Olympic Routes - Issue 6 Never before in the olympic Games history has a Greek athlete took part in the Greece s softball federation s officials think that Athens olympic Games http://www.hoc.gr/en/info/periodika/6o/3.asp
Extractions: Contents Editorial IOC Conference in Prague Debut in Athens Harilaos Vassilakos, the hot favorite who came second ... HOC Plenary Session Debut in Athens By Thodoris Georgantas Greek male and female athletes will make their debut in six out of 28 sports included in the Athens Olympic Games program in August 2004. Never before in the Olympic Games history has a Greek athlete took part in the volleyball, in handball and in other sports less popular in Greece, such as baseball, softball, hockey and badminton. In August 2004 in Athens, Greek athletes will compete in sports most of the Greeks are not familiar with, as well as in sports, like volley ball and handball, Greek athletes are proud of great distinctions. But there are also sports where Greece has never been represented at the Olympics. VOLLEYBALL The President of Greece's Volley Ball Federation (EOPE) and Hellenic Olympic Committee's (HOC) treasurer Thanassis Beligratis was very clear about the participation of national volleyball teams of men and women in the Athens Olympic Games. "We won't participate in the Games just to parade", he said. "The program of our national volleyball teams' preparation for the 2004 was set up when our country won the Olympic Games organization. We have been working on that and I hope that our teams will manage to star both in the volleyball and in the beach volleyball". Greece's national men's team won a bronze medal at a European championship, while they took the sixth place, the best they had ever achieved, at the World Championship which took place in Athens in 1994. In the beach volleyball, Greece can be proud of a gold medal at a European championship. It is worth mentioning that volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1964 in Tokyo, while beach volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games program in 1996 in Atlanta. Greece has already a participation in two Games.
Dallas Morning News | News For Dallas, Texas | Olympic Sports Americans lose softball World Cup. 0347 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 If you go back and look in history, the games that we ve beaten her have been http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/olympics/stories/071905dnspoworl
Extractions: E-mail ... Archives Americans lose softball World Cup 03:47 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Associated Press The Americans lost a tournament title game for the first time since 1997, falling 3-1 to Japan on Monday night in the championship of the inaugural World Cup of Softball. The Americans, who won the gold medal at three straight Olympics, hadn't lost a title game since the 1997 Superball in Ohio, 1-0 to Australia. It was also the second loss in a week for the U.S. team. The Americans dropped a 2-1 decision to Canada in their tournament opener, their first loss in international play since dropping a 6-1 decision to Japan at the U.S. Cup on July 4, 2002. The U.S. losses come more than a week after the International Olympic Committee voted to eliminate softball from the 2012 London Games because it lacked global appeal.
The Official Site Of The USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team On his experience at the USA versus Canada softball game I m good friends withJennie Finch, 2004 olympic Basketball Facts. . 2004 olympic history http://www.usabasketball.com/seniormen/2004/04_moly_olympicevents.html
Extractions: Amare Stoudemire and Athens Olympic mascot Athena took in the women's game against China on Sunday night. The U.S. men's team members having been busy taking in Olympic events and cheering their U.S. Olympic teammates on (NBAE). Although the U.S. Men's Basketball Team has either played a game or held a practice since arriving in Athens Aug. 12, that hasn't stopped team members from attending other Olympic events and cheering their USA teammates on. U.S. basketball team members have of course taken in the USA women's hoops team as it attempts to defend its Olympic gold medal. And they have also taken in other events too, including gymnastics, swimming, softball, tennis, boxing, volleyball and track and field. Below are just some of where they've been and who they've seen, and just what they thought of it all. RICHARD JEFFERSON On his experience at the USA versus Canada softball game: I'm good friends with Jennie Finch, Lovi Jung (who both played at Jefferson's alma mater Arizona), and I've met Leah O'Brien-Amico many times, and the softball world is pretty small, so I got to know all the girls on the team, like Natasha Watley (UCLA). It was really good to go out and root for them.
08.21.96 - Cal Athletes Bring Home Five Olympic Gold Medals In the first softball game in olympic history, the two starting pitchers wereCal alums. Granger pitched for the US and Lisa Martinez for Puerto Rico. http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1996/0821/calgold.html
Extractions: The Centennial Olympics in Atlanta provided several shining moments for the Golden Bears, who brought home a total of five gold medals. Cal alumnae Michele Granger and Gillian Boxx earned gold medals for the U.S. softball team. In the first softball game in Olympic history, the two starting pitchers were Cal alums. Granger pitched for the U.S. and Lisa Martinez for Puerto Rico. Former Berkeley students Mary Harvey, Joy Biefeld Fawcett and Brandi Chastain won the gold for their stellar performance on the U.S. women's soccer team. Mark Henderson, '91, won a gold medal and helped break the world record in the men's 400-meter medley swimming relay. Current student Oleg Kossiak picked up a bronze medal for the Ukraine men's gymnastic team. The games featured a total of 32 Cal Olympians and three coaches from Berkeley: Pete Cipollone, men's single crew coach; Peter Wright, head men's tennis coach for Ireland; and Erv Hunt, head coach for track and field. Hunt's role in deciding whether to allow Carl Lewis to run in the 4 x 100-meter men's relay for a potential 10th gold medal propelled him into the international spotlight. Hunt decided Lewis, who had not practiced with the team, would not run.
Extractions: Skip navigation ABC Home Radio Television ... News Print Email Last Updated: Sunday, August 22, 2004. 8:06pm (AEST) China have been eliminated from a chance at a medal in Olympic softball, as Reika Utsugi drove in the game-winning run in extra innings to give Japan a 1-0 win in their semi-final. It was the second-straight time that China-born Utsugi, who has become a Japanese citizen, has driven in the winning run to defeat the team from the land she once called home. The two teams were scoreless through the regulation seven innings and went to a tie-break system where each team starts with a runner on second when they come up to bat. Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno's run of perfection ended in the fourth inning when Zhou Yi tapped a soft fly that landed gently behind third base for a hit. Ueno, who went the distance in the win, had pitched the first perfect game in Olympic history two days before against China. She retired the first 10 batters she faced on Sunday.
Official Athletic Site Of The University Of California, Los Angeles Caught the first solo nohitter in olympic history, pitched by Lori Harrigan After only one season of collegiate softball, had tied the UCLA career home http://uclabruins.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/nuveman_stacey00.html
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Amateur Softball Association Of America Athens, GREECE One of the most storied rivalries in olympic softball history, BLAST FROM THE PAST The last time the USA softball olympic team scored http://www.softball.org/about/getStory.asp?nid=725
Extractions: From a tiff between Yale and Harvard rivals involving a stick and a boxing glove, softball, now played by some 20 million people worldwide but confined to women at the Olympic Games, has come a long way. The tiff, between a Yale graduate celebrating a football victory and a rival from defeated Harvard, took place at the Farragout Boating Club in Chicago. Yale man threw glove, Harvard man hit it with stick and so a sport was born as an indoor alternative to baseball in the late part of the 19th century. The Second World War helped to spread the game as soldiers brought it from the US but the sport found its greatest following among women. Australia held its first women's interstate championship in 1947 and Melbourne staged the first world championship in 1965, when the hosts beat the US 1-0.
Home Page Information on development of the Irish olympic softball program. Includes roster, schedule, and news. http://members.tripod.com/jmccar13/
Extractions: Search Calling All Irish Mission Statement The mission of Team Ireland Softball is to promote the sport of softball in Ireland. We expect this team to be a source of positive recognition and pride for the Nation. We believe that the members and staff can provide significant impact on the establishment of a grassroots program to train coaches and players. This program is expected to contribute to local facility and program development. We hope to provide educational opportunities for the young ladies of Ireland, become a source of economic development for Ireland, and provide a heightened sense of heritage for the Irish-American girls who participate. Contact Information Team Ireland
Extractions: OLYMPIC HISTORY Softball had its Olympic debut in Atlanta, 1996, where, to the surprise of few, the US emerged winners. It is not for nothing that the type of softball played at the Olympics is known as fast-pitch softball. The fastest pitch thrown in Atlanta was clocked at 118kph, though most elite pitchers come in at a little over 100kph. Until 1995, the US had notched up a 109-game winning streak. Before the Games in Atlanta, the US was beaten by China, but Australia was the only team to beat the US during the Games. China then beat Australia for the silver behind the US. In Sydney, Tanya Harding leads a tough Australia squad that could challenge for the title with the US, Japan and China.
Amateur Softball Association Of America The Amateur softball Association's national site. Includes large database of tournaments, includes information for adult and youth softball. Download the official ASA Code. Also includes information on olympic softball. http://www.asasoftball.com
Lisa Mize Fastpitch Academy Classes Is the fastpitch softball authority, located in Campbell, Ca with stateof-the-art pitching, fielding and batting facilities and an olympic coaching staff unrivaled in expertise, unsurpassed in quality. http://www.mizefastpitch.com
Extractions: Lisa Mize Fastpitch Academy - Classes All classes are held at our facility and run four consecutive weeks (unless otherwise noted). Each class period is 50 minutes in length and meets on a weekly basis; 4 students maximum per class. Classes are $130 per 4 week session. Members discounted rate per 4 week session is $117.
Extractions: CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA KRUNCH Girls Junior Olympic Fastpitch Softball Travel Teams Krunch Teams are winning tournaments every weekend, view the list of tournament victories Click Here - KRUNCH PRIORITIES - These girls represent their local communities and the Greater Harrisburg Area at A.S.A. Softball Tournaments in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and New York competing against some of the finest fastpitch softball teams in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our goal is to improve the overall quality of girls fastpitch softball in the Greater Harrisburg Area. Through competition in premier travel team tournaments our girls will greatly improve their softball skills and gain exposure to college coaches, and in doing so, improve and call attention to the hundreds of girls participating in softball leagues across Central Pennsylvania. SEE YOU AROUND THE BALL FIELDS THIS SUMMER!
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BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 Britain s Kelly Holmes makes olympic history by adding 1500m gold to her 800m The men s 100m final was one of the best sprint races in olympic history. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/olympics_2004/default.stm
:: OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MICHELE SMITH:: AllAmerican pitcher for Oklahoma State, USA softball Team member, and olympic gold medalist in 1996. http://www.michelesmith.com/
Decatur Parks And Recreation Details about an olympic sized swimming pool, a wave pool, a water slide, hot air balloon racing, and boating. Information on recreational facilities, parks, playgrounds, softball fields and tennis centers. http://www.decaturparks.com/
Extractions: 610 4th Ave. S.E. Decatur, AL 35602 (256)341-4930 The Decatur Parks and Recreation Department is a department of the local municipal government operated by a permanent, full-time staff, with the assistance of a volunteer citizens advisory board. Board appointments are made by the City Council for a term of five years. The Parks and Recreation Department operates four recreation community centers, one outdoor and one indoor swimming pool, Wilson Morgan Softball Complex and Tennis Center, and 22 parks encompassing 500-acres. These include 12 developed playgrounds, 28 lighted tennis courts, an 11 acre laser graded, irrigated, and lighted soccer complex, and numerous lighted and unlighted softball and baseball fields. We are developing a 77 acre park which will include a 30 acre laser graded and irrigated soccer/football venue with sub-grade drainage. It will also include a 4 field Dixie Youth baseball complex, tennis courts, a walking trail, playground, and splash pad. This project should be completed in 2005-2006. There is also a recreation center in the master plan that doesn't have a current construction date. The Decatur City Cemetery is also operated and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department.
Canada Cup - History Canada Cup International Women s Fastpitch tournament at softball City in Canada Cup history. June 13,1991 The International softball Federation http://www.canadacup.com/history.asp
Extractions: July 2-10, 2005 Canada Cup History June 13,1991 - The International Softball Federation announced that Women's Fastpitch was to be a full medal sport for the first time in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Fall 1992 - In order to give the Canadian national team a better chance to compete for an Olympic berth, by developing high calibre Canadian athletes through world calibre team competition, the Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament was created and a community based host committee formed. June 22 - 27, 1993 - The first Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament took place at Softball City in South Surrey, B.C. The recorded gate numbered 43,968. The first Canada Cup Champions were the Redding Rebels. July 11 - 17, 1994 - The second Canada Cup took place. The recorded gate numbered 56,829. 1994 Canada Cup Champions - The Redding Rebels. August, 1994
Extractions: OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States and USA Softball announced today the 17-member 2005 Womens Pan American Qualifier National team as well as the 2006 National Training team. Selected by the Womens National Team Selection Committee, players participated in a four day camp September 7-10 at the U.S. Olympic training center in Chula Vista, Calif.
