob Shettler
LP: Sam Moore

Game #9

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 4
(ISC II #20) Glencoe Astros 0
WP: Byron Demoe
LP: Mike Joseph

Game #10

(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 7
N/R Hamilton Hawks 4
WP: Steve Baechler
LP: Lee Cose

Game #11

(ISC II #34) Mississauga Arrows 3
(ISC II #5) McKie Sports 2
WP: Craig Walker
LP: Shawn Sampson

Game #12

(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 4
(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 3
WP: Tracy Woolridge
LP: Brad Young

Game #13

N/R Niagara Selects 11
(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 4
*5 inning mercy
WP: Richie Vassos
LP: Dave Ashkanase

Game #14

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 4
(ISC II #20) Glencoe Astros 1
WP: Scott Hershey
LP: Brett Neal

Game #15

(ISC II #27) New York Bombers 5
N/R Hamilton Hawks 2
WP: Larry Puzan
LP: Duane Singer

Game #16

(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 6
(ISC II #34) Mississauga 0
WP: Doug Charlton
LP: Drew Hathway

Game #17

(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 6
(ISC II #5) McKie Sports 5
WP: Tracey Woolridge
LP: Shawn Sampson

Game #18

(ISC II #12) Keatings Fitness 5
(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 0
WP: Bill Hillhouse
LP: Rob Fawcett

Top 8 Teams Advance to Sunday’s Quarterfinals
(in ranking order)

1. Ashland Merchants (ISC II #21)
2. Alvinston Indians (ISC II #19)
3. Tavistock Merchants (ISC II #1)
4. Keatings Fitness (ISC II #12)
5. Mississauga Arrows (ISC II #34)
6. NY Bombers (ISC II #27)
7. Niagara Snappers (ISC II #18)
8. KMV Rise (ISC II #7)

Teams Failing to Advance
(in ranking order)

9. Niagara Selects (Not Ranked)
10. McKie Sports (ISC II #5)
11. Hamilton Hawks (Not Ranked)
12. Glencoe Astros (ISC II #20)

Scheduled Games for Sunday

Ashland Merchants (ISC II #21) vs. KMV Rise (ISC II #7) 9am
Alvinston Indians (ISC II #19) vs. Niagara Snappers (ISC II #18) 9am
NY Bombers (ISC II #27) vs. Tavistock Merchants (ISC II #1) 11am
Keatings Fitness (ISC II #12) vs. Mississauga (ISC II #34) 11am

Sunday Results
QUARTER FINAL RESULTS

Game #19

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 1
(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 0
WP: Bob Shettler
LP: Tracy Woolridge

Game #20

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 7
(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 2
WP: Dan Duemo
LP: Brad Young

Game #21

(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 4
(ISC II #27) New York Bombers 0
WP: Steve Cook
LP: A. Owl

Game #22

(ISC II #12) Keating Fitness 7
(ISC II #34) Mississauga Arrows 0
WP: Bill Hillhouse
LP: Chris McColl

SEMI-FINALS

Game #23

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 4
(ISC II #12) Keatings Fitness 1
WP: Scott Hershey
LP: Sam Moore

Game #24

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 7
(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 3
WP: Byron Demoe
LP: Kevin Franks

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Game #25

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 4
(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 0
WP: Dan Duemo
LP: Bob Shettler

**Scott Young had (2) 2 run home runs to single handedly drive the Snappers offence.

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ISC II #34 Mississauga, ON Arrows open league season at 3-0

Saturday, June 4th, 2005

Mississauga, ON
ISC II #34 Mississauga Arrows open league season at 3-0

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Arrows win pair

The Mississauga News
Jun 3, 2005

The Mississauga Arrows ran their record to 3-0 in the Golden Horseshoe Fastball League (GHFL) with a pair of victories this week over the Waterdown Coyotes and Morriston A’s.
Travelling to Waterdown on Monday night, the Arrows banged out 15 hits en route to a 10-4 pasting of the Coyotes.

Tom Fortune and Tim Coe led the Arrows attack with Fortune going 3-4 on the night with two doubles and two RBIs.

Coe was 3-3 with a walk, double, triple and three RBIs. Jeff Beange was 2-4 with an RBI and Blair Setford was 1-2 with sacrifice fly RBI and a double.

Adam Lebrun picked up the win for the Arrows on the mound, his first of the season, giving up nine hits and the four Coyote runs. Lebrun struck out eight and walked one.

Playing at their home diamond at Meadowvale Sports Park on Wednesday, the Arrows edged Morriston, 5-4, snuffing out a furious A’s rally in the top of the seventh inning, throwing out the tying run at the plate.

The Arrows built a 5-0 lead on the strength of two RBI singles by Drew Hathway to score Mike Welton in the third and again in the fifth. Welton, who was 3-3 on the night, drove in Vince Oliver in the third.

The Arrows are at home next Wednesday to St. Catharines Red Hot Chili Pepper before travelling to Niagara Falls next Thursday to face Niagara Falls Fury.

The Arrows made a successful debut last week when they defeated the Niagara Falls Cool Hand Luke’s, 1-0, in an extra-innings thriller.

Hathway picked up the win for the Arrows, scattering seven hits over eight innings of work while striking out four.

The Arrows play in the 13-team Golden Horseshoe Fastball League with Wednesday night home games starting at 8:30 p.m. at Meadowvale Sports Park.

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS

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ISC II #36 Elburn, IL Richwrap sweep dh

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

Yorkville, Illinois

Richwrap of Elburn, Illinois defeated the Dekalb Hustle Hogs 6-1 & 3-1 in Yorkville league action.

Game 1
Elburn 6
Dekalb 1
WP Vic Flores
LP Brian Tobin

Vic Flores (7IP 5H 12K ER), Dan Arntzen (3×4 HR 2RBI 2R), Javier Saldana (2×4 3B R RBI), and Scott Beal (2×4 R) led the team to victory.

Game 2
Elburn 3
Dekalb 1
WP Vic Flores
LP Tim Murphy

Vic Flores again took the mound (7IP 6H 5K) to earn the win. Javier
Saldana led a balanced attack with 2 hits.

Richwrap will next see action in Middleton Wisconsin, June 4-5, at the
Bowling Green Sports Complex.

Dusty Rhodes
dustyr@gadco.com

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ISC II #3 Norwich Razorbacks vs ISC #21 Jarvis Merchants

Thursday, June 2nd, 2005

ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada
http://www.pmihrm.com/isceast.htm

Wed. June 1/05

Game #27
Jarvis 5 Norwich 0
W.P. Scott Wagar 0 runs 3 hits 1K in 7 innings
L.P. Todd Winkworth 5 runs 8 hits 5K in 7 innings
Hitting Hi-Lites was Matt Lyon 2 Home Runs

Game # 28
Jarvis 7 Norwich 0
W.P. Andrew Phibbs 0 runs 1 hit 8 k’s 5 innings
L.P. Tim Neil 7 runs 5hits 5 K’s in 3 innings
in relief Drew Winger 0 runs 1hits 2 K’s in 1 inning
Hitting Hi- Hites was Dan Garmon’s 4 rbi night with a home run and single.

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Full June 1, 2005 ISC II Rankings

Thursday, June 2nd, 2005

Here’s the full list. To see how the voting went, make sure you visit the ISC II section on the ISC web site.

1 Tavistock, ON Smully’s 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
11 Fargo, ND Chub’s Pub Wizards
12 Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness Center
13 Reasnor, IA RPMs
14 Lloydminster, AB Scope Dodgers
15 Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
16 Micksburg, ON Twins
17 St. Paul, MN ABS-Villard
18 Niagara, ON Snappers
19 Alvinston, ON Indians
20 Glencoe, ON Astros
21 Ashland, OH Merchants
22 Kenosha, WI Earl’s Club
23 Yakima, WA JRW Associates
24 Sioux Falls, SD Sox
25 Hermann, MO Black Gold
26 Memphis, TN Posse
27 Rochester, NY Bombers
28 Nokomis, IL Bud Light
29 Denver, CO Colorado Rage
30 Denmark, WI Circle Tap Lumberjacks
31 Sacramento, CA River City Rockers
32 Pleasant Grove, UT High Desert Dawgs
33 Mankato, MN Fisher Group
34 Mississauga, ON Arrows
35 Camrose, AB Fury
36 Elburn, IL Richwrap Fastpitch
37 Frankenmuth, MI Tiffany’s
38 Highgate, ON Rock
39 Belleville, IL Wolfpack
40 Bridgeport, ON Braves
41 Dawson, MN Cerro Gordo
42 Evansville, WI Evansville Bowl
43 Wausau, WI PJ’s
44 Monfort, WI New Image
45 Seattle, WA Bodle Chiropractic
46 Aylmer, ON Cardinals
47 Cedar Rapids, IA Brew Sox
48 Lacey, WA Bucknell Park

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Canada West ISC II Qualifier June 4-5

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Progress for Portage field Set

International Softball Congress- Canada West ISC II Qualifier

The 2005 ISC Canada West ISC II Qualifier is set for June 4-5 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Led by defending Champion ISC II #4 Gladstone Whips who finished 4th in the 40 team ISC II Tournament of Champions in Fargo, North Dakota in 2004 the qualifier is ready to roll with a field of 8 teams.

Included in the field for the 2005 qualifier are 2004 runner-up Portage Phillies as well as Devils Lake Risers, Regina Gold, Regina Century 21 Angels, Cowess Royals, the Manitoba Canada Games (19 & Under) team and Brandon, Manitoba. The field is very similar to 2004 which was very competitive and saw the Championship decided in extra innings.

Pool A will include Gladstone, Devils Lake, Regina Gold and the Canada Games team while Pool B will be comprised of Portage, Regina Century 21, Cowess and Brandon. With teams from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota the field has a nice representation from the Canada West Region with the teams competing for a berth in the ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in August.

The qualifier is being staged as part of the Progress for Portage Tournament which includes various other events such as youth softball, baseball and women’s fastpitch. In all there will be between 45-50 teams participating in this ball extravaganza over 2 days which showcases the ISC II qualifier as the main event for the weekend on the 2 main diamonds. Republic of Manitobah Park in Portage la Prairie will again be the host facility for the weekend and is located 45 minutes west of Winnipeg on the Trans-Canada Highway, it is an ideal setting with 9 diamonds available to accommodate the event.

The ISC II qualifier is set to commence on Saturday with Round Robin Pool play scheduled for 9:00 – 11:00 – 1:00 – 3:00 – 5:00 – 7:00 and 9:00. Playoffs are scheduled for 9:00 and 11:00 on Sunday with the championship slated for 5:00.

Pool A

1. ISC II #4 Gladstone Whips
2. Devils Lake Risers
3. Regina Gold
4. Manitoba Canada Games

Pool B

1. Portage Phillies
2. Regina Century 21 Angels
3. Brandon A’s
4. Cowess Royals

Saturday June 4th, 2005

Time Diamond #
1 Diamond #9

9:00 a.m. 1. Devils Lake Risers – Canada Games

11:00 a.m. 2. Portage Phillies – Brandon A’s 3.
Regina Century 21 – Cowessess Royals

1:00 p.m. 4. Regina Gold – Devils Lake
Risers 5. Gladstone Whips – Canada Games

3:00 p.m. 6. Brandon A’s – Regina Century 21 7.
Cowessess Royals – Portage Phillies

5:00 p.m. 8. Canada Games – Regina Gold 9.
Gladstone Whips – Devils Lake Risers

7:00 p.m. 10. Brandon A’s – Cowessess Royals 11. Regina

Century 21 – Portage Phillies

9:00
p.m.
12. Gladstone Whips – Regina Gold

Sunday June 5th

Time Diamond #
1 Diamond #9

9:00 a.m. 13. 3rd (B) – 2nd
(A) 14. 3rd (A) – 2nd (B)

( Quarter-finals)

1:00 p.m. 15. Game 13 winner – 1st (B) 16. Game 14
winner – 1st (A)

(Semi-Finals)

5:00 p.m. 17. Winner 15 – Winner 16

(Final)

Ferdi Nelissen
International Softball Congress
Canada West Area Commissioner/Canadian Vice President
204-239-5822
ferdi@mts.net

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June 1 ISC II Rankings

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

Smully’s Tavistock Merchants 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.

The rankings 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.

For more information, please contact:

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs@rogers.com
Phone: 1.800.268.9374 x 8803

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ISC II #28 Niagara Snappers at ISC #16 Innerkip Eagles

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

Schneider’s ISC Alliance
http://www.pmihrm.com/isceast.htm

Game 25

Innerkip 1 Niagara 0

Winning Pitcher – Dan Skillings 7 Innings, 0 Runs, 1 Hit Allowed
Losing Pitcher – Dan Duemo 6 Innings, 1 Run Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed

Kenvin Cassells had a double with 2 out in the bottom of the 6th inning and scored on Steve Running’s single.

Game 26

Innerkip 4 Niagara 2

Innerkip Pitcher – Steve Running 1 Inning, 0 Runs Allowed, 1 Hit Allowed,
Had to leave after the 1st inning due to an injury
Winning Pitcher – Dan Skillings 6 Innings, 2 Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed
Losing Pitcher – Jay Paylove 3 Innings, 3 Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed
Mike Bateman 3 Innings, 1 Run Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed

Innerkip Chris White 1X3 double, run scored
Niagara Mike Bateman 2X3

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