Received: 7/30/08 1:07:28 PM From: "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca>
Subject: NORTHERN ONTARIO FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP / PLAOFFS GET UNDERWAY SIX DAYS AND COUNTING As July comes to a close , we are only six days away from the deadline for entries in the 3rd annual Northern Ontario Ladies and Men's Fastball Championships .This year the games will be held at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park in Garson Ontario part of the Greater City of Sudbury Ontario.The entree fee is $375 per team.The entry fee and the full team roster must be in on or before Tuesday August the 5th , 2008.The cheque or money order should be made out to Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League and mailed to : Northern Ontario Fastball Championships c/o Roger Legendre Co-convener/Public Relations Officer 968 Jeanne D'Arc Street Hanmer , Ontario P3P 1R9 It is a bracket style double knockout tournament. THE SECOND SEASON GETS UNDERWAY Now that the regular season is over in the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball league , the playoffs will get underway this evening in Whitefish Lake First Nation. In quarter final series "A" [best of 2 out of 3] , the 9 PM game will see the 6th place Magnatewan Native Sons face the 3rd place Pickerel River Cardinals .A strong hitting team combined with strong pitching should see the Cardinals take the Native Sons in strait games. In quarter final series "B" [best of 2 out of 3] . the 7PM game will see the 5th place Athletics take on the 4th place Whitefish Lake First Nation Steelers .The Steelers finished the season strong and their pitcher Al Guenette was the top during the regular season .If the young guns continue their late season surge they should defeat the inconsistent Athletics in strait games . In past years upsets have come out of the quarter finals. Meanwhile the top two teams : second place Garson Hounds and first place Commissioner's Cup winners wait on the sideline having earned byes to the semis. Roger Legendre Public Relations Officer Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com _______________________________________________ Alsfastball mailing list Alsfastball@fastpitchwest.com http://fastpitchwest.com/mailman/listinfo/alsfastball_fastpitchwest.com