RAYMENT, George John 1926 - 2011 Mr. George J. Rayment passed away at the Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta on February 9, 2011 at the age of 85 years. A Celebration of George's Life will be held at St. Marks Anglican Church (Innisfail, Alberta) on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD. 4415 - 49 Street, Innisfail, AB. … [Read more...]
Area softball fixture heads to Hall of Fame
YAKIMA, Wash. — Longtime softball player and supporter Jim Williamson will be inducted into the Amateur Softball Association Region 15 (Pacific Northwest) Hall of Fame tonight in Vancouver, Wash. Williamson will be inducted as a manager/sponsor. His JRW and Associates men’s fastpitch teams have two second-place finishes, two thirds and a fifth place in national … [Read more...]
USF coach Ken Eriksen named head coach of Women’s U.S. National Team
Former Tampa Bay Smoker to Head Women's Team By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer TAMPA — Turns out, USF softball coach Ken Eriksen will have a lot more to celebrate this weekend than his 50th birthday. Eriksen has been named coach of the U.S. women's national team. The longtime Bulls coach, who turns 50 Monday, will lead the national team in 2011 and 2012, including the … [Read more...]
Jim Williamson to be Inducted in ASA NW Region 15 Softball Hall of Fame
Sponsor of 32 Teams, Manager of 42 to be inducted into Hall of Fame James Robert Williamson of Yakima, WA will be inducted into the Amateur Softball Assn (ASA) Region 15 (Pacific Northwest) Softball Hall Fame in ceremonies Saturday night Jan 29th in Vancouver, WA. Jim (Known as Bobby is his youth) is a native of Canton, NC and the son of the late Jim Williamson, Sports … [Read more...]
David Blackburn: A Maccabi Miracle
(Published at Maccabi USA Website, Wednesday, 22 December 2010) David Blackburn is known as a friend to everyone who meets him, and to the people he meets in the softball community, he is family. Everyone who meets him, loves him. David first became involved with Maccabi USA as a member of the inaugural Open Men's Fastpitch Softball Team at the 12th Maccabiah over 25 … [Read more...]
Umpire Milt Hand – Updated
Update: January 8, 2011 Many of you have been following Milt's progress on the caring pages site. I know he loves to read your comments. Although he is on the road to recovery, this will be a very long process incurring many expenses not covered by insurance for both him and wife, Sheree as she cares for him. Even when Milt is released from the hospital he will need to … [Read more...]
Former softball great Bob Wright will be missed
By Don Winger, Midland Daily News [Midland MI] -With the death of Bob Wright last week, another member of the famous Dow ACs men's fastpitch softball team took his place in history. Bob was a standout catcher who helped the ACs to the world and national championships during his days with the team between 1947 and 1955. After his playing days with the ACs, Bob remained … [Read more...]