Softball Players and Fans in Ontario celebrate World SoftballDay! NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Declared bythe International Softball Federation (ISF) in 2005 to coincide with the datethat the International Olympic Committee announced that Softball would beincluded in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, World Softball Day 2009 iscelebrated world-wide on June 13, 2009.
In Ontario, thefollowing events are being held to help celebrate World Softball Day and tosupport the Back Softball Campaign to get softball back into the Olympics for2016: Unionville World Softball Day Celebration June 13,2009 Unionville MinorSoftball Associations Opening Day, held on World Softball Day, will feature700 players taking part in their first official game and having team photostaken. The event will also feature hitting and throwing stations to add to thefun! DonVictoria Softball League Alumni vs. Coaches Game June 13, 2009 The Don VictoriaSoftball League is celebrating World Softball Day by holding a special Alumnivs. Coaches game on June 13, 2009. The game will take place at 12:00 PM atFenside Park (DVP & York Mills area, behind Fenside Public School). Itwill be a fun game between Alumni Don Victoria Players and Coaches, withapproximately 100 people in attendance. The game is free of charge to allparticipants; however we are asking they bring donations for our local foodbank. 3rdAnnual Guelph Gator Classic 09 June 12-14, 2009 The Gator Classicis in its 3rd year since its re-establishment as an annual tournament. Thetournament focuses on the younger divisions, Mite to Novice, as there aretypically fewer tournaments available for these age groups. Thirty-four (34)teams from across Ontario are participating this year. Brampton June Novice Annual Blast June 12-14, 2009 The Brampton JuneNovice Annual Blast features four (4) Novice Tier II teams competing for thetournament championship. Each team is guaranteed five (5) games, which willprovide them with a great opportunity to celebrate World Softball Day! RedLake District Softball Association Tournament June 13-14, 2009 Red Lake DistrictSoftball Association is holding a boys and girls tournament on June 13 &14, 2009! Three (3) local girls teams and three (3) local boys teams will becompeting against teams from out of town. A total of 150 players will beparticipating! Unionville Midget Girls Select Tournament June 14,2009 The UnionvilleMinor Softball Association Midget Girls Select Tournament features 8-10 MidgetSelect Teams competing for the tournament championship. A great way tocelebrate World Softball Day! Brampton Squirt Girls Select Tournament June 14,2009 The BramptonGirls Softball Associations Squirt Girls Select Tournament features 8 SquirtGirls Select Teams competing for the tournament championship. Another greatway to celebrate World Softball Day! Each of these eventswill be celebrating World Softball Day and distributing BackSoftball Tattoosto participants. Softball Ontario encourages you to join them in celebratingWorld Softball Day! Other events being heldon World Softball Day include: NewmarketSkins Open Tournament | Newmarket, ON | June 13-14, 2009 GravenhurstBoston Pizza Mixed Slo-Pitch Classic | Gravenhurst, ON | June 12-14,2009 Port HopeGanaraska Sharks 18th Annual SPO Provincial Qualifier | Port Hope, ON |June 12-14, 2009 BurlingtonMens Annual Slo-Pitch Tournament | Burlington, ON | June 13-14,2009 CLMSO 2009Invitational Tournaments | Cobourg, ON | June 13-14, 2009 StratfordMemorials Minor Boys Softball Tournament | Stratford, ON | June 13,2009 Burgessville Pee Wee Boys Softball Tournament |Burgessville, ON | June 13-14, 2009 GuelphNovice Girls Select Tournament | Guelph, ON | June 14, 2009 Softball Ontario hopesyou enjoy celebrating World Softball Day this weekend, and encourages you tocontinue to play softball! -30- Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs and services at all levels of competitions. BackSoftball is acampaign by the International Softball Federation (ISF) to promote the sportof softball with the goal of getting softball back on the 2016 OlympicProgram. For more information about BackSoftball, please visit www.backsoftball.com orthe ISF web site at www.internationalsoftball.com Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com
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