Owen Sound Fastball Sponsorship

Owen Sound Volkswagen has committed to be the primary sponsor of both the Owen Sound Junior Fastball club and the Owen Sound Midget fastball team.
The clubs will be known as the Owen Sound Volkswagen Junior Selects and the Owen Sound Volkswagen Midget Selects respectively.
The Volkswagen support is spearheaded by Bill Brick of Owen Sound Volkswagen.


Brick, who is currently the C.E.O. & Chairman of the Board of Reddi Ice Company in the United States, has had a highly successful business career after leaving Owen Sound and maintains an interest, along with his 3 brothers in Owen Sound Volkswagen.


Among his business stops, Brick has been in upper management with the Sun Newspaper chain, the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, and Palm Dairies to name a few.
He views this sponsorship as " remembering his roots " having been a young ball player in Owen Sound under the direction of the late Lloyd Simpson.
Lloyd Simpson's son, Bill, is the President of the Selects and is overjoyed at the financial support for the organization.


With the financial details established, Simpson and his staff can concentrate on fastball issues which will include a vastly expanded schedule for the Junior team.
The Owen Sound Juniors will compete in the Bluewater Fastball League, in the I.S.C. Eastern Canada Travel League and will also travel into the United States for heightened competition.
The Volkswagen Junior Selects will also host the 2008 Canadian Junior Men's Fastball Championship tournament August 3rd to the 10th at Duncan McLellan Park in Owen Sound.
Simpson admits the Selects team that will host the 2008 National Junior Championship will be very youthful.
His goal is to develop a strong program and potentially host the National Junior tournament again; maybe as early as 2010.
 

Fred Wallace
Bayshore Broadcasting
Owen Sound
fredww5@hotmail.com