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The good old days 2010-02-21 Recently a treasure trove of photographs, newspaper clippings and stat sheets have appeared in my inbox, with more to come! Eventually, they will make their way into the History section of this website, but until, just a little taste. Here is the 1982 KFL champs, Tien Hoa. |
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Another season coming up 2010-02-21 Just a quick note for all existing and potential players and teams. The executive is currently setting the dates for the first and second meetings to start the season. The first will be mid-March and the second in mid-April. The season will start on the first or second Monday in May (still to confirm with the city). Any new teams that are interested in coming to the KFL need to contact me soon as the date for confirmation is April 5. Any new players interested in joining can email me directly or click on the Player link to the left. I am looking forward to the 2010 season. It should be another good one for the KFL. Thanks. |
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2010 ISC World tournament qualifiers 2010-01-12 The 2010 ISC World tournament will be held in Midland Michigan, August 14-21 and the ISC has released the list of tournaments available to teams to qualify. The list is here and also indicates the berths that have already been awarded. And it is important to remember that this year there will be no ISC II (Intermediate) tournament as the ISC has combined the two tournaments together. |
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A little nostalgia 2010-01-12 Not being from the area, my knowledge of local fastball does not go back as far as some. This video about the 1970 London TV Cable team and their championship run for the Nationals is very interesting and maybe a few of you will remember back to those days, watching or maybe even playing against some of the names mentioned. Enjoy. Found at the Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog |
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A new year and a tournament 2010-01-02 Happy new year to all. As it is with all previous years, the beginning of the new year also brings the beginning of a new ball season. Talk turns to getting together and finding somewhere to throw a ball around and to how the new season will go. And with January also comes the AAU Men's International Fastpitch Tournament. From January 21 to 24 at the Disney's Wide World of Sports complex, teams from all over with meet up in Florida to compete in this warm-weather tournament. The list of teams competing this year and the schedule can be seen here. I see a couple familiar team names (Outlaws, Force, Fury) and wish them the best of luck in the tournament. |
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ISC Release on 2010 Format Change 2009-12-08 For immediate Release |
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Intercollegiate Womens Fastpitch Championships 2009-10-09
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2009 all stars 2009-10-05 The KFL is proud to once again, name its all-star lineup. Players are chosen by the Executive based on feedback from every coach in the league, the mvp voting for each game and the Executive's own opinion. Two players have been chosen to represent their team which would give each division a roster of 14 players. This year, as in the past, these teams will be "on paper" only. In the future, the goal is to have an all-star game, or a challenge game versus another league, but for now, we would like to announce our all-stars and let them have the recognition they deserve. Thank you. Red division all stars Bulldogs Greg Borho Mike Dietrich Classics Bob Underwood John Sexton Diamond Jaxx Kevin Clugston Bryan Reeve Moonshiners Jason Vanderharst Matt Sims Paris Brad Gartz Dan Mitchell Reds Kevin Buckley Cory Tinline Selects Mike Brown Doug Hoffman Black division all stars Bell Cartage Mel Ross Derek Martin Black Sox Jason Clayfield Larry Cox Cardinals Matt Elmes Matt Fromm Kings Aaron Corriea Fred Follings Predators Joel Fleming Ryan Horsely Smoke Casey Halstead Jon Janssens Wizards Mark Lidstone D'Arcy Smith |
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2009 KFL champions - Kings 2009-10-01
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2009 KFL finalists - Diamond Jaxx 2009-10-01 |
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2009 B side champions - Cardinals 2009-10-01 |
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2009 B side finalists - Wizards 2009-10-01 |
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Kings trump Jaxx 2009-09-29 In game five of the finals (game 162 of the season), with the weather at its coldest and windiest of the season, the Diamond Jaxx got the bats going and took a 4-0 lead into the 6th inning only to see the Kings strike back and score seven in the bottom half. The Jaxx managed to plate one more in the top of seven but it wasn't enough as the Kings secured their first KFL championship. It was a great game that capped off a fantastic series and I would like to congratulate both teams on such a well-played set of games. That's it for the 2009 season and I would like to extend congratulations and thanks to every player, coach and fan that came out this season. Keep an eye on the website as updates will be made in the next few days about the year-end meeting and over the next couple months as planning has already started for 2010. Thank you. |
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Final game to move to Budd Two 2009-09-29 A wet and cold night awaits as game five of our best-of-five final is set to go. There will be one change however. Due to drainage issues on Budd One, this game will be moved to Budd Two. Start time is still 8pm and I still want to see a full crowd, but the game is now on the back diamond. The Kings and Diamond Jaxx have thrown everything they have into this season and these playoffs and both teams will have to find that extra something to finish the season as champions. Join us tonight for the final game of the 2009 season. |
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Off to game five 2009-09-24 The Diamond Jaxx jumped out to a two game lead in these finals, and the Kings have stormed back to even it up. It was a tight game with little room for error and the Kings managed to come out on top with a 2-1 final. This evens up the series and we go to game five. Its been a long time since a KFL final has been this close and next Tuesday night at 8pm, the 2009 season will come to an end. Come out and join us in seeing if its the Kings or the Diamond Jaxx who walk away with the title. |
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Ontario Challenge Cup 2009 2009-09-24 There are a couple short video clips over on YouTube from the 2009 Ontario Challenge Cup. Above is the KFL's own Selects in their game against the Wellington Sox. This clip has Doug Hoffman throwing, Glen Hall behind the plate and SS Kevin Ryrie making the play. Enjoy. There are more clips available here. |
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Kings want to make it interesting 2009-09-23 The Kings want this final to go the distance and tonight they took the first step towards that goal. A 5-3 win over the Diamond Jaxx means that this series will go to game four on Thursday night. A win by the Jaxx on Thursday will cap off a great season and a fantastic playoff run, but a Kings win will push the final to a decisive game five next Tuesday, and give the Kings a chance to claim that KFL crown. |
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Game three 2009-09-22 Last week, I wrote that if the Kings find themselves behind 2-0 in this series against the Diamond Jaxx, that they would have their work cut out for them. Well, that work starts tonight. After scoring 18 runs in the first two games, the Diamond Jaxx will hit the field tonight, up two games to none in the best of five series, hoping to finish off the Kings as quickly as possible. While the Kings look to force the Jaxx to a fourth and fifth game. The games so far have been vastly different. Game one was a lopsided affair with the Jaxx scoring early and often while game two was the closest game the KFL has seen in a long time, going 13 innings and seeing 15 runs scored after the seventh. Tonight at 8pm is when the action starts. Make sure to get out to Budd park to see what happens. |
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Ontario Challenge Cup 2009 2009-09-21 Congratulations to the Erb Electric Expos on repeating as the Ontario Challenge Cup champions and receiving a berth to the 2010 ISC championships in Midland MI next year. The Expos were undefeated over the course of the weekend (5-0) but were tested often, most notably in the final where the Wellington Sox went toe-to-toe with them for 11 innings. Both teams looked tired but still played all-out ball till the end, with Elmira scoring an unearned run on a play put in motion by a fantastic drag bunt. The KFL was represented by the Selects and Reds, who ended up facing each other in an elimination game with the Reds getting the better of the Selects. The Selects went 1-2 in the tournament with a 1-0 win over the Waterdown Target, a 6-0 loss to eventual finalists Wellington Sox and then the 7-2 loss to the Reds. The Reds lost their first game on Friday night, 4-0 to the Hickson Reds, then beat the Zurich Rangers 7-3 (in 8 innings after an inside the park grand slam in the top of the 8th), then the win against the Selects before losing to Glencoe, 9-2. |
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Game two result 2009-09-17
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KFL finals - game two 2009-09-17 After winning game one 9-1, the Diamond Jaxx look to take a stronghold on the championship series tonight as game two gets underway at 8pm. If they get down 2-0, the Kings will certainly have their work cut out for them next week. The schedule for the series: Game 2 (home team first) Diamond Jaxx v Kings Thursday, Sept 17, 8pm Game 3 Kings v Diamond Jaxx Tuesday, Sept 22, 8pm Game 4 Diamond Jaxx v Kings (if) Thursday, Sept 24, 8pm Game 5 Kings v Diamond Jaxx (if) Tuesday, Sept 29, 8pm |
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The Ontario Challenge Cup 2009-09-15 This coming weekend is the annual Ontario Challenge Cup, held this year in Stratford, ON. Leagues from all over Southwestern Ontario are invited to send representatives and the winner of the tournament will receive an entry-fee paid berth in the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Midland, Michigan. The KFL routinely sends their regular season champions and this year is no exception. The Selects, who finished with a league-high 29 points will be in Stratford starting Friday night at 7pm. They will face the GHFL runnerup Waterdown Target. This year, the KFL will also be sending the team with the second-highest point total, the Reds. Finishing only one point behind the Selects, the Reds will go head-to-head with the similarly named Hickson Reds from South Perth, Friday night at 9pm. Other teams in the tournament include the Shakespeare Falcons, Mississauga Sox, Glencoe Astros, the OASA B champion Wiarton Nationals, Minesing Monarchs, Wellington Sox, Zurich Rangers, Alvinston Indians, Ohsweken Redmen, Ingersoll Crush, the Intercounty champion Arthur Merchants and the defending OCC champion, the Erb Electric Expos. All games will be played at the Packham Complex in Stratford. |
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2009 KFL finals 2009-09-11 After a couple very close series (three of the four games saw 1-0, 2-0 and 4-0 shut-outs), the finals have been set. The Diamond Jaxx and Kings will face each other in a best of five series to start next Tuesday. Only two years removed from winning the B Side, the Kings find themselves in their first KFL championship. They have taken a very tough road to get there as they faced and beat the 2008 champion Classics in the first round then went on to face the 2008 runner-up Bell Cartage in the semi-finals. On the other side of the park will be the Diamond Jaxx who do not believe anything you may read about the terrible "sophomore jinx". In their very successful second year, they took on the #1 seed from the opposite division, Smoke, in the first round and then defeated the #1 seed from their own division and regular-season champion Selects in the semi-finals. Both teams are looking to claim their first KFL title so expect these games to be close and maybe even go to the maximum five games. The regular season meeting between the two teams resulted in a 3-2 win for the Kings. Good luck to both teams. Game one (home team first) Kings v Diamond Jaxx Tuesday Sept 15, 8pm Game 2 Diamond Jaxx v Kings Thursday, Sept 17, 8pm Game 3 Kings v Diamond Jaxx Tuesday, Sept 22, 8pm Game 4 Diamond Jaxx v Kings (if) Thursday, Sept 24, 8pm Game 5 Kings v Diamond Jaxx (if) Tuesday, Sept 29, 8pm |
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Diamond Jaxx move on to the finals 2009-09-09 In only their second year in the league, the Diamond Jaxx have advanced to the 2009 championships. A 2-0 win over the regular season champs, Selects, gives the Jaxx a 2-0 series win and a chance to win it all. They now wait for the winner of the Kings/Bell Cartage semi-final. The Kings are up 1-0 in that series with game two going tomorrow night at 9pm. |
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The Reds in Goderich 2009-09-08 The KFL's Cambridge Materials Testing Reds played in the 41st annual Goderich Fastball Tournament this past Labour Day weekend and went all the way to the finals of the AB division before losing to the Shakespeare Falcons, coming away with second place for a second tournament in a row. The Reds defeated Mt. Elgin, Stratfordville and Mississauga before succumbing to the Falcons. Opening the tournament vs. the Mt. Elgin Mets the Reds sent Derek Mitchell to the rubber and he threw a three-hit shutout as the offence mercied the Mets 7-0. Paul Clemens led the offence with two hits and Mitchell helped himself scoring twice on a hit and a walk. The Reds then faced the ISC II ranked Mitchell Mets losing a heartbreaker 4-0 which slotted them into the AB division. Kevin Buckley threw a gem giving up only 1 earned run on 6 hits while striking out 8 but the Reds hitters couldn't muster much as they replied with only 4 hits of their own including a rare triple from catcher Jason Feil. This game was closer than the score shows as some of/most of the offence the Mets got were plays the Reds could have/should have made. Up next was an elimination game vs. Stratfordville which the Reds won 3-0. Kevin Buckley was call upon again and he delivered with a perfect game performance into the 6th inning before giving up a single. One more single was all Stratfordville could generate. Corey Tinline and Matt Gregory led the Reds offence with two hits each. Ryan Ferber's sacrifice fly in the 4th inning scoring Jason Farrelly was the only run Buckley needed. This win put the Reds into the semi-finals. Between the Reds and the finals was Mississauga. Kevin Buckley did his usual....keeping the Reds in the game giving up only one earned run on four hits while striking out 11 in a 3-2 Reds victory. This game went back and forth and wasn't decided until Frank Gatten's two-run blast plating himself and Derek Mitchell in the 6th inning put the Reds up for good. Jason Farrelly had two hits including a solo homer and Matt Gregory also had two hits. The Reds now had to get past the ISC II #21 ranked Shakespeare Falcons to cash in the $1000 winners cheque. An exhausted Kevin Buckley toed the rubber yet again and gave what he had left but gave up 6 runs in 4 innings with his tank on empty. Derek Mitchell pitched the last three innings and not giving up any more runs but the damage was done. The Reds offence was hitting the Falcons pitcher with Ryan Ferber getting 2 hits and Corey Tinline, Jason Farrelly, Jason Feil and Carl Kavanagh getting singles but the Reds couldn't put them together losing 6-1. Matt Gregory led the weekend offence with seven hits with Jason Farrelly getting five. Pitcher Kevin Buckley went 2-2 in his four starts striking out 32 and only walking one. The coordinators of the annual Goderich Tournament need to be congratulated for and excellently run weekend with even the weather co-operating. This was a great four days and a wonderful way for the Reds to finish off the 2009 season. Reds management |
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Game two of the semi-finals 2009-09-08 Tonight, the Diamond Jaxx will host the Selects as the two teams fight it out in game two of the best of three. The Diamond Jaxx have the lead as they took game one so this is do-or-die for the Selects. Tomorrow night will be Bell Cartage's turn to fight for a game three as Bell and the Kings face off at 9pm. The Kings won a very close game one and hope to advance to the finals with another win. |
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Kings and Jaxx take the lead 2009-09-04 Game one of the semi finals went into the books last night and two great games were played. The Kings pulled out a pitchers duel as Fred Follings and Mel Ross went toe to toe. Only one run was scored by the Kings and despite Bell threatening on a couple occasions, that was enough to secure the win. The Diamond Jaxx scored two in the first and two in the third and held that lead until the bottom of the seventh when the Selects scored four but left the bases loaded to go to extra innings. The Jaxx scored two right away and the Selects could not answer. Game two for both series will be next week. |
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The second round starts tonight 2009-09-03 Round one of the 2009 playoffs is now over. Round two (semi-finals) will start tonight. Here are the pairings. Selects v Diamond Jaxx The Selects advanced to the semis by edging out a tough Black Sox team two games to one. Game two and game three of that series featured on a total of two runs scored in a combined 15 innings. The Selects will need to step up the offense as they take on the Diamond Jaxx. The Jaxx eliminated the Smoke after a hard fought game three. They only managed to score one run but it was enough as Kevin Clugston threw a one-walk, no-hitter. Regular season games between these two teams were extremely close. A 2-2 tie and a 2-1 win for the Selects were the final scores. Game 1 Thursday September 3 Budd 1, 9pm Selects v Diamond Jaxx Game 2 and game 3 to be determined. Kings vs Bell Cartage The Kings move on to the next round after knocking off the defending champs, the Classics, while Bell Cartage has sat idle for over a week after eliminating the Reds in two straight games. Regular season games between the two teams saw an 8-8 tie and 7-2 win for Bell. Game 1 Thursday September 3 Budd 1, 7pm Kings v Bell Cartage Game 2 and game 3 to be determined. |
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Goderich Fastball Tournament 2009-09-02 Here is the opening draw for the annual Goderich tournament. 28 teams this years. Looks like its going to be fun. Friday night games Shakespeare Falcons v Goderich Orioles Orangeville Kings v Blyth Barons Shedden Mission v Goderich Gators Harwood Corners v Brussels Trigers Norwich Storm v Exeter Braves Woodstock Kelseys v Arthur Merchants Saturday Morning games Keady Hawks v Belmore Jr Stingers Hickson Reds v Innerkip Jrs Windsor Photo v Mitchell Mets Mount Elgin Mets v Cambridge Reds Straffordville v Morpeth Magic Goderich v Kitchener Selects Windsor Forest Glade v Kitchener Outlaws Zurich Rangers v Mississauga Ale Stars Remaining games taking place all day Saturday, Sunday and well into Monday. |
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2009 B side champions 2009-09-02 Congratulations to the Cardinals for winning the 2009 KFL B side championship. Every year, the teams that did not make the playoffs, get entered into what we call the B side. Its a chance for those teams to play a few extra games to close out the season and to make a small mark of their own to say "watch out for us next season". This year was no exception. The Cardinals finished sixth in the Black Division, only 4 points away from the fourth place team and the final playoff spot. They entered the B side with a point to prove; that next year will be different. Then they ran through the competition, taking out the Moonshiners and Predators before quickly ending the Wizards season in two straight games. So congratulations to the Cardinals, and watch out for them next year. |
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2009 playoffs; week two 2009-08-29 The teams in the KFL are very close in terms of talent and ability. That was proven throughout the regular season and multiple times in the first week of the 2009 playoffs. Three of the four A side playoff series are going to game three. The Black Sox, after dropping game one to the Selects, fought back and won game two, 1-0, when a bottom of the seventh 1-out, bases loaded sacrifice fly ended the game. The Kings and Classics battled in what ended up as a 6-4 win for the Kings in game two. This tied their series at one game apiece. The Diamond Jaxx, who won game one over the Smoke, scored a run in the first inning of game two but watched the Smoke scrape out two over the next six innings, to send their series to the deciding game as well. Only Bell Cartage, taking advantage of an injury depleted Reds team, took their series in the minimum two games. They now sit and wait to see who moves on to face them. One the B side, the miracle-kids of the KFL, the Wizards, after going winless all season, topped the Bulldogs and the Paris Predators, only to face the Cardinals in game one of the finals. A game the Cardinals wanted badly, and took, with a final score of 12-1. The Wizards have a chance to fight back, with game two going Tuesday night and (the Wizards hope) game three on Thursday. Week two playoff schedule (home team listed first) Monday Budd 1, 7pm Selects v Black Sox, game 3 Monday Budd 1, 9pm Kings v Classics, game 3 Tuesday Budd 1, 7pm B Side final game 2 Wizards v Cardinals Tuesday Budd 1, 9pm Smoke v Diamond Jaxx, game 3 Thursday Budd 1, 7pm B Side final game 3 (if necessary) Thursday Game 1 of both A side semi finals |
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2010 ISC Worlds 2009-08-29 Anyone hoping to get a jumpstart on next years Worlds can start with the website of the host community. Midland, Michigan is the site and looks to host a top notch tournament. |
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Intercollegiate Womens Fastpitch Championships 2009-08-26
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B side finals are set 2009-08-25 The Cardinals, having upset the higher seeded Predators last Wednesday, having been sitting back, waiting for their opponent to be determined. And after a tie game between the Paris Predators and the Wizards left no alternative but to have the game replayed, the Cardinals now know who they will face in the finals. The Wizards managed to come out on top in the semi final match, 6-1 over Paris and will now advance to the finals. Beginning tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 26, 9pm, Budd 1), the Cardinals and the Wizards will face off in a best two out of three to see who will be the KFL 2009 B side champions. Good luck to both teams. Game 1 (home team listed first) Cardinals vs Wizards Wed Aug 26, 9pm, Budd 1 Game 2 Wizards vs Cardinals Tues Sept 1, 9pm, Budd 1 Game 3 (if necessary) Cardinals vs Wizards Thurs Sept 3, 7pm, Budd 1 |
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Playing ball with your son . . . priceless. 2009-08-25
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Playoffs; week 1 2009-08-24 Week one of the KFL playoffs featured two A side matchups and was supposed to included the quarter and semi-finals for the B side. On the A side, Bell Cartage took a one game advantage over the Reds, while the Selects managed the first win against the Black Sox. Both series continue this week. The two additional series, Diamond Jaxx and Smoke, Classics and Kings, begin tonight. On the B side, the Cardinals ended the 2009 season for both the Moonshiners (quarterfinals) and the Predators (semi-finals) and will advance to the finals this week. Who they play is still up in the air. Reminiscent of the classic Selects/Smoke battle from two years ago, the Wizards, shocking the fastball world with their first KFL win of the season in the quarterfinals over the Bulldogs, battled to a 3-3 tie with the Paris Predators. This leads us to Tuesday night where the two teams will face off again, with the Wizards getting home field advantage this time, for the right to come back the next night and face the Cardinals in Game one of the finals. Good luck to all teams this week. |
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Congratulations to Port Elgin and Kitchener 2009-08-23 The Port Elgin Blue Devils are the 2009 ISC II World Champions. They finished the tournament yesterday, defeating another fine Ontario team, the KW Cubs, 6-0 in the final. Port Elgin finished 3-1 in round-robin play to give them first place in their pool. Playoff wins over Ohsweken , Decatur and Donnaconna propelled them to the finals. A 2-2 record was good enough to give the Cubs a 3rd place finish in their pool. They then went on a tear, upsetting Palermo, their South Perth rival Expos and then Waterdown before meeting up with the Blue Devils. Despite the rain, the tournament seemed to go fairly smoothly. Full results can be seen here. The Senior ISC World championships were also held this past week and our very own Kitchener Rivershark Twins once again lay claim to the title. Full results for that tournament can be seen here. Congratulations go out to all teams involved in the two tournaments. |
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Thursday August 20 2009-08-20 Tonights playoff game between the Smoke and Diamond Jaxx has been postponed due to rain. |
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2009 playoff preview 2009-08-20 The 2009 playoffs began Tuesday night, so this report is a little behind but hopefully still enjoyable. 2009 KFL playoffs This year, the KFL went to a two-division format due to our increase to 14 teams. This means the top four from each division would move forward into the playoffs, while the remaining three from each would play on the B side. The first round of the playoffs will have teams crossover divisions to face their first opponent. Red division #1 - Selects vs. Black division #4 - Black Sox These two teams have some history as it was only five years ago that the Selects and Black Sox met in the B side finals. The Black Sox came back to win that series after dropping the first two games, and hope that they can repeat the result in this series. In addition, the Black Sox have a recent history of taking out the number one seed, a feat they managed in last years playoffs. Result of this years regular season game: 2-0 win for Selects Red division #2 - Reds vs Black division #3 - Bell Cartage The Reds finish the season only one point out of first place overall and look to avenge an early exit from last years playoffs. Bell finished the season undefeated in their last eight games and plan to continue that streak into the second season. Result of this years regular season game: 5-0 win for the Reds Black division #1 - Smoke vs Red division #4 - Diamond Jaxx The Smoke and the Diamond Jaxx appeared to be headed in opposite directions at the end of the year with the Smoke winning their last three and the Jaxx losing their last two. But, the playoffs begin from scratch and the Jaxx are looking to win their first KFL playoff series ever, while the Smoke are looking to do something they haven't done in three years, get out of the first round. Result of this years regular season game: 3-1 win for the Smoke Black division #2 - Kings vs. Red division #3 - Classics The Classics, last years KFL champions, are set to defend their title, opening the playoffs this year against the Kings, which is exactly how they opened last years playoffs. The Kings however, would like to changed the result of last years opening series, which they lost two games to zero. Result of this years regular season game: 6-1 win for the Kings I hope everyone gets out to watch a few games. See you at the diamond. |
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The B side underway 2009-08-18 In last night games, the first round of the single-elimination B side, the Wizards pull off a minor upset as they scored their first victory of the year against the Bulldogs, and the Cardinals moved on to the second round after beating the Moonshiners. This will set up the semi-final matchups of Paris Predators against the Wizards and the Predators matching up against the Cardinals. Both games take place tomorrow night. |
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2009 KFL playoffs 2009-08-14 The playoff schedule for the first round of the A side and the complete B side is now official. Here is the schedule, by series. Red #1 Selects v Black #4 Black Sox Game 1 - Tues Aug 18, 9pm Game 2 - Thurs Aug 27, 9pm Game 3 (if) - Mon Aug 31, 7pm Red #2 Reds v Black #3 Bell Cartage Game 1 - Tues Aug 18, 7pm Game 2 - Tues Aug 25, 7pm Game 3 (if) - Tues Sept 1, 7pm Black #1 Smoke v Red #4 Diamond Jaxx Game 1 - Thurs Aug 20 - 7pm Game 2 - Mon Aug 24 - 9pm Game 3 (if) - Thurs Aug 27, 7pm Black #2 Kings v Red #3 Classics Game 1 - Mon Aug 24, 7pm Game 2 - Tues Aug 25, 9pm Game 3 (if) - Mon Aug 31, 9pm B side First round Mon Aug 17, 7pm - Cardinals v Moonshiners Rain date - Tuesday Aug 18, Budd 2, 7pm Mon Aug 17, 9pm - Bulldogs v Wizards Rain date - Tuesday Aug 18, Budd 2, 9pm Second round Wed Aug 19, 9pm, Predators v (team advancing with highest league points) Rain date - Thursday Aug 20, Budd 2, 9pm Wed Aug 19, 7pm, Paris v (team advancing with lowest league points) Rain date - Thursday Aug 20, Budd 2, 7pm Finals Game 1 - Wed Aug 26, 9pm, ?? v ?? Game 2 - Tues Sept 1, 9pm, ?? V ?? Game 3 (if) - Thurs Sept 3, 7pm, ?? V ?? |
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Quick note regarding tonight 2009-08-13 The are no KFL playoffs games scheduled for tonight. Playoffs will start Monday. Schedule to go up soon. Thanks. |
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The Wizards in Niagara Falls 2009-08-10 This past weekend the KFL's Wizards were in the Niagara Falls Men's Fastball Tournament. With some additional players on the roster for the tournament, the Wizards opening game was a 10-3 loss Saturday morning against the Udney Storm. Pete Albercht was assigned the loss. Highlights included junior aged pick-up Ben Hodgins hitting a two-run home run in the top of the 4th. In their 2nd game against the Vaughn Steelers, the battery combo of catcher TJ Runhart and pitcher Jamie Ridley lead the way and combined with steller defense the Wiz pulled off a 3-2 win. Ridley had two hits and a run scored. Runhart had a two- out, two-rbi single that tied the game and D'arcy Smith finished it off with an infield hit to score the winning run! Game three, a 3-2 lost to Goulding Park (from Markam) was an eventful one at least with two Wizards being ejected while the rain poured down. With a 1-2 record, the Wizards were sent to the D Championship side where they would face a familiar enemy in the KFL's Predators! The Wizards jumped out to a quick 6-3 lead, thanks to a towering two-run home run by TJ Runhart, triples by Ben Hodgins and Bevan Mathieson and a double by Darryl Manchurek. The Predators fought back though and eventually won 12-8. All players that were at the tournament hit well and played great defense which led the Wizards to compete in all four games! Thanks to D'arcy Smith and Rob Musselman for organizing the tourny and all the guys who went for the priceless moments at the hotel, park and last but certainly NOT least the bars! It was a great expireance and the Wizards are now looking forward to their second annual trip in September down to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for the wooden-bat-only tournament! |
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Week fourteen 2009-08-10 Week fourteen has passed and leaves us with eight games left in the regular season schedule and all eight playoff spots still up in the air. Four teams have completed their regular season and will now have to sit and wait for the final week to be played before seeing where they finish and who they will face. The Smoke is the lone team going into the A playoffs that are playing that waiting game. They are currently in first place in the Black division but both the Kings (three games left) and Bell Cartage (2 games left and undefeated in their last six) have a chance to pass them. Of the four teams in the Red division that will be going on to the playoffs, three (Selects, Reds and Diamond Jaxx) still have one game left to play while the remaining team, the Classics have two left. On the B side, the Cardinals, Paris Predators and Moonshiners have all finished their seasons and the final standings are one game away from being set. Once the Predators and Wizards play their game (a win or tie for the Predators means a first round bye, a loss means the bye will go to the Cardinals), the schedule for the B side will be finalized. Playoffs will likely begin next week so all players, coaches, umpires and fans will need to keep an eye on the website for updates. I would also like to wish all of the KFL players headed down to the Quad Cities for the ISC II World championships good luck. It should be a great tournament. |
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Goderich Labour Day Tourney 2009-08-06 The organizers of the annual Labour Day tournament in Goderich are still looking for two teams to round out their draw. The cost is $350 to enter and you are guaranteed three games. The top prize is $1250, and a total of $7,150 is being given out that weekend. The tournament takes place September 4-7, 2009. For spectators it's $5 for a weekend pass, kids under 12 are free. Contact Mike Millian millianmike36 at yahoo dot ca |
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Tuesday August 4, 2009 2009-08-04 Budd Park is closed due to excess rain. Tonight's games will be postponed. Thank you. |
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Matt Fromm of the Cardinals 2009-08-03 |
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Week thirteen 2009-08-03 Well, a little clarification occurred over the last week. We now have the eight teams we know will be in the A side playoffs, we just have no idea where each will finish. In the Black division, The Kings, Black Sox, Bell Cartage and Smoke will advance to the second season. But each have one or two games left (the Kings have four!!) and the point difference between the four teams is two. Two points between first and fourth place. This week will be crucial to these four teams and their standing in the division. The Red division is eerily similar. The Selects hold the top spot, one point over the Reds, two points over the Classics, and they all have two games left. The Diamond Jaxx sit in fourth but are only two points behind that group. Once the standings shake out, the playoffs will see some great match ups as the first round crosses over so Red #1 will face Black #4, Red #2 vs Black #3, Black #1 against Red #4 and Black #2 well see Red #3. The B Side this year will consist of the Wizards, Paris Predators, Cardinals, Bulldogs, Moonshiners and the Predators. These standings are still to be determined as well. The B playoffs will be single-elimination tournament style, with the fifth place finishers in each division receiving a first round bye. Red #6 will face Black #7 and Black #6 will go up against Red #7 in a one-game playoff. Of the two advancing teams, the one with the lowest regular season point total, will face the #5 seed with the highest regular season point total. The two teams advancing from those one-game match-ups will compete in a best two out of three final for the B side. |
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OASA Senior and Intermediate Men's A 2009-08-02 This weekend in Waterloo, the OASA held its Intermediate Men's Provincial A's (known as the Eliminations) and its Senior Men's Provincials. I managed to get up to Hillside on Friday night to catch some of the Bridgeport Braves/Ingersoll Crush and the Shakespeare Falcons/Erb Electric Expos games. Though Friday night was sparsely attended, the games were good (though neither really close) and from those games, I expected a fantastic tournament. The Kitchener Outlaws, KW Cubs, Waterdown Hammer, Cobourg Force, Georgian Bay Axemen and Wellington Sox, along with the four teams mentioned above, rounded out the ten-team tournament that offered not only a berth to the 2010 ISC Worlds in Midland, Michigan but also a chance to qualify for this years Eastern Canadians. On the Senior side, the Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins, the First Ontario Jarvis Gamblers, the St Thomas Evergreen Centennials and the Owen Sound Verge Selects competed for the chance to represent Ontario at the Senior Canadians in St Thomas. However, updates and information on this tournament was very difficult to find. Nothing was posted over the course of the weekend and only an email from a player (to tell me his team had been eliminated) and a facebook posting from another, provided me any information. Until about 10pm tonight (Sunday) when I checked OASA's tournament page (which sat blank all weekend) to find that our congratulations go out to the Waterdown Hammer for becoming the OASA Intermediate Men's Provincial A champions, beating the Erb Electric Expos in the final. The rest of the results for the Intermediates can be seen here. Other then the facebook posting telling me that the Riversharks qualified for the Canadians, I can find no other information on that tournament. |
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2009 Junior Canadians 2009-08-02 Today, in Owen Sound, the 2009 Junior Canadians has started. As I type this, the first day of action is almost complete, Alberta has jumped out to an early lead with two wins (over BC and Quebec) and the host Owen Sound Volkswagon Junior Selects beat fellow Ontario representative Fingal by a convincing 12-4 score. There are four Ontario teams in total, the above mentioned Owen Sound and Fingal as well as Napanee and Waterloo. And taking a quick look through the Waterloo roster, I see a few KFL names hoping to bring a Canadian championship back this way. All the action can be followed throughout the week here |
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Wednesday July 29 - Fields closed 2009-07-29 Budd Park is closed due to excess rain in the past 24 hours. Tonight's games will be postponed. Thank you. |
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Week twelve 2009-07-27 At this point in the season, playoffs spots tend to become clearer and teams start separating themselves from the pack, but in the KFL, things just get muddier. With only eight of 12 games getting played last week due to a rainout on Thursday, the claims for first place in each division are still very much open. In the Red division, the Classics, Selects and Diamond Jaxx all gained points on the first-place Reds. This was due to a Classics-Selects tie, a Diamond Jaxx win and a Reds loss (which was also the Diamond Jaxx win). There are now only three points between first and fourth place. Over in the Black division, the Smoke have clawed their way back the top of the leaderboard, currently sitting as co-leaders with the Kings, but the Kings do have three games in hand (including a game against the Smoke). After that, the division starts to sort itself out a little. Bell Cartage and the Black Sox sit only two points out of first, with 17 points, and the Cardinals and Predators are doing their best to win out the season to try and catch those two teams for a final playoff spot. This week has some fantastic matchups set, and also three days of possible thunderstorms. So, if the rain holds off, we will get to see the Reds and Selects play in both teams only game on the week, the Kings have to face both Bell Cartage and the Smoke, and the Black Sox and Cardinals will see each other twice (a scheduling quirk due to past rain outs). Maybe next week the playoff picture will be clearer. |
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Thursday July 23 - Fields closed 2009-07-23 Budd Park is closed due to rain. Tonight's games will be postponed. Thank you. |
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Quick Update 2009-07-23 The remaining rain out games have been rescheduled. All players and coaches, please check your team pages for dates. Coaches have also been notified by email. A few notes for players. Some questions have come up in the last couple weeks in regards to two specific rules of the KFL so I would like to clarify both. Please remember that the two out catcher rule is mandatory. This is in place to help speed up the game. If the catcher is on base with two out, the last available player has to run for him. Also, a team can play with eight players. An automatic out is recorded for the ninth position in the order. This is possible both as a starting lineup as well as having a player ejected or injured when you only have nine players at the game. Thank you. |
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Week eleven 2009-07-20 With week eleven behind us, the eight playoff spots available are still a mystery. There are only three weeks left for teams to stake their claim to the second season and a possible championship. The Selects continue a hot streak as they have now won seven in a row and have climbed up the standings to challenge the Classics and Reds (both of whom they face in the next two weeks) for the top spot in the Red division while Paris is hoping to string together their own streak as they only have five games left to catch up and get themselves into the playoffs. In the Black division, Bell Cartage has attempted to shake off a slow start to the season and have won their last three. This still has them in a tie with the Cardinals for the last playoff spot and the Smoke and Black Sox (currently second and third, respectively) are trying their best to catch up to the Kings. The Kings still have a game left against both of those teams so wins there could result in a big leap forward (and losses would mean a big step back!) Going forward, week twelve is heavy with playoff implications. Wins and losses this week could mean the difference between first and fourth or making the playoffs and not. Big match-ups include Bell Cartage against the Cardinals and Black Sox, Classics against both the Selects and Diamond Jaxx and the Predators, only two points out of a playoff spot, face both the first-place Kings and the last-place Wizards. The Preds will have to careful though, as the Wizards are going to do what they can to play spoiler. There are still six previously postponed games to be rescheduled for the week after the Civic holiday, so all teams (and fans) will need to pay attention to the online schedule as they will be updated this week. Thank you. |
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The Reds in Ponsonby 2009-07-14
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Fred Follings of the Kings 2009-07-14 |
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Week ten 2009-07-13 I now declare the 2009 KFL season to the "the year of the tie". 2008 had a total of five games end with a tied score through the regular season. Week ten had three alone, bringing the season total to 10. That tells me that we have a lot of teams that are very close in ability and talent and it's going to be a fight to get a playoff spot in 2009. Only Bell Cartage and the Selects got through the week with a 2-0 record with the Classics and Predators still managing to go without a loss with a 1-0-1 record. The Classics and Diamond Jaxx have managed to put themselves in a good spot as they have played to within one point of the divisional leading Reds but the Reds still have a game or two in hand over those teams. Wins will be needed to hold off those charging teams. In the Black division, the Kings hold a pretty firm lock over the second place Smoke (two points with three games in hand) but after that, there is a four-way tie for the final two playoffs spots. Bell Cartage, Black Sox, Cardinals and Predators all have 12 points with six games left in the season (the Black Sox hold the edge here as they have seven games left). It's going to be close. With two-thirds of the season gone, the playoffs spots are going to start to shake out and teams will be fighting for a chance to see the finals. Most of the games left are divisional so they become that much more important. I see a few matches this week that will have fairly major playoff implications as well as looking like great matchups. The Selects and Diamond Jaxx played to a 2-2 tie earlier this year will see each other on Tuesday night, the Classics lost their prior match with the Bulldogs and will be look for some revenge, also on Tuesday and the Black Sox and Smoke always bring a good game to the table, they go on Thursday. Thanks, and see you at the diamond. |
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Eric Johnson of the Wizards 2009-07-09
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KFL merchandise on sale 2009-07-07
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OASA Junior eliminations 2009-07-06 Congratulations to Owen Sound for winning the Junior eliminations this weekend in Mitchell by coming up the one-loss bracket and beating Waterloo twice in the final. Special congratulations go to the Cardinals and Predators, both KFL teams, who competed this weekend and came away with valuable experience and both managed to eliminate a team in the tournament before bowing out. Also to Waterloo (I see at least one KFL name on that roster) for a great second place finish. All of the results can be seen here |
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Week nine 2009-07-04 Designated as a rain out week, week nine featured 10 games that had been rescheduled from earlier in the season. Six of them need to be rescheduled again. The rain started falling on Monday and gave us a brief period of hope on Tuesday (the 7pm games got to the third inning before being shut down) before teasing us on Thursday (a sudden downpour at 6:30pm). Only those Thursday games got played. Those four games proved exciting enough though. The Reds and Kings, both division leaders, played to a 0-0 tie, a game which included a Kings runner stranded at third in the bottom of the seventh. The Selects, once again powered by pitching, beat Bell Cartage 9-1, the Diamond Jaxx defeated the Wizards 12-2 and the Smoke handed the Classics their fourth loss of the season 6-1. Week ten may start on a wet note as I see a prediction for rain on Monday. Go figure. The games themselves look to be very entertaining. The Wizards, still shooting for that first win will have a tough time as they see Bell Cartage and the Kings, the Reds will try to put a stop to their newfound (and unwanted) winless streak when they see the Classics and the Diamond Jaxx, undefeated in the last six games hope to continue that when they see the Moonshiners and the Bulldogs. See you on the diamond. |
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YouTube video of action in Innerkip 2009-06-30
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Week eight 2009-06-29 So as I sit here pondering the irony of our designated rain out week facing the possibility of being completely rained out, I realize that the KFL no longer has any undefeated teams. The Reds, starting the week with an outstanding 8-0-2 record, finally dropped a game, to the Classics by the score of 5-0. The Reds still lead their division, followed closely by those same Classics, who had lost their first game of the week to the under-rated and recently red hot Bulldogs. Over in the Black division, the Kings seem to hold all the cards as they sit in first by two points, but also have two games in hand over the next four teams. 2-0 winners in week eight include the Selects (over the Moonshiners and Black Sox) and the Cardinals (over the Smoke and Bulldogs.) Looking forward, week nine, as mentioned above, was set aside at the beginning of the season to accommodate any rainouts that occurred earlier in the season. However, as I write this on Monday night, we have already cancelled tonights games and the rest of the week does not look promising. If we do get a chance to play some games, some exciting match ups are scheduled. Division leaders in the Reds and Kings are set to tumble and 2008 champs Classics face the perennial playoff contenders, Smoke. Both of those take place on Thursday. And some good news. I have been told that the dead bird is gone from the netting. If you play in the KFL or regularly come out to watch our games, you will know what that means and be very pleased by that news. If you don't know what I am talking about, that means you haven't been out to watch any games this year. You should really come out to Budd Park some night and catch some great fastball action. |
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Monday - June 29 - Fields closed 2009-06-29 Budd Park is closed for due to rain. Tonight's games will be postponed. Thank you. |
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Week seven 2009-06-22 We started the season with 14 teams that had no losses, and now we're down to one. Only the Reds, after getting by the Smoke 4-1, remain undefeated. The Kings, after starting the season with six wins, fell in both games this past week, to the Bulldogs and the Black Sox. They still lead the Black division but the Sox pulled to within a point. The Diamond Jaxx jumped up in the Red division, winning both of their games by a combined score of 20-4. Week seven starts tomorrow and some teams are going to have to bring a solid game to the diamond if they expect to get through the week 2-0. Bell Cartage has to face the Black Sox and the Diamond Jaxx and the on-a-roll Bulldogs will see both the Cardinals and the Classics. And my favourite match-up of the week will take place on Thursday night as the Reds and the Classics, the top two teams in the Red division, face off. Thanks, and good luck to all teams. |
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Budd Park after rain 2009-06-20
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Wroxeter Fastball Tournament 2009-06-20 Wroxeter Parks Board invites your team to our annual mens fastball tournament. Location: George Hamilton Memorial Park Date: July 10th, 11th, 12th Entry Fee: $325.00 per team Eight-team maximum. First eight teams to sign up get spots. Deadline: July, 2009 Double knockout format Prizes: Champions - $750 Runner Up - $550 Semi Finalist - $400 Please email wpb at live dot ca |
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Paris Predators at the Waterloo Invitational 2009-06-20 The Paris Predators Midgets entered the Waterloo Invitational tournament last week and came away with a B Championship. The Predators finished pool play with a 2-1 record with wins over Newmarket thanks to 2 RBI from Dan Mitchell. The Preds then took a 3-2 win over Wiarton thanks once again to two runs scored from Mitchell. Joe Carvaggio and Reid Morrison helped the cause with 2 singles apiece. Cory Alkerton had 16 Ks in the two games. Paris then took the diamond with the Owen Sound Selects and it was once again had a pitchers dual as Dan Mitchell kept the Selects off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 6th when Owen Sound finally tied the game 1-1 and took the lead in the 7th with a walk-off single to end it. Brad Maunder was 2/3. This lost put the Predators in a tie for second place but was relegated to the B side due to the tiebreaker rule. Sunday saw the Predators' bats finally come alive in the semi-final as they defeated Keady Jets 5-2 thanks in part to three consecutive singles in the second inning. Paris then took on the host KW Twins in the final game and once again bats were lively in 6-3 victory. Tom Baily and Kristian Knapp, and Maunder combined for 8 hits. Alkerton threw 4 games and was stellar for the Predators. Paris will now compete in the OASA Midget Eliminations as a definite favourite next weekend in KW. |
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Mel Ross of Bell Cartage 2009-06-19 |
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Classics at Monkton Masters 2009-06-17 Although missing some key players, and struggling to field a full team for every game, the Waterloo Classics went to the Monkton Masters Tournament to defend their title from 2007. Friday night the Classics defeated Shakespeare 6-0 with strong pitching from Don Stebbings and timely hitting throughout the lineup. Glen and Steve Hall from the Selects joined the Classics for the first time. Their support was appreciated very much. Saturday the Classics lost a 3-2 heartbreaker to New Hamburg. Larry Cox threw a great game and the Classics led 2-1 going into the bottom of the final inning. A missed grounder, a bloop and then a two-RBI hit to the fence gave New Hamburg the win. In the second Saturday game, the Classics got out to a 1-0 lead, but could not hold it. The Classics bats went south and Mitchell cash in a couple of runs in the middle innings to take the 2-1 victory. Although throwing well, Sean Geehan took the loss. |
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Wednesday June 17 - Fields closed 2009-06-17 Budd Park is closed for tonight due to rain. Tonight's games will be postponed. Thank you. |
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Wizards at Hillsburg 2009-06-16 (note: To any KFL teams entering tournaments, please send write ups of your experiences to me. I am very interested in seeing what tournaments our teams enter and how they do and publishing those write ups on this site. Click on the executive link on the left and there is an email link for me. Thanks) The 2009 Hillsburgh tournament saw the KFL’s Wizards face some fierce competition. Late Friday night the bats woke up as the Wizards fought hard but lost to the Mississauga AleStars. From top to bottom the line-up played hard and some excellent fielding by Mike Suarez kept the Wizard’s close, but they failed to seal the deal as the AleStars eventually put the hurt on the Wizards. Following Friday’s game, the Wizard’s suffered a loss to the South Perth League’s, KW Cubs. The Cubs two pitchers combined for a no-hitter, but the loss brought with it a minor victory as some fine pitching by Joe Horvath held the powerful Cubs to 7 runs. Not one to cower in a corner and lick their wounds, the Wizards geared up for game three and played their best game of the season against one of the tournament’s final four, the Mississauga Lumberjacks. Again, stellar pitching by Wizard’s ace, D’arcy Smith, kept the Wizards in a tight game, but they just couldn’t bring home enough runs when the thirsty umpires prematurely called the meaningless game in the sixth inning and the Wizards lost 3 to 1. Despite being sent to the beer tent early, the Wizards feel more united and hope to bring back some very valuable experience to the KFL…and sincerely hope that their left fielder will find his car in time for the next game. |
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Fly ball 2009-06-15
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Rain out schedule note 2009-06-15 All rain out games, prior to last Thursday, have been rescheduled. Most of them will be played during the designated rain out week (week of June 29, no games on July 1) though a couple were scheduled in open slots prior to that week and one was added to the end of the current schedule. Please take a look at your team's page or at the full schedule to see where your games are now scheduled. Thank you. |
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Week six 2009-06-14 Rain once again played havoc with our schedule (and looks to continue to do so in the coming week!) but we still managed to have some exciting contests. The Reds probably had the biggest challenge of the week as they had to face both the Selects and the Diamond Jaxx. The Selects gave them quite a battle, as the Reds managed only five hits but turned a very nice, and rare, triple-play. They went 0-0 into the seventh before the Reds scored once and the Selects couldn't answer. The Diamond Jaxx gave them an even better battle as they ended up tied 3-3. The Classics have managed to keep pace with the Reds as they have an extra game on them but an extra win as well. The Kings only game of the week was postponed so their undefeated record stayed intact. Coming up, we have a great week of ball. The Diamond Jaxx and Moonshiners see each other for the first time this year, the Smoke and the Reds, last years regular season first and second place finishers face-off and the Wizards look to put some points on the board but may have a tough time as they face the Predators and the Classics. Good luck to all teams. |
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Thursday June 11 - Fields closed 2009-06-11 Budd Park is closed for tonight due to rain. Tonight's games will be postponed. Thank you. |
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2009 Canadian Women’s Fastpitch National Championships 2009-06-11 Looking for volunteers. The Kitchener Krush is proud to host the 2009 Canadian Women’s Fastpitch National Championships. There will be 12 teams from across the country participating in the quest of winning this event. Place: Peter Hallman Ball Yard, Kitchener Dates: August 12 - 16, 2009 Volunteers are required to assist in the following areas throughout the event: Front Gate Game Controllers Opening/Closing Ceremonies Parking Programs/Souvenirs Beer Garden & Security (Smart Serve Certification Required) Score-Keepers Set-up/Tear Down Team & Umpire Hosts (2 bi-lingual) Transportation If you are able to participate, please contact Jackie Davison for more information at jackidavison at yahoo dot ca We appreciate any help you can provide!! Thank you!! Jackie Davison Co-Director, 2009 Canadian Women's Fastball National Championship |
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Week five 2009-06-08 Week five saw a full slate of games being played and still we sit with two undefeated teams. The Reds saw action only once and won their game to go 5-0-1 yet still sit in second place in the Red division (with two games in hand) as the Classics have an additional win in their scorebooks. They have a tough week ahead though as the Selects on Tuesday and the Diamond Jaxx on Wednesday are waiting patiently to put that first loss in the Reds column. The Kings are seemingly running away with the Black division as they are now four points up on the surprise second place Cardinals. This week, the Kings see action against Bell Cartage and the Selects. In other action, the Bulldogs managed their first win of the season against the winless Wizards, Bell Cartage dropped another game, this time to the Predators and the Paris Predators added two more wins to their season to start making a run into the top four. The upcoming week sees a couple enticing match-ups as the Classics and Cardinals, both having great seasons, face-off on Tuesday night, the Bulldogs try to continue their new winning streak against Bell Cartage on Wednesday and our two Predator teams face each other on Thursday. Good luck to all teams. |
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Kevin Buckley of the Reds 2009-06-08
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Week four 2009-06-01 We managed to get further along in the season than last year before the rain struck, but strike it did. Week four in the Kitchener Fastball League was shortened to half of its intended games with only Monday and Tuesday night games getting played. But within those six games, another undefeated team fell. The Cardinals, sitting at two wins and two ties, were beaten by the other junior team in the league, the Paris Predators in an offensive tilt, 9-7. That leaves only the Kings and Reds, both winners in their games in week four, as the last of the lossless teams. Week five brings some flair to the table by having some very even and likely tough match-ups. The Bulldogs and Wizards, the Smoke and Diamond Jaxx and my perennial favourite, Reds vs. Preds all pit teams of fairly equal strength against each other. Good luck to all teams this week and I hope to see you at the diamond. |
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Get your tshirts now 2009-06-01
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Thursday May 28 - Fields closed 2009-05-28 Budd Park is closed again tonight due to rain. Tonight's games will be postponed. |
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Wednesday May 27 - Fields closed 2009-05-27 Budd Park is closed for tonight due to rain. Tonight's games will be postponed. Thank you. |
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Week three 2009-05-24 A full week of games (minus one holiday Monday) and we still have three undefeated teams. The Reds and Cardinals, who only had one game this week and it was against each other, managed a 4-4 tie to keep them both without a loss so far this year. The Kings managed to keep out of the loss column by handing the Classics a 6-1 loss. The Classics, who were the fourth of the undefeated teams to start the week, actually went into the Kings game having already lost that title. Earlier in the week, they were handed a loss by the Black Sox. The coming week has its share of match-ups to keep an eye on. The Diamond Jaxx and Selects will face each other in the first game of the week. These two have some history and after last years set, which included a very close game and a "fantastic pitching duel", some bets are still to be settled. The two new junior teams will see each other for the first time as the Cardinals and the Paris Predators lock up. And a rematch of last years finals will take place as the Classics and Bell Cartage will tangle on Tuesday night. Another good week ahead. Hope to see you at the diamond. |
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Sam Forbes of the Waterloo Classics 2009-05-24
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News from OASA 2009-05-24 Most OASA men’s tournaments this year will use the optic (yellow) K Master ball (except Masters). OASA Masters Provincial Tournament is in Niagara Falls, July 17 – 19. Waterloo Classics defending champs. More info from Bob Abbott at 705-789-2439 rda44 at sympatico dot ca or Rob Greatrix (tourney host) at 905-325-6341 rob at integrityhealth dot tv OASA Intermediate B/C Provincial Tournament is in Wiarton, Aug. 15-16. This tournament is for teams not in the OASA Elimination tourney. More info from Brett Miller at 519-924-1568 bhmiller at sympatico dot ca OASA Senior and Intermediate Eliminations will be held in Waterloo, July 31- Aug. 2. More info about entries and/or to volunteer for the tourney is available from Brad Thomson at Thomson.Brad at gmail dot com. Intermediate winner gets 1st place prize money and a guaranteed spot in the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions. OASA affiliation deadline is June 10. Forms and more info on the OASA web site at www.oasa.ca |
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Nick Laurette of the Kings 2009-05-24
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Keeping up with the KFL 2009-05-20 In an attempt to help familiarize all of our current players and fans with the individual rules of the KFL, I would like to specifically point out a few that have been discussed recently. I would also ask that in addition to reading these, players and coaches take a look through the FAQ as there are other rules addressed there. Lineup cards We use a 3-part lineup card in every game in the KFL. A team fills out the lineup card prior to the start of every game and hands the white copy to the plate umpire. One of the coloured copies goes to the opposing team (for records and to fill out their scorebook) and the other coloured copy is kept (for records). Each name on the lineup card is to be printed clearly and legibly as these are used by our league statistician to record "games played" for every player in the league. If a name cannot be read or no last name is given, we cannot credit them with a "game played" which may affect their playoff eligibility as we have a set number of minimum games required. MVP voting In the KFL, we use a peer-voting system to record a most valuable player for every team, for every game. We require each team to pick an mvp for the opposing team at the conclusion of the game. At the end of every game, the umpires will hand the white lineup cards to the opposing teams (team A will get team B's and team B will get team A's). Each team will then pick and circle the name of the player they have chosen for the mvp. The winning team will then collect both lineup cards and deposit them into the drop box located at the bulletin board located between Budd 1 and the indoor soccer complex. Ejections After an ejection occurs, the player is suspended for the remainder of that game, plus the next game in the teams schedule. A fine of $25 is to be paid to any member of the executive. The fine must be paid before the player can resume playing. If the next game in the schedule is rained out, then the suspension moves to the next game in the schedule. If there are any other league rules or policies that you would like to see discussed or explained, email me and I will try to address them here or on the FAQ. |
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Policy 2009-05-17 To all players in the KFL. The policy regarding after game gatherings in the parking lot needs to be strictly adhered to. An email has been sent to all coaches about this. Please discuss this with them before this weeks games. Thank you. |
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Week two 2009-05-17 We finally had our first taste of rain, getting a slew on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. It was enough to cause the city to shut Budd park down for the day so that no extensive damage was done to the fields. But before that happened, week 2 still saw eight games completed. The Kings, Cardinals, Classics and Reds all managed to stay undefeated. The Classics were the only team of the four to play two games this week with wins over the Moonshiners and Diamond Jaxx, though the one game the Reds did play, was a 5-0 shutout of last years finalists, Bell Cartage. As a side note, seven of the eight games played this week were won by the visiting team. Just something to think about. And for the teams that were rained out on Thursday night, keep an eye on the the week of June 29 as that is the week we designated to place rainout games. It will be updated soon. As for the week ahead, it looks like two of the undefeated streaks will come to an end (barring a tie) as the Reds and Cardinals face each other on Wednesday night and the Classics and Kings face-off on Thursday. There will also be a battle of the rookie teams as the Moonshiners face the Paris Predators on Wednesday. Hope to see you at the diamond. |
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Thursday May 14 - Fields closed 2009-05-14 Due to the amount of rain we received in the last 12 hours, Budd Park is closed for tonight. The fields at Budd require more time to drain than otheres because they are clay infields and due to our early start on the year and the amount of damage that can be done to the field when it is wet, this is being done to protect the fields. |
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ISC II Preseason Rankings Announced 2009-05-13 Here are the pre-season ranks for the ISC II. Take a look and you will see some familiar names in the top 10. |
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Teams in 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions 2009-05-13 For those keeping track of what teams will be attending the ISC II Tournament of Champions this year, this page is keeping an updated list. As teams qualify, they are added. From this point forward, this page will be over in the links section so you can check in on it whenever you want. |
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Announcement: Kitchener to host 2011 ISC worlds 2009-05-12 The International Softball Congress (ISC) is pleased to announce that Kitchener, ON will host the 2011 ISC World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions. Normally, bidding for the 2011 tournaments would occur during the ISC Board of Director meeting in August in Quad Cities. However, we have talked to each prospective host city for 2011 and all have withdrawn except Kitchener. It was therefore decided we would award the 2011 tournaments early, to allow Kitchener maximum time to plan and prepare. Kitchener has successfully hosted 3-prior ISC World and ISC II tournaments in 2002, 2006 & 2007 and we have every confidence their 2011 tournaments will be equally successful. It is expected that Duncan Matheson will again serve as tournament director for the World Tournament and Rick Boyd as tournament director for the ISC II Tournament of Champions. The contract with Kitchener will be signed later this summer after the Midland contract for 2010 is signed. Ken Hackmeister Executive Director http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ |
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Week One 2009-05-10 The first week of the 2009 season was played in its entirety. That alone is fairly amazing. Threats of rain and a history of a wet first week kept us on our toes but by the end of Thursday night, all 12 scheduled games were played. The Reds, last years regular season leaders, continued their winning ways finishing on top in both of their games to start the season 2-0 which included a perfect game by Kevin Buckley. A minor surprise is the newcomer Cardinals, also undefeated with a tie against the Predators and a win against last year semi-finalists, Selects The Kings, Predators, Classics and Diamond Jaxx as well finished the first week undefeated with varying 2-0 or 1-0 records. The upcoming week has a few interesting match-ups. The Reds will have a tough time going another week without a loss when they face Bell Cartage and the Kings, and the Smoke will look for their first win on the season when they face the upstart Cardinals. |
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Support the league 2009-05-10 For anyone interested in supporting the Kitchener Fastball League, we now have tshirts available with the league logo. Black tshirts with a red and white logo on the front. $20 each and the money goes directly into the league. Our goal is to start raising money for the league so that we can reduce the overall league fees for every team. Email me to reserve yours (let me know what size, M, L or XL) or try to catch me at the diamond on a night I play (Selects). Thanks. |
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Tomorrow night 2009-05-03 It's here. The 2009 season starts tomorrow night. Get out to the park, enjoy the games and good luck to all teams. |
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In just two weeks... 2009-04-21 Two weeks from tonight, the 2009 season of the Kitchener Fastball League begins. This year, we bring 14 teams to the table, making us one of the only fastball leagues to actually grow in size. With 14 teams, and a need to keep our regular season from going into October, we have divided into two equally balanced divisions, Red and Black (corresponding with the colour combination in our new logo.) The top four from each division will make up the A side playoffs with Black one facing Red four, Black two against Red three, Red two versus Black three and Red one taking on Black four. The four survivors will then be reseeded by regular season points for the semi finals. Each series will be a best two out of three with the finals being three out of five. The six teams not making the A side, will compete in a single elimination tournament, with the sixth seeds on each side getting a first round bye. The finals of the B side will be a best two out of three. With the opening night close at hand, here is an introduction to the teams competing in the KFL this year. Black division Bell Cartage Bell Cartage comes back to the league with a little revenge on their minds. Having made it to the finals of the 2008 playoffs, they then lost three straight to the Classics. This year, with much of the squad intact, they plan to take that final step. Black Sox One of the upset stories last year. Struggling through the regular season and finishing eighth, they then surprised everyone by knocking off the number one seeded Reds. The put up a fight in the semi-finals before losing to the eventual champions, the Classics. Cardinals One of three new teams to the KFL, the Cardinals, a junior-aged team, will be bringing a youth movement into the league and will try to capitalize on the young legs and hard-throwing arms to keep up to the more experienced teams. Kings The Kings finished on the A side in 2008 but hope to move further in the playoffs than they did last year after a first round knock out. Picking up a new coach to add some knowledge and direction, the Kings should be ready to play right from the first pitch. Predators The Preds have been right on the edge of the A side playoffs for a couple of years now and are ready to break through this season. Having been in the league for a number of years, starting out as a junior-aged team, they now have the experience to face the rest of the league and rack up some runs. Smoke Two years in a row, the Smoke have had a fantastic regular season go for naught as first round playoff losses (to the same team) sent them home early. This year, with much of the same squad, they plan on having the same great regular season, followed by a trip to the finals. Wizards The Wizards begin their sophomore campaign in the KFL with a new logo and a years worth of experience. Struggling to find their rhythm last year, the Wizards are looking forward to competing and causing a stir this year. Red Division Bulldogs Similar to the Predators, the Bulldogs always seem to find themselves on the cusp of the A side playoffs. They can compete with any team in the league but seem to finish just short when the playoffs roll around. This year, the Bulldogs hope to take that extra step, gather a few more points and surprise a team or two when the playoffs start. Classics Last years champions, the Classics will be bringing back the wisdom and experience you can only get with many years of playing fastball. They have been in the top echelon of the KFL for years and have no intention of giving that championship trophy back. After dominating the 2008 finals, they Classics will be well prepared to defend their title in 2009. Diamond Jaxx This second-year club had a very nice rookie season in the KFL in 2008. Finishing fourth, the Jaxx then fell to eventual finalists, Bell Cartage, in the first round. This season, having seen the majority of these teams in action, the Jaxx will be able to be more aggressive and go after a few more wins. Moonshiners Another new team to the league, the Moonshiners are the X factor in the league this year. Not much is known about them, besides a built in rivalry with the Diamond Jaxx, so the rest of the league will be keeping a close eye on these guys to see what they are capable of. Paris Predators The third new team to the KFL, and the second team named the Predators, this junior-aged squad is another team that will be bringing fresh legs to the diamond. Look for them to use their youthful energy to attack teams quickly and letting their pitching hold them from there. Reds The 2008 Reds had a great campaign, finishing the regular season in first place and also representing the KFL at the ISC qualifers in Innerkip. They were then upset in the first round by the number eight seed. That did not sit well with them and this year, not only do they intend on leading the league, but also making a run into the finals. Selects Three years in a row, the Selects have made the semi-finals. The first two years, they were soundly thrashed by the eventual champs, last year, they just barely lost to the eventual runner-ups. This year, they plan on making it to the semis for the third year running, then taking that extra step into the finals. So, there are your 2009 KFL teams. The entire schedule is now posted so make sure that you come out and watch a few games, and see how your favourite team does this year. |
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A new season with a cautious warning 2009-04-16 For those who have noticed, and judging from the statistics, quite a few of you have, the schedule for the 2009 season has been posted. Please be aware that between now and opening night, there will be a few tweaks, specifically with home and away designations. A full post will be coming soon to introduce the new season and with it, a finalized schedule. Thanks. |
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Monday May 4 2009-03-28 That is the date of the first night of the 2009 Kitchener Fastball League schedule. This year, the KFL proudly declares that we have 14 teams participating. Eleven have returned from last year, and three new teams will join us. Because of the number, we have opted to divide the league into two equally balanced divisions. Teams will play their division rivals twice, and the other divisions teams, once. This will make for a 19 game regular season. More updates, a schedule, and details about the teams involved will be coming shortly. There is still one more meeting to be held and then, in a little more than a month from now, the first pitch will be thrown. |
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Tom Rider Memorial Ponsonby Men’s Fastpitch Tournament 2009-03-14 Where: Ponsonby Ball Park (located north of Guelph, Ontario) |
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Pre-season meeting 2009-02-19 The first meeting of the year will be on March 12. Any teams that would like to discuss joining the KFL should contact me right away. |
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A new season starts 2009-02-01 Once again, the time has come to start talking about the upcoming ball season. I know some guys have already been smashing homeruns down in Florida at the AAU's but for the rest of us, the snow on the ground means we have to wait a little longer. |
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Tips and Drills 2009-02-01 Eteamz is known for hosting sites for individual teams and leagues of many sports, but they also help teams and players with drills and tips for improving their skills. This link will take you to their page for fastball. |
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Why real men play fastball 2009-02-01 An interesting article. Written two years ago by a guy in New York. Read it here |
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Tournament qualifiers 2009-01-04 For those interested, here is the initial list of the qualifiers for the 2009 Worlds. |
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Off season training 2008-11-09 Keep your eyes on this site over the off season as we will be posting various links to some sites with training ideas to keep you in top shape for next season. We'll start with the Nike Sparq training site. Many sports are involved with this but if you go to the site, look at the bottom where they list the sports, there is our beloved fastpitch, paired with baseball. Click on that and you get a list of videos showing specific training techniques based on abilities needed for our sport. |
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Another year in the books 2008-10-22 The KFL held its final meeting of the year tonight. Lots of stuff discussed to think about for the offseason and lots of good conversations. I would like to personally thank every player, coach, manager and fan for making this season so great. Even the amount of rain we got this year couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the KFL. I hope to see every team back in the fold next year and any team or player interested in joining up with us, click on the Want to play? link over on the left and send me an email. Thanks and see you next season. |
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KFL allstars - 2008 edition 2008-10-02 Starting in 2007, the KFL has tried its best to examine its rosters, poll its coaches, ask its fans and rely on our own mvp voting system to create a powerhouse allstar team. This team is announced close to the end of the season (in this case, just after it ends) and is not scheduled to play any games. It is simply a way for us to recognize the efforts of some individuals in our league. Some are picked for offensive prowess, some for defensive ability and others for on and off-field leadership. This years format included selecting two players from each team in the league. |
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The Classics are your 2008 KFL champions 2008-09-30 Congratulations to the Classics for winning the 2008 KFL championship. They defeated Bell Cartage 3-0 in the final series to cap off a 20 win -7 loss -3 tie season. The Classics were up and down during the year but still managed a third place finish at the end of the regular season. They were the only high seed to advance out of the first round of the playoffs and lost the first game of the semi-finals before their bats came alive. Over the next 5 games to finish out the season, the Classics scored 44 runs while allowing 13 (7 of which were in one game). A thank you goes to Bell Cartage as well for making it to the finals and providing some great games throughout the course of the season. And thanks to every team that made the 2008 season in the KFL a successful one. I hope to see you all again next year. |
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Game 3 tonight at Budd 2 2008-09-30 Just a reminder to all of our fans that game 3 goes tonight at 8pm. However, there has been a slight location change. Budd 1 is having a hard time draining off the water that fell last night so tonight's game will take place on the back diamond. Thank you. |
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2 games to 0 2008-09-28 The Classics have taken a commanding lead in the KFL finals by going up 2-0. Game 1 was won by a score of 6-3 while game 2 was a bit more of a slugfest as the Classics barely pulled out the win by a score of 8-7. Game 3 will be played this Tuesday at 8pm and if a game 4 is necessary, it will go on Thursday, also at 8pm. |
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The finals are set 2008-09-21 They got there different ways but their goal is the same. The #3 Classics dominated the #8 Black Sox to advance to the KFL finals. They lost the first game 1-0 but stormed back to win games 2 and 3 by a combined score of 19-1. The Black Sox had a hard time figuring out the veteran pitchers and so their up-and-down season comes to an end. #5 Bell Cartage had a tougher time. They also lost their opening game to the #7 Selects 4-2. Game 2 was a pitchers duel as Dan Martin and Doug Hoffman threw gems and Bell squeaked through with a 2-1 win. Game 3 saw Mel Ross and Doug Hoffman battle it out and Bell once again managed a close win, 2-0. So, with those games in the book, #3 Classics and #5 Bell Cartage will face off in a best of 5 to determine this years KFL champs. Game 1 will go at 8pm on Tuesday September 23 and game 2 will be at 8pm on Thursday September 25. Hope to see you out there. |
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Location change 2008-09-15 Budd Park, Diamond #1 has been shut down for up to two weeks to due damage done to the fields during the rainstorm on the weekend. All KFL games will be moved to Diamond #2. |
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Ontario Challenge Cup 2008 2008-09-15 The Kitchener Fastball League is pleased to announce that the Reds and the Smoke, who finished 1 and 2 in our regular season standings will be representing us in the 2008 Ontario Challenge Cup. For the uninformed, this tournament is held at the end of every year as a chance for a team to qualify for the following years ISC II World Tournament, which next year will be held in the Quad Cities. The KFL would like to wish both teams good luck. The following is the release and schedule for the tournament. ___ The Ontario Challenge Cup and the Ontario Challenge Cup East go this weekend (September 19-21) in Innerkip/Hickson and Fitzroy Harbour respectfully. Teams representing more than a dozen leagues from across Ontario and Quebec will be on hand as at least two berths to the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions will be earned this weekend. Note that we have had a change to the schedule in each tournament: In Innerkip, Kitchener Smoke replace Minesing Monarchs. In Fitzroy Harbour, Wyevale Tribe replace Enterprise Oasis Pools. First games in Innerkip & Hickson are as follows: Friday 7 pm Innerkip 1 Shakespeare Falcons vs Ohsweken Redmen Friday 7 pm Innerkip 2 Exeter Braves vs Belmont Black Sox Friday 7 pm Hickson Elmira Millwrights vs Cambridge Reds Friday 9 pm Innerkip 1 Innerkip Eagles vs Hamilton Hawks Friday 9 pm Innerkip 2 Toronto Celtics vs Ingersoll Crush Friday 9 pm Hickson Kitchener Outlaws vs Etobicoke Royals Saturday 9 am Hickson Rockwood Rush vs Kitchener Smoke Saturday 11 am Hickson Port Elgin Blue Devils vs Orangeville Kings Games start Saturday and Sunday at 9 am. The championship game is scheduled for 3 pm in Innerkip with the “if necessary” game to follow immediately after. Innerkip Park is on Blandford Street in Innerkip just past Burton Street. Hickson Park is on Loveys Street in the village of Hickson. For additional information, please contact ISC Regional Commissioner Joe Todd ftode739@rogers.com or Tournament Director Tim Wright twri7823@rogers.com. First games in Fitzroy Harbour are as follows: Friday 7 pm Ottawa Team Easton vs Blackburn Knights Friday 9 pm Quyon Combat Flyers vs Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric Saturday 9 am Stittsville 56ers vs Wyevale Tribe Saturday 9 am Kars Aces vs Donnacona Blue Sox Games continue throughout the day Saturday and start again Sunday at 9 am. The championship game is scheduled for 1 pm Sunday with the “if necessary” game to follow immediately after. In Fitzroy Harbour, the park is located at 100 Clifford Campbell Street. For additional information, please contact Tournament Director Adam Brown at adam.brown@ottawa.ca. |
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B Side crowns a champion and A semi finals start 2008-09-12 The Predators are now the KFL 2008 B Side champions after taking out the Bulldogs 8-1 in the final. It started close and was looking to be a tough game but as the 5th and 6th innings came around, the Predator bats came alive and the score quickly became too much for the Bulldogs to come back from. They did manage to get two runners on in the bottom of the 7th and get the crowd thinking that maybe a comeback was being staged, but the Predators defense shut them down and went on to win their 2nd B Side title in 4 years. The A side semi finals got under way this week and the underdogs have managed to continue their winning ways. The #8 Black Sox, the lowest seed in the A side, started the playoffs by knocking out the #1 Reds and are now up a game on the #3 Classics. A 1-0 win on Wednesday night gave them the start they wanted and they hope to carry that momentum to game 2. The #7 Selects, who snuck by the #2 Smoke (1-0 in 8 innings in game 3) are now ahead 1 game to 0 after a 4-2 win over #5 Bell Cartage. Both series will continue next Tuesday. |
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40th Annual Labour Day Tournament in Goderich 2008-09-09 Once again, the organizers of this tournament did a great job. 28 teams this year provided lots of ball to watch as the two diamonds never stopped moving all weekend. Congratulations to the Straffordville Express (AA side), Hickson Reds (AB side), Brussels Tigers (BA side) and the Goderich Gators (BB side) for winning their respective divisions. Here are the full results. Round 1 Mitchell Devils 7, Goderich Gators 2 Monkton Muskrats 4, Brussels Tigers 2 Orangeville Kings 15, Goderich Orioles 0 Shedden Mission 6, Arthur Merchants 4 Shakespeare Falcons 4, Exeter Braves 0 Strattfordville Express 9, Alma Dawgs 3 Blyth Barons 8, Windsor Reds 5 Harwood Corners 7, Burgessville Bulls 2 Moraviantown A's 11, Scottsville 6 Kitchener Selects 7, Windsor Forest Glade 4 Woodstock Kelseys 3, Walton Brewers 0 Hickson Reds 13, Mt. Elgin Mets 0 Zurich Rangers 1, Norwich Storm 0 Kitchener Outlaws 8, Windsor Photo, 1 Round 2 A side Mitchell Devils 6, Monkton Muskrats 3 Shedden Mission 2, Orangville Kings 1 Strattfordville Express 1, Shakespeare Falcons 0, 8 Innings Blyth Barons 6, Harwood Corners 3, 8 Innings Moravian A's 5, Kitchener Selects 3 Woodstock Kelseys 4, Hickson Reds 2 Kitchener Outlaws 17, Zurich Rangers 1 B side Brussels Tigers 3, Goderich Gators 1 Arthur Merchants 4, Goderich Orioles 1 Exter Braves 8, Alma Dawgs 1 Windsor Reds 11, Burgessville Bulls 1 Windsor FG 3, Scottsville 2 Walton Brewers 8, Mt Elgin Mets 0 Norwich Storm 6, Windsor Photo1 Round 3 Elimination Rounds, all losing teams are eliminated BB Side Alma Dawgs 7, Goderich Orioles 4 Burgessville Bulle 3, Scottsville 1 Windsor Photo 5, Mt Elgin Mets 1 Semi Final Goderich Gators 9, Alma Dawgs 1 Windsor Photo 6, Burgessville Bulls 5, 9 Innings Final Goderich Gators 7, Windsor Photo 5 BA Side Exeter Braves 2, Arthur Merchants 0 Windsor Reds 8, Windsor Forest Glade 1 Norwich Storm 7, Walton Brewers 0 Semi Finals Brussels Tigers 4, Exeter Braves 3 Windsor Reds 4, Norwich Storm 1 Final Brussels Tigers 2, Windsor Reds 0 AB Side Shakespeare Falcons 7, Orangeville Kings 0 Harwood Corners 5, Kitchener Selects 1 Hickson Reds 6, Zurich Rangers 2 Semi Finals Shakespeare Falcons 7, Monkton Muskrats 0 Hickson Reds 7, Harwood Corners 0 Final Hickson Reds 4, Shakespeare Falcons 0 AA Side Straffordville Express 1, Shedden Mission 0 Blyth Barons 3, Moravian A's 2 Kitchener Outlaws 5, Woodstock Kelseys 0 Semi Final Staffordville Express 7, Mitchell Devils 0 Kitchener Outlaws 7, Blyth Barons 0 Final Straffordville Express 4, Kitchener Outlaws 3, 8 Innings |
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September 8 2008-09-08 Once again, rain has put a hold on the ball season. The fields were unplayable tonight. See the playoff schedule for details on when the next games are to be played. |
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The semi-finals begin 2008-09-04 Another year of KFL quarter round match ups and another years of fireworks. With #3 Classics and #5 Bell Cartage advancing early, waiting to see how things would end up and who they would face, the #8 Black Sox pulled out a hotly contested game 3 and knocked of the regular-season champions and #1 seed Reds. They will now venture to the 2nd round to face the Classics. The last series to be decided was the #2 Smoke and the #7 Selects. These two teams provided 4 tight games last year in the quarters and managed to do the exact same thing this year. The Selects will advance to the semis after a game 3, 8-inning, 1-0 win that saw a 16K, 3-hit performance by one pitcher and a 12K, 4-hit performance by the other. The semi-finals will start Monday, September 8 and will be a best 2 out of 3. Monday September 8 7pm Budd 1 #3 Classics v #8 Black Sox - game 1 9pm Budd 1 #5 Bell Cartage v #7 Selects - game 1 Wednesday September 10 7pm Budd 1 #8 Black Sox v #3 Classics - game 2 Thursday September 11 7pm Budd 1 B Side finals (9) Bulldogs v (10) Predators 9pm Budd 1 #7 Selects v #5 Bell Cartage - game 2 |
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Playoffs continue 2008-08-29 The playoffs continue next week with two series already finished and two to go on the A side. The #3 Classics and #5 Bell Cartage have already moved on and are waiting to see who they face in the semi-finals. #2 Smoke look to take out the #7 Selects after being shut out in the first game but coming back to win the second and the #1 Reds hope to finish off the #8 Black Sox after a very close 3-2 win in game one. On the B side, the Kolts and Bulldogs sit with one win each while the Wizards and Predators will have to play catch-up to try to earn a berth in the finals. The following is the schedule for the games next week. Tues Sept 2 7pm Budd 1 (9) Bulldogs v (11) Wizards Tuesday Sept 2 7pm Budd 2 (10) Predators v (12) Kolts Tuesday Sept 2 9pm Budd 1 (8) Black Sox v (1) Reds – game 2 Wed Sept 3 7pm Budd 1 (1) Reds v (8) Black Sox – game 3 Wed Sept 3 9pm Budd 1 (2) Smoke v (7) Selects – game 3 Thurs Sept 4 7pm Budd 1 (10) Predators v (11) Wizards Thurs Sept 4 9pm Budd 1 (12) Kolts v (9) Bulldogs |
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The first two nights of playoffs 2008-08-28 Well, this is why we play the playoffs. In the first two nights of the second season, two teams have been eliminated and a team won its first game of the year. The Kolts surprised everyone, after going 0-22, by winning Tuesday night against the Wizards. They still have the Bulldogs and Predators to face but they seem to be trying to make a run at the B side. The #3 Classics continued to show their playoff prowess by eliminating the the #6 Kings in two straight games. And #5 Bell Cartage pulled off a minor upset by taking out the #4 Diamond Jaxx, also in two straight games. The other half of the draw sees action tonight as the #7 Selects look to capitalize on their win Tuesday night against the #2 Smoke and the #1 Reds and #8 Black Sox play game #1 in their series. The B side round robin continues as well as the #10 Predators and the #9 Bulldogs take to the field. |
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A retrospective on the Reds 2008 season 2008-08-28 The Cambridge Materials Testing Ltd. Reds have finished first in the Kitchener Fastball League in the 2008 regular season. The Reds record of 18 wins, only 1 loss and 3 ties gave them 39 out of a possible 44 points. Scoring a league leading 162 runs as well as a league best 38 runs against, the Reds dominated most games they played. The Reds went into the last game of the season needing a win against the Smoke to secure a first place finish and relied on Kevin Buckley to pitch them to victory. Buckley didn’t disappoint giving up only 3 hits and zero runs while striking out 7. He also batted in the game winning run in a 2-0 victory. The defence led by veteran Paul Clemens was rock solid. Coach Grant Mitchell stated that this has been a magical season. “Every player at one point or another has contributed to help keep the Reds on a roll. Kevin has led the pitching staff with 95 strikeouts and a ERA of 0.79 in 7 starts, while Derek Mitchell led the team with 9 wins, including a perfect game pitched against the Diamond Jaxx on August 7. Derek and catcher Jason Feil were really in tune that night. 21 up and 21 down including 9 strikeouts, 0 walks, 6 groundouts, 3 pop ups and only 3 lazy fly ball outs into the outfield. The offence has 10 players batting .328 or higher with Matt Gregory wining the Reds batting title hitting .414 while Paul has the most hits with 30 followed closely by Ryan Ferber with 29, Jason Farrelly with 28 and newest Red Cory Tinline with 26. Cory has been a wonderful addition this season. He has played almost every position on the field and at the plate he has hammered the ball." “ I look forward to the playoffs and we’ll see if the boys have what it takes to sustain the run to the top. It’s going to be tough as we face a team that has given us trouble the past few seasons in the Blacksox. Since we entered the league in 2003 most of our losses have come at the hands of the Blacksox (formerly known as the Majors) and the Classics. The Classics were the only blemish on an undefeated 2008 season beating us 5-0. Actually we have a losing record against them this season as out first meeting was a 6-6 tie. Also this season playing the Diamond Jaxx, one of the newest KFL teams, has also been a real struggle. There was only 1 run scored in both games played. The first was a 0-0 eight inning tie and the second a 1-0 Reds win. The Jaxx have one of the best defences in the league for sure.” The regular season is now over. . .bring on the playoffs. |
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The playoffs finally start 2008-08-26 After a season that has produced more rain than I care to ever see again, the playoffs will finally start tonight. Teams have been notified of their games but for the benefit of the thousands reading at home, I will post the initial week worth of games below. All games will be posted in the playoff section shortly and are currently available on each teams page as well. The first round of our A side playoffs will be a best 2 out of 3 series. The finals standings are as follows. 1 - Reds After a great season, which included an undefeated streak of 11 games, the Reds sit atop the KFL standings. Only ties with the Classics, Kings and Jaxx, and a loss to the same Classics, mar a fantastic effort by the club. Finishing first also brings with it the honour of being the KFL representative at the Ontario Challenge Cup and a chance to qualify for the next years World Championship. 2 – Smoke Combing the efforts of an already solid ball club with another yielded some great results for the Smoke. Finishing 3rd last year, then merging with the Thunder, produced an even more potent team. Only 3 points out of first and with an equal number of wins, the Smoke appear ready to make a run in the playoffs. 3 - Classics The veteran squad also puts in a solid year. Winning the OASA masters championship gives them a taste of the gold and they would like to continue that winning by taking the KFL title as well. 4 – Diamond Jaxx One of our three new teams this year, the Jaxx showed everyone that they intended to come out swinging when the won their first two games in the KFL. Finishing the season with 13 wins will be enough to give them home field advantage in the playoffs. 5 – Bell Cartage Bell finished the season with the same number of wins as the Classics and Diamond Jaxx, but had more losses which pushed them down to fifth place. A fact that will spur them on in the playoffs as they will draw the Diamond Jaxx in the first round. 6 – Kings The former falcons finished 1 point out of fourth and were tied in points with Bell Cartage. A great season that the Kings hope to build on in the playoffs. They have a challenge though as they will face the Classics. 7 – Selects The Selects finished up one of their better seasons (record-wise) in recent memory and it shows the parity in the league as a 12-10 record can only get you 7th place. The team will face the Smoke in the first round in what has become a yearly battle. It was the Selects that upset the Smoke in the first round last year (in game 4 of a best of 3 for those who remember) and the Smoke will be looking to turn that around. 8 – Black Sox High expectations were on the Black Sox this year, who did end up in 8th place but did not have the season many were predicting. With 8th place comes a first round date with the 1st place Reds so the playoffs don't look to get any easier. Though a big win in desboro (as anyone who had time enough to read through the post below knows) gives them a little shot of confidence going into the second season. 9 – Bulldogs 10 – Predators 11 – Wizards 12 – Kolts The four teams that, this year, finish out of the playoffs, will have a mini round robin with the two teams that finish with the best point total, playing a one game final for the KFL B Side trophy. The Bulldogs finished the season on a high note, taking 2 points away from the 8th place Black Sox. The Predators were in last years B Side finals and are looking to get back there. The Wizards and Kolts, both new to the KFL hope to have a good run in the playoffs to redeem their seasons and maybe take step towards the top 8 for next year. Playoff Schedule Tues Aug 26 7pm Budd 1 (3) Classics v (6) Kings Tues Aug 26 7pm Budd 2 (4) Diamond Jaxx v (5) Bell Cartage Tues Aug 26 9pm Budd 1 (2) Smoke v (7) Selects – game 1 Tues Aug 26 9pm Budd 2 (11) Wizards v (12) Kolts Wed Aug 27 7pm Budd 1 (6) Kings v (3) Classics Wed Aug 27 9pm Budd 1 (5) Bell Cartage v (4) Diamond Jaxx Thurs Aug 28 7pm Budd 1 (8) Black Sox v (1) Reds – game 1 Thurs Aug 28 7pm Budd 2 No game scheduled Thurs Aug 28 9pm Budd 2 (9) Bulldogs v (10) Predators Thurs Aug 28 9pm Budd 1 (7) Selects v (2) Smoke – game 2 __ Tues Sept 2 7pm Budd 1 (9) Bulldogs v (11) Wizards Tues Sept 2 9pm Budd 1 (8) Black Sox v (1) Reds – game 2 Tues Sept 2 7pm Budd 2 (10) Predators v (12) Kolts Tues Sept 2 9pm Budd 2 Open for a game 3 final |
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Desboro tournament 2008-08-23 The following is a report on the annual Desboro tournament from the Black Sox website. The Sox went and participated in the 34th annual Desboro Mens Fastball tournament this past weekend, looking to better their third place finish at least year's tournament. Breslau was one of sixteen teams competing for the $1,000 cash prize and the Dave Kaufman memorial trophy. Saturday morning the boys had to sit through a two hour rain delay before they could take the field against the Kaboni Tigers from Manitoulin Island. Not knowing much about their opponents, the Sox were looking to get to the Tigers early. Jeff Kolb got things rolling with a two run homerun and Jeff Laythorpe followed that up with an RBI triple providing the Sox with enough offence to get them past their first round match. Marc Geddes was dominant on the mound giving up no runs and two hits while striking out twelve in six innings. The Sox would then look forward to facing Bell Cartage from the KFL in their second game. However, the skies opened up and poured for the rest of the day forcing the tournament organizers to reschedule the rest of the games for Sunday. First thing Sunday morning the Sox finally got to play their second game of the tournament. Chris Young took the mound for the first game and pitched a solid three innings before giving way to Marc Geddes to shut the door. The combination gave up only one run and one hit while striking out nine batters over five innings. The offence was once again supplied by Jeff Kolb who hit another homerun. However, Tim Bartram provided the game winning hit with a clutch RBI triple to welcome Larry Cox, the new pitcher for Bell, to the game. The Sox went on to win 3-1 and earned a trip to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the Sox took on the Tara Merchants for a chance to move into the finals to be played later in the day. In the top of the second inning, the Merchants got out to an early lead by scoring a quick two runs. However, the Sox came right back in the bottom when Jeff Kolb hit his third home run of the tournament followed by a Jeff Laythorpe triple, and Marc Geddes capped things off with a two run homerun with two outs. The Sox wouldn't look back cashing in another six runs lead by Steve Jenereaux, Jason Clayfield, and Scott Perchaluk guaranteeing themselves a spot in the finals against the two time defending champion Mississauga Sox. Before the finals, the Black Sox where approached by Mississauga about splitting the money and giving everyone a chance to head home early from the tournament. However, the Black Sox didn't cave to the pressure and rejected the Sox offer. The Black Sox found themselves as the crowd favourites and didn't disappoint in what turned out to be one of the best games of the Blacks Sox's year, and probably the entire Desboro tournament. Down 1-0 in the sixth, the Sox got a clutch RBI double from Marc Geddes tying the game and forcing it to extra innings. With the international tie-breaker in effect, the Sox were able to scrap together one run in the eighth inning. However, Mississauga was able to manage the same outcome in the bottom half forcing the game to another extra inning. With a runner again on second base, Scott Perchaluk was able to move him over to third with a sacrifice bunt setting the table for Chris Dietrich who at the time was 0 for 4 with four strike outs. However, Dietrich was determined to play spoiler and ripped an RBI single down the left field line cashing the go ahead run. From there, Steve Jenereaux moved him into scoring position with another sacrifice bunt. Jason Clayfield promptly followed that with an RBI double and the Sox got things rolling scoring seven runs with two outs to go out ahead 10-2. Mississauga was dejected and only managed to scrap together a few runs and the Sox were on their way to winning the 34th annual Desboro tournament 10-5. In the end, the Breslau Black Sox won their first ever tournament and took home the $1,000 cash prize. Not only that, but Jeff Kolb took home the honours of being the offensive star for the tournament. The Sox came together as a team as well, and each player contributed to each and every victory. At the end of the year, the boys can look back to this tournament as a point that defined their season. Hard fought ball games that turned into hard fought victories. The Sox will look to continue this success into the regular season and hopefully the playoffs |
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Tuesday August 5 2008-08-05 Due to the amount of rain that has fallen, the fields are underwater and unplayable. Thank you. |
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OASA Masters 2008-08-04 Congratulations to our own Waterloo Classics on winning the OASA Masters Provincial Championship. Below, in addition to the stunning team photo, is the article from the OASA Masters website. And congratulations specifically go to Dana Seiling for winning the Jack Cook award for best exemplifying the sportsmanship, leadership and competitive spirit of Masters fastball in Ontario __ Waterloo, Ontario – The Waterloo Classics won the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (OASA) Masters Provincial Fastball Championship with a 6-0 victory over two-time provincial champion Alvinston Indians Sunday (July 20) in Niagara Falls. The Waterloo team, managed by local fastball enthusiast Sam Forbes, got off to a slow start Friday night, losing 2-1 to the host Niagara Storm’s Fury, but bounced back with a convincing 9-2 victory Saturday afternoon over Aurora Shoeless Joes. With three teams ties at a win and a loss apiece, the tiebreaker rule awarded the Classics first place in their division and a bye into Sunday morning’s semi-final game. After defeating Waterdown Hammer in their quarterfinal game Saturday night, the Niagara team earned the chance to qualify for the final by meeting the Classics again. This time the Waterloo bats came alive as the 2007 provincial runner-up team won the game handily by a 14-2 score Sunday morning. The championship game Sunday afternoon was a classic matchup between the two long-time, friendly rivals, Waterloo Classics and Alvinston Indians. Alvinston made it to the championship by defeating Aurora in the other semi-final on Sunday. The Classics prevailed 6-0 behind strong pitching from Todd Uhrig, timely hitting and errorless defense. After playing in the annual tournament for 11 years, it was the Classics first OASA provincial championship. Each year, OASA presents the Jack Cook award to the Masters player, manager or coach who best exemplifies the sportsmanship, leadership and competitive spirit of Masters fastball in Ontario. Bob Abbott, OASA Executive Vice President, presented the award to Dana Seiling of the Waterloo Classics. It was the third time in four years that a member of the Classics received the award. Sam Forbes (2005) and Jodie Schnarr (2007) were the previous recipients. |
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July 23 - Fields closed 2008-07-23 Due to the amount of rain that fell last night and the continuing rain today, Budd Park has been closed by the City. |
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Cubs Classic 2008-06-24 There are openings still available in the first annual Cubs Classic Fastball Tournament hosted by the Elmira Cubs Men's Fastball Team. Date: July 25,26,27 / 2008 Location: Hillside Park in Waterloo, Ontario Entry Fee: $400 Guaranteed 3 games 12 - 16 Team Tournament No ISC / Senior / Open level pitchers Pitchers from the ISC II ineligible list not allowed. If interested in playing or looking for more information please contact Tournament Contact Brad Thomson Elmira Cubs 519-954-1269 elmiracubs at gmail.com |
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Monday June 23 2008-06-23 Due to the amount of rain that has fallen, the fields are underwater and unplayable. Thank you. |
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Week 6 2008-06-23 The Reds continue to dominate the KFL this year. 2 more wins added to their undefeated season gives them a 1 point lead on the Smoke for the top spot with a game in hand. The Black Sox added 2 wins and are starting a mid-season climb up the leaderboard as well. They had wins over the Kings and Bulldogs this week and they hope to continue their winning ways against the Kolts and the Selects. The Diamond Jaxx also did their best to keep up with the top teams as they posted wins over the Selects (who, on Monday night, provided what can only be described as the most unlikely 1-2 pitching combination ever in the KFL) and the Kolts. This week brings us some great games to keep an eye on. The Diamond Jaxx and Bell face off on Monday night, the Reds and Smoke see action on Wednesday and the Black Sox and Selects look to continue their yearly battle on Thursday. |
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Week 5 2008-06-13 Another week gone by and the winning streaks continue. The Reds are still undefeated, adding a win over the Selects, with only a tie with the Classics marring that perfect record. Bell Cartage, since suffering an opening day loss (to the Reds no less), has rattled off 7 straight wins. The Smoke added a win over the Classics to stay atop the leaderboard and the surging Kings are on a 4 game streak they hope will continue. This weeks games definitely have leaderboard implications. Bell Cartage has the unenviable task of facing the Reds and Smoke on consecutive nights, and the Kings' hopes of continuing their streak is in jeopardy as they face the Smoke and Black Sox. Should be a great week to come out and watch some fantastic ball. |
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ISC Worlds Tournament 2008-06-13 This year, the 2008 ISC World Tournament is being held in Kimberly, Wisconsin from August 10 to 16 and the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions is being held in Appleton, Wisconsin from August 10 to 13. For those who want to keep track of what teams are going to the tournament, you can find it on the isc site, here. |
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Tuesday June 10 - Fields closed 2008-06-10 Due to the amount of rain that has fallen, the city has closed Budd Park for tonight. Games will (hopefully) resume tomorrow. Thanks. |
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Week 4 2008-06-06 As week 4 comes to a close, the theme of parity seems to be developing. The undefeated Reds continue the season with no losses but did have to work to get a tie with the Classics and had a very close 1 -run win over the Black Sox, and the previously undefeated Smoke lost their first match of the season to the Predators and just squeaked out a 3-2 win against the Selects. This also seemed to be a week for pitching. In the previously mentioned Reds/Black Sox game, Kevin Buckley threw an 8-inning, 1-hitter with 14 K and Nick Laurette of the Falcons managed to throw a no-hitter to the Wizards. And not to let the pitchers get away with all the glory, Jason Clayfield of the Black Sox had a 4-5 night against the Diamond Jaxx in a wild 12-10 win for the Jaxx. We look to continue the great season next week as some key match ups include the Diamond Jaxx and Reds on Monday night and the Black Sox and Bell Cartage on Thursday. |
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Wyevale Tribe 2008 Canada Day Classic 2008-05-28 By: Diamond Head Sprinklers (www.diamondheadinc.com) Dates: June 27-29 Locations: Wyevale & Elmvale # of Teams: 15 Entry Fee: $400 Prize Money: 1st Prize $2,000 Format: 3 Game Guarantee (2 Game RR followed by single elimination bracket) Pitching: ISC II Only (ISC II Ineligible List) In 2007, the Port Elgin Blue Devils defeated the Bucktown Bees in the final, avenging a semi-final loss in 2006. Both the Devils and the Bees meandered their way through a 14 team field which included the likes of the Palermo Athletics, Scarborough Wolverines, Scarborough Royals, Kitchener Outlaws, Shakespeare Falcons, and the host Wyevale Tribe. The 2008 edition is shaping up to be even better than 2007. Diamond Head Sprinklers are once again the title sponsors for the event, and we look forward to working with them once again. Plans are currently underway to improve the overall experience for every participant. Field improvements in Wyevale are expected to be completed prior to the event, while another improvement includes the implementation of scoring software to make comprehensive statistics available during and after the event. Teams who are interested should contact Michael Kelly via email at mkelly[at]tribefastball.ca |
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Week 2 2008-05-24 The second week of the season sees the Smoke (3-0) and the Reds (2-0) as the only undefeated teams left. The Reds look to continue their winning as they face some young talent in the Kolts and the Predators in the upcoming week while the Smoke spend the next week facing the Black Sox and the Wizards. Those undefeated teams should look out though as Bell Cartage (3-1) posted back-to-back 8-0 wins this week and is looking to make a charge for the top spot as they face the Bulldogs and the Selects. |
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A name change 2008-05-23 Just to update everyone, the Falcons have officially changed their name to the Kings. This was something that was indicated to me at the beginning of the season and that I never managed to actually update. Thank you. |
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First week 2008-05-17 So after the first week of the 2008 KFL season, we have co-leaders in the Diamond Jaxx and Smoke and 5 teams left undefeated including the two leaders as well as the Reds, the Black Sox and the Falcons. The Smoke have started strong, with 10-0 and 9-5 wins, setting a quick pace for the KFL to follow. The Diamond Jaxx are also 2-0 with both games being won by one run (6-5 and 5-4). And as fate would have it, these two teams face off next Wednesday at 9pm. Which one will remain undefeated? Other key match-ups next week include the Classics and Selects as it was the Classics who throughly trounced the Selects in the semi-finals of last years playoffs and the Wizards and Kolts, two of the brand new teams to the KFL. Hopefully the rain will eventually stop and the games will continue on Tuesday night. |
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May 14 - Fields closed 2008-05-14 Due to rainfall, Budd Park is unplayable tonight. |
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Field closure line 2008-05-14 Just as a reminder, you can check on the status of Budd Park by calling 519-741-2398 x 2. They update it as necessary until 5pm. |
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So it begins 2008-05-11 A brand new season is scheduled to start tomorrow night. I say scheduled because, much like last year, our first week seems to be destined for a bit of rain. This year brings us 3 new teams and will also bring us a new champion. Good luck to every team for the 2008 season. |
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Labour Day Tournament in Goderich 2008-05-06 $350 entry fee per team. First 32 teams paid are in. Entry Deadline is July 21. Contact Mike Millian for more info at e-mail at millianmike36 at yahoo.ca |
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Players for 2008 2008-04-27 We still have teams looking for additional players to round out their rosters. if you are interested in playing fastball in the KFL for the 2008 season, please click on the Want to Play? link on the left and send a request. |
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First Annual Steelback Shootout 2008-04-25 The North York Knights, along with Steelback Brewry are pleased to present the first annual Steelback Shootout that will be held in Millgrove from July 11-13, 2008. The tournament will have a beer garden, along with great food and concessions. We are looking for 12-16 teams and you will be guaranteed 3 games. We will have very good cash/prizes to be won for all divisions. Cost to enter is $350 per team. We are looking for ISC II/Intermediate teams. No ISC / Senior / Open level pitchers Pitchers from the ISC II ineligible list not allowed. We look forward to your support in making the first Steelback Shootout a great success. If you are interested in playing, please contact Michael at 416-564-4503 or mike at halpernwine.com or Adam at 416-727-8947 or asargon at binsnbinders.com |
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May 12 - The beginning of a new year 2008-04-16 On Monday May 12, the KFL will begin its 2008 season. This year, we welcome 12 teams to the league. The 9 returning teams from last year are Bell Cartage, Black Sox, Bulldogs, Classics, Falcons, Predators, Reds, Selects and Smoke. Our 3 new teams are the Kolts, the Diamond Jaxx and the Wizards. The final league meeting will take place next Tuesday and the season will begin less than three weeks after that. Good luck to all teams, both returning and new. |
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A brand new season 2008-02-25 The start of a new season for the KFL is not that far away. Teams have been contacted already about their involvement in the 2008 campaign and things are starting to get underway. As always, I would like to invite any teams interested in playing in the KFL in the upcoming season to contact me, as well as any players looking for a team. More information about the league will be posted and teams will be informed of the start-of-year meeting very soon. Thank you. |
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The End to a Great Season 2007-09-19 The Outlaws wanted to go into this weekends Ontario Challenge Cup tournament with only one thing on their mind, a berth to next years ISC II Tournament of Champions. They wanted to wrap up their KFL play as soon as possible so they could concentrate on that goal. And they did exactly that by cruising to an 11-0 win in game 3 of the finals against the Classics, ending another great season of ball for the KFL. Jumping out to a substantial lead in the bottom of the first, the Outlaws then held the Classics hitters for the remainder of the game, to take the finals in 3 straight games and finish the KFL season with a 25-1-1 record. I would personally like to thank every team that played in the KFL this year. It was a tremendous season, and I am already looking forward to starting up again in 2008. |
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The Ontario Challenge Cup Tournament 2007-09-19 The fifth annual Ontario Challenge Cup Tournament will take place this coming weekend with 12 teams representing 8 leagues across southwestern Ontario. They will be competing for the Laverne Reichert Memorial Trophy and a chance to win the first berth available for next years ISC II Tournament of Champions in Appleton, Wisconsin. The KFL is proud to be sending two teams to this tournament. Both the Outlaws and the Falcons will be headed west to try and capture gold. The Outlaws start the tournament by facing South Perth's Mitchell Mets, Friday night at 7pm. The Falcons also start the tournament Friday night, going up against South Perth's Elmira Cubs at 9pm. A complete tournament schedule can be seen here. *Warning: link is a pdf document. |
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Outlaws One Game Away 2007-09-19 The Outlaws are just one win from their fourth consectutive KFL championship. With an 11-2 romp of the Classics last night, the regular season leaders hope to finish the series tonight. The Classics meanwhile, are trying their best to show why this is the third year in a row for them to make the finals and push the series into next week. |
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Outlaws One Game Away 2007-09-19 The Outlaws are just one win from their fourth consectutive KFL championship. With an 11-2 romp of the Classics last night, the regular season leaders hope to finish the series tonight. The Classics meanwhile, are trying their best to show why this is the second year in a row for them to make the finals and push the series into next week. |
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The Falcons Prevail 2007-09-15 In the finals of the B Side of the KFL playoff tree, the #9 Falcons won a nailbiter against the #10 Predators. The final score was 3-2 and neither team lead by any more than one run at any given time. An interesting pitching strategy by the Falcons (switching up their pitcher every inning after the 2nd by utilizing the flex) kept the Predator bats guessing. Congratulations to the Falcons who hope to turn their strong finish this year into an even stronger beginning next year. |
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The Finals are Set 2007-09-15 The #1 Outlaws continued winning games as they won a pair of 5-0 games over the #7 Thunder. This sends them to the finals yet again and for the second year in a row, they find themselves facing the #4 Classics as they advanced by taking the first two games against the #6 Selects. Game one, of a best-of-5, has already been played and the Outlaws managed a 6-5 win in what was a very close, back and forth game. Game two is scheduled for Tuesday night at 8pm and game three is to go Wednesday night, also at 8pm. |
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Teams Like Adding that Classic Power 2007-09-15 Sam Forbes, Jodie Schnarr and Mike Kelly of the Waterloo Classics helped the Cobourg Force Men's Fastball Team capture the Ontario ( OASA ) Intermediate " B " Provincial Championship. The 8 team tournament was held in Queensville / Sharon ( Newmarket area ) over the Labour Day long weekend. Forbes, Kelly and Schnarr also joined the Cobourg Force again the following weekend ( Sep. 8th and 9th ) in Rockford Illinois for the NAFA Masters World Series. The team went 2-0 in pool play before losing their first game in the elimination round. Congratulations to Coburg and to the three Classics who joined them. |
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KFL All-stars 2007-08-30 This year, the Kitchener Fastball League has picked an all-team. The executive chose these players based on individual assessments, comments from individual team coaches and players as well as the mvp votes that were cast for every game throughout the year. There was no one single determining factor, but a collection of opinions. As always, all-star teams are fun to pick and this was no exception. I introduce to you, the 2007 KFL All-Star team. P - Scot Crozier - Predators P - Casey Halstead - Thunder P - Chad Halstead - Thunder P - Doug Hoffman - Selects P - Nick Laurette - Falcons P - Mel Ross - Outlaws IF - Leighvi Batte - Bulldogs IF - Ben Blackwell - Classics IF - Jeff Clemons - Reds IF - Chris Dietrich - Black Sox IF - Jason Farrelly - Reds IF - Steve Hall - Selects IF - Jamie MacPherson - Bulldogs IF - Todd Melchin - Smoke IF - Derek Sabourin - Smoke IF - John Scopu - Black Sox OF - Jim Culling - Outlaws OF - Tom Gawel - Bell Cartage OF - Shawn Glaab - Falcons OF - Nick McIntyre - Predators OF - Jodie Schnarr - Classics OF - Troy Stuebing - Bell Cartage This list can also be found in the sports section of The Record in the August 29 edition. Although this will be an "on-paper" team only this year, we looked forward to talking to any league in the area about getting together next year for an all-star game. |
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The First Round is Over 2007-08-29 The semi finals will see the (1) Outlaws against the (7) Thunder and the (4) Classics against the (6) Selects. Both series will be a 2 out of 3. |
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The First Round is Almost Over 2007-08-24 The first round of the KFL playoffs is very close to being complete. The #1-ranked Outlaws finished off #8 Bell Cartage on Thursday night with a 9-0 win to take the series 2 games to 0. Bell put up a good fight in the first game losing only 3-2, but the Outlaws came back and finished off the series with power, putting up 9 runs and allowing none. The #7 Thunder came into the playoffs as the team no one wanted to face and they proved why, taking out the #2 Black Sox in two straight games. These two teams, who will be the highest and lowest seeds to advance, will now face each other in the 2nd round, starting next week. The #4 Classics also advanced, taking 2 straight games from the #5 Reds. They are now waiting for the final series to wrap up. and if last nights game 3 is any indication, this may take awhile. The #3 Smoke, after losing the opening game to the #6 Selects, 4-0, came back and won game 2, 1-0. Game 3 went 8 innings and was called due to time limit with the score still knotted, 1-1. They will play a Game 4 on Tuesday night to decide the series and see who will advance to play the Classics. |
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ISC II Tournament of Champions - 2007 2007-08-24 Congratulations to South Lebanon TNT for winning the ISC II Tournament of Champions this year. TNT held off the Bakersfield Lumberkings from California with a 4-2 score to become the first American team to win the ISC II championship tournament since its inception in 2002. A full write up of the finals and the very exciting semi-finals can be read here. Congratulations also goes out to John Sexton of the Kitchener Outlaws for being named to the 2007 ISC II All-Tournament Team. The full team can be seen here. |
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ISC II Tournament of Champions 2007-08-18 Congratulations to Castro Valley A-1 Taylor, Bakersfield CA Lumberkings, Niagara Snappers and South Lebanon TNT for being the final 4 of this years tournament. I got a chance to catch some games on Tuesday and even managed to sneak into the webcast booth during the Tavistock/Outlaws game and I must say that I was very impressed by the level of play by the teams at the tournament this year. I witnessed a couple 1-hit games in the short time I watched and for the most part, the games were very close with a number of what some might call "upsets" sneaking in as well. Make sure to skip out tomorrow, or I guess today if I look at the clock, and catch the semi-finals at 9am and the finals at 11am, all being played at Peter Hallman. And good luck to the 4 teams left. |
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The Playoffs are Coming 2007-08-03 The 2007 regular season is now officially in the books and the playoffs are just around the corner. With no surprise, the Outlaws have taken the #1 spot again this year, finishing with 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. As they get geared up for their World Championship run starting August 14, the better keep in mind that there are still KFL playoffs to be played. They will be facing #8 Bell Cartage who slid to the final playoff spot after going winless in their last 5 games. The #2 seed was decided by two tie-breakers and will go to the Black Sox. The Black Sox and the Smoke finished the regular season tied in points with 28 each, and they split their regular season head-to-head games 1-1, but in those games, the Black Sox scored a total of 8 runs, while the Smoke scored 7. The Black Sox will face the team no one wants to face in the first round, the #7 Thunder. Thunder has struggled at times this season but with a 14-0 win over the Classics and a 0-0 tie with the Outlaws, they have proven they can advance against anyone. The #3 Smoke, will be facing the #6 Selects. These teams have faced each other many times over the years and split this years regular season match-ups. They look to have an exciting and close series. The final match-up will be the Ontario Masters Silver medalists #4 Classics against the #5 Reds. These teams finished with the same number of wins but the Classics also managed two ties during the season and those two extra points will give them the home field advantage in this series. All first round matchups will be a 2 out of 3 series. The KFL B Side playoffs will feature the #9 Falcons, the #10 Bulldogs and the #11 Predators. These teams will play a round-robin schedule, with 2 games against each team, and the two teams with the most points will face off in a single game final. The playoff schedule will begin on Tuesday August 7. Teams will be notified within the next day of the schedule. |
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Last week of the Regular Season 2007-07-31 Thursday will see the end of the 2007 regular season for the KFL. Starting next Tuesday, August 7, the playoffs will begin. Not much is left to be decided. A couple of races for final positioning but most teams seem to had settled nicely into their spots while getting ready for the playoffs to start. The schedule will be released very shortly after Thursdays scores have been entered so keep an eye on the website. |
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Classics add some Silver 2007-07-31 The Waterloo Classics recently won the Silver Medal at the Ontario Masters Championship. In addition, Jodie Schnarr took home the prestigious Jack Cook Classic Award presented annually to the player, coach or manager who displays skill, leadership and sportsmanship on and off the field. Congratulations Classics. The complete tournament results can be found on the Ontario Masters Fastball website. |
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The Worlds are coming 2007-07-17 In just a few sort weeks, the ISC World Fastball Championships will once again, be here in Kitchener. Make sure you get out to a couple games. The bracket for the world tournament is here, note the host Hallman Twins playing their first game Saturday at 8pm. Teams we are keeping an eye on are the Twins and the Elmira Cubs. The pools for the ISC II Tournament of Champions can be found here, where we can see that the Outlaws drew the same pool as the defending champs, Tavistock. The full schedule is here. The teams we are watching will be our very own Outlaws, as well as Rockwood, Shakespeare, Bridgeport and I, personally want to get out to cheer on the Kingston Cowboys as much as I can. |
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Another Ump getting the call 2007-07-17 Steve Kuhl, who has seen more than his fair share of KFL games, has been chosen to go to Saskatoon to be a part of the Midget Boys Canadian Championships. Good luck to him on behalf of the KFL. You can see all of the Ontario appointments to the Canadians here (this link will download a word doc of the release). |
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Fastball Fever 2007-06-30 Catch it at the Worlds |
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Be a volunteer at the World Championships 2007-06-29 The ISC World Championships are quickly approaching and this is your chance to help out. Anyone interested in volunteering and go to kwfastball.com (i'll make it easy, click here) and fill out their form. Let them know when your available and what you are willing to help out with. And thanks in advance for your support. |
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OASA junior eliminations 2007-06-23 Keep an eye out in two weeks for the OASA junior eliminations in Cobourg, Ontario. The KFL's own Predators will be making the trek to compete against 15 other top teams to claim the provicial honours. The full draw (in pdf form) can be seen here. |
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Praise for the Umpires 2007-06-23 There's a phrase that doesn't get said much. But praise is due to Trevor Topping and Tim Whitelaw, two umpires who see their way through KFL games on a regular basis, on being chosen to be a part of the ISC II tournament of champions, right here in Kitchener. You can see the full list of umpires here. |
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Games Cancelled - Tuesday June 19 2007-06-19 Due to the rain, Budd is closed and no games will be played tonight. Thank you. |
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Kitchener Outlaws start the tournament season with a win 2007-05-18 Congratulations to the Kitchener Outlaws on winning the Millgrove Early Bird tournament this year. Six straight wins over some very quality opposition, including a 6-3 tournament final win over local rival and host of the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions, Bridgeport Braves. The weekend started with a Friday night, 9-0 win over the Waterdown Target followed by an early morning 5-0 win over the #24 ranked Hamilton Hawks. Later on Saturday, the Outlaws continued the winning streak by beating the Dunnville Thunder by a score of 3-2. The North York Steelers were up next when they faced the Outlaws Sunday in the first game of the playoff round. Dan Martin threw a great game as Kitchener won 14-0. It only got tougher as the next round brought the #3 ranked Palermo Athletics but Kitchener handed them an 8-5 loss and headed to the finals to face and beat the #14 Bridgeport Braves 6-3. With a final tournament record of 6-0 with 45 runs scored and only 10 runs against, the Kitchener Outlaws have shown why they top the KFL every year and why they will be a team to worry about at any tournament they enter, including this years worlds. The complete listing of tournament results can be seen here |
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Pre-season rankings 2007-05-18 At the beginning of every year, a group of 10 anonymous judges submit their top 25 ISC II teams to the ISC committee and from that are compiled the ISC II Pre-season rankings. These rankings are used to help seed the Tournament of Champions. The KFL's own Kitchener Outlaws came out of that process ranked #13. Tavistock, last years Championship team, are the #1 ranked team overall. See the complete list here. |
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Opening Night 2007-05-13 With rain on the menu (according to what I am looking at right now) the KFL season is poised to begin tomorrow night with the Classics and Predators at 7pm and the Selects and Black Sox at 9pm. Our entire schedule is available on this site so be sure to check in to see updated scores and who received the all star votes for each game. Take a look at each teams profile page as well. Their individual schedule is available there. If you have any suggestions to improve our site, please make sure to email me. Trevor Botting - President |
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Welcome to a new season 2007-05-02 The 2007 season is upon us and we have a new website to help us bring everyone up to date. Take a look around the site and make sure to email me with any suggestions you may have. A special thank you to Chris Young and Tim Bartram for their help in getting this site up and running. As for the ball season, we are getting started on Monday May 14 at Budd Park (as always) with the first game of the season taking place between the Classics and the Predators. With 11 teams returning for another season, we have some great matchups taking place over the course of the year. We also welcome the return of the 3-time defending champion, tied for 5th at the Tournament of Champions and the #13 ISC II preseason ranked team, the Kitchener Outlaws. With their imminent return to the 2007 Worlds, every team in the league will be trying to give them their first regular season loss in 2 years. They start their season on May 15 at 7pm so make sure to head out to the field and show some support. This season is shaping up to be a very exciting one so good luck to every team in the league and lets play ball. Trevor Botting - President |
Last modified on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 | kfl | 2004-2009

The Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) women's fastpitch team is hosting the
2nd ever Intercollegiate Womens Fastpitch Championships this weekend at
Peter Hallman Ball Yard.
Womens fastpitch is yet to be considered a varsity sport and does not
receive any school funding (all costs are from the players pockets). It
promises to be an entertaining weekend of ball however, as WLU looks to
improve on last years silver medal.
The tournament will feature nine teams all competing for the title of 2009
Canadian Champions. This list includes the defending champions from
University of Saskatchewan, University of Ottawa, McMaster University, St.
Claire College, University of Calgary, Durham College, University of
Regina, University of Western Ontario (UWO), and the defending silver
medalists and host, Wilfrid Laurier University.
Games will start Saturday morning and the gold medal game will be Monday
at 1:30pm. WLU will be playing arch-rival UWO in what could be the game of
the tournament on Saturday morning at 10:45am followed by a match with St.
Claire Colllege at 12:30pm and then finish round robin play vs University
of Calgary on Sunday at 10:45am. The playoff round will commence
immediately after.
Please visit
In 2007 the Kings finished ninth and went on to win the B side
championship. Every team that wins the B side is showing notice to the
league that in the next few years, they plan on making a run for the
championship. Thats exactly what they did.
After finishing second in the Black division, tied for first with the
Smoke in points but having fewer wins, the Kings blazed a trail threw the
playoffs.
The first round saw them take on and defeat the lower-ranked but
highly-feared Classics, who were the defending champions. It took all three
games in the best-of-three series but they managed a 2-1 victory to finish
the series.
The semi-finals didn't get any easier as the had to face the 2008
finalists Bell Cartage but the Kings pitching and defense took over as Bell
did not create a single run in the two game series. Wins of 1-0 and 4-0 put
them in the finals.
And this is where it gets fun. The Kings dropped the first two games of
the best-of-five series against the Diamond Jaxx before storming back to
win the next three and the title.
Congratulations Kings.


Game two of the KFL finals is over and it took about 2 hours and 45
minutes for it to end.
After seven innings the score was knotted at one apiece as both teams
struggled to score. The eighth, ninth and tenth didn't see any action but
in the eleventh, the Kings managed to plate a run. But so did the Jaxx.
In the twelfth, the Kings brought in two runs to jump out to a 4-2 lead.
The Jaxx, not wanting to go quietly, also managed two runs.
The thirteenth is when it all went crazy. A combination of timely hits and
not-so-timely errors resulted in the Kings scoring four runs in the top of
the inning and a seemingly insurmountable lead. But the bottom of the
thirteenth was kind to the Jaxx as they bought in five of their own to win
the game 9-8 and to take a 2-0 series lead.
Paul and Jeff Clemens, both playing for the Reds, pose after a game.
The photo above is Corey Tinline of the Reds
The Cambridge Materials Testing Reds, with a few Diamond Jaxx friends,
took second place at the Tom Rider Memorial Fastball Tournament this past
weekend in Ponsonby, Ontario.
The Reds faced the Walton Brewers in game one and came out with a 6-2 win
after a two and a half hour rain delay. Kevin Buckley pitched six strong
innings giving up two runs on just three hits and striking out seven while
the offence scored all six runs in the first inning with Matt Gregory
leading the way with a three-run homerun.
The Reds then went up against the Breslau Badgers defeating them 4-1.
Buckley again was called upon and came through with a complete game
performance allowing one unearned run while striking out nine. Paul Clemens
led the offence with two hits and Derek Mitchell's two-out two-rbi single
was all the Reds needed.
Up next was the Orangeville Kings. Kevin Clugston pitched the Reds to a
5-4 victory allowing four runs on seven hits. Again Paul Clemens led the
way with two hits. The Reds scored all five runs in the third inning.
In the championship round the Reds met there match in the Kitchener
Outlaws who are currently ranked sixth in the ISC II division. The Outlaws
had to beat the Reds twice and did so 7-1 and then 5-4.
In the first game the Reds couldn't get any offence going striking out a
total of 14 times. In the second game Kevin Buckley pitched seven innings
scattering seven hits. The Reds put a scare into the Outlaws when Ryan
Ferber hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to put the
Reds within one followed with Buckley hitting a two-out single but was left
stranded.
After the rain left it turned into a great weekend of fastball. The
Ponsonby crew put on a great tournament for a good cause.
With Kings runners at first and second, Eric Johnson of the Wizards gets
set on defense.
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I realize that some people who read this site may have never seen our home
diamond. This photo of the #1 diamond in Budd Park was taken by Bryan
Reeve, in July of 2008 just after an occurrence that has become fairly
common in our season, rain.
Josh Roach, the right fielder for the Cardinals settles in under a fly
ball as the batter Andy Dickson of Bell Cartage rounds first waiting to see
if he makes the catch.
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but it would be nice to see what is out there.

The Falcons
The Predators
The Classics celebrating the silver medal
Jodie Schnarr accepting the Jack Cook award presented by manager Dana
Seiling