Received: 7/11/07 12:30:13 PM From: "Gilles Leblanc" <gleblanc(at)softball.ca>
Subject: Senior_Women's_National_Team_prepares_for_US_World_Cup_of_ MIME Ver: 1.0 Attachments: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11th, 2007 Senior Womens National Team prepares for US World Cup of Softball (Oklahoma City, OK) The Canadian Senior Womens Softball Team continues their busy summer schedule this week when they will participate in the KFC World Cup of Softball III, which will take place in Oklahoma City, OK from July 12th to 16th. Canada will open its schedule against the Dominican Republic tomorrow (8:30pm, ET). Four of the tournaments six teams have already qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing; Canada, China, Japan and the United States have already secured their berths in the event. The two other teams competing in the KFC World Cup the Dominican Republic and Venezuela will be competing for one of the two final Olympic berths at an Olympic qualifying event for the Americas which will be held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 18th to 26th. The Sports Network (TSN) has also announced that it will air the round robin game between Canada and the United States on Sunday July 15th, 2007 (1:00pm ET). Should Canada advance to the gold medal game, TSN will also air the Championship Game on Tuesday, July 17th (3:30pm). We appreciate TSN picking up coverage of this game against the number one team in the world said Softball Canada CEO Hugh Mitchener. We are also looking forward to seeing excellent television coverage of our Women's team from the Olympics next year and of our Men's team at the 2009 World Championships in Saskatoon. The nationally televised game should give Softball Canada and its Senior Womens Team a good amount of exposure in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and will also help promote the sport of softball in all regions of Canada. The following Canadian athletes will be making the trip to Oklahoma City to represent their country at the KFC World Cup of Softball III: Alison Bradley Pinkerton, ON Erin Cumpstone Saskatoon, SK Erin Gee Burnaby, BC Sheena Lawrick Calgary, AB Danielle Lawrie Langley, BC Robin Mackin Newmarket, ON Noemie Marin Acton-Vale, QC Melanie Matthews Surrey, BC Cambria McKay Brampton, ON Erin McLean Whitby, ON Dione Meier Saskatoon, SK Kristy Odamura Richmond, BC Kaleigh Rafter Guelph, ON Katie Rosentreter Winnipeg, MB Jennifer Salling Port Coquitlam, BC Megan Timpf Port Dover, ON Janiva Willis Irishtown, NB Coaching Staff: Lori Sippel, Head Coach Lonni Alameda, Assistant Coach Rich Church, Assistant Coach Wendy Dobbin, Assistant Coach Jim Peterson, Assistant Coach Laurie Freebairn, Therapist Team Canada Schedule: Thursday, July 12th - Canada vs. Dominican Republic 8:30pm (ET) Friday July 13th - Canada vs. Japan 11:30am (ET) Friday July 13th - Canada vs. Venezuela 2:00pm (ET) Saturday July 14th - Canada vs. China 9:30pm (ET) Sunday July 15th - Canada vs. USA 12:00pm (ET) (*1:00pm ET on TSN) Monday July 16th - #6 Seed vs. #5 Seed 12:30pm (ET) Monday July 16th - #4 Seed vs. #3 Seed 4:30pm (ET) Monday July 16th - #2 Seed vs. #1 Seed 8:00pm (ET) (*3:30pm ET on Tuesday, July 17th on TSN) -SC- For more information, please contact: Gilles LeBlanc Sport/Recreation Management Intern MBA in Sport and Recreation Management University of New Brunswick Coordinator, Marketing and Communications Softball Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 523-3386 ext 3105 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
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