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|  2010-07-26 Le championnat canadien de balle rapide féminin s'amène chez nous! The Pee Wee Girls Fastpitch Canadian Championship is here!
En collaboration avec Softball Canada, le championnat canadien benjamin de balle rapide féminin aura lieu du 11 au 15 août prochain au Complexe International de Softball Québec à l'Île-Perrot ainsi qu'au parc Shamrock à Pincourt.
Cette édition présentera un nouveau concept à titre de projet pilote, soit des divisions de façon à accueillir plus d'équipes provenant des 4 coins de notre pays. De plus, l'objectif est d'éloigner l'aspect trop compétitif des compétitions dans ce groupe d'âges (13-14 ans). À cet effet, aucune statistique individuelle ne sera tenue et des règlement favorisant la participation de toutes les joueuses ont été ajoutés.
Au total, 21 équipes prendront part à la compétition et elles proviennent de la Colombie Britannique, du Manitoba, de l'Ontario, du Québec, du Nouveau Brunswick, de l'Île du Prince Edouard et de la Nouvelle Écosse.
Le Québec présentera 3 équipes; une dans la première division "Coupe", les Rebelles 96 et deux équipes dans la seconde division, les Rebelles 97 et les Lions du Lac St-Louis.
Toutes les informations et le calendrier des parties sont disponibles sur le site Internet de l'événement.
In partnership with Softball Canada, the Pee Wee girls Fastpitch Canadian Championship will be held from August 11 to the 15 at the Softball Quebec International Complex in Ile-Perrot as well as Shamrock Park in Pincourt.
This championship will include divisions as part of a pilot project. The goal is to welcome more teams from all over the country. The very competitive aspect will also be taken away by not taking individual statistics and adding some rules to ensure all players will participate. This age group is 13-14 years old, the youngest one having Canadian Championship endorsed by Softball Canada.
21 teams in total will participate in the event and they are from British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Quebec will present 3 teams; one in the first division "CUP", the Rebelles 96, and two in the second division, the Rebelles 97 and the Lac St-Louis Lions.
All information and games schedule can be found on the event Web site:
www.quebecnational.com
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|  2010-07-14 Championnats provinciaux AA à Laval du 16 au 25 juillet
AA Provincial Championships in Laval from July 16 to 25
Les championnats provinciaux de balle rapide féminins ont pris place à Laval cette année, tout un spectacle!
Lors du premier weekend, du 16 au 18 juillet, les catégories suivantes étaient à l'oeuvre. Félicitations à:
Moustique
Or: Laval
Argent: Lac St-Louis
Bronze: Rive-Sud
Cadette
Or: Laval
Argent: Lanaudière
Bronze: Lac St-Louis Intermédiaire
Or: Portneuf
Argent: Lac St-Louis
Bronze: Rive-Sud
Lors du second weekend, du 23 au 25 juillet, les catégories Benjamin AA et Midget AA étaient à l'oeuvre toujours à Laval. Félivitations à:
Benjamine
Or: Rive-Sud
Argent: Sud-Ouest
Bronze: Lanaudière
Midget
Or: Sud-Ouest
Argent: Rive-Sud
Bronze: Laval
Tous les résultats sont disponibles en suivant les liens suivants:
MOUSTIQUE A
BENJAMINE AA
CADETTE AA
MIDGET AA
INTERMÉDIAIRE
The Girls Fastpitch Provincial Championship were held from July 16 to the 25 in Laval. What a great show we had!
During the first weekend, Mite A, Bantam AA and Intermediate AA categories were playing at Centre de la Nature in Laval. Congratulations to:
Mite
Gold: Laval
Silver: Lac St-Louis
Bronze: Rive-Sud
Bantam
Gold: Laval
Silver: Lanaudière
Bronze: Lac St-Louis Intermediate
Gold: Portneuf
Silver: Lac St-Louis
Bronze: Rive-Sud
On the second weekend from July 23-25, the Pee Wee AA and the Midget AA were playing at Marigot park in Laval (Rosaire Gauthier). Congratulations to:
Pee Wee
Gold: Rive-Sud
Silver: Sud-Ouest
Bronze: Lanaudière
Midget
Gold: Sud-Ouest
Silver: Rive-Sud
Bronze: Laval
All scores can be found by following these links:
MITE A
PEE WEE AA
BANTAM AA
MIDGET AA
INTERMEDIATE AA
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|  2010-07-11 Nomination de Cassandra Morais à titre d'entraîneur chef des Rebelles 97
Cassandra Morais's nomination as a head coach of the Rebelles 97
Softball Québec est fier d'annoncer la nomination de Cassandra Morais à titre d'entraîneur chef de l'équipe Rebelles 97 pour les saisons 2011 et 2012.
Cassandra (alias Cassy) possède un fort bagage comme joueuse et également comme entraîneur alors qu'elle a fait sa marque dans le programme des Équipes du Québec avec les équipes d'Excellence midget et ensuite avec les Rebelles 94 où elle termine actuellement son mandat comme entraîneur chef de cette équipe.
Cassy est également entraîneur du programme sport-études dans la région des Laurentides.
Elle sera secondé par Marc-Olivier Dagenais. Les autres assistants et personnel de soutien seront annoncés sous peu.
Félicitations à Cassy et bonne chance!
Softball Quebec is pleased to announce the nomination of Cassandra Morais as the head coach of the Rebelles 97 for the 2011 and the 2012 seasons.
Cassandra (alias Cassy) has a lot of experience as a player and also as a coach. She started her coaching career with the Midget Quebec Team and more recently with the Rebelles 94 as the head coach.
She is also coaching the Sport-études program in the Laurentians.
Marc-Olivier Dagenais will be one of her assistants. Others will be named shortly.
Congratulations Cassy and good luck!
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|  2010-07-06 Les Canadiennes remportent la médaille de bronze : une première depuis 1978 Canada wins the bronze medal: a frist since 1978
Évelyne Paré et ses coéquipières de la formation canadienne de softball sont reparties de Caracas, au Venezuela, médaille de bronze au cou. C’est seulement la deuxième fois que le pays monte sur le podium au Championnat du monde.
L’équipe des Doc Blues avait terminé deuxième en 1978, dernière année où un club a représenté le Canada au mondial. Cette médaille de bronze est donc la première du programme national.
Après avoir comblé un déficit de deux points pour l’emporter 3-2 contre les Australiennes puis avoir maîtrisé les Chinoises 1-0 jeudi, les Canadiennes étaient assurées d'une médaille.
Elles ont toutefois manqué d’énergie vendredi. Elles ont été vaincues 12-3 par les Japonaises, championnes olympiques, dans un duel interrompu deux heures et demie par la pluie.
« C’est assez stressant d’attendre à la dernière minute comme ça pour gagner », a avoué Évelyne Paré après les victoires contre les Australiennes et les Chinoises, elle qui a été utilisée comme coureuse suppléante à chaque occasion. « Nous avons eu plusieurs occasions de marquer, sans y parvenir. Ç’a cependant été la même chose des deux côtés. »
En finale, les Japonaises ont été malmenées 7-0 par les Américaines. Ces dernières, deuxièmes aux Jeux de Pékin, ont remporté un sixième titre mondial de suite.
Les joueuses du pays, quatrièmes en Chine il y a deux ans, participeront à la Coupe du monde, à Oklahoma City, du 22 au 26 juillet.
Source: Le Multisport
ISF Worlds - Bronze
Friday, July 02, 2010
(Caracas, Venezuela) Many people would have counted Team Canada out on Thursday when they were trailing Australia 2-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but the red and white fought back by scoring three runs to win that game, and went on to beat China that evening by scoring one run in the bottom of the seventh to take the 1-0 victory. It was an incredible Canada day for the Women’s National Team, but they simply ran out of gas in the Bronze medal game against a rested Japan team by a score of 12-3.
Despite the loss, Canada accomplished what it set out to do by winning the Bronze medal at the event, which is the second Canadian Women’s medal in International Softball Federation (ISF) World Championship history. It also marked the first Women’s medal won by the Women’s National Team program, as the Silver medal in 1978 was won by the Doc Blues club team, which was the last club team to represent Canada at the World Championship.
After quick work by both pitchers in the first inning, Japan led off the second inning with a single and that runner advanced to second on a passed ball. The umpires gathered and called for a rain delay, which lasted two and a half hours. After the long break, Canadian pitcher Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) was able to notch the three outs without allowing a run to score.
However, Japan got to Lawrie early in the third, scoring three runs to chase her from the game before she could register an out. Jenna Caira (Toronto, ON) came on in relief in the pitcher’s circle, but the first batter she faced reached on an error, was sacrificed to second, moved up to third on a passed ball and scored on a double to the right-center field gap. Caira then struck out the next two hitters to close out the inning.
After Canada was retired in order, Japan added another run in the top of the fourth on a two-out single, a passed ball and an RBI single to increase the lead to 5-0. Canada showed life in the bottom of the inning, as Jenn Yee (North Delta, BC) cracked a one-out single up the middle, Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) forced a walk, and Jen Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) singled to center field to load the bases. Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) then hit a solid ground ball that was bobbled by the second baseman who recovered in time to throw Rafter out at first, but Yee was able to score from third. The next batter struck out, leaving runners on second and third with the score now 5-1.
Not to be outdone, Japan got that run right back. The leadoff hitter singled to left, but was retired on a fielder’s choice as Jill Russell (London, ON) threw the lead runner out at second. However, the other runner moved up on a passed ball, on scored on an error to restore the five-run lead.
Joey Lye (Toronto, ON) managed a one-out single through the right side in the bottom of the fifth, but was left stranded on second. Meanwhile, Japan kept pressuring and manufacturing runs, as they forced a one-out walk, the runner stole second, and scored on a single. Canada did not quit, as in the bottom of the sixth, Lawrick reached on an error, and Salling also reached base before Kaleigh Rafter drove a pitch to the right-center field gap to bring Lawrick in, but Salling was caught between third and home for an out, and the next batter was retired with the score now 7-2.
If their lead was not already big enough, Japan made sure Canada would not have any late inning heroics by scoring five more runs in the top of the seventh. A leadoff single followed by a double placed runners on second and third, and the next batter hit a sinking line drive to right field, which Joey Lye made an incredible dicing catch for the out but the runner on third scored easily on the tag. A single brought in another run, and the following hitter hit a solid ground ball to Jenn Yee at second that she blocked in front of her, but her throw to first was just late. The next batter promptly hit yet another RBI single, and a bloop hit fell in for another run, with an overthrow on the play at the plate allowing the 12th run in to score as Japan took a 12-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
Refusing to go away, Jill Russell reached on an error, was sacrificed to second by Lye, and scored on a single to left field by Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC). That was all for Canada, as they fell by a 12-3 score.
Later in the night, the United States defeated Japan 7-0 to claim the Gold medal for the sixth consecutive time.
With the Bronze medal, Canada has now won ISF World Championship medals in three consecutive years, as the Junior Men won a Silver medal in Whitehorse, YK in 2008, the Men won a Bronze medal in Saskatoon, SK in 2009 and the Women have won Bronze in Caracas, Venezuela in 2010. The Junior Women’s National Team is set to participate in a Pan American Qualifier from August 6-15 in Bogota, Colombia.
Whitehorse will host the next ISF Women’s World Championship in 2012.
Canada 3 vs. Japan 12: Box Score
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
gleblanc@softball.ca
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|  2010-07-05 Doublé québécois au Championnat international de Montréal
Quebec wins in two categories at the Montreal International Challenge Les Rebelles du Québec ont imposé leur loi lors de la 17e édition du championnat international de balle rapide de Montréal qui avait lieu du 1er au 4 juillet dernier à Repentigny, Montréal et à l'Île-Perrot.
En effet, nos Équipes du Québec ont remporté les honneurs dans les catégories 16U (Rebelles 94) ainsi que 18U (Rebelles Performance).
Mentionnons les belles performances des Rebelles 96 dans la catégorie 14U et des Dragons du Sud-Ouest dans la catégorie 18U qui ont toutes deux atteint les demie-finales.
La catégorie 14U fut remportée pour le PEI, Lady Fawcettes, un premier podium pour cette province au championnat international.
Tous les détails et résultats sont disponibles sur le site Internet de l'événement.
The Quebec Rebelles took the tournament in hands for the 17th Edition of the Montreal International Fastpitch Challenge that was held in Repentigny, Montreal and Ile-Perrot from July 1-4.
The Quebec Teams won the 16U category (Rebelles 94) and the 18U category (Rebelles Performance).
Let's mention the great performances of the Quebec Rebelles 96 in the 14U category who reached the semi-finals, as well as the Sud-Ouest Dragons in the 18U category.
The 14U title went to the PEI Lady Fawcettes, a first podium for that province at the Montreal Challenge.
All details and results can be found on the championship web site.
www.montrealchallenge.com/fr/index.php
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|  2010-07-01 Brigitte Aizprua confirmée sur l'Équipe Nationale Junior de balle rapide
Brigitte Aizprua confirmed on the Junior Fastpitch National Team (Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada est fier d'annoncer la liste des 17 athlètes sélectionnées en vue des III Jeux Panaméricains qui auront lieu à Bogota en Colombie du 6 au 15 août prochain et qui serviront de tournoi de qualification pour les championnats du monde junior 2011.
Des camps régionaux ont été tenus en 2009 afin d'identifier un groupe d'athlètes en décembre 2009. Ces joueuses furent invitées à Brampton en Ontario pour la sélection finale à la fin du mois de juin.
Les athlètes sélectionnées sont:
Brigitte Aizprua (Terrebonne, QC)
Natalie Becker (Waterloo, ON)
Katelyn Bedwell (Surrey, BC)
Corinne Brookhuis (Toronto, ON)
Jocelyn Cater (Maple Ridge, BC)
Shannon Davidson (Whitby, ON)
Jennifer Gilbert (Saskatoon, SK)
Victoria Hayward (Mountain View, California)
Olivia Hornstein (Surrey, BC)
Karissa Hovinga (Omaha, Nebraska)
Tessa Loewen (Abbotsford, BC)
Kristy Noble (Uxbridge, ON)
Jacquline Omichinski (Abbotsford, BC)
Erika Polidori (Brantford, ON)
Natasha Szlapetis (Brampton, ON)
Natalie Wideman (Mississauga, ON)
Shanna Wilson (Peterborough, ON)
Les entraîneurs:
Head Coach: Tony Foti (Winnipeg, MB)
Assistant Coach: Shan McDonald (Scarborough, ON)
Assistant Coach: Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)
Assistant Coach: Glenn Boles (St. Catharines, ON)
Athletic Therapist: Darren Wharrie (Toronto, ON)
Team Leader: Harvey Stevenson (Saanichton, BC)
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Pour plus d'information, contacter:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc@softball.ca
613-523-3386 ext. 3105
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is very pleased to announce the list of seventeen (17) players who have been named to the Junior Women’s National Team for the III Pan American Softball Championship, which serves as a qualifier for the 2011 ISF IX Junior Women’s World Championship. Regional evaluation camps were held in 2009, and an athlete pool was named in December of 2009. The players from the athlete pool were invited and participated in a selection camp this week in Brampton, ON.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the III Pan American Softball Championship in Bogota, Colombia from August 6 to 15, 2010 are:
Athletes
Brigitte Aizprua (Terrebonne, QC)
Natalie Becker (Waterloo, ON)
Katelyn Bedwell (Surrey, BC)
Corinne Brookhuis (Toronto, ON)
Jocelyn Cater (Maple Ridge, BC)
Shannon Davidson (Whitby, ON)
Jennifer Gilbert (Saskatoon, SK)
Victoria Hayward (Mountain View, California)
Olivia Hornstein (Surrey, BC)
Karissa Hovinga (Omaha, Nebraska)
Tessa Loewen (Abbotsford, BC)
Kristy Noble (Uxbridge, ON)
Jacquline Omichinski (Abbotsford, BC)
Erika Polidori (Brantford, ON)
Natasha Szlapetis (Brampton, ON)
Natalie Wideman (Mississauga, ON)
Shanna Wilson (Peterborough, ON)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Tony Foti (Winnipeg, MB)
Assistant Coach: Shan McDonald (Scarborough, ON)
Assistant Coach: Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)
Assistant Coach: Glenn Boles (St. Catharines, ON)
Athletic Therapist: Darren Wharrie (Toronto, ON)
Team Leader: Harvey Stevenson (Saanichton, BC)
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc@softball.ca
613-523-3386 ext. 3105
www.softball.ca
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