Softball

The South Surrey White Rock Minor Softball Association (SSWRMSA) hosted FunFest at Sunnyside Park on Saturday and Sunday (June 3 and 4). (SSWRMSA Facebook photo)

Softball fun at Sunnyside Park in South Surrey

FunFest, a ‘play day’ to wrap up the SSWRMSA regular season, held June 3-4

 

A player on Team Ukraine in action. The City of Surrey unanimously passed a motion Monday night to donate up to $5,000 to bring Team Ukraine to Softball City in Surrey for the Canada Cup Women’s International Softball Championship this July. (Contributed photo)

City of Surrey makes donation to help bring Team Ukraine to Softball City this July

Canada Cup provides opportunity for ‘some semblance of normalcy’ for team from war-torn country

 

The South Surrey White Rock Minor Softball Association (SSWRMSA) hosted its May Madness tournament at Sunnyside Park for U11 players over the weekend (May 6 and 7). Here, Lime Drivers player Olivia Brucki is at bat. (Tracy Bell photo)

Softball comes to Sunnyside in May Madness SSWRMSA tournament

South Surrey White Rock Minor Softball Association offers plenty for Peninsula players of all ages

 

Myrah Mclaughlin, right, and Sophie Colligan pose for a photo at Sullivan baseball park on April 29, 2023 (Photo: Anna Burns)

Surrey Storm players picked for B.C. team heading to North American Indigenous Games

Elsewhere, the organization’s 06A team went undefeated at Alliance qualifier

Myrah Mclaughlin, right, and Sophie Colligan pose for a photo at Sullivan baseball park on April 29, 2023 (Photo: Anna Burns)
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Family of Surrey softball player killed by a drunk driver raises money in her name 12 years later

Kassandra Kaulius died in 2011, and a sold-out tournament will return in June after a 3-year pause

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Larissa Franklin won a bronze medal in women’s softball at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as part of Team Canada. (Larissa Franklin/Special to The News)

Softball Canada 2023 Women’s National Team features overwhelming number of B.C. athletes

11 of the 22 athletes named to the roster hail from B.C.

Larissa Franklin won a bronze medal in women’s softball at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as part of Team Canada. (Larissa Franklin/Special to The News)
Team Canada’s Sara Groenewegen pitches during a softball game between Mexico and Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in July 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. The Canadians won bronze at the Games that summer. (File photo: Jae C. Hong/AP)

‘Best of the best,’ and biggest: 1,500 softball players coming to Surrey for 2023 Canada Cup

For first time, the tournament will serve as a qualifier for Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series

Team Canada’s Sara Groenewegen pitches during a softball game between Mexico and Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in July 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. The Canadians won bronze at the Games that summer. (File photo: Jae C. Hong/AP)
The South Surrey Senior Mixed Slo-Pitch Leagues is seeking new players for the 2023 season at Softball City. (contributed photo)

South Surrey Senior Mixed Slo-Pitch League seeking new players for upcoming season

Recreational teams play at Softball City April through June

The South Surrey Senior Mixed Slo-Pitch Leagues is seeking new players for the 2023 season at Softball City. (contributed photo)
The Canadian Women’s National Softball Team finished in second place in the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press photo)

B.C. softball athletes help Canada’s national team advance to world cup group stage

Canada finished the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Americas Qualifier with an 8-3 record

The Canadian Women’s National Softball Team finished in second place in the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press photo)
The Canadian Women’s National Softball Team remains undefeated in the first three days of the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press photo)

B.C. softball athletes help Canada’s national team climb to perfect record

Canada defeats Peru, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic in Women’s Pan American Championship

The Canadian Women’s National Softball Team remains undefeated in the first three days of the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press photo)
Jim Ullock walks through the Cloverdale Softball Training Centre on the Fairgrounds. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

Love of the game: Cloverdale’s Jim Ullock turns passion into full-time work

Ullock started Cloverdale Softball Training Centre eight years ago

Jim Ullock walks through the Cloverdale Softball Training Centre on the Fairgrounds. (Photo: Malin Jordan)
The Slo-Pitch Softball tournaments for the 2022 season were held at South Surrey’s Softball City in mid-August, with men’s and women’s teams competing. (Photo courtesy of David Bowers)

Slo-pitch Championship at South Surrey’s Softball City returned to B.C. over a decade later

The tournament hosted both men’s and women’s teams

The Slo-Pitch Softball tournaments for the 2022 season were held at South Surrey’s Softball City in mid-August, with men’s and women’s teams competing. (Photo courtesy of David Bowers)
White Rock Renegades ‘06 batter Emma Smith takes a cut during a Canada Cup game in South Surrey earlier this summer. The team is currently in Montreal at Canadian U17 championships. (Nick Greenizan photo)

UPDATE: White Rock Renegades 05A win bronze at U17 fastpitch nationals in Montreal

2005- and 2006-born fastpitch squads battled for Canadian title in Montreal

White Rock Renegades ‘06 batter Emma Smith takes a cut during a Canada Cup game in South Surrey earlier this summer. The team is currently in Montreal at Canadian U17 championships. (Nick Greenizan photo)
Softball City will be the host venue for the 2024 Men’s World Fastball Tournament. (Softball City Facebook photo)

Surrey to host 2024 Men’s World Fastpitch championships

Event scheduled for Aug. 10-17 at Softball City

Softball City will be the host venue for the 2024 Men’s World Fastball Tournament. (Softball City Facebook photo)
The U15 Cloverdale Fury are seen right after winning a national title Aug. 7. The Fury beat the Surrey Storm in the final 11-4. (Image via Softball Canada)

Bats of Fury: Cloverdale U15 team wins fastpitch nationals

Girls outscored opponents 87-17 on way to victory

The U15 Cloverdale Fury are seen right after winning a national title Aug. 7. The Fury beat the Surrey Storm in the final 11-4. (Image via Softball Canada)
Surrey Storm won the U19 women’s fast pitch national championship July 31 in Fredericton, N.B. (Submitted photo: Ryan Woodward)

Storm surge: Surrey U19 team wins fastpitch nationals as ‘last hurrah’ for some players

‘They just believed in themselves as a group and weren’t going to take losing as an option,’ coach says

Surrey Storm won the U19 women’s fast pitch national championship July 31 in Fredericton, N.B. (Submitted photo: Ryan Woodward)
B.C. Men’s Fastpitch Championships will be held later this month at Softball City. (Contributed photo)

Softball City set to host men’s fastpitch provincials

Surrey-hosted tournament will feature 18 teams from across B.C.

B.C. Men’s Fastpitch Championships will be held later this month at Softball City. (Contributed photo)
Head coach Shannon Maion is see with her daughter Natalie (left) after Cloverdale’s U11 Fury captured provincial softball gold earlier in July. At right Maion is seen playing for Team Canada in 2002. This year, Maion chose not to enter her team in year-round softball training, instead allowing her players to focus on the multi-sport approach. Maion said, “We showed that you do not have to be playing year round at this age in order to be successful.” (Photos submitted: Shannon Maion)

Cloverdale softball coach finds success with ‘multi-sport’ approach

‘We showed that you do not have to be playing year round at this age in order to be successful’

Head coach Shannon Maion is see with her daughter Natalie (left) after Cloverdale’s U11 Fury captured provincial softball gold earlier in July. At right Maion is seen playing for Team Canada in 2002. This year, Maion chose not to enter her team in year-round softball training, instead allowing her players to focus on the multi-sport approach. Maion said, “We showed that you do not have to be playing year round at this age in order to be successful.” (Photos submitted: Shannon Maion)
The Cloverdale Fury celebrate after winning the U11 Supermite provincial championship on Canada Day weekend. Back row: assistant coach Jeff Koruz, head coach Shannon Maion, assistant coach Ryan Allard. Players standing: Avery Sorenson, Natalie Maion, Jordan Braeder, Holly Hunter, Mackenzie Schierbeck, Brianne Allard, Taylor Laven, Keira Domonkos, Lynden Savage, Sadie Beukers, Charlotte Hay. Players kneeling: Ensley Lappin, Ella Koruz. (Photo: submitted)

Cloverdale Fury capture U11 Supermite softball provincial title

‘Super’ play for Supermite team as they lost only one game all season

The Cloverdale Fury celebrate after winning the U11 Supermite provincial championship on Canada Day weekend. Back row: assistant coach Jeff Koruz, head coach Shannon Maion, assistant coach Ryan Allard. Players standing: Avery Sorenson, Natalie Maion, Jordan Braeder, Holly Hunter, Mackenzie Schierbeck, Brianne Allard, Taylor Laven, Keira Domonkos, Lynden Savage, Sadie Beukers, Charlotte Hay. Players kneeling: Ensley Lappin, Ella Koruz. (Photo: submitted)
Screenshot from Softball Canada video shows men’s fastpitch players in action. (Photo: Youtube.com)

Surrey’s Softball City to host Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championships in summer 2023

Surrey will be a first-time host of the tournament, which has been played since 1965

Screenshot from Softball Canada video shows men’s fastpitch players in action. (Photo: Youtube.com)