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Volume 28, Number 2
Softball News Fall 2009 – 1
➦ State
Tournament
Highlights
➦ Olympic
Softball Fate
Page 6,11,13 & 14
Page 4
➦ 2009
State Tourney
Winners
Pages 7-10 & 15-16
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Tharaldson’s win ASA National Championship
OKLAHOMA CITY — Seven Amateur Softball Association
(ASA) National Championships,
including five in the Hooters Championship Series, were de cided
Saturday and early Sunday morning
at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex
in Oklahoma City, Okla. Teams
taking home first place trophies
are Tharaldson Enterprises (Men’s
B), West Coast Dynasty (Men’s
C), Virginia Select (Men’s D),
Low Bob’s (Women’s C), PDX
Softball (Women’s D), Long Haul
Trucking (Men’s A) and Enough
Said (Women’s Open). Because of
the predicted weather conditions
for late Sunday morning when the
Men’s A, Men’s D and Men’s C
titles were scheduled to be decided,
all games were played on Saturday
night and early Sunday morning.
Play wrapped up at 1:15 a.m. local time.
Check out www.asasoftball.com/
tournaments/hooterschampionships.asp for complete coverage of
the event. Tharaldson Enterprises
is taking the Hooters Championship Series Men’s Class B National Championship trophy back
to Fargo, N.D., after shutting out
Checking/Worth 13-0 Saturday
morning. It is the first time in the
history of the tournament that the
Western Champions have claimed
the top spot in the nation.
“We knew we had a good team
but we respect the opponent,”
Coach Mark Riggs said. “We knew
we were going to play a good team
from Connecticut but we’re confident in our ability. We’ve been
trying to do this for several years
now. Last year (we lost) and this
year we got it going.”
On Friday, Tharaldson defeated
Checking/Worth 18-8 in six innings
then topped them again 8-7 for the
advantage in the best of five series.
The fourth and fifth games were not
necessary for Tharaldson to take
the championship, thanks to the
extraordinary efforts tournament
MVP Chaun Demars.
“It’s always nice to win but it’s
a little extra special when you can
lock down an MVP trophy,” said
Demars (Becker, Minn.), who went
7-for-9 from the plate with 12 RBI
over the three games. “Those don’t
happen very often.”
Demars started Saturday by
hitting his sixth home run of the
tournament — a two run blast in
the bottom of the first. After Demars was intentionally walked in
the third and fourth innings, he still
made an impact for Tharaldson,
scoring on a Jim Schlieman (Fargo,
N.D.) sacrifice fly to centerfield and
a Schlieman three RBI double.
First baseman Schlieman led
Tharaldson on the day with three
RBI. But the greatest contributions
to Tharaldson Enterprises may have
been from someone on the bench
— team sponsor Gary Tharaldson,
who flew to Oklahoma City on
Friday to support the team. “We did
this for Gary,” Riggs said.
“I’ve coached Gary Tharaldson’s
team for 10 years now. I’m not
just saying this because he’s our
sponsor but he’s the best sponsor
in the nation,” Riggs said. 8-0At
this level, we get unlimited support
from Gary. He’s a softball fanatic.
He loves ASA Softball.”
Day one of Hooters Championship Series,
Men’s A and Women’s Open In the Books
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. –
There was no shortage of great ASA
slow pitch action in Oklahoma City
on Friday as the Hooters Championship Series, the Men’s A and the
Women’s Open were all fought out
at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex.
Play continues on Saturday at 8:30
a.m. with live streaming from the
Stadium Field. Check out www.
asasoftball.com for complete coverage of the event. Admission is
free so come out to the ASA Hall
of Fame Complex for some great
softball!
Tharaldson Enterprises (Fargo,
N.D.) is one game away from
bringing the Men’s Class B National Championship to the west
for the first time in the history of
the tournament. The Men’s Class B
West Champions defeated Checking/Worth of New Haven, Conn.,
18-8 (six innings) in the first game
and again 8-7 in the second.
Checking/Worth led 1-0 with an
RBI single from catcher Charlie
Baumgartner in the top of the first.
But Tharaldson took a commanding 6-1 lead with a six run performance in the second. Tharaldson
maintained the lead throughout the
game despite a strong effort from
Checking/Worth. In the top of
the sixth inning, Checking/Worth
scored another run to cut the Tharaldson lead to 10-8, but Tharaldson
scored another eight, ending Game
1 early.
The competition was closer in
Game 2. After scoring four runs in
the bottom of the first to Tharaldson’s three, Checking/Worth saw
the lead for the first time since the
start of Game 1. Tharaldson catcher
Chaun Demars (Becker, Minn.)
put his team back on top with a
two-run home run to left field in
the third inning and two teammates
also crossed the plate later in the
inning.
Checking/Worth kept it close
with three runs in the sixth to tie the
game at six runs each. But another
Demars home run in the seventh put
the West Coast Champions back in
command, giving his team an 8-6
advantage that Checking/Worth
could not erase with a lone run in
the seventh from a Neil Haglund
RBI single.
Demars led Tharaldson Enterprises, batting 6-for-8, with 10 RBI
for the day. In the first game, he hit
a two-RBI single to left field in the
second and a two-RBI double to
left center in the sixth. Demars hit
a two-run homer in the first inning
of Game 2 then hit two more tworun blasts.
Derek Riolo (Brewster, N.Y.)
led Checking/Worth with four RBI
while teammate Pete Rodrigues
(Stratford, Conn.) had three. 0A
The championship could be
decided Saturday starting at 11:30
a.m. with the third game in the
best of five series. The if necessary
Game 4 is scheduled for 6 p.m. and
Game 5 is scheduled to start at 9
p.m. on the Stadium Field.
Thardson’s All American catcher launches one over the fence.
2 – Softball News Fall 2009
President’s Report
As we close out another softball
season, I would like to sincerely
thank all the people who make our
program a great success. We are
very fortunate to have so many
people willing to serve in such
important roles as league reps,
tournament coordinators, state and
local board members, umpires,
maintenance people and the endless
volunteers in many different capacities. Thanks also to Cities and Park
& Recreation Departments who are
our partners in providing a quality
softball experience for all. Thank
you all for your time and commitment to this great game of softball
in North Dakota.
I would also like to thank the
sponsors who make it possible for
people to play the game of softball
in North Dakota. Please patronize these great friends of softball
whenever possible.
A special thank you to Gary &
Connie Tharaldson and Tharaldson
Lodging Companies for sponsoring
all the trophies and banners for 30
State Tournaments and 1 National
Tournament in North Dakota in
2009. This is a significant contribution to our program and one the
Tharaldson’s have made year in and
year out. We extend our sincere
appreciation to Gary & Connie
for their continued commitment to
softball in North Dakota. Be sure
to thank them when you have the
chance.
This year was a very special year
for GFP in North Dakota. 2009 was
the first year that the NDHSAA
sanctioned GFP as a high school
sport. The NDASA has put together
a GFP committee on the state level
and these volunteers are working
hard for this program and we look
forward to this program growing
each year.
I had the pleasure of being the
ASA Rep at the ASA Men’s Masters
40 & Over National Championship
in Mandan this past year. Tournament Director Dave Frueh, Jack
Jones, & Cole Higlin and their staff
did an outstanding job running this
tournament. The volunteers were
great to work with, the maintenance
staff and the job they did for the
teams is as good as I have seen, and
the Umpire Staff led by Mike Wolf
and Scott Anderson was outstanding. Great job by all, you made us
all proud. Congrats to Tharaldson
Enterprise for their 2nd place finish in this tournament to champion
Fence Brokers of Birmingham Alabama. Great job guy’s.
I would also like to congratulate
the teams that went on to ASA
National Championships and finished high in their divisions. Fargo
Sperle/Exec Mortgage placed 4th in
the C ASA National, Grand Forks
Bun Lounge finished in the top ten
in the Men’s D, and Tharaldson
Enterprise was the champion of
the B West MSP in Lawton, Ok.
Tharaldson Enterprise qualified for
the ASA Hooters Championship
Series in Oklahoma City and was
crowned the B National Champion with three straight victories
in the best 3 out of 5 Series over
Checking/Worth of New Haven
Ct. My sincere congratulations to
Gary Tharaldson, Mark Riggs and
their entire team on winning this
championship. This great event and
championship will be something
these team members will never
forget. The Hooters Championship Series is the ultimate event in
MSP and WSP in the United States
today. Great job Tharaldson’s, we
are proud of you. Also, hats off the
the ASA National Office Staff for
all their hard work on the Hooters
Championship Series. These people
manage 30 events throughout the
year and do a fantastic job. They
are all very committed to this game
and we appreciate them for their
professionalism, and all they do
for the teams who participate in
ASA. Thanks to each of you for
all you do.
A few weeks ago North Dakota
and NDASA lost a great friend in
Jeff Burgess of Bismarck. Jeff
was killed in a automobile accident
north of Bismarck on Sept 26, 2009.
Jeff served as a league rep for the
Bismarck Slow Pitch Softball
Assoc to the NDASA for several
years. He was also very active in
the development of Cottonwood
Softball complex in Bismarck, a
project that was very much needed
for additional softball opportunities in the city. It was indeed my
pleasure to work with Jeff on softball issues through the years. He
was very committed to our great
game and represented Bismarck in
a professional manner. Jeff loved
softball and we will miss him very
much. My sincere condolence to his
family and so many of his friends
across this state.
In early November I will be
traveling to Reno for the ASA National Council Meeting. We will be
discussing many issues regarding
rules and legislation for all aspects
of the game, as the ASA is the National Governing Body of Softball
in the United States. Bismarck will
be bidding on National Tournament
this year and we wish them much
Dick Gulmon
success.
Lastly, please feel free to contact
myself, a board member, or your
league rep for any thoughts regarding our game. Any and all input is
certainly welcome as we always
look for ways to improve our program for its participants.
Have a safe and great holiday
season with family and friends. I
look forward to seeing you all again
next year.
Sincerely,
Dick Gulmon
NDASA President
From Behind the Catcher
By now anyone who reads this
column knows that I observed my
50th year as a registered ASA umpire this season. In those 50 years
I thought I had heard most if not all
of the taunts thrown at umpires during ball games. “Shake your head,
blue, your eyes are stuck”;
“You’re missing a good game,
blue” and on and on. Years ago,
and I do mean years ago, back in the
late sixties or early seventies there
was a successful television series
featuring a blind detective whose
name was Longstreet.
When ever I worked men’s
fast pitch in Fargo, I had a leather
lunged female heckler who always
called me Longstreet.
Anyway, you get the idea. While
in Sioux Falls in July for the Girl’s
16 Fast Pitch National, I heard a
new one and a pretty good one.
Two guys watching one of the ball
games and one of them hollered
at the plate umpire “Hey blue, lift
up the plate, there are instructions
under there”.
We have completed another good
season of softball in North Dakota.
McQuade again drew over 400
teams despite the general tendency
of teams to skip tournament play.
With new diamonds in Bismarck
which I think are to be ready for
2010, McQuade can shoot for 500
teams. Not out of the question.
They drew 437 teams this year and
had about sixty teams on standby.
The tournament continues to be
a huge draw and a big attraction
for softball. In addition, Mandan
hosted a very successful national
tournament when 28 teams showed
up for the Master’s 40 and Over
national the end of August. The
comments from visiting teams were
very positive and encouraging to
the Mandan group responsible for
running the event.
One concern is the anemic showing of teams participating in state
tournaments. Several teams in
both men’s and women’s ball were
noticeably absent from the state
events held around the state. Economics may have something to do
with it but it seems to me that it is
a continuing trend, not just in North
Dakota but in several other states
as well.
Spring flooding following a good
old fashioned North Dakota winter
slowed the advent of softball in
several areas of the state, most
dramatically in Valley City where
authorities had to dig up a couple of
softball fields to obtain material for
dikes to protect several areas in the
city. State president Dick Gulmon,
whose home fronts on the Sheyenne
river was one of the many residents
directly affected by the raging waters. He had a four foot dike in front
of his house for weeks and had the
use of a porta-potty instead of his
bathroom.
The annual Hall of Fame banquet
and induction ceremony was postponed due to the fact that the folks
at the Gladstone Inn in Jamestown
were busy feeding National Guard
personnel and could not provide
the banquet facilities. The event,
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normally held in conjunction with
the annual state meeting of NDASA
in April was finally held on July 18
and despite all the summer activities which occupy people that time
of year, the event still drew almost
one hundred people to support
the five veteran softball people
who were inducted into the Hall
of Fame.
I am looking forward to attending the annual National Council
meeting of ASA in Reno, Nevada.
I will present my final report as
Regional UIC at that meeting and
turn the job over to my successor
Steve Riswold of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. Riz will take over and I
have every confidence that he will
do an outstanding job.
I am leaving the post after six
years with mixed feelings. I have
very much enjoyed most of the job,
including instructing at National
Umpire Schools and supervising
umpires at National tournaments.
As some of you know, I have always
been a very nervous air traveler so
that was an aspect of the job I did
not enjoy but was able to do.
Several people have asked me
how I managed to put in fifty years
as a softball umpire. I usually give
them some kind of a glib answer
like I need to be in charge somewhere since I’m not at home.
The truth is that the people in
softball have kept me in the game. I
have met so many wonderful people
over the years who were or are involved in softball. Not just umpires
but players, coaches, managers and
spectators. Obviously I have a soft
spot for umpires since I can relate
readily to them but I have people I
call friends from all over the state
who love the game as I do and who
call me their friend even though I
am an umpire.
I had a very moving experience
this year while serving as the UIC
for the Girl’s 16 and Under National
Tournament in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota.
This was the third time I was
privileged to be in charge of the
umpires for this tournament. It is
the premier event for this age group
and draws college coaches and
scouts from all over the nation. I
grew especially fond of the group
of umpires we had this year at this
tournament.
We started with 45 umpires but
in the last two weeks before the
tournament, about 35 additional
teams were added to the event
which meant we had to use another
softball complex in addition to their
main diamonds and also needed
to add several umpires at the last
minute.
The group of umpires we had
rallied around and worked the extra
games, went willingly out to the
other complex to work and the additional effort seemed to bond the
group like no other group of umpires I have been associated with.
At the traditional umpire get
together the night before the tournament ended, I told the group that
I was facing some serious surgery
when I got home and got emotional
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about the group, many of whom
I may not see again. After the
umpires had a good time roasting
me (mostly about my age) and the
flipping coins and National patches
were distributed, almost to a person
the umpires came up and gave me
a hug and said they would keep me
in their thoughts and prayers during
my upcoming surgery.
Since that time I have continued
to stay in touch with many of them
who still express concern over my
health and the wish that we stay in
touch despite the fact that I won’t be
involved in that tournament again.
Wonderful people, concerned and
caring people, a true umpire family
and I am happy and proud to say I
am part of that great family.
Hope to see you around the
diamonds.
NSA/BPA Disagreement Procedures
Due to the number of disputes that happen yearly between
coaches, participants, teams,
sponsors, directors, park and
facility owners, umpires, and
related parties, the NSA/BPA has
adopted a new procedure to follow with regard to disagreements
that threaten legal action or that
lead to legal action by any player,
coach, team or related persons
against any affiliated person,
director, park, umpire or facility
of the NSA/BPA.
Any participant, team, coach,
sponsor or other party who threatens in writing, through legal council
or otherwise to take legal action
against the NSA/BPA, files a legal
action against the NSA/BPA or
has a lawyer contact the NSA/BPA
verbally regarding a dispute will
automatically be suspended from
all NSA/BPA activities until the
legal discussions are concluded to
the satisfaction of the NSA/BPA.
Additionally, if legal action is
filed against NSA/BPA or a NSA/
BPA affiliated person, park, or
facility by any participant, team,
coach or any related person, the
person filling the action, the person's team and each of its members may be suspended from any
and all NSA/BPA events until the
legal actions are resolved to the
satisfaction of NSA/BPA.
Commissioner’s Column
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their
participation in ASA/NDASA softball this past year. The season has
ended except for a few fall season
make-up games. Thanks to all in
making this a successful and funfilled season.
We had over 2,000 teams registered with ASA/NDASA. This
included MSP, WSP, GFP and
GSP. We also had 370+ umpires
registered, of which 16 were junior
officials.
It is wonderful that we are beginning to register JO umpires.
Hopefully we will keep increasing
that number. I would like to see
our adult personnel help with the
recruiting of our younger people.
Not only is there a monetary stipend, but also the reward of making
new friends and getting to know the
game better. As our JO programs
increase, especially at the fast pitch
level, we need more umpires and it
all starts with our younger generation getting involved. Encourage
them and help get them involved.
NDASA would like to congratulate all of the North Dakota
teams that participated in national
tournaments. We had many teams
participate at many levels throughout the country. North Dakota was
well represented by these teams. In
the reports sent back to our NDASA
office, teams seemed to enjoy the
sites they visited. Our office sends
a response to each national participating team asking them to respond.
These responses are used by our
national convention delegates who
vote on sites for future tournament
sites.
North Dakota can now boast of
Bismarck to bid on
national tournaments
Bismarck will be bidding on
several slow pitch National tournaments during the ASA National
Council meeting in Reno, Nevada
in early November.
Randy Bina, assistant Director of
the Bismarck Parks and Recreation
Department will lead the Bismarck
delegation who will bid on the
following slow pitch nationals for
2011.
Class C Men’s Northern Territory
Class D Men’s Northern Territory
Class E Men’s Northern Territory
Men’s 35 and Over Slow
Pitch National
Women’s Class D
Northern Territory
Bismarck will also bid on the
2010 Class E Men’s Northern Territory tournament. While most
national tournaments are bid two
years in advance, the Class E Men’s
tournament was held for the first
time in 2009. Since it was a new
category of national tournament
no bids were accepted for the 2010
event.
Bismarck has six new adult softball diamonds in the Cottonwood
Softball Complex which will be
ready to play in 2010. All have 300
foot fences and will be available
during the 2010 season including
the McQuade tournament.
one ASA national champion. Tharaldson Enterprises won the Men’s
Class B national championship at
the Hooter’s Championship Series
held in Oklahoma City, recently.
When NDASA teams participate
in championships, we are now able
to play at the top level, as shown
by the results of the reports we
have had returned. Hopefully in
the future we can claim more ASA
championships.
One area that is growing is GFP.
This past year ASA/NDASA registered 598 girls. I have had the
opportunity to work with some very
excellent coaches and organizations that wish to see this program
continue to grow. In the past
NDASA has supported the growth
of this level and will continue in
the future.
I have heard some comments
that the support of GFP has resulted
in a decline in GSP participation.
NDASA is not sacrificing one division for another. In fact we are
promoting both. Many coaches,
parents and organizations do not
realize teams can play at both
levels–GFP and GSP. We have tried
to schedule GSP on their usual state
Jim Hanley
tions to Jack Jones, the Parks and
Recreation organization and the
tournament committee for an exceptional tournament.
In closing I would like to thank
all who have been understanding
of the personal health problem that
my family has been enduring. Many
thanks for all your prayers.
New Contact Information
NDASA State Office
Telephone: (701) 952-4448
FAX: (701) 952-4488
Email: [email protected]
Website: [email protected]
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tournament dates with GFP occurring on other dates in July. Players
can then have the opportunity to
play in both state tournaments.
ASA has taken over the individual registration process for all
JO programs. The insurance, provided by Bollinger, has increased
by $1.00 to $3.00. NDASA has not
decided if there will be an increase
in fees above the $7.00 level. I
again will be in charge of registering our GFP JO teams for 2010 but
will try to get others involved
Our Executive Committee will
attempt to meet in Jamestown during a time convenient to the GFP
and GSP summer and high school
coaches, sponsors and organizations interested in improving the JO
program. Hopefully this will be in
Mid-November. All concerns about
the JO program will be addressed.
I would appreciate if you would
send your concerns to me before
the meeting. Set aside a Saturday or
Sunday in Mid-November for this
meeting. I would like to congratulate Mandan for hosting their first
national tournament. I have heard
nothing but raves about how this
tournament was run. Congratula-
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Ump Chat
It is hard to believe softball
season is over for another year!
It seemed like summer flew by-especially since we didn’t have
such great weather. Average daily
temperatures in September in
ND, were higher than July, so that
should tell you something about the
summer weather.
As softball continues to grow
in popularity in ND, it seems as
though we aren’t growing as fast
when it comes to finding more
umpires. Finding enough umpires
to cover all of the league games
as well as tournaments is getting
harder and harder. Treatment on
the field is one area umpires cite the
most when asked about their biggest area of concern. True, umpires
get paid to work the game, but that
doesn’t give players and fans the
right to scream, holler, intimidate,
or swear at umpires.
Rather, we should appreciate the
fact there is actually an umpire on
the field and that they are trying to
do the best they can, and just like
ballplayers, umpires are going to
make mistakes now and then. Even
the best umpires make mistakes.
Could you imagine the scene on a
softball field if an umpire were to
scream at the shortstop for making
a bad throw to first, or missing an
easy ground ball or fly ball? My
phone would be ringing off the
hook if an umpire did that. A little
more tolerance by players allows
umpires to learn from their mistakes
and develop into a good umpire.
The average life of an umpire is
only three years and I feel alot of
that has to do with how they are
treated on the field. So, the next
time there is a close play, and you
don’t agree with the umpires call,
consider whether they hustled to
get into good position, that they had
to make a quick decision, and then
ask yourself how you would feel if
everyone started hollering at you if
you had to make the call.
My challenge to every player is
to sign up to umpire just one night
a week. I guarantee you it will give
you a much different perspective of
the game, you’ll come to appreciate
the difficult job umpiring can be,
you would be helping to increase
the number of available umpires,
you would probably come to enjoy
umpiring, and at $40 or more per
night you could easily pay for your
players fees, some equipment, and
after game refreshments for the
entire summer.
Some of our best umpires are
also those individuals who play or
have played the game, so consider
umping just one night a week next
summer. We will give you all the
proper training, tips, and advice
you will need before and during
the season.
Mandan hosted the Men’s 40
& Over National Tournament in
August and it was a great event.
Mandan did a great job running
their first ever national tournament.
I am continually amazed at how
well teams from ND support the
national tournaments that are held
in our state. Without the support of
our ND teams, none of the national
tournaments held here would be so
successful.
With Bismarck, Mandan, and
Minot willing to put up the money
necessary to host national tournaments, it is great to see so many ND
teams take advantage of playing in
a national tournament.
I will be assisting a delegation
of people from Bismarck Parks
and Rec, the Convention & Visitors Bureau, and NDASA at the
upcoming ASA Council Meeting
in Reno, NV, with the hopes of
bringing a national tournament to
Bismarck in 2010 and 2011. The
2010 Men’s E National is up for bid
and Bismarck is bidding with the
hopes of getting this tournament.
This tournament would be a great
opportunity for ND Rec I & Rec
II teams to participate in. Check
out the NDASA website in midNovember to see which national
tournaments may be coming to ND
in 2010 and 2011. Don’t forget that
Minot will be hosting the Women’s
C West National Tournament next
summer.
While I am at the ASA meeting,
I will also be working on opportunities to send our ND umpires to
national tournaments in other parts
of the country. This past summer,
we sent twelve umpires to national
tournaments outside of ND. They
all did a great job and represented
our state very well.
The McQuade tournament was
another record breaking success
this summer. Hats of to all of the
teams that support our tournament
and to all of the volunteers that
give of their time and talent. The
McQuade Board was pleased to distribute a record breaking $76,000 to
local charities and organizations. I
only wish everyone could witness
the heartfelt appreciation conveyed
by the charities and organizations
that receive the proceeds from the
Mike Wolf
tournament.
I really enjoy visiting with all
of you at tournaments and I appreciate all the emails, phone calls,
questions I get throughout the
summer on softball related issues.
As always, feel free to contact me
with any of your softball related
concerns and I will be happy to help
out in any way I can. You can reach
me at 701-400-2100 or email me at
[email protected].
International Olympic Committee will not reinstate
softball for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Softball will not be included in
the program for the 2016 Olympic
Games as the 15 members of the
International Olympic Committee’s
(IOC) Executive Board decided
August 13 at a meeting in Berlin.
One of the seven sports in contention for the 2016 Games, softball
was passed over in favor of golf
and rugby as the list of possible
additions was narrowed down to a
final two candidates.
“Obviosly, we’re very disappointed by the IOC decision today
as we were hoping for softball to be
considered for inclusion in 2016,”
said Ron Radigonda, the executive
director of the Amateur Sofball Association of America (ASA)/USA
Softball. “However, softball is still
an international sport power as we
have been. We have to continue to
focus on the World Championships
next July here in Oklahoma City
and future international events.
Despite today’s announcement,
softball will continue and move
on and work to be stronger than
ever.”
Also eliminated from contention
were baseball, karate, roller sports
and squash.
“The (International Softball
Federation) and wider softball
family is certainly disappointed
by today’s decision by the IOC
Executive Board not to recomment
softball for reinstatement onto the
Olympic Games Program in 2016,”
ISF President Don Porter said in a
statement. “However, we respect
the IOC’s decision and I tip my
cap to golf and rugby for getting
recommended and offer my sentiments to the other sports that were
not successful.”
Despite exclusion from the
Olympic games the sport will continue on at an international level
at prestigious events including the
European Championships, the Pan
American Games and the World
Cup. Softball will also converge
July 16-26, 2010, in Oklahoma
City, Okla., for the ISF Women’s
World Championships, which will
bring 16 countries to the ASA Hall
of Fame Complex.
The Olympic games have been
the marquee event of the sport since
softball joined the program at the
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Falling one vote short necessary
of the two-thirds majority, softball
was eliminated from 2012 London
Games program following a vote of
the entire IOC in 2005, With no reinstatement for 2016, the Olympic
future remains unclear for softball,
which has approximately 9 million
players across the world, according
to the ISF.
Back Softball, a worldwide initiative the ISF started to support the
reinstatement of the sport for 2016,
has been successful in increasing
the reach of the sport to African and
Middle Eastern countries, including Jordan and Sierra Leone, each
which started national federations.
The campaign has also brought
more than $250,000 worth of softball equipmant to almost two-dozen
developing nations and has started
wheelchair softball programs for
the disabled and others.
“The ISF has worked tirelessly
for more than four years since we
were voted off the 2012 Olympic
Program and we have made tremendous advances in that time,”
Porter said. “Softball has more
players, a long list of member federations, a more solid and appropriate organizational framework, and
development programs that are
producing phenomenal results on
every continent.”
Another goal of increasing the
amount of worldwide television
exposure for the sport was also met.
On August 12, the ASA announced
that ratings for the 2009 World Cup
of Softball held July 16-20 in Oklahoma City increased 9 percent from
the 2009 World Cup broadcasts.
The Beijing Rematch between
Japan and the USA on ESPN saw
the highest single game rating 0.8
of the 17 telecasts providing more
than 34 hours of softball coverage.
While all seven USA games were
broadcast and also streamed on-
National ASA annual meeting to be held in Nevada
The Amateur Softball Association the National Governing Body
of Softball in the United States,
will host its 78th National Council
Meeting at the Peppermill Resort
Spa Casino in Reno, NV, November
7-13, 2009.
The ASA National Council is
comprised of about 300 voting
members from all aspects of the
sport. The National Council, which
consists of ASA Commissioners or
Commissioners Emeritus, Regional
Player Represenatives, Regional
Junior Olymic Commissioners,
Regional Umpire-In-Chiefs, Allied
Members, Elite Athlete Reps, and
Past Presidents, are charged with
making decisions on legislative
changes, rule changes and is solely
responsible for awarding National
Championships to host cities across
the country.
All changes to the ASA Code
and/or Playing rules are made
through a legislative process. The
first step to enact code legislation
to amend the ASA Code and/or
Playing Rules. All code and playing rule amendments are then voted
on by the ASA Council during the
meeting.
More than 100 tournaments will
be awarded on Tuesday, November 10 to cities across the country.
More than 40 different cities will
make their pitch to the National
Council during its general session
on Tuesday. More and more cities
are realizing the value of hosting
an ASA National Championship
and are already preparing for the
Reno meeting.
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the Annual Trade
Show of the 78th Annual Meeting
of the Amateur Softball Association.
The Trade Show will be held
Saturday, November 7. Exhibit
hours are 6-10 p.m. Saturday (6-8
for council members only) Booths
will be assignmed on a first come,
first serve basis, with costs for a
booth ranging from $500 to $650,
depending on which category the
exhibitor is classified.
line, selected games from ESPN’s
coverage were televised globally to
146 countries across ESPN International networks including Atlantic,
Pacific Rim, Australia HD, Brazil
HD, Israel, Middle East, ESPN
Caribbean, ESPN2 Caribbean, and
ESPN America.
The United States won the first
of three consecutive Olympic Gold
Medals in Atlanta. At the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing, China,
the Japanese women took home the
Gold Medal, with the USA and Australia joining Japan on the podium.
With close to 180,000 spectators
throughout the Beijing tournament
and a continuation of the sport’s
excellent record of no positive doping tests at any of the four Olympic
games that the sport has been a
part of, the 2008 Olympic Games
proved to be another success for
the growing sport that looks toward
other events in the absence of the
next two Olympic Games.
“Softball players continue to
dream of Olympic gold, the ultimate prize in our sport, and we will
carry on our campaign for Olympic
reinstatement ro prove to the IOC
that our sport fits with Olympic
values and ambitions and deserves
a place on merit on the Games
Program.” Porter said.
North Dakota Teams
Attending National
Tournaments in 2009
Women’s Slow Pitch,
Class C
Fargo Tharaldson’s
Men’s Slow Pitch, Class A
Fargo Tharaldson Enterprises
Men’s Slow Pitch, Class B
Men’s Slow Pitch, Class C
Fargo Sperle Masonry/
Executive Mortage
Men’s Slow Pitch, Class D
Grand Forks Bun Lounge
Fargo Schiele Construction
Bismarck Skovy’s Autoplex/
Monster Energy
Men’s Slow Pitch, “E/REC”
Dickinson Mikkelsen’s Drywall
Minot Space Aliens/
Central Paver
Men’s Masters 40
Bismarck Shirt Shack
Fort Rice Merchants
Bismarck Stadium/Budweiser
West Fargo McCracken
Construction
Mandan Veracity Motors
Fargo Miller Lite
Knife River/Rud Oil
Fargo Budweiser/Chub’s Pub/
Genesis Trucking
Grand Forks Happy Joe’s/
Rumors/ DHI
Valley City Eagles/
Broken Spoke
Bismarck Moose 302/Capitol RV
Minot Kruse’s/Coors Light/
Brehmers/Space Aliens
Bismarck Captain Jack’s
Liquor Land
Mandan Dust-Tex
Minot Creekwood Construction
Turtle Lake Marv’s Bar
Mayville MayPort Insurance
Fairmount Interstate Engineering
Bismarck Our Place Tavern
Bismarck Mariner Construction
Men’s Masters 50
Mandan Dust-Tex
Men’s Masters 55
Mandan Dust-Tex
JO GFP-14 & Under
West Fargo Impact
Improve your teams training
and conditioning with the
buddy system concept
By David Jacobson
Positive Coaching Alliance
Let’s face it, most youth and
high school athletes do not really
enjoy training and conditioning. For
many, conditioning is the necessary
price of admission to participate in
their favorite sports, so they can
have fun, enjoy the excitement of
game-time, bask in the camaraderie of teammates and pursue their
sporting goals.
However, conditioning and training are critical to success on the
field. They also contribute to the
discipline, persistence and other
positive character attributes that
Responsible Coaches strive to instill through sports so that players
also can succeed beyond sports.
Therefore, it is incumbent upon
Responsible Coaches to ensure
their players are well conditioned.
You can make that happen by conducting conditioning in a way that
Fill’s “Emotional Tanks.”
Remember, the Responsible
Sports principle of Filling Emotional Tanks is similar to a car’s
gas tank: when it’s empty, we go
nowhere; when it’s full we can go
anywhere. One way to make sure
your athletes’ tanks are full is to
use the “Buddy System.” To put
the “Buddy System” in play, you
pair teammates off to train together,
push each other and encourage
each other whenever one of the
partners starts dragging. Instead of
just generally asking your players
to support their teammates, specifically assigning one player to
encourage another means it is more
likely to happen, and both players
are more likely to benefit from the
conditioning.
There are advantages to assigning players to each other, rather than
just letting them choose a Buddy:
You can pair players of similar
physical capabilities so that they
naturally compete and push each
other. Otherwise, mismatched pairs
may result in the better-conditioned
athlete taking it easy and the lesser-
conditioned athlete not even trying
to keep up with his or her partner.
When you put matched pairs of
players together and ask them to do
as many repetitions of a certain skill
or drill as possible, you are providing a “Just-Right Challenge.” This
draws upon a piece of educational
psychology research from Motivated Minds: Raising Children to
Love Learning by Deborah Stipek
and Kathy Seal, which provides
some of the underpinning for Positive Coaching Alliance workshops
and the Responsible Coaching
and Responsible Sports Parenting
online courses.
In Stipek and Seal’s research,
children were given the choice of
13 puzzles to try to solve, covering
a wide range of difficulty. Every
child chose whichever puzzle was
"one step ahead" of their current
skill level…not too easy, not too
hard, but just right.
If your players are appropriately
challenged in their conditioning,
then conditioning becomes fun
and games. Your players are more
likely to become engaged sooner,
balk less at the actual conditioning
drills and stay engaged long enough
to improve their conditioning.
Of course, as their conditioning
abilities improve, the more they
are likely to enjoy the conditioning
and the higher you can all raise the
bar on the “Just-Right Challenge.”
You can help forge bonds between players that might not gravitate toward each other, which helps
break up cliques and can create
positive new interpersonal dynamics that help your team.
You can present the occasional
opportunity for players to pick their
own Buddies as a special treat…one
that may actually have your players
looking forward to conditioning.
For Responsible Coaches, coming
up with exciting and interesting
training tools for their team can
sometime be a difficult task. In
addition to “Buddy System,” there
are several other suggestions for
helping with practice ideas and
how to Fill “Emotional Tanks,”
like Positive Charting and Winners
Circle.
Tharaldson’s Win Class B West National
Will Meet New Haven, Ct. For National Title
Tharaldson Enterprises of Fargo
won the Class B West National
tournament in Lawton, Oklahoma
over the Labor Day weekend and
will advance to Oklahoma City
the first weekend in October to
meet a team from New Haven,
Connecticut for the National Title.
New Haven won the East National
tournament.
Tharaldson’s went 5 and 0 as
they handily won the West title.
They won over a thirteen field
team. Following Tharaldson’s in
the tournament were teams from
Faribault, Minnesota; Burlington,
Iowa; Lawton, Oklahoma; Des
Moines, Iowa and Cliver, Iowa.
Six Tharaldson’s players were
named to the first team All-American team. They were: Catcher:
Chaun DeMars, Outfield: Jason
Madsen, Outfield: Joe Tautges, Utility: Andy Handson, Utility: Shane
Leiminger, Uitilty: Ron Brown.
The Hooter’s National Championship for Class B will be held
in the Hall of Fame stadium at
the home of the Amateur Softball
Association in Oklahoma City the
weekend of October 2 through 4,
2009.
79
$
95
Plus tax per night
Rates not good during
North Dakota State Fair
Hall of Fame Banquet Held July 18
The annual Hall of Fame banquet
and induction ceremony finally
took place on Saturday, July 18
after being postponed due to Spring
flooding in and around Jamestown.
The banquet and ceremony was
held in the Gladstone Inn in Jamestown and honored five long time
softball players and activists who
were selected by the Hall of Fame
selection committee in January.
The annual banquet and induction ceremony is normally held in
April in conjunction with the Spring
meeting of the North Dakota Amateur Softball Association
This year’s inductees include
Scott Collins, Recreation Director
of the city of Minot and long time
fast pitch competitor; Craig Flaagan
of Fargo who was a mainstay on the
powerful Tharaldson’s teams; Bob
Footitt, Sr who played, sponsored
and promoted softball for more
than 30 years; Lyle Halvorson,
cited for a long career with several
small town teams and who is also
a member of the Amateur Baseball
Hall of Fame; and Harrison “Dode”
Smith, a notable fast pitch pitcher
and first baseman with successful
teams in the Jamestown area.
Other Hall of Fame members
in attendance at the banquet were
Carlie Carow; Sharon Morgan; Jim
Collins; Ed Laxdal; Blaine “Pat”
Stockert; Shirley Schafer; James
Hanley, Ray Clark; Richard Peterson; Paul Sannes; Wayne Beyer;
Keith White and Walt Stack.
Tharaldson’s Finish Second in
National Men’s Masters 40 and Over
Tharaldson Enterprises of Fargo
made a strong showing in the Men’s
40 and Over Masters National tournament in Mandan the weekend of
August 28-30. They claimed second place losing twice to eventual
champion FBI from Birmingham,
Alabama. Along the way, Tharaldson’s won seven games before
losing their second game and were
eliminated.
In their opening contest, Tharaldson’s defeated Bismarck’s Moose
Lodge 17 to 13 in a well played
game. Their second win was a
blowout 25 to 0 over Marv ‘s Bar
of Turtle Lake. In their third game,
they were on the losing end of a
ten run rule game as the team from
Birmingham won 22 to 12.
Tharaldson’s bounced back to
win over Bismarck Our Place
Tavern 16 to 4 and Mandan Dust
Tex 24 to 14. In a slug fest, they
defeated a strong Minnesota team,
New Brighton 40’s/Combat by a
score of 32 to 23.
Their next opponent was the two
time defending champions from
Laguna Beach, California JK, Inc.
Tharaldson’s won this tense contest
30 to 23. Their next game was
no walk in the park either as they
faced K&G from Verona, Kentucky
in which Tharaldson’s prevailed
25 to 21 to get another shot at the
Birmingham team where they lost
again 23 to 13.
Four members of the Tharaldson
team were named to the first team
All American squad: Perry Piatz,
Chaun DeMars, Chris Peterson and
Dale Back.
Named to the second team All
American squad were Silas “Mo”
Skates, Larry Bellerud, Scott
Sannes, Todd Schuldt and Mark
Riggs.
ND Teams Do Well in Nationals
In addition to the success of
Tharaldson teams which did well
at the Men’s Masters 40 and Over
and the Men’s Class B West, other
North Dakota teams did well participating in national tournaments.
Bun Lounge of Grand Forks
played in the Class D Northern National in Rochester, Minnesota and
won six games before losing their
second game in the double elimination event. Bun Lounge lost their
first game 7 to 5, then won six in a
row before losing to a team from
Des Moines, Iowa which eliminated
them from the tournament. In their
string of six wins, they defeated
teams from Illinois, Montana, Iowa
and Wisconsin.
Mandan’s Dust-Tex won three
games and lost two while competing in the Men’s Masters 40
and Over national in Mandan but
managed to land two players on
All American squads. Dana Ereth
was named to the first team and Ron
Geffre to the second team.
Mandan’s Dust-Tex Seniors
50 team played in the Seniors 50
and Over National tournament in
Burlington, North Carolina and
ended in second place with a record
of four wins and two losses. The
Mandan team beat teams from West
Virginia, Charlotte, North Carolina,
Baltimore, Maryland and Cedar
Lake, Indiana on their way to a
runner-up finish.
Sperle Masonry/Executive Mortgage of Fargo played in the Class
C National tournament in Liberty,
Missouri and finished with five wins
against 2 losses. They also landed
two players on the All American
team with Kelly Wrangham and
Dave Cummins both named to the
honors squad. Kelly also finished
with the second highest batting
average in the tournament while
Dave was second in home runs hit
for the tournament.
Womens State Tournament Highlights
Class C Slow Pitch
Moritz Sports and Marine of Bismarck claimed the Women’s Class
C State Championship besting an
eight team field August 1 and 2 at
the Clem Kelley Softball Complex
in Bismarck.
Moritz began it’s quest for the
title with an opening game win over
Minot Saunders Chiro 21 to 5 as
the bats were shaking early in the
tournament. In their second contest, Moritz bested Kim Peterson
of Fargo with a 10 to 0 shutout. In
the unbeaten game, Moritz topped
perennial powerhouse Tharaldson’s
of Fargo 18 to 14 in a slugfest.
Tharaldson’s came roaring back
to gain another title shot but Moritz
was able to hold them off in a nail
biter 5 to 4 to claim the state title.
Moritz has been on a roll the past
few years claiming McQuade titles
in 2003, 2005 and back to back
Class C titles in 2008 and 2009.
Runner-up Tharaldson’s opened
with a squeaker 9 to 8 over Grand
Forks Red Pepper then got the
bats limbered up in a 24 to 15 win
over Fargo Agassiz Underground
before losing the unbeaten game
to Moritz. They came back with
an 8 to 3 win over Agassiz to get
their second shot at Moritz and a
runner-up finish.
Fargo Agassiz Underground
finished in third place.
Class D Slow Pitch
West Fargo Peterson Dental won
the ten team Women’s Class D State
tournament in Bismarck August
1 and 2. They sailed through the
tournament winning five games
withour a loss over the two day
tournament.
West Fargo Dental opened with
a win over Missouri Valley of Bismarck, doubling up the Bismarckers 10 to 5 before winning even
mroe easily 15 to 5 over Nola’s/
Square 1. In their third contest they
had to battle to defeat the Big Boy
of Bismarck by a score of 5 to 3
before easing past Bismarck DustTex in their fourth game 12 to 10. In
the final they won over Bob Foottit
Construction of Fargo 5 to 3.
Foottit took the scenic rout getting to the final game. They lost
their opener to Big Boy of Bismarck 15 to 3 then fought their way
back with wins over Mandan M&J
10 to 3, Big Boy 21 to 3 and Burger
King 10 to 4 before being dumped
in the final by Peterson Dental.
Bismarck Dust-Tex claimed
third place.
8 to 2 before edging Harvey 9 to
8 in the semi-final game. In the
championship game, Gackle/Lehr
pounded out a 13 to 2 win over
Devils Lake Proz II.
Proz II made their way to the
final game with wins over Grand
Forks McMenamy’s 13 to 4, Fargo
Ness Flooring 15 to 14 before dropping the final contest.
Ness Flooring was the third place
winner over Harvey 13 to 10, while
Hillsboro Chir/Sports bar captured
the Consolation title over Fordville.
West Fargo Work Zone II was the
Roughrider Division winner.
Rec I Slow Pitch
Rec-II West Slow Pitch
Twelve teams met in Devils Lake
the weekend of August 1 and 2 to
decide the Women’s Rec I state
title with Minot Badger Daylighting outlasting the field to claim the
championship banner for 2009.
The Minot team began the tournament with an 11 to 5 win over
Bismarck Capital City Construction then won over a Devils Lakes
team sponsored by Ottertail Power
by a score of 14 to 6. Jamestown
Wildside was the next victim of the
Minot team losing 18 to 3. In the
final game of the tournament, Minot
Daylighting won a close contest
besting Great Plains of Bismarck
15 to 12. Great Plains/IGA won
games over Fargo Sperle 17 to 9
and Bismarck CJ Rigging 4 to 2 in
a low scoring contest. Jamestown
Wildside Creations won third place
over CJRigging of Bismarck.
Rec II-East Slow Pitch
Gackle Merchants/Lehr Waterhole won the Women’s Rec II-East
championship over a 12 team field
in Wahpeton the weekend of August
8 and 9.
Gackle/Lehr won their opening
game with a tight 4 to 2 win over
Mayville Woodward Financial.
In their next game, they defeated
Diva’s/Mutual Life of West Fargo
Eleven teams met for a one day
tournament to decide the state
champion for the Women’s Rec II
West Division of NDASA softball.
Mandan Leingang Construction
won three games to claim the state
title.
Leingang opened with a decisive
victory of West Dakota Vet Clinic
by a score of 13 to 1 and then managed to edge Bismarck Michelob
Untra/Pure Country 8 to 6. In the
championship game, fans were
treated to a rarity in slow pitch
softball as Leingang won over Williston Midway Lounge by a score
of 1 to 0.
Williston Midway Lounge won
their first game 12 to 2 over Kohler
Communications of Dickinson
before beating Mandan Branding
Iron Bar 8 to 5. In their third game,
they beat Worldwide Auctioneers of
Bismarck 15 to 2 before dropping
the final game.
Worldwide Auctioneers won
third place 2 to1 over Bismarck
Michelob Ultra/Pure Country while
Hazen Bronsons/Krause’s was the
Consolation title over West Dakota
Vet Clinic of Dickinson.
Minot Bootlegrz/Grand International of Minot was the Roughrider
Division winner.
Rec III-East Slow Pitch
West Fargo’s 3, Lyon’s Pub #1
was crowned the champion of the
2009 Women’s Rec III division
after sailing through five straight
games without a loss in the two
day tournament held in Jamestown
August 8 and 9.
West Fargo began the tournament with an 11 to 0 whitewaching
of Jamestown Top Designmers/
Office Bar. They followed with
a 15 to 11 win over Grand Forks
Rhombus Guys and a 13 to 8 triumph over Mike’s Music. In the
semi-final game, West Fargo won
over Portland Floyd’s 15 to 5 and in
the championship game, they beat
Jamestown Frontier Fort 13 to 1. In
each of their winning efforts West
Fargo scored more than ten runs.
Runner-up Frontier Fort began
the day with a barrage of hits and
runs but apparently ran out of gas
their last three games. In the opener,
they crushed Balley Blue Jays 20
to 0 and then won over Mayville
Goose River Bank 12 to 25. In their
third game of the tournament, the
bats went quiet but they still managed a 4 to 3 win over Grand Forks
Lunseth Plumbing. In the championship game, they managed only
one run in dropping a 3 to 1 game.
Portland Floyd’s won third place
over Grafton Extra End 11 to 9
while Carrington Vets captured
the consolation title over the West
Fargo Silver Dollar/MFI.
Rec III-West Slow Pitch
The Women’s Class III West
state tournament title was decided
the weekend of August 8 and 9 as
28 teams gathered in Bismarck to
contest for the title. Bismarck
Fronteer Payroll took advantage of
the home fields to claim the state
championship after four straight
victories.
Fronteer Payroll jumped on
Minot Michaels/Co. 20 to 1 before
beating Devils Lake Proz/EOL 13
to 3. In their third game of the
tournament, Fronteer beat NoDak
Mutual of Mandan 7 to 3 in a well
played contest before winning the
final in a low scoring game over
Bismarck Pure Country.
Bismarck Pure Country won over
Beulah Alibi `11 to 0 in their first
game before defeating Dean Bender
of Dickinson 21 to 12 and Sax Electric 10 to 8. In their final win of the
day, Pure Country beat Bismarck
K2 Interactive 11 to 1 before losing
the championship game.
NoDak Mutual of Mandan won
3rd place 15 to 3 over K2 of Bismarck. Lonesome Dove of Mandan
won the Roughrider Division while
Bismarck Hopfaul Contruction was
the Consolation Champion.
Master’s Slow Pitch
DIVISION II:
Those Girls, a Jamestown team
captured the title in the Division
II of the Women’s Master’s Slow
Pitch state tournament held in
Bismarck July 25 and 26. Those
Girls won four games and dropped
only one to lead the round robin
format.
They began their day with a
convincing 15 to 2 win over Shirt
Shack and then won a close contest
edging Capital City Construction
13 to 11. Their only blemish came
in the third game as they lost to
Beulah Nite Owl 12 to 5.
The Jamestown team came back
with wins over Advanced Mechanical of Bismarck 9 to 7 and a 10 to 4
win over Thompson/Grand Forks.
Despite their one loss they were
declared the champions since all
the other teams had at least two
losses.
Thompson/Grand Forks was
runner up with three wins and two
losses but won on the basis of run
difference.
Girls State Tournament Highlights
Junior Olympic Fast
Pitch - 10 and Under
The fledgling girl’s fast pitch
program in North Dakota conducted their first official state tournaments this summer. In the 10 and
under Division the Bismarck Cubs
grabbed the first state title over a
team from Dickinson and one from
Casselton.
In the opening game, Bismarck
rocked the Casselton Chaos by a
score of 16 to 8. The tables were
turned in the second game of the
tournament when Dickinson put
together 18 runs to destroy the Bismarck team 18 to 2. That put the
Bismarckers in the loser’s bracket
where they defeated Casselton
again 9 to 5. That win put them
back into contention where they
beat the Dickinson team 16 to 8 and
then won again under the double
elimination format 9 to 5 to claim
the championship trophy.
Junior Olympic Fast
Six teams competed in the initial
state championship tournament for
girl’s fast pitch in the 12 and under
division. The title was claimed
by West Fargo, which clearly has
the best fast pitch program in the
state.
West Fargo drew an opening
game bye but in their first game,
they beat Dickinson 10 to 2 and
then destroyed Bismarck 18 to 7
before beating Dickinson 8 to 9 in
the final game to win the title.
Dickinson opened with a 16 to 0
decision over Fargo South before
dropping their second game to
West Fargo. In the loser’s bracket,
Dickinson came back strong beating Fargo South again 13 to 0.
Dickinson then defeated Bismarck
16 to 1 to gain another shot at West
Fargo where they were shut out for
the championship.
Junior Olympic Fast
West Fargo Impact topped a six
team field in claiming the state title
for the 14 and Under division in
JO fast pitch softball. In their first
game, West Fargo defeated Dickinson 14 to 1 and in their second
contest they shut out Casselton
10 to 0.
In their third game, then claimed
another shutout win with a 5 to
0 victory over Bismarck before
winning the title game 6 to 2 over
Dickinson.
After their opening game loss,
Dickinson won three games in a row
to earn another shot at West Fargo.
Dickinson beat Valley City 9 to 7,
Casselton 9 to 1 and Bismarck 6 to
1 before losing the championship
game to West Fargo.
Bismarck finished in third
place.
Junior Olympic Fast
Fargo’s Mickelson Field was the
scene of the 2009 NDASA Girl’s
fast pitch state tournament July 18
and 19. To no one’s surprise, West
Fargo sailed through the tournament undefeated to win the championship. West Fargo began their
quest for a state title with a 14 to 1
win over Bismarck. In their second
game, they shut out Valley City 4 to
0 in a well played ball game. Valley
City came back out of the loser’s
bracket to face West Fargo again
but again the West Fargoans won
easily 9 to 1.
Valley City captured second
place with wins over Casselton,
Fargo South and Grand Forks sandwiched around their two losses to
West Fargo.
competition the Starz defeated
Horace 19 to 5. In the next game
they claimed an easy 12 to 1 victory
over Milnor and in the final game
they won over Valley City Dakotah
Bank to win the title. Milnor won
third place with a ten run victory
over Oakes.
Junior Olympic Slow
Junior Olympic Slow
Class B Division
Dacotah Bank of Valley City
won the championship trophy in the
Girl’s 12 and Under division of the
state JO tournament in Jamestown.
Dakotah won four straight games
to win the Round Robin format
tournament. Napoleon finished
in second place by winning three
games against a single loss.
Oakes finished in third place with
two Jamestown teams “Wild Blue’
and “Orr”iginals finishing fourth
and fifth.
Junior Olympic Slow
Class A Division
Junior Olympic girl’s slow pitch
play a qualifying round to determine which teams play in the Class
A Division and which teams will
compete in the Class B Division.
The following teams qualified for
the Class A Division in the 14 and
under age bracket:
Oakes, Hankinson Zukies, Williston Adducci #1, Lisbon VFW,
Valley City Dakotah Bank, Minot
Startz, Horace, Milnor and Wahpeton.
The Minot Starz captured the
division championship in Class A
winning the qualifying round 19 to
7 over Wahpeton Come Backs.
In the first round of Class A
In the Class B Division of Girl’s
14 and Under slow pitch, the Lidgerwood Express won the title after
losing the qualifying round.
Lidgerwood won their first game
in the Class B portion of the tournament 19 to 5 over Langdon. In their
next game, Lidgerwood won over
Napoleon in a well played game 5
to 3 before winning the title game 4
to 1 over Jamestown “Orr”iginals.
Napoleon won third place with a
9 to 5 win over Jamestown Blue.
Junior Olympic Slow
Class A Division
under age bracket: Lisbon VFW,
Hankinson Zukies, Lidgerwood
Express, Williston American Casing and Fairmount.
Fairmount captured the division
championship in Class A winning
the classifying round 17 to 0 over
Jamestown Wild Blue. In the first
round of Class A competition Fair-
mount won over the Lisbon VFW
team by a score of 12 to 9. In the
championship came, Fairmount
beat the Lidgerwood Express 10 to
4 to claim the Class A title in the 16
and Under age bracket.
Junior Olympic Slow
Class B Division
After losing in the qualifying
round the following teams played
in the Class B portion of the Division: Valley Raiders, Jamestown
“Orr” iginals, Jamestown Wild
Blue, Northern Cass Express and
Jamestown Wild Blue #2.
The “Orr”iginals captured the
title winning 9 to 5 over Valley
Raiders in their opening game before meeting and beating Northern
Cass 13 to 8. In the final game,
“Orr”iginals beat Jamestown Wild
Blue #1 by a score of 10 to 2.
Slow Pitch - 18 and
Under Class A Division
Under age bracket:
Williston Sport About, Hankinson Zukies, Colfax, Lidgerwood
Express, Northern Cass Express,
Lisbon VFW and Fairmount.
The team sponsored by Williston
Sport About captured the championship winning the qualifying
round 16 to 3 over Hatton/North-
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Tournament Champions
Women’s Slow Pitch, Class C, Bismarck Moritz Sport and Marine: front row, left to right:
Meagan Lunn, Therese Schmidt, Pam Killoran, Cassie Smith, Val Gustavson, Holly Watts
and Sabrina Noon. Back row: Coach Billy Schmidt, Dre Brunskill, D.J. Saragossa and Jessie
Swanson. Not pictured: Julie Yantzer and Janel Strikes Enemy.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Rec II - West, Mandan Leingang Construction: front row, left to
right: Marnee Peterson, Tamara Meissel, Ashley Leingang, Kristi Kroh and Gena Hagemeister.
Back row: Coach Dean Leingang, Cassandra Cote, Jen Anderson, Abby Schafer, Tanya Doll,
Kelle Faul, Angela Popelka, Tara Seiler and Coach Chris Faul.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Class D, West Fargo Peterson Dental: front row, left to right: Amy
Normandin, Shana Petermann, Jess Rodgers, Tracy Larson, Amy Bartsch, Randi Metcalf,
Carrie Peterson and Heather Silbernagel. Back row: Tanya Cook, Sarah Lee, Linda Hogan,
Beth Hagemeister, Anita Thompson and Ann Bord.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Rec III-East, West Fargo Three Lyons Pub 1: front row, left to right:
Ashley Walker, Angie Young, Brittany Stargardt, Brianne Gebeke and Kelsi Wollitz. Middle
row: Nichole Rheault, Jen Grund, Mandy Readel, Karli Rodgers and Jill Kussatz. Back row:
Coach Krabbenhoft and Coach Rudy Walker.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Rec I, Minot Badgers Daylighting: front row, left to right: Bethany
Jundt, Erica Erck, Tabitha Wilberg, Ann Elliott and Heather Leier. Back row: Kris Stivers, Nikki
Nordberg, Coach Jeanine Focke, Tori Thompson, Kathy Vetter, Danielle Guendelsberger,
Coach Bethany Keller.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Rec III-West, Bismarck Fronteer Payroll: front row, left to right:
Jenny Zacher, Ivy Brunner, Kristyn Kurtz, Rebecca Tellman and Natalie Brunner. Back row:
Kari Welstad, Carli Peterson, Sarah Cornell, Ivy Gilbertson and Karli Gilbertson.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Rec II-East, Lehr Water Hole: front row, left to right: Amanda Finck,
Kyra Dewald, Carol Anderson, Tara Henry, Amy Larson and Stacy Ruff. Back row: Shaulee
Larson, Barb Schmidt, Dava Isakson, Andie Velenta and Jill Dewald.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Masters Division I, Bismarck Bistro: front row, left to right: Sherrice
Roness, Valerie Gustafson, Joey McLeod, Cassie Smith and Therese Schmidt. Back row:
Myste Hutton, Holly Watts, Julie Yantzer, Jennifer Heck, D.J. Saragosa and Kim Luptak.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Masters Division II, Jamestown Those Girls: front row, left to right:
Vicky Finck, Carol Anderson, Becky Knodel, Tina Mikkelson, Tiffany Hillstrom and Stacy Ruff.
Back row: Maureen Groth, Gayle Gallegher, Daysha Conway, Barb Schmidt, Sami Tripplett,
Dava Issakson, Becky Sad and Jill Dewald.
Women’s Slow Pitch, Masters Division III, Grand Forks Rhombus: front row, left to right:
Coach Damion Heathcote, Karen Siracusa, Allison LeMiuex, Jennifer Laframboise, Missy
Heathcote, Sheila Morris and Coach Ed Greenland. Back row: Deb Miza, Jodi Buchmann,
Mary Moser, Melissa Grafenhaver, Laurie Greenland, Jen Adsem and Nancy Breakey.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Division I, Fargo Tharaldson Enterprises: front row, left to right: Joel
Granberg, Curt Dumonceaux, Jason Madsen, Brad Jaeger, Joey Tautges, Mike Bjerkness
and Shane Leininger. Back row: Eric Peterson, Matt Tharaldson, Reggie Schulte, Ron Brown,
Mark Riggs, Jim Schlieman and Eddie Schuldt
Men’s Slow Pitch, Division II, Minot Homesteaders: front row, left to right: Brett Nesheim,
B.J. Karhoff, Chad Fowler, Shane Karhoff and Chris Falcon. Back row: John Berklie, Dustin
Gergrud, Mike Upton, Dan Anderson, Jeremy Berg, Jason Gullahan and Ash Iverson.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Division III, Mandan Smokemasters: left to right: Kurt Miller, Chad Wick,
Clay Brosz, Jake Meyhoff, Brad Nissley, Bob Schulte, Jason Harris, Tad Fink, Dave Zittleman,
Brad Solemsaas, Chad Bjornson, Jason Arenz, Bill Weiand and Damian Huettl.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec I, Minot Buffalo Wild Wings/Barley Pop: front row, left to right: John
Ditner, shaun Wallace, Teddy Bossert, Taylor Rovig, K.C. Krebsbach and Cody Hiller. Back
row: Zach Hoffman, Tyler Stahl, Greg Passa, Kellen Hunter, Scott Aberle and Justin Aberle.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec II East, Fargo McNeelus Steel: front row, left to right: Chris Larson,
Mitch Solberg, Jimmy Jandre, Colin Thilmony, David Fyre, Tyler Nelson and Adrian Watterson.
Back row: Joe Henschel, Chris Solberg, Nick Bulmon, Shaun Kimber and Travis Rickford.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec II West, Minot Space Aliens/Central Power: front row, left to right:
Brian Holier, shane Prough, Mike Gietzen, Ryan Callahan, Jason Morgan and Matt Stewart.
Back row: Mike Kelly, Darin Scherr, Randy Brunner, Andy Scherlock, Steve Dangel and Joel
Sandy. Not Pictured: Weylin Wahlstrom and Corey Swartwout.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec III East, Fargo Bank of the West: front row, left to right: Wade Tufte,
Mike Hughes, Dan Hughes, Rod Swanson and Travis Anderson. Back row: Mike Wohwedder,
Mark Caspers, Steve Sorenson, Mark Schmitt, Chris Vanyo and Kory Werlinger.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec III West, Elgin Seib’s Bar: front row, left to right: Steve Hartman,
Greg Pruitt, Jade Seibel and Brock Schatz. Back row: Lamont Geiger, Jason Seibel, Tyler
Hartman, Jesse Roth, Mike Schmid, Dave Delaplane, Brandon Vaughn and Weston Wells.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec IV East, Jamestown IDK: front row, left to right: Andy Cook, Matt
Cook, Ryan Hanson, Doug Krawczyk, Steve Brown, Jr., Steven Brown, Sr., Eric Urness, Nick
Benson, Josh Brehm and Mike Dallmann. Back row: Jack Waters, Adam Redmann, Steve
Veldkemp and Tim Veldkemp.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec IV West, Mandan Roundup: front row, left to right: Randy Wegge,
John LaMontagne, Mike Bosch, Sheldon Scmitz and Trevor Knudson. Back row: Eddy
Oldon, Jerry Zachmeier, Bruce Dutchuk, Bruce Opp, Josh Knudson, Bill Knudson and Mike
Chichos.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 35, Division I, Fargo Bellerud: front row, left to right: Bob Piatz,
Zach Kessler, Brandon Oster, Larry Bellerud, Jackson Bellerud, Brian Sperle and Shane Piatz.
Middle row: Jim Kessler, Chad Kraft, Dan Perrine and EJ Rickard. Back row: Jim Houser, Chris
Roberts, Bill Short, Mike Peterson, Mike Swanson, Duane Fierstine and Corey Richard.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 35, Division II, West Fargo Budweiser/Genesis Trucking/&
Logistics/Chub’s Pub/Wells Fargo: front row, left to right: Curt Jackson, Patrick Farha, Willie Brown, Jeff Reynolds, Rick Farha, Ken Zeeb and James Selbert. Back row: Don Setter,
Jr., Bookeeper Larry Fontaine, Larry Selberg, Todd Kalpakoff, Wendell Loe, Les Backer, Jim
Richels and Kenton Cargile. Not pictured: JD Dehn and Dean Wixo.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 35, Division III, Jamestown Tom’s Electric: front row, left to
right: Jarin Dewald, Steve Dale, Paul Monson, Greg Nordstrom, Tom Johnson, Teresa Speidel
and Jason Koranda. Back row: Darrin Peterson, Derek Docktor, Al Tews, RC Courtright, Darin
Finck and Greg Lunzman.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 35, Division IV, Valley City Xtreme Printing/Eagles/Broken
Spoke: front row, left to right: Jason Lindgren, Tim Ost, Kevin White, Rocky Everson, Clay
Elliott, Chris Elliott and Dave Handy. Back row: Tom Kjelland, Doug Beiswagner, Brian Nelson,
Bruce Land, John Samuelson, Dave Berg, Ryan Leroux and Scott Anderson.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 40, Division I, Mandan Dust-Tex: front row, left to right: Kalon
Gesellchen, Todd Kuester, Tim Adolf, Conner Piatz and Jake Sanders (kids), Scott Battest
and Tim Krahler. Back row: Jim Keller, Alec Battest, Ron Geffre, Dave Rek, Rod Becker, Jim
Becker, Dean Gesellchen, Tim Michelson, Dave Schulz, Randy Piatz, Kelly Krahler, Terence
Schmidt, Dana Ereth and Jack Jones
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 40, Division II, Turtle Lake Marv’s Bar: front row, left to right:
Joi Anderson, Randy Anderson, Kip Erickson, Burt Teske, Rikki Anderson and Todd Hiller.
Back row: Gary Martin, Scott Grochow, Lonnie Jacobs, Mike Rath, Bill Jansen and Dave
Roedocker.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 60, Fargo Tharaldson Enterprises: front row, left to right: Tim
Johnson, Art Knudson, Gary Tharaldson, Bob Halvorson, Elgin McDaniel and Jim Hann.
Back row: Carlie Alley, Wayne Bradley, Ron Simmons, Russ Curtis, Doug Peterson and
Jerry Rutten.
Coed Slow Pitch Division I, Fargo Tharaltown: front row, left to right: Dori Amundson,
Mariah Prussia, Emily Peterson, Stacy Philpot, Lynn Larson and Amy Anderson. Back row:
Chad Dahl, Ryan Rustad, Jeremy Smith, Chris Dahl, Brock Engstrom and Brian Smith.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 50, Mandan Dust-Tex: front row, left to right: Gordy Smith, Tim
Krahler, Bumper Baumgartner, Norlyn Schmidt, Steve Harrington, Wayne Becker and Russ
Nelson. Back row: Kelly Krahler, Tim Michelson, Dave Schulz, Gale Olsen, Ron Geffre, Don
Magstadt, Tom Jensen, Kim White, Jack Jones and Mike Nider.
Coed Slow Pitch Division II, Fargo Sperle Masonry: front row, left to right: Cole Horsager,
Jen Sunram, Bridget Piatz, Sharon Horsager, Austin Horsager, Michelle Carpenter and Chris
Gross. Back row: Justin Piatz, Wanda Simonson, Jon Simonson, Stacie Olson, Cam Neitzel
and Ryan Sunram.
Men’s Slow Pitch, Masters 50 & Over, Wood Bat, Mandan Dust-Tex: front row, left to
right: Blair Mitzel, Tim Krahler, Bumper Baumgartner, Norlyn Schmidt and Gordy Smith. Back
row: Dave Reis, Mike Nider, Dave Schulz, Ron Geffre, Tim Michelson, Randy Olson, Don
Magstadt, Tom Jensen, Gale Olsen, Jack Jones, Kelly Krahler, Steve Harrington and Russ
Nelson. Not pictured: Kim White and Wayne Becker.
Coed Slow Pitch Division III, Casselton Tubs of Fun: front row, left to right: Christina
Johnson, Lexi Odden, Joanne Ford, Tona Dickhaus, Tina Kooren, Kelly Olson-Tinglestad,
Eric Laufenberg and Jess Reinke. Back row: Brandon Siverson, Eric Carter, Scott Ford, Jeff
Olson-Tinglestad, Adam Lovehaug and Colin Thilmony.
Mens State Tournament Highlights
Division I
A familiar name in North Dakota
softball is the winner of the top division of slow pitch softball following the state tournament in Mandan
August 1 and 2. Tharaldson enterprises won the championship of
Division I with four wins against no
losses in the nine team event.
Tharaldson opened the tournament with a close 14 to 13 win over
Bismarck Gateway Pharmacy and
then pounded out an 18 to 14 win
over Sperle/Executive Mortgage
of Fargo. Their third game was a
26 to 11 triumph over Minot Ackerman and in the championship,
tharaldson again defeated Sperle/
Executive Mortgage by the ten run
rule 23 to 13.
Sperle/Executive Mortgage took
the long route while losing their
first game to Minot Ackerman 18
to 4 dropping sperle into the loser’s
bracket. Sperle bounced back with
consecutive wins over Sun Opta of
Wahpeton 15 to 2, Gateway Pharmacy 18 to 8 and a revenge win
over Minot Ackerman before losing
the final game to Tharaldson.
Minot Ackerman finished in third
place and Bismarck Gateway was
fourth.
Division II
In the Division II portion of the
Men’s Slow Pitch tournament held
in Mandan August 1 and 2, the
Minot Homesteaders won the title
winning five games while losing
one in the double elimination event.
The Homesteaders began with and
8 to 3 win over Bismarck Next Era
Energy then pounded Fargo Bordertown 17 to 2. In their third game,
Homesteaders won over Grotberg
of Valley City 13 to 8 before losing
to Bismarck Skovy’s 17 to 5.
The Minot team came right back
to win consecutive games over Skovy’s 8 to 7 and 15 to 10 to claim
the title.
Skovy’s of Bismarck started with
a 14 to 3 win over Fessenden Krahlers and then won over Grand Forks
Bun Lounge 11 to 2. In their next
game, they squeaked past Fargo
Schiele 9 to 8 and then beat eventual champion Minot Homesteaders
17 to 5. Homesteaders came roaring back to win two games over
Skovy’s to claim the title 8 to 7
and 15 to 10.
River ’s Edge of Bismarck
claimed third place and Grand
Forks Bun Lounge was fourth.
Division III
Mandan Smokemasters claimed
the title in Division III of the Men’s
Slow Pitch state championship
played in Mandan August 1 and 2
beating out 12 other teams seeking
the title. In their first game, the
Mandan team won by the ten run
rule over Bismarck Paramount 13
to 3 before topping Jeromes’s Distributing of Bismarck 14 to 6.
Smokemasters then beat Quality
Meats of Fargo 9 to 5 before defeating Minot Burger King 16 to 14.
In the first championship game,
the Smokemasters lost to Bismarck
Paramount by a run 17 to 16 before
coming back in the “if”game 17 to
7 to win the title.
Runner up Bismarck Paramount
Builders opened the tournament
losing to the eventual champion
Mandan Smokemasters by the
ten run rule 13 to 3. They came
back with consecutive wins over
Oswalds of Bismarck 19 to 12, Bismarck Hooters 16 to 10, Midtown
Chiropractice 14 to 1, Fargo Quality
Meats 19 to 7, American Casing
12 to 7 and Burger King of Minot
17 to 6. In the first championship
game, Paramount Builders beat
Mandan Smokemasters 17 to 16 to
force a second championship game
which was won by Smokemasters
17 to 7.
Minot Burger King was the
third place winner while Williston
American Casing ended up in
fourth place.
Rec I
A Minot team sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings and Barley Pop
won the Rec I state tournament held
in Bismarck August 1 and 2 with 30
teams seeking the crown.
Minot opened with a ten run win
of Mandan Knife River 11 to 1, then
beat RAMM/Bailey of Bismarck 16
to 5 before destroying Devils Lake
Proz/Bud 22 to 2.
Their next victory was over
Mandan Dust-Tex 12 to 7 and they
followed up with an 11 to 7 win
over Hillsboro before beating DustTex again for the championship by
a score of 9 to 8.
Mandan Dust-Tex won their first
three games over Fargo Roadwolf
17 to 7, Challenger of Bismarck 9
to 2 and Mikkelson of Dickinson
14 to 12.. In their next game they
dropped a 12 to 7 decision to Minot
Buffalo Wild Wings and Barley
Pop.
Dust-Tex came back with wins
over Starion of Bismarck 14 to 2
and Dickinson Mikkleson 20 to 8
and then dropped the final game to
Minot 9 to 8.
Hillsboro Sky Tractor was the
third place team and Dickinson
Mikkleson Drywall/Armey’s/Pnzymus Optometric claimed fourth
place.
Rec II-East
Fargo McNeelus Steel outlasted
a field of 36 teams in the Rec II
East state tournament in Grand
Forks the weekend of August 1 and
2. McNeelus won six consecutive
games to claim the title. They
opened up with a shutout win 11
to 0 over RML Trucking of Grand
Forks. In their second game, they
won by the ten run rule 25 to 15
over Holmes. The next game was
a one run triumph over the Great
Plains team from Fargo 11 to 10.
They then came back with another
ten run victory over Fargo Ultimate
Transportation 14 to 4. McNeelus
had to withstand another one run
win in their semi-final game outlasting Fargo Bud #2 14 to 13 before
stopping the Ken Kraft Agency of
Fargo 6 to 5 to claim the title.
Ken Kraft Agency won their first
tournament game 10 to 2 before
shutting out Grand Forks Gerrells
by the ten run rule 10 to 0. Kraft
then won their third game 17 to
2 over Fargo NoDak. Fullerton
was their next victim losing 11 to
8. Fargo Miller Lite also lost to
Kraft 17 to 6 which put Ken Kraft
Agency into the final game. In that
game, McNeelus Steel won the title
6 to 5.
Fargo Bud #2 won third place
13 to 8 over Miller Lite while West
Fargo won the consolation title
with a 16 to 15 win over Wahpeton
Filbert Construction.
Roughrider Division as won by
Fargo NoDak while Pingree 281
Stop won the Tumbleweed Division.
Rec II-West
Twenty-four teams gathered in
Williston the weekend of August
1 and 2 to settle the championship
of the Men’s Rec II-West for the
2009 season. Minot Space Aliens/
Central Poer prevailed as they went
undefeated over the two day event.
Space Aliens/Central Poer began
with a forfeit resulting in a 7 to 0
victory. In their second game they
defeated Lee’s Bar of Rugby in
a close game 11 to 9. The Minot
teams then beat Bismarck Northland Auto Auction 15 to 6 before
beating the Mandan Shirt Shack
11 to 2. In the championship tilt,
Minot defeated Mandan’s Captain
Jack’s to clain the title with a 21
to 9 win.
Mandan Captain Jack’s won four
games before losing the final. They
opened with a 15 to 7 win over
Minot Gowan Rain Gutters before
downing the Dickinson Pepsi team
10 to 6. In their third game, they
prevailed over the Tappen Road
House 9 to 2 and in the game before the championship, they won
over Minot Precision Plus 5 to 32.
In the final game, Captain Jack’s
was beated by Minot Space Aliens/
Central Power 21 to 9.
Minot Precision Plus won 8 to 7
over Mandan Shirt Shack for third
place, while Beulah’s Alibi’s/Union
bank/SCC won the consolation title.
Rugby’s Lee’s Bar was the champion of the Roughrider Division.
50 and Over Wood Bat
Mandan Dust-Tex roared through
an eight team field to capture the
title in the Men’s 50 and Over Wood
Bat tournament in Mandan the
weekend of August 8 and 9.
Dust-Tex won three games in
the pool portion of the tournament
scoring shut outs in all three games.
They posted wins of 12 to 0 over
Eastgate of Bismarck, 10 to 0 over
Magi Touch and 10 to 0 over Capital City Construction.
Indian Gaming won three games
in the other pool, beating Farmer’s
Insurance 13 to 3, Maring and Williams 9 to 5 and the Moose Lodge
13 to 1.
In the single elimination portion
of the tournament, Dust-Tex again
won with three consecutive shutouts beating Farmer’s Insurance 13
to 0, Maring and Williams 16 to 0
and a final championship win over
Indian Gaming 13 to 0.
Magic Touch defeated Maring-Williams 6 to 2 to earn third
place.
Masters 50
Mandan Dust-Tex captured the
50 and Over Division of the Men’s
Masters slow pitch state tournament
in Fargo the weekend of July 25
and 26. Two weekends later, they
claimed a sweep of the 50 and Over
Division when they won the 50 and
Over Wood Bat tournament.
In the Master’s 50 slow pitch
event Dust-Tex opened with a convincing 21 to 0 win over Fargo Walton Chiropractic then pinned a ten
run loss of Tharaldson Enterprises
of Fargo 13 to 3. In the championship game, they defeated Fargo PCI
8 to 3 to claim the title
Wahpeton Jacklitch beat Tharaldson’s 6 to 3 to capture third place
in the seven team tournament.
Masters 60 Slow Pitch
In the Men’s 60 slow pitch state
tournament which was held July
18 and 19 in Bismarck, Fargo
Tharaldson’s won the three team
event which featured a double
round robin format. Tharaldson’s
won all four of their games to win
the division.
Tharaldson’s opened with a ten
run victory over Mandan Capital
City Construction 14 to 4 then
bounced Mandan Maring and Williams 6 to 1. On Sunday, Tharaldson’s shut out Mandan Capital City
Construction 6 to 0 before again
beating Mandan Maring and Williams 8 to 1 to claim the title.
Mandan Capital City Construction was second with a record of 2
wins and 2 losses while Mandan
Maring and Williams failed to win
a game.
In this Senior’s Division tournament, three home runs per game
are allowed along with unlimited
courtesy runners.
Masters 35 Division I
In Division I of the Men’s Masters 35 and Over state tournament,
Fargo Bellerud claimed the title in
a six team event held in Fargo the
weekend of July 25 and 26.
Bellerud opened with a bye
before beating Sanford Lawn 23 to
3 and then beat Bismarck Broken
Oar 18 to 3 before beating Broken
Oar again for the championship
12 to 5.
Broken Oar also opened with a
bye, then defeated Gate City 27 to
17 before losing 18 to 3 to Fargo
Bellerud. They bounced back with
a 15 to 3 win over Mandan DustTex before losing the final game to
Bellerud.
Mandan Dust-Tex ended in third
place.
Masters 35 Division II
The Division II title in the Men’s
Masters 35 and Over state tournament went to West Fargo Budweiser
in a six team event held in Fargo the
weekend of July 25 and 26. In order
to do that, they had to come through
the loser’s bracket after losing their
opener 21 to 1 to Marv’s Bar of
Turtle Lake. After the first game
loss, West Fargo came storming
back with a 16 to 4 win over Knife
River, an 18 to 4 win over Miller
Lite, an 18 to 15 win over Shirt
Shack before defeating Marv’s Bar
twice 19 to 9 and 19 to 16 to win
the championship.
Marv’s Bar beat West Fargo
Budweiser in the first game for both
teams then defeated Shirt Shack 15
to 4 before losing the two championship games to West Fargo.
Masters 35 Division III
Division III of the Men’s Masters
35 state tournament was won by the
Jamestown Tom’s Electric in an
eleven team field. the tournament
was held the weekend if July 25
and 26 in Fargo. The Jamestown
team began with a 7 to 1 win over
Fairmount 1901, then sqeaked past
Rudy’s Bar of Oakes 9 to 8 before
being shut out by Mayville MayPort Insurance 14 to 0.
Tom’s Electric bounced back
with a close win over A/R/Bar of
Grand Forks 11 to 9 before defeating Mayville May-Port Insurance
twice 4 to 3 and 6 to 5 to claim the
championship.
May-Port won their opener over
Great Northern Energy/BSKII 17
to 5 before destroying NoGo’s of
LaMoure 20 to 1. May-Port then
shit our eventual champion Tom’s
Electric 14 to 0 before losing twice
to the same team in two championship tilts 4 to 3 and 6 to 5.
Third place went to Rudy’s Bar
of Oakes.
Masters 35 Division IV
Valley City Xtreme Printing/
Eagles/Broken Spoke claimed
the title in the IV Division of the
Men’s Masters 35 tournament held
in Fargo the weekend if July 25 and
26. The Valley City team won five
games over the course of the two
day tournament to win the crown.
they opened with an 11 to 1 win
over West Fargo Silver Dollar and
followed up that triumph with an
8 to 4 win over East Grand Forks
American Legion. The Valley City
team then lost to eventual runner-up
Grafton JR Corral in a 14 to 7 ball
game which dropped them into the
loser’s bracket. On their way back
to the championship game, Valley
City beat East Grand Forks American Legion again before beating
Grafton JR Corral twice to win the
championship. Scores were 17 to 6
and 10 to 0.
Grafton JR corral won it’s first
game 10 to 3 over Central Door and
then defeated Mike’s Electric 6 to
5 in a tightly fought contest. Their
next opponent was Woody’s Old
Pro team from Fargo and Grafton
won by the ten rule 14 to 4 to gain
the semi-finals where they polished
off the Valley City Xtreme Printing/Eagles/Broken Spoke team
to remain unbeated. Valley City
came back with back to back wins
to claim the tourney crown. East
Grand Forks American Legion won
third place over Fargo Wood’s Old
Pro team.
Masters 40 Division I
Mandan Dust-Tex added another
state title to their trophy case when
they claimed the championship of
the Men’s Masters 40 Division I
in Bismarck the weekend of July
18 and 19. Eight teams were vying
for the title.
Dust-Tex opened with a ten run
win over Grand Forks Happy Joe’s
18 to 8 and then they beat Captain
Jack’s 8 to 1 and Bismarck Stadium
13 to 3. In the first championship
game, Dust-Tex lost to Captain
Jack’s 9 to 8 but they came back
strong to win the “if “ game 12 to
7 to win the tournament.
Captain Jack’s lost their fist game
to Dust-Tex 8 to 1 before winning
three games to advance to the championship game. The wins came over
Mariner 13 to 3, Minot Kruse’s and
9 to 8 over Dust-Tex before losing
the second championship game.
Bismarck Stadium won third
place.
Masters 40 Division II
Marv’s Bar of Turtle Lake won
the Division II portion of the Men’s
Masters 40 tournament played in
Bismarck the weekend of July 18
and 19. Ten teams were entered in
the double elimination event.
Marv’s began it’s day with a ten
run win over Jamestown TDK and
then beat West Fargo McCracken
16 to 9. Marv’s then beat Valley
City Eagles 9 to 1 before defeating
the Bismarck Moose Lodge 13 to 3
and 14 to 3 in the title game.
The Moose Lodge won their
opener 18 to 13 over West Fargo
McCracken and then slipped by
Vericity Motors 9 to 8 before defeating Creekwood 17 to 7. In their
fourth game of the tournament, they
dropped a 12 to 9 decision to the
Valley City Eagles before beating
eventual champion Marv’s Bar
13 to 3. In the final game, Marv’s
found it’s hitting game again and
won 14 to 3 to win the title.
Valley City Eagles claimed the
third place trophy.
Rec III East
Eighty teams showed up in
Fargo the weekend of August 8
and 9 seeking the championship of
the Rec III East state tournament.
Fargo Bank of the West outlasted
the field to capture the title after a
long two day tournament.
Bank of the West began with an 8
to 3 win over Jamestown Buff Mix
and then won a ten run rule game
13 to 3 over Rudy’s LaMoure. West
Fargo Sport City was their next victim falling 15 to 10 and then Bank
of the West edged past Harley’s 8 to
7. In the semi-final game, Bank of
the West beat Fargo PCI 11 to 8 to
gain the championship game over
Fargo Zims Entertainment.
Zims began with a close win over
Mickey’s of New Effington, S.D.
and then won again 11 to 3 over
Fargo Sheyenne River Kennels.
In the third game, Zims won 12 to
8 over Grand Forks Mamma Mias
and then won another close game
winning by one run 14 to 13 over
Rugby Dave’s Sinclair. In their
semi-final game, they beat Fargo
Ruby Tuesday 6 to 3 to gain a spot
in the final game where they lost to
Bank of the West.
Third place was captured by
West Fargo PCI over Fargo Ruby
Tuesday 10 to 6.
Consolation title was won by
Fargo Jag Bombs over Fargo Wing
Zone 12 to 6.
The winner of the Roughrider
Division was Grand Forks BWW.
Pioneer Division was grabbed by
Casselton Vets.
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Co-ed State Tournament Highlights
Division I
Fargo Tharaltown was the winner
of Division I in the recent Co-ed
state tournament. They defeated
a small field of five teams to claim
the title.
Tharaldtown opened with a 19
to 7 win over Northern Tier Seed
of Grand Forks and they continued
their barrage of base hits with a 16
to 4 win over Valley City KOVC/
Xtreme Printing. In their third
game they defeated Bun Lounge
of Grand Forks by one run 9 to 8
and then beat Fargo Budweiser/
Chub’s Pub/Genesis Trucking in
the championship game.
Fargo Bud/Chub’s Pub/Genesis
Trucking won over Northern Tier
Seed of Grand Forks 8 to 5 then
defeated KOVC/Xtreme Printing
16 to 2 before losing the final to
Tharaltown.
Grand Forks Bun Lounge was the
third place winner and Grand Forks
Team Hutton was the winner of the
Roughrider Division.
Division II
Eight teams showed up to contest
the title in Division II of the state
Co-ed tournament. Fargo Sperle
Masonry won the title going undefeated in three games to claim the
championship.
Sperle won their opener 8 to 3
over Barley Pop/Coors Light of
Minot and then went on to beat McMenamy’s Redskins and outlasted
Light’s Out of West Fargo in the
final game.
Light’s Out won their first game
13 to 6 over Grand Forks Team
Hutton before beating Dickinson
Coke 6 to5 before losing the final
to Sperle Masonry.
Grand Forks McMenamy’s was
the third place winner while Minot
Barley Pop/Coors Light won fourth
place.
Consolation Champion was the
Moorhead Master Batters and Valley City Captain’s Pub was consolation runner-up.
Grand Forks Team Hutton won
the Roughrider Division.
Division III
Casselton Tubs of Fun bested a
field of sixteen teams competing
for the Division III championship
at the state Co-Ed tournament in
Grand Forks.
Tubs of Fun opened its quest for
the Division title with a convincing
25 to 3 win over Diva’s and Rock
Stars of West Fargo, then went
on to beat Bennes Accounting of
Fargo 9 to 6 before winning their
third game over Kelly’s Bar of
Grand Forks and they beat Stump
Lake Park of Devils Lake for the
championship.
Stump Lake won a squeaker over
Kelly’s Bar #1 of Grand Forks
won Division IV of the Co-ed state
tournament in Grand Forks winning
four games without a loss to claim
the title. Kelly’s won their opening
game 7 to 3 over Pastorek’s/Bud
Light of Grand Forks then defeated
Rosie’s also of Grand Forks 8 to
5. In their third game they bested
another team sponsored by Kelly’s
beating the Ruffnecks to advance to
the championship game where they
defeated Rumor’s of Grand Forks to
win the division championship.
Rumors beat Dempsey’s of Fargo
in their first game 19 to 6 before
downing Gowan Construction
of Grand Forks 12 to 2. In their
third game they defeated Tappen
Roadhouse Bar and Grill of Tappen before losing the final game to
Kelly’s Bar #1.
Tappen won third place and the
Ruffnecks captured fourth place.
Consolation champion was Dazey
NuBar/Kunze Construction while
Dempsey’s of Fargo was consolation runner-up. Rosie’s Gift
won the Roughrider Division and
Jamestown Schafer’s Co-ed won
the Tumbleweed Division.
Runner up Mandan Sporting
Goods/Hirsch Floral won a close
opening game edging Wing Lucky
Spur 12 to 11. In their second
game, they defeated Sveen Construction of New Town by the
ten run rule 13 to 3 and then beat
Vicky’s of Mandan 15 to 8. They
won their next two games by identical scores beating Mandan Railway
Credit Union and Dickinson Basic
Hydraulic by 19 to 15 scores. In
the final they bowed to Mandan
Sporting Goods 20 to 10.
Flasher My Place won third place
21 to 11 over Basic Hydraulic of
Dickinson.
Minot Boehm and Sons won
the Consolation title 15 to 10 over
Larson Tires of Minot.
Roughrider Division winner was
Dickinson Denny’s Electric.
Tumbleweed Division winner
was Bismarck MCS Appraisal.
Broken Drum/El Roco of Grand
Forks 7 to 6 in their first game.
They then won over JY’s of Minot,
Elliott Farms and then lost the final
game to Casselton Tubs of Fun.
Sanborn Elliott Farms won the
third place trophy while Grand
Forks Kelly’s Bar was fourth.
Consolation winners were Hatton Sunset Lounge and Moorhead
JC Chumley’s was consolation
runner up.
Minot JY’s won the Roughrider
Division and Fargo Minnkota
Windows was the champion in the
Tumbleweed Division.
Division IV
MENS
continued from page 11
Tumbleweed Division was won
by Mickeys of New Effington,
S.D. Cactus Division winner was
Jamestown Tom’s Electric.
Rec III West
Another large field of teams
gathered in Minot the weekend of
August 8 and 9 to contest the title
of Rec III West Champion.
Elgin Seib’s Bar won the two day
event winning six games without a
loss over the two day tournament.
Elgin began the tournament with
a 7 to 4 win over Bismarck Wagner
Financial. Their bats woke up for
the second game as they pounded
out a 24 to 6 win over Minot Pour
Farm. Another ten run rule triumph
followed with a convincing win
over Bismarck Padgett/North Star
Travel. Another ten run win over
Bismarck Surety Life Insurance
followed 10 to 0 and Elgin cranked
out another run away win 16 to 6
over Minot Creekwood Construction in the semi-final game. In
the championship game, Seib’s
won the title over Mandan Charvet
Construction.
Charvet accepted a bye for their
first game then beat Beulah Dakota
Westmoreland 9 to 2. In their third
game they defeated Scott Financial
of Bismarck 7 to 5 before beating
Nola’s Lounge of Minot 13 to 11
in the semi final. Their win streak
ended in the championship game as
they fell to Seib’s Bar of Elgin.
Minot Creekwood Construction won third place over Nola’s
Lounge.
Consolation champion was Mandan Mindt Chiropractic over the
Anamoose Merchants.
Roughrider Division winner was
Minot Capri.
Pioneer Division winner was
Minot Reps
Tumbleweed Division winner
was Bismarck Solid Dakota
Cactus Division winner was
Mandan Applebees.
Rec IV East
The huge Men’s Rec IV East
state tournament was cursed with
steady unremitting rain the weekend of August 15 and 16 which
finally resulted in the tournament
being halted in the third round and
determining the winning teams by
the use of coin flips. As a result,
teams placing in positions which
would normally result in the team
moving up in class new season
would be exempt from those provisions of NDASA Code.
Champion: Jamestown IDK
Runner-up: Neche
Third: Fargo Dan’s Oil
Fourth: West Fargo The Wheels
Consolation Champion: Fargo
High Life
Consolation Runner-up: Grafton
Generations
Roughrider Division: Grand
Forks North Star Telecom/Lessard
Pioneer Division: Fargo The
Work Force
Tumbleweed Division: Arthur
Cactus Division: West Fargo
Silver Dollar
Rec IV West
Mandan hosted the 48 team
Men’s Rec IV-West state tournament on the weekend of August
15 and 16. Mandan Roundup Bar
won the two day event winning five
straight games to earn the championship trophy.
Roundup Bar opened with a 10
to 4 victory over Mandan Vicky’s/
Bowers Excavating then ten runned
a Bismarck team sponsored byJDJ’s
Regulators. In their next game,
they beat Jamestown IDK III by a
score of 18 to 15. In their semi-final
game they were pushed to the limit
before beating Flasher My Place
Bar 12 to 10. In the championship
game, Roundup Bar defeated Mandan Sporting Goods/Hirsch Floral
20 to 10 to win the trophy.
GIRLS
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wood. In the Class A portion of
the Division, Williston drew a bye
in their opener before beating the
Hankinson Zukies 7 to 4. In the
championship game, Williston beat
the Lidgerwood Express 10 to 8 to
win the title. Lisbon VFW claimed
third place over the Hankinson
Zukies by a score of 8 to 7 while
Colfax won the consolation title
over Fairmount.
Slow Pitch - 18 and Under Class B Division
The following teams competed
in the Class B portion of the 18 and
under age Division: Hatton/Northwood, Jamestown “Orr”iginals,
Oakes, Dakota Prairie, Crosby,
Harvey and Casselton Maroon.
The title was grabbed by the
Harvey Gloves with consecutive
wins over Casselton Maroon 19 to
9, Crosby 15 to 5 and Jamestown
“Orr”iginals 5 to 3.
Jamestown “Orr” iginals claimed
the runner-up spot beating Oakes 17
to 8,, Hatton/Northwood 9 to 8 to
gain the final game.
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State Tournament Results
Class C
Champion: Bismarck Moritz
Sport & Marine; Runner-up: Fargo
Tharaldson’s; Third: Fargo Agassiz
Underground
Women’s Slow Pitch Class D
Champion: West Fargo Peterson
Dental; Runner-up: Fargo Footitt
construction; Third: Bismarck
Dust-Tex
Women’s Slow Pitch, Rec. 1
Champion: Minot Badger Daylighting; Runner-up: Bismarck
Great Plains/IGA; Third: Jamestown Wildside Creations; Fourth:
Bismarck CJ Rigging
Rec II-East
Champion: Lehr Water Hole;
Runner-up: Devil’s Lake Proz II;
Third: Fargo Ness Flooring; Fourth:
Harvey Gloves; Conso. Champion:
Hillsboro Chir/Sports Bar; conso.
Runner-up: Fordville; roughrider:
West Fargo Work Zone II
Rec II-West
Champion: Mandan Leingang
Construction; Runner-up: Williston
Midway Lounge; Third: Bismarck
World Wide Auctioneers; Fourth:
Bismrack Mich Ultra/Pure Country; Conso. Champion: Hazen
Bronson’s/Krause’s; Conso. runnerup: Dickinson West Dakota Vet
Clinic; Roughrider: Minot Bootlegrz/Grand Inernational
Rec III-East
Champion: West Fargo 3Lyons
Pub #1; Runner-up: Jamestown
Frontier Fort; Third: Portland
Floyd’s; Fourth: Grafton Extra End;
Conso. Champion: Carrington Vets;
Conso. Runner-up: West Fargo Silver Dollar/MFI; Roughrider: Grand
Forks Rhombus Guys; Tubleweed:
Fargo Tailgators
Rec III-West
Champion: Bismarck Fronteer
Payroll; Runner-up: Bismarck pure
Country/Elbow Room; Third: Mandan NoDak Mutual; Fourth: Bismarck K2 Interactive/Eagle Rigid
Span; Conso. champion: Bismarck
Hopfauf Custom Builders/Pinehurst Dentistry; conso. Runner-up:
Garrison Shady ladies; Roughrider:
Mandan Lonesome Dove
Women’s Slow Pitch
Masters Div. I
Champion: Bismarck Bistro;
Runner-up: Minot All American
Trophies
Women’s Masters, Div. II
Champion: Jamestown Those
Girls; Runner-up: Grand Forks
Thompson
Women’s Masters, Div. III
Champion: Grand Forks Rhomus; Runner-up: Carrington Vets
Club
Men’s Slow Pitch, Div. I
Champion: Fargo Tharaldson
Enterprises; Runner-up: Fargo
Sperle/Exec. Mortgage; Third:
Minot Ackerman; Fourth: Bismarck
Gateway Pharmacy
Men’s Slow Pitch, Div. II
Champion: Minot Homesteaders; Runner-up: Bismarck Skovys;
Third: Bismarck Rivers Edge;
Fourth: Grand Forks Bun Lounge
Men’s Slow Pitch, Div. III
Champion: Mandan Smokemasters; Runner-up: Bismarck
Paramount Builders; Third: Minot
Burger King; Fourth: Williston
American Casing
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec I
Champion: Minot Buffalo Wild
Wings/Barley Pop; Runner-up:
Mandan Dust-Tex; Third: Hillsboro
Sky Tractor; Fourth: Dickinson
Mikkelsen Drywall/Army’s/Przymus Optometric
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec II-East
Champion: Fargo McNeelus
Steel; Runner-up: Fargo Ken Kraft
Agency; Third: Fargo Budweiser
#2; Fourth: Fargo Miller Lite;
Conso. Champion: West Fargo
Schmitz Agency; Conso. Runnerup: Wahpeton Filbert Construction; Roughrider: Fargo NoDak;
Tumbleweed: Pingree 281 Stop
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec IIWest
Champion: Minot Space Aliens/
Central Power; Runner-up: mandan
Captain Jack’s; Third: Minot Precision Plus; Fourth: Mandan Shirt
Shack; Conso. Champion: Beulah
Alibi’s/Union Bank/SCC; Conso.
Runner-up: Dickinson Dairy Barn/
The Rock; Roughrider: Rugby
Lee’s Bar
Men’s Slow pitch, Rec II-East
Champion: Fargo Bank of the
West; Runner-up: Fargo Zims;
Third: West Fargo PCI; Fourth:
Fargo Rugby; Conso. Champion
Fargo Jag Bombs; Conso. Runnerup: Fargo Wing Zone; Roughrider:
Grand Forks Buffalo Wild Wings;
Pioneer: Casselton Vets; Tumbleweed: New Effington; Cactus:
Jamestown Tom’s Electric
Men’s Slow Pitch,
Rec III-West
Champion: Elgin Seib’s Bar;
Runner-up: Mandan Chervet Construction; Third: Minot Creekwood
Construction; Fourth: Minot Nola’s
Lounge; Conso. Champion: Mandan Align-Mindt Chiropractic;
Conso. Runner-up: Anamoose Merchants; Roughrider: Minot Capri;
Pioneer: Minot Reps; Tumbleweed:
Bismarck Solid Dakota; Cactus:
Mandan Applebees
Men’s Slow Pitch, Rec IVEast
Champion: Jamestown IDK;
Runner-up: Neche; Third: Fargo
Dan’s Oil; Fourth: West Fargo The
Wheels; Conso. Champion: Fargo
High Life; Conso. Runner-up:
Grafton Generations; Roughrider:
Grand Forks NorthStar Telecom/
Lessard Construction; Pioneeer:
Fargo The Work Force; Tumbleweed: Arthur; Cactus: West Fargo
Silver Dollar
Men’s Slow Pitch,
Rec IV-West
Champion: Mandan RoundUp; Runner-up: Mandan Sporting
Goods; Third: Flasher My Place/
Bammers; Fourth: Dickinson Basin Hydraulic; Conso. Champion:
Minot Boehm & Sons; Conso.
Runner-up: Minot Larson Tire;
Roughrider: Dickinson Denny’s
Electric; Tumbleweed: Bismarck
MCS Appraisal
Men’s Masters 35, Div. I
Champion: Fargo Bellerud;
Runner-up: Bismarck Broken Oar;
Third:Mandan Dust-Tex
Men’s Master 35, Div. II
Champion: West Fargo Budweiser; Runner-up: Turtle Lake Marv’s
Bar; Third: Mandan Shirt Shack
Men’s Masters 356, Div III
Champion: Jamestown Tom’s
Electric; Runner-up: Mayville
May-Port Insurance; Third: Oakes
Rudy’s Bar
Men’s Masters 35, Div. IV
Champion: Valley City XTreme
Printing, Eagles/Broken Spoke;
Runner-up: Grafton JR Corral;
Third: East Grand Forks American
Legion; Fourth: Fargo Woody’s
Old Pro
Men’s Masters 40, Div. I
Champion: Mandan Dust-Tex;
Runner-up: Mandan Captain Jack’s;
Third:; Bismarck Stadium
Men’s Masters 40, Div. II
Champion: Turtle Lake Marv’s
Bar; Runner-up: Bismarck Moose;
Third: Valley City Eagles
Men’s Master 50
Runner-up: Fargo PCI; Third: Wahpeton Jacklitch
Men’s Slow Pitch, 50 & Over
Wood Bat
Runner-up: Mandan N.D. Indian
Gaming; Third: Mandan MagiTouch Carpet; Fourth: Mandan
Maring & Williams
Men’s Slow Pitch Masters 60
Chamion: Fargo Tharaldson
Enterprises; Runner-up: Mandan
Capital City Construction; Third:
Mandan Maring & Williams
Junior Olympic Fast Pitch,
18 & Under
Champion: West Fargo Impact;
Runner-up: Valley City; Third:
Grand Forks; Fourth: Casselton
14 & Under
Champion: West Fargo Impact;
Runner-up: Dickinson; Third:
Bismarck
12 & Under
Champion: West Fargo Packers; Runner-up: Dickinson; Third:
Bismarck
10 & Under
Champion: Bismarck Cubs;
Runner-up: Dickinson; Third: Casselton Junior Chaos
Junior Olympic Slow Pitch,
18 & Under A
Champion: Williston Sport
About; Runner-up: Lidgerwood
Express; Third: Lisbon VFW;
Fourth: Hankinson Zukies; Conso.
Champion: Colfax; Conso. Runnerup: Fairmount
18 & Under B
Champion: Harvey Gloves; Runner-up: Jamestown “Orr” iginals;
Third: Hatton Northwood Twins;
Fourth: Crosby; Conso. Champion:
Casselton Maroon; Conso. Runnerup: Oakes
16 & Under A
Champion: Fairmont; Runnerup: Lidgerwood Express; Third:
Hankinson Zukies; Fourth: N/A;
Conso. Champion: Williston American Casing; Conso. Runner-up:
Lisbon VFW
16 & Under B
Jamestown “Orr” iginals; Runner-up: Jamestown Wild Blue I;
Third: Northern Cass Express;
Fourth: N/A; Conso. Champion:
Valley Raiders; Conso. Runner-up:
Jamestown Wild Blue II
14 & Under A
Champion: Minot Starz; Runnerup: Valley City Decotah Bank;
Third: Milnor; Fourth: Oakes;
Conso. Champion: Lisbon; Conso.
Runner-up: Wahpeton
14 & under B
Champion: Lidgerwood Express; Runner-up: Jamestown
“Orr”iginals; Third: Napoleon;
fourth: Jamestown Wild Blue
II; conso. Champion: Langdon;
Conso. Runner-up: Wahpeton
Come Backs
Junior Olympic 12 & Under
Champion: Valley City Dacotah
Bank; Runner-up: Napoleon; Third:
Oakes; Fourth: Jamestown Wild
Blue; Conso. Champion: Jamestown “Orr”iginals
Coed Slow Pitch, Div. I
Champion: Fargo Tharaltown;
Runner-up: Fargo Bud/Chub’s Pub/
Genesis Trucking; Third: Grand
Forks Bun Lounge; Roughrider:
Grand Forks Team Hutton
Coed Slow Pitch, Div. II
Champion: Fargo Sperle Masonry; Runner-up: West Fargo Lights
Out; Third: Grand Forks McMenamy’s; Fourth: Minot Barley Pop/
Coors Light; Conso. Champion:
Moorhead Master Batters; Conso.
Runner-up: Valley City Captain’s
Pub; Roughrider: Grand Forks
Team Hutton
Coed Slow Pitch, Div. III
Champion: Casselton Tubs of
Fun; Runner-up: Devil’s Lake
Stump Lake Park; Third: Sanborn
Elliott Farms; Fourth: Grand Forks
Kelly’s Bar; Conso. Champion:
Hatton Sunset Lounge; Conso.
Runner-up: Moorhead JC Chumley’s; Roughrider: Minot JY’s;
Tumbleweed: Fargo Minnkota
Windows
Coed Slow Pitch, Div. IV
Champion: Grand Forks Kelly’s
I: Runner-up: Grand Forks Rumors;
Third: Tappen Roadhouse Bar &
Grill; Fourth: Grand Forks Kelly’s
Ruffnecks; Conso. Champion:
Dazey NuBar/Kunze Construction; Conso. Runner-up: Fargo
Dempsey’s; Roughrider: Grand
Forks Rosie’s Gifts; Tumbleweed:
Jamestown Schafer’s Coed
Teams to move up in 2010
Women’s
Class D to Class C
West Fargo Peterson Dental
Rec I to Class D
Minot Badger Daylighting
Bismarck Great Plains/IGA
Rec II East to Rec I
Gackle Merchants/Lehr Waterhole
Rec II West to Rec I
Mandan Leingang Construction
Rec III East to Rec II
West Fargo 3 Lyons Pub #1
Jamestown Frontier Fort
Portland Floyds
Rec III West to Rec II
Bismarck Fronteer Payroll
Bismarck Pure Country/
Elbow Room
Mandan NoDak Mutual
The number of teams moved up
differ because of the low number
of teams playing in the state tournaments this year (2009).
Class C - 8 teams, Class D - 11
teams, Rec I - 14 teams, Rec II
East - 11 teams, Rec II West - 11
teams, Rec III East - 30 teams, Rec
III West - 28 teams
Men’s
Rec II to Rec I
Minot Ready Builders/Space
Aliens/Lite-Form
Rec III to Rec II
Fargo NoDak Stores
Rec IV to Rec III
East Grand Forks
American Legion
Grand Forks Kings Korner/
Plaza Jewelers
Rec I to Class D
Minot Buffalo Wild Wings/
Barley Pop
Mandan Dust-Tex
Hillsboro Sky Tractor
Dickinson Mikkelson Drywall/
Army’s/ Przymus Optometric
Rec II to Rec I East
Fargo McNeelus Steel
Fargo Ken Kraft Agency
Fargo Budweiser #2
Fargo Miller Lite
West Farog Schmitz Agency
Rec II to Rec I West
Minot Space Aliens/
Central Power
Mandan Captain Jack’s
Minot Precision Plus
Mandan Shirt Shack
Rec III to Rec II East
Fargo Bank of the West
Fargo Zims
West Fargo PCI
Fargo Ruby
Fargo Jay Bombs
Fargo Wing Zone
Rec III to Rec II West
Elgin Seibs Bar
Mandan Chervet Construction
Minot Creekwood Construction
Minot Nola’s Lounge
Mandan Align-Mindt Chiropractic
Anamoose Merchants
Rec IV to Rec III West
Mandan Round Up
Mandan sporting Goods
Flasher My Place/Bammers
Dickinson Basin Hydraulics
Minot Boehm & Sons
Rec IV East
No Move Ups - Rained Out
Coed Slow Pitch Division IV, Kelly’s Bar: front row, left to right: Alissa Smith, Christy
Schultes, Sarah Boese, Twyla Tunseth, Scott Knepper and Dave Thompson. Back row:
Ryan Kuntz, Teri Erickson, Terry Arason, Brad Vidden, Jayne Mork, Mike McWilliams, Matt
Palmiscno and Pat White.
Junior Olympic Girl’s Slow Pitch, 12 & Under, Valley City Dacotah Bank: front row, left
to right: Heather Knutson, Katie Pautz, Clarissa Olson, Samantha Coit, Brenna Pritchert, Tarryn Justesen, Cacie Lloyd and Brittany Beadle. Back row: Coach Leonard Kjelland, Cassidy
Fulton, Sydney Franklin, Brooke Berntson, Brooke Rouningen, Kassidy Ronningen, Demi
Olstad and Coach Kelly Utt.
Junior Olympic Girl’s Slow Pitch, 14 & Under, Class A, Minot Starz: front row, left to right:
Megan Druse and Hunter Bertsch. Middle row: Jessie Kongelf, Kelsey Helms, Corbyn Holter,
Ashley Gothman, Hannah Gefroh, Emma Weisberg, Bailey Obenchain, Kenfra Wright and
Coach Mavis Druse. Back row: Damon Druse, Coach Duane Helms, Julie Rasanen, Miranda
fenner, Morgan Milbrath, Ashley Christ and Brian Oberchain.
Junior Olympic Girl’s Slow Pitch, 14 & Under, Class B, Lidgerwood Express: front row, left
to right: Bethany Oster, Angel Quintero, Chantel Aker and Jordan Adams. Back row: Chelsey
Kraemer, Taylor Oster, Marley Foertsch, Caitlin Grumbo, Rachel Sakry, Nicole Willprecht,
Joline Manikowski and Coach Olivia Breker.
Junior Olympic Girl’s Slow Pitch, 16 & Under, Class B, Jamestown “Orr”iginals: front
row, left to right: Brittany Reed, Jodee Lange, Kari Verby, Jenna Olson and Morgan Zuck.
Middle row: Assistant Coach Samantha Zuck, Steph Partridge, Mary Roscoe, Morgan Giege
and Assistant Coach Sheri Armitage. Back row: Coach David Zuck, Maggie Smith, Billie Buchanan, Ericka Block, Erika Armitage, Kayla Thoele, Savanah Windish and Kate Roscoe.
Junior Olympic Girl’s Slow Pitch, 18 & Under, Class A, Williston Sport About: front row,
left to right: Molly Haagenson, Shelby Pederson, Shawna Thomas, Kayla, Emily Long, Kayla
Barke, Brittany Skarphole, Danielle Hodenfield and Kallie Kjos. Back row: Coach LaDue, Abby
Wilt, Morgan Snellings, Meagan Werstad, Trinity LaDue, Rachel Hennessey, Cassie Thomas,
Dani Clarke, Keely Kleven and Coach Sell.
Junior Olympic Girl’s Slow Pitch, 18 & Under, Class B, Harvey Gloves: front row, left to
right: Nica Hertz, Kelsey Eckart, Brittany Oster, Jessica Meland, Dana Goldade, Becca Kourijian, Laya Engen and Emily Hertz. Back row: Coach Colleen, Chessa Baumgartner, Corbin
Zerr, Caitlin Arnold, Keri Weninger, Amanda Stumpf, Maggie Lorenz, Rebecca Birdsell and
Coach Mary Hager. Not pictured: Rachel Nyhus and Nicole Erickson.
Junior Olympic Fast Pitch, 10 & Under, Bismarck Cubs: front row, left to right: Kennedy
Blair, Kaitlin Feist, Whitney Thomas, Mariah Marsh and Emily Nelson. Middle row: Coach
Melissa Thomas, Madeline Henke, Sierra Talmadge, Madie Halavorson, Cameren Clark,
Regan Dennis and Samantha Clark. Back row: Coaches Troy Nelson and Dave Feist.
Junior Olympic Fast Pitch, 12 & Under, West Fargo 12 U: front row, left to right: Hayle
Sachow-Johnson, Jamee Martin, JJ Sandavol, Morgan McDougal, Brittany Rheault and Paige
Andel. Back row: Coach Corey Johnson, Kaitlyn Kuntz, Micheala Liebl, Morgan Stirling, Ashley
Greenlund, Morgan Petersen and Coach Sarah Kuntz.
Junior Olympic Fast Pitch, 14 & Under, West Fargo Impact: front row, left to right: Anna
Soderholm, Jordyn Johnson, Lexi Lennon, Jolene Woodbury and Ashley Sather. Back row:
Coach Mark Sather, Haley Johnson, Bethany Fraase, Katelyn Jipson, Kaitlin Langerud and
Coach Tim Rheault.
Junior Olympic Girl’s Slow Pitch, 16 & Under, Class A, Fairmount: front row, left to right:
Hannah Ross, Jayden Rittenour, Nicole Berend, Katelyn Campbell and Paige Meyer. Back
row: Assistant Coach Lynnette Matejcek, Dani Ruhl, Olivia Johnson, Jenny Hruby, Madison
Kaehler, Kenzie Church, Becky Wik, Jaime Burbson and Coach Tim Campbell.
Girls Fast Pitch, 18 & Under, West Fargo Impact: front row, left to right: Shannah Phehal
and Harle Andel. Middle row: Sydney Greenlund, Brianna Kelley, Kelsey Daul, Madison Anderson and Brook Rheault. Back row: Coach Terry Greenlund, Monique Hill-Rameviz, Kacie
Johnson, Nicole Eisenzimmer, Danielle Nelson, Katie Woodbury and Coach Pat Johnson.
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