ISC Appoints Rick Boyd as Canada East Regional Commissioner
February 10, 2009
Farmington, UT
Last August, Colin Smith, ISC Commissioner in Ontario since 2003, gave notice of his resignation following the 2008 World Tournament in Kimberly. Colin is hoping to continue serving the Ontario Fastball League in whatever capacity is needed. We thank Colin for his years of service to both the game and the ISC.
To replace Colin in Ontario, we are pleased to announce that Rick Boyd has agreed to serve as a Regional Commissioner. Rick is well known to most fastball players and fans. He has played the game since age 9 and has been actively involved as a player, coach, administrator and tournament director. Rick served as the tournament director for all three Kitchener hosted ISC II championships in 2002, 2006 and 2007.
He began playing at age 9. At age 14 he began playingin the Kitchener Men’s Fastball League and has played in that league for 35-consecutiveyears. He served as league president from 1992 – 1997.
Over the years, he has been associated with K-W Pride, Waterloo Classics (Masters team) and most recently with the Bridgeport Braves who served as Host Team in both 2006 & 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions.
Rick has been married to Debbie for 26 years and they have a19-year old daughter, Stephanie. He is employed by Guillevin International (Electrical Distributors) in Guelph, ON as a branch manager.
Rick is highly respected in fastball circles for his dedication, work ethic, experience and love of the game. The ISC is happyto welcome Rick as a valued addition to the ISC.
