Received: 10/19/07 1:03:19 PM From: "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(at)softball.ca>
Subject: RE:_Softball_Canada_Announces_2008_Olympic_Women's_Softbal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FYI – Kaleigh Rafter is from Guelph, ON and not from Winnipeg, MB as noted earlier. I apologize for the mistake. Gilles LeBlanc Manager: Marketing and Communications Services Softball Canada 223 Colonnade Road, Ste 212 Ottawa, ON K2E 7K3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 523-3386 ext 3105 (613) 523-5761 (fax) From: Gilles LeBlanc[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE October19th, 2007 SoftballCanada Announces 2008 Olympic Women’s Softball Team (Ottawa,ON) – Softball Canada is pleased to announce the fifteen (15) players who have beenselected to represent their country at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Chinanext August. HeadCoach Lori Sippel commented “The final selection decisions were difficult. Wehave increased the depth of our program and the competition for positions onthe team was a reflection of that. I would like to thank all the players whoput themselves on the line for a spot on the roster; we will be a better teamfor their efforts.” TheCanadian team is currently ranked fifth in the World based on their finish atlast year’s ISF World Championships, but over the past summer, they have shownthat they can compete with the teams ahead of them in the world rankings. Thered and white played very solid games in 2007, registering wins against Japan(2nd), Australia (3rd) and China (4th), andthey expect to be in the thick of the battle for a podium finish in Beijing.Podium finishes in 2007 included a Bronze at the World Cup, Silver at thePan-American Games, Silver at the China Cup and Gold at the Universiade. CoachSippel added “Now our focus is squarely on August 12, 2008 and the start of theOlympic tournament. We are putting together an excellent preparation programand I know that our players are committed to being at their best for theOlympics.” TheOlympians listed below will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada in late January tobegin centralized training and play several games against NCAA competition.They will then travel to Australia in March where they will continue theirtraining at the site of the 2000 Olympic Games in Blacktown, Australia and willplay against the Australian and Japanese national teams. April and May are setaside for specialized training before the team re-groups in early June. Theexact schedule from that point on is in the process of being finalized but willinclude the Canada Cup in Surrey, BC from July 12-20. Thefollowing athletes have been selected by the coaching staff to represent Canadaat the 2008 Olympic Games: DanielleLawrie – Langley,BC Jennifer Salling – Port Coquitlam, BC RobinMackin – Newmarket,ON Alison Bradley – Pinkerton, ON LaurenBay Regula – Trail,BC Melanie Matthews – Surrey, BC DioneMeier – Saskatoon,SK Caitlin Lever – Amherst, New York ErinCumpstone – Saskatoon,SK Noémie Marin – Acton-Vale, QC SheenaLawrick – Calgary,AB Jennifer Yee – North Delta, BC ErinMcLean – Whitby,ON Megan Timpf – Port Dover, ON KaleighRafter – GUELPH, ON -SC- Formore information, please contact: GillesLeBlanc Manager- Marketing and Communications Services SoftballCanada [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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