By Christine Rivet, The Record WATERLOO — The ubiquitous John Thompson makes Bill Gates look like a slacker. If you've ever taken in a local fastball tournament or if you enjoyed the Memorial Cup championship when it rolled through town a couple years ago, you're already familiar with some of Thompson's best work. From his duties as general manager of the 2008 Memorial … [Read more...]
This Week in Fastball with Dennis Dosman
ONTARIO CHALLENGE CUP IN PALMERSTON - Fastball Fans, The Laverne Reichert OCC will bring an end to the fastpitch season .... Here is the last tournament of the year.....the Ontario Challenge Cup set for this weekend at Palmerston....a few miles north of Drayton.....at a great ball yard on the south side of the town........ 14 teams, as usual....and all pennant … [Read more...]
Black Sox legend forced to retire
World champion New Zealand softball captain, and recently named NZ player of the year, Rhys Casley has been forced to retire. Casley penned a note to his team-mates informing them that his body was no longer 'up to the standard of international softball anymore'. Casley played through the pain barrier at the world championships at Albany earlier this year to lead New … [Read more...]
Maccabiah Games honor Dave Blackburn
Dave Blackburn was honored this month, by the Maccabiah Games in Israel, where they retired his Number 7 from use by any other player, forever. He is shown in photo at right, accepting jerseys from other countries who competed at the 2013 Maccabiah Games. As Dave notes, Monday was the third anniversary of his near brush with death, following a horrific car crash enroute to a … [Read more...]
Junior Explorers win ISC U21 Tournament
By the Midland Daily News The Midland Junior Explorers’ men’s fastpitch softball team played its best ball when it counted the most, winning its final four games to capture the five-team International Softball Congress (ISC) Under-21 Tournament recently in Moline, Ill. The tournament was held in conjunction with the ISC World Tournament. In pool play, Midland lost 5-1 to … [Read more...]
ISC Hall Of Fame Class of 2014 – Bios
From Robert Gray chairman of the ISC Hall of Fame committee ISC HALL OF FAME – ILLUSTRIOUS CLASS OF 2014 Authorized by Robert Gray, Chair, ISC Hall of Fame Selection Committee The International Softball Congress Hall of Fame Selection committee is pleased to confirm that the ISC Board of Directors approved a slate of seven nominees for induction into the ISC Hall of Fame … [Read more...]
Hill United Chiefs exhale following ISC win
By Jacob Robinson, The Londoner Few people outside the team itself will ever know what was said during a Six Nations Hill United Chiefs closed door meeting in late July. Yet no one can argue with the results. After being ousted by the New York Gremlins in an International Softball Congress (ISC) tournament in Erie - by a score of 8-1 - Chiefs players, coaches and … [Read more...]