A couple of updates regarding area tournaments for the 2025 fastpitch season
JUNE 13, 14, 15
Mitchell will be hosting the ISC Canada East Qualifier June 13 14 15...(fathers day weekend)
Colleen Lowes is organizing/scheduling the scorers and announcers.
Joe Todd and Blair Setford Tournament Directors
Thanks to AJ Moses for the info
JUNE 20, 21, 22, 23
Chiefs Challenge
Hosted by Hill United Chiefs
Contact Ginger Smith
JUNE 27 28 29th
Peter Hallman Memorial Tournament
Peter Hallman Ball Yard, Kitchener
Scheduling the Volunteers is Kirsten Carr
Tournament Chairman - Kirk Lackenbauer
JUNE 27 28 29
OASA U17
Elmira Heat is bidding for this tournament
It is the same weekend as the Peter Hallman Tournament
Mike Brito is the contact. He will let us know if Elmira is awarded this tournament
AUGUST 2nd and 3rd
OASA Under 15 Boys Provincial Championship
Wilmot Softball Association is the host.
Contact for volunteers will be John Vleeing
John says Wilmot will hopefully host one or two more tournaments
AUGUST 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
AUGUST 25 to 28th,
Softball Canada U23 Canadian Championships
AUGUST 27 to 31st
Softball Canada Men's and Master's Canadian Championships
Kirk Lackenbauer Tournament Chair
Kirsten Carr, Volunteers
SEPTEMBER 26 27 28
ISC Canada East host the Ontario Challenge Cup,
Qualifier for the 2026 ISCs
Ingersoll
Colleen Lowes will be scheduling scorers and announcers
Joe Todd and Blair Setford Tournament Directors
INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENT - 2026
The ISC has just awarded the 2026 ISC World Tournament to Kitchener and the Kitchener Fastball Promotions group.
Further details as they become available will be posted.
WOODY WOODWORTH 1940 - 2025
Ron Woodworth passed away January 28th.
The fastpitch and slo - pitch community, will be missing an umpire and a coach,and a manager this season.
I knew Woody as a Waterloo Minor Hockey coach, Junior softball coach, and a good helper and volunteer in those two sports. Later Ron coached Men's fastpitch teams in the KFL, North Waterloo, South Perth Leagues and umpired slo - pitch.
Woody was the Track Announcer at Varney Speedway calling those oval dirt track hot rods as they burned oil and rubber and threw dust and dirt
If his team was eliminated from a fastball tournament Ron would pull up a chair, turn on the "mic" and transform into a great game announcer at the Peter Hallman Memorial Tournament or the ISC Qualifier , or any of the many local softball tournaments.
Ron had a lot of stories to share at the Ball Yard about his Air Force days, his radio days, his hockey and softball careers.
Sorry to lose a really likable good fastpitch fan and volunteer.
Woody's obit is on the Henry Walser web site. Visitation and funeral on Wednesday
TAKING THE YEAR OFF
The Cephas Roth Tournament in Tavistock and the Early Bird Toronto Batmen tournament in Mitchell are not being held this year.
The ISC Canada East will be held as usual at Kesterson Park in Mitchell.
GAME CHANGER
This spring KFP will host a Game Changer electronic scoring clinic.
Date and times to be determined...
Softball Canada requires both pencil and paper and Game Changer.
Does the ISC use Game Changer?? Joe could you let me know...?
MORE info about Fastpitch will be shared with you. Let me know the news and I will spread the word
Dennis