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State Tournaments Getting Underway HELP NEEDED WITH HOSTING REC I TOURNAMENT JULY 31-AUGUST 1 With just one week remaining in our regular season, it's a sure sign that state tournaments are right around the corner. Kensal, Tom's Electric and IDK III kick off get the first shot at bringing a 2010 state title back to the Jamestown association when they take on separate divisions of the Masters 35 in Mandan this weekend. The following weekend will be a huge one for Jamestown, not just with our higher classified taking to fields across the state in hopes of their own championships, but we will play host to the largest state tournament Jamestown has seen in well over a decade, if not ever. The 38-team Rec I tournament will span 7 diamonds between the Hillcrest and McElroy complexes. The very early forecast predicts only a sparse amount of precipitation leading up to the weekend and going through the championship game Sunday afternoon. This would make maintenance of the diamonds much easier, but help is still needed. If you would like to assist with keeping the field in proper condition over the two day event, please contact our Tournament Director, Ryan Mikkelson. Coed Meeting July 18th Any team interested in participating in the 2010 coed season should have a manager or other representative at an organizational meeting scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 18th at IDK Bar & Grill. The league is expected to be limited to 8 teams due to only have the four Hillcrest diamonds available for only a single night each week. The anticipated start date is Wednesday, August 18th. Teams will play a six week schedule, though a playoff/league tournament will be discussed at the meeting. For more information, contact Ryan Mikkleson by e-mail or phone (320-6262).
Thursday League Postponed Again FIFTH CONSECUTIVE POSTPONEMENT HOPEFULLY ENDS STREAK More cold weather. More rain. More clouds. Wet fields. Standing water. The rash of unplayable conditions over the last two weeks culminated today with yet another postponement. With temps expected to rise into the 60s, 70s and maybe even the 80s next week, this is hopefully the last postponement we see for quite some time. Both Wednesday and Thursday will begin their seasons next week with their regularly scheduled Week 2 games and a Week 1 makeup following them at approximately 9:00.
Jamestown To Host 2010 Men's Rec I State Tourney At the NDASA state meeting on January 9th, it was revealed that the Jamestown Men's Softball Association would be hosting the Rec I state tournament to be held on July 31st and August 1st of this year. After a lengthy state tournament drought, the association was awarded back-to-back Masters 50 tourneys in 2007 and 2008. While 2009 passed without a men's tournament, those Masters weekends appear to have received good enough reviews to warrant a larger event this summer. Unlike the Masters 50 tournament in which fewer than 10 teams compete annually, last year's Rec I tourney featured 30 teams. Such a field would not only draw many visitors to the Buffalo City and fill many hotel rooms, but will require plenty of help preparing for and operating the tournament. Any of the players within the association who will be available that weekend are encouraged to help. Contact a board member if you are interested.
Managers Handbook Available Online We encourage not only each manager but all players to review the newly-created Managers Handbook for a variety of details of our softball association, including common yet sometimes misunderstood rules such as the pickup rule for league games. Quick access to the handbook will always be available through the menu. |