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2005 Year in Review   

 

Monday Dunning (St. Paul)

Bloomington

West St. Paul

Thursday Dunning (St. Paul)

Thursday McMurray (St. Paul)

Farmington

St. Croix Valley (Western Wisconsin)

Woodland (Duluth)

St. Charles

Key City (Southwestern Minnesota)

Border League (Minnesota and Iowa)

Freeport League

Southeastern Minny League

High Island League (Western Minnesota)

 

 

2005 National and World Championship Summary

Includes Tournament Location, Champion and Most Valuable Player

    ASA  
Major Altamonte Springs, Flor Tampa Bay Smokers (Tampa, Flor)  
A Killeen, Tex CR/DeMarini Sports (Portland, Ore) Brian Kanashige
B Decatur, Ill The Freight (Vandalia, Ill) Rich Well
C Stockton, Cal Pennsylvania Power (Harrisburg, Penn) Derrick Zechman
23-and-Under North Mankato, Minn LeMay's (Lake Crystal, Minn) None named
18-and-Under North Mankato, Minn Farmersville Act (Denver, Penn) None named
16-and-Under North Mankato, Minn Maple River Eagles (Mapleton, Minn) None named
14-and-Under North Mankato, Minn Hartford Explosion (Hartford, SD) None named
12-and-Under North Mankato, Minn St. Paul Midway (St. Paul, Minn) None named
10-and-Under   None held  
Masters 40-and-Over Bryan/College Station, Tex Seadogs (Stoneham, Mass) Ed Poirier
Masters 45-and-Over Fon du Lac, Wisc Plangger's Furniture(Benton Harbor,Mi)  
Seniors 50-and-Over Prescott, Ariz Badger Roofing Stars (Prescott, Ariz) Mike Perez
    ISC  
World Tournament Eau Claire, Wisc County Materials (Marathon, Wisc) Colin Abbot
    The Farm Tavern (Madison, Wi)
ISC II Tournament of Chippewa Falls, Wisc Elmira Cubs (Elmira, Ont) Casey Halstead
Champions      
Developmental   None held  
23-and-Under Denmark, Wisc Frankenmuth (Mich) Driving School Blair Ezekial
     
19-and-Under Central Frankenmuth, Mich Scarborough (Ont) Royals Andy Skelton
19-and-Under Eastern Moncton, NB    
19-and-Under Western Esquimalt, BC    
    NAFA  
AAA/Open North Mankato, Minn IS Knights (Fargo, ND) Darcy Byrne
    Kegel Black Knights (Fargo, ND)
AA North Mankato, Minn Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) Yukinori Nakashima
A-Major North Mankato, Minn Scarlett's (Sioux Falls, SD) Dave Lorang
A North Mankato, Minn Kelder Poured Walls (Scottville, Mich) Mike Price
23-and-Under North Mankato, Minn LeMay's (Lake Crystal, Mn) Jon Abbott
Masters 35-and-Over Carson City, Nev EZ Promotions (Cal/Wash) Brian Kanashigi
    CR DeMarini (Portland, Ore)
Masters 40-and-Over Carson City, Nev Baden Sports (Seattle, Wash) Ken Cave
Masters 45-and-Over Carson City, Nev R & W Heating (Stockton, Cal) Mike Mevin
Masters 50-and-Over Carson City, Nev Badger Roofing Stars (Prescott, Ariz) Larry Bedard

 

April 30 and May 1

Red Rock Tournament, St. George, Utah

May 7 and 8

10th Annual Des Moines Metro Fastpitch Classic, Des Moines, Iowa

May 14 and 15

Gopher State ISC Travel League, Weekend #1, Lily Lake Park, Stillwater

May 21 and 22

Windom NAFA Qualifier, Windom-cancelled due to weather

May 27-29

Pigeon Falls Tournament, Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin

May 28 and 29

Fargo Memorial NAFA Qualifier, Mickelson Park, Fargo, North Dakota

June 3-5

Jack Grafmeier Invitational, Kimberly, Wisconsin

June 4 and 5

Village Inn NAFA Qualifier, Grandview Park, Hudson, Wisconsin

ASA Classes B and C Qualifier, Sherman Park, Sioux Falls, SD-both cancelled due to weather

June 10-12

6th Annual Cresco Classic, Cresco, Iowa

9th Annual Bol's Lanes Tournament, Millpond Park, Baldwin, Wisconsin

June 11 and 12

Gopher State ISC Travel League, Weekend #2, Lily Lake Park, Stillwater

Sioux Falls Association Tournament-B Division

>Order of Finish

Sioux Falls Association Tournament-C Division

>Order of Finish

June 17-19

Rice Lake Invitational, Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Decatur Shootout, Decatur, Illinois

>Friday     Saturday     Sunday

June 18 and 19

30th Annual Bobber Tournament and NAFA Qualifier, Rambling River Park, Farmington

Heritage Days Tournament, Rock Rapids, Iowa

June 24-26

Eau Claire Classic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Budweiser Tournament, Star Prairie, Wisconsin

June 25 and 26

Riverfest Tournament, Dawson

Bo Diddley's Tournament, Whitney Park, St. Cloud

June 24-July 3

ISF World Junior Championship, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

June 30-July 3

Wakpamni Lake 4th of July Memorial Tournament, Wakpamni Lake Memorial Ball Field, Wakpamni Lake, SD

July 1-3

ISC 19-Under Eastern North American Championship, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

July 8-10

Waverly Daze Tournament and NAFA Qualifier, Waverly and surrounding area

The Legends of the Northwoods, Casper Park, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Boys of Summer, Denmark, Wisconsin

Kevin Quick Memorial/Tom Dinsdale Invitational, Grand Island, Nebraska

ASA Seniors 50-Over National Championship, Prescott, Arizona

ISC 19-Under Central North American Championship, Frankenmuth, Michigan

ISC 19-Under Western North American Championship, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

July 15-17

ISC 23-Under North American Championship, Denmark, Wisconsin

July 16 and 17

31st Annual Joe Young Tournament, Kock Complex, Watertown, South Dakota

July 22-24

35th Annual West St. Paul Tournament, Sports Complex, West St. Paul

July 23 and 24

Sioux Falls NAFA Qualifier, Sherman Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

July 30 and 31

13th Annual Jimmy Herold Memorial Tournament and NAFA Qualifier, Woodland Park, Duluth

40th Annual Freeport Tournament, Freeport

Wanderoos Tournament, Wanderoos, Wisconsin

Windom NAFA Qualifier, Windom

Preston Sesquicentennial Tournament, Preston

August 4-7

ASA Major National Tournament, Altamonte Springs, Florida

ASA 23-Under and Youth National Tournament, North Mankato, Minnesota

August 6 and 7

ASA Masters 40-Over State Tournament, Rambling River Park, Farmington

Eugene Holm Classic, Mickelson Park, Fargo, North Dakota

August 12-20

ISC World Tournament, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

August 13 and 14

ASA Class B State Tournament, Todd Park, Austin

ASA Class C State Tournament, Caswell Park, North Mankato and Jaycees Park, Mankato

ASA Class D State Tournament, Todd Park, Austin

August 14-19

ISC II Tournament of Champions, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

August 18-20

ISC North American Developmental Championship, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

August 18-21

NAFA Class A-Major World Series, Caswell Park, North Mankato and Jaycees Park, Mankato

August 19-22

NAFA Class AA World Series, Caswell Park, North Mankato and Jaycees Park, Mankato

August 20-21

NAFA Major/Open World Series, Caswell Park, North Mankato and Jaycees Park, Mankato

August 20-22

NAFA Class AAA World Series, Caswell Park, North Mankato and Jaycees Park, Mankato

August 24-28

ASA Masters 40-Over National Championship, Bryan/College Station, Texas

August 25-28

NAFA Class A World Series, Caswell Park, North Mankato and Jaycees Park, Mankato

August 26-28

NAFA 23-Under World Series, Caswell Park, North Mankato and Jaycees Park, Mankato

August 31-September 5

ASA Class C National Championship, Stockton, California

September 1-5

ASA Class A National Championship, Killeen, Texas

ASA Class B National Championship, Decatur, Illinois

September 9-11

ASA Masters 45-Over National Championship, Fon du Lac, Wisconsin

October 7-9

NAFA Masters World Series, Carson City, Nevada

 

Stories

Jan. 21  Fernandez and Boom Honored

Feb. 10  Let's Play Softball story on Chad Boom being named USA Softball Player of the Year

Feb. 10  Let's Play Softball-Olson, Malakowsky Named to Junior National Team

Mar. 4    IS Knights of Fargo Release 2005 Schedule

Mar. 7    ASB-Villard Releases Tentative Schedule for 2005

Mar. 8    Fargo's IS Knights Release 2005 Roster

Mar. 12  RWP Softball Team Folding

Mar. 18  LPS-"Fastpitch Finds a Home in Midwest"

Mar. 22  Bergstrom/Kegel Player Addition

Mar. 30  Sioux Falls Sox Roster/Schedule

Apr. 4    Harms signs with Happy Hollow

April 14  LPS-"RWP Folds, IS and Kegel Reload"

April 28  LPS-"Pate Bonding, Inc. starts season on top again"

May 12  LPS-"Gopher State Travel League Kicks Off in Stillwater"

May 16  ASB-Villard 1-4 After First Weekend of Gopher State Travel League

May 19  Fargo Black Knights

May 27  LPS-Now, Tschida Aims For National Fastpitch Title with IS Knights

June 10  Teams Vying For Bids at Gopher State Travel League

June 23  Eau Claire Classic the Place To Be Once Again