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Memorials and Miscellaneous Items:

• Colin Smith, Brampton, ON - 1 Nov 2021
• Bill Horne, St. Thomas, ON - 3 March 2021
• Wayne Brown, St. Mary's, NB - 31 January 2021
• Ty Stofflet, Allentown, PA - 24 January 2021
• Ken Hill, First Nations, ON - 19 Jan 2021
• Herb Dower, Santa Rosa, CA - 29 Oct 2020
• Verna Simpson, Owen Sound, ON passes 19 Nov 2020
• Earl Stroh, Kitchener, ON passes, 8 Nov 2020
• Ray Alviano, Kitchener, ON passes, 29 Oct 2020
• Jack Fireman, Toronto Gators passes in Toronto, 12 Oct 2020
• Ken Hackmeister passes in Salt Lake City, UT 16 Nov 2019
• Sam Lipari passes in Brampton - Oct 20, 2019
• Wayne Brown Passes - His Friends Called him "Crow"
• Passing of Pat Smith of Erie, PA - 26 June 2017
• Passing of Bruce Simpson 16 July 2016
• Chris "Pops" Popovich, passes in Scarborough, 24 Feb 2015
• Passing of Kenneth Graham, November 3, 2014 by Larry Lynch
• Sue Sherry passes, July 6, 2014 by Ray Alviano and Larry Lynch
• Passing of Donald "Pete" McIlwraith, June 11, 2014, by Larry Lynch
• Passing of Jody May, June, 2013
• Al Doran, A Pioneer in Men's Fastball - by Bob Otto, August 2012
• Memorial to John MacTavish, Fastball Fan, Waterloo, ON, April 2012
• Passing of Henry "Hank" St Clair, HoF Umpire, Sep 2011
• Take me out to the virtual ball game   - CBC Saskatoon July 2009
• Memorial to Lloyd Poirier, Gentleman, Umpire, Halifax, June 29, 2009
• Legends Recognized at Kitchener Legends Tourney 2009
• Al Doran's Induction Speech HoF Breakfast 2008   and Now The Video
• Al Doran Elected to ISC Hall of Fame for 2008 - August 2007
• Legends Recognized at Kitchener Tourney 2008
• BRIAN STERE LEAVES LEGACY WITH KITCHENER BALL TEAM June 2007
• Legends Recognized at Woodstock Tourney 2006-2007
• OASA President's Award to Al Doran
• Legends Recognized at Woodstock Tourney 2005
• Memorial to Gord Newman, The Hat Man
• Memorial to Laverne (Red) Reichert – 1943 - 2004
• Art Gillis enters ISC Hall of Fame 2006
• Eddie Feigner dead at the age of 81. Feb 9, 2007
• Chiefs and Champions, featuring Darren Zack
• Percy Gibbons "Pops" - 1916-1998
• Hall of Fame Pitching Legend Herb Dudley passes away at age 87
  
  

 

Diamond Dirt - by John Thompson:

• Diamond Dirt at the Canadians in St Thomas September 2009
• Diamond Dirt Musings from ISC World Tournament August 2009
• Diamond Dirt Champs Chatter ISFs Saskatoon July 2009
• Diamond Dirt Kitchener July 7 2009
• Diamond Dirt Kitchener July 1 2009
• Diamond Dirt Kitchener Legends June 5 2009
• Diamond Dirt Volume #1 February 2007

• Diamond Dirt Volume #2 - June-July 2007
• Diamond Dirt Volume #3 - August 10-11 2007 
• Diamond Dirt Volume #4 - August 12 2007 
• Diamond Dirt Volume #5 - August 13 2007
• Diamond Dirt Volume #6 - August 14 2007
• Diamond Dirt Volume #7 - August 15 2007
• Diamond Dirt Volume #8 - August 16 2007
• Diamond Dirt Volume #9 - August 17 2007
• Diamond Dirt Volume #10 - August 18 2007
• Diamond Dirt Volume #11 - August 31 2007
• Diamond Dirt  Issues 1-10 - August 2006
• Diamond Dirt - Hall of Fame Issue 2006
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #1 - Friday Aug 11
• Diamond Dirt - Volume # 2 - Saturday Aug 12
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #3 - Sunday Aug 13
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #4 - Monday Aug 14
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #5 - Tuesday Aug 15
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #6 - Wednesday Aug 16
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #7 - Thursday Aug 17
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #8 - Friday Aug 18
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #9 - Saturday Aug 19
• Diamond Dirt - Volume #10 - Sunday Aug 20 the Wrap Up

• DIAMOND DIRT #ISCWT2018 -

• Volume #1 - Pre Tournament Edition

Articles from the Archives of the Fastpitch Chronicle:

• When ‘Magic Man’ takes the mound, teeth chatter - 1990
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