Annual report to VSA

Annual Report to VSA for season 1989/1990

SALE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT

The highlight of the 1989-90 season for Sale Softball Association was the opening of our new grounds at Stephenson Park. With the help of Sale City Council, Department of Sport and Recreation, Sale Rotary Club, and the other user bodies (hockey and baseball) we now have a safe and spacious playing venue. The new fields, along with the adjacent football and cricket grounds will make an excellent venue for when we next host a Victorian Championship.

The co-operation of the user bodies has been excellent, and we are most thankful for the efforts put in by the Sale City Council in maintaining the grounds in near perfect condition. Over a thousand trees were planted around the perimeters by local school children on World Environment Day recently. We look forward to their rapid growth to provide a much needed windbreak and welcome shade.

A clubroom and permanent backnets are future targets towards which the association should aim.

Our past season had its ups and downs. Our Saturday afternoon competitions appear to have a shaky future as we are having great difficulty maintaining numbers and interest. The season was marred by many forfeits. Saturday afternoon trading seems to be the major culprit.

Our T-ball competition is thriving, with sixteen teams of keen children from 6-10 years of age. Our major concern with T-ball though, is that there are not many girls playing the game.

Our twilight mid-week mixed competition continues to grow and it appears to have a healthy future. Several players who had given the game away have now returned, knowing that their weekends will be free for other sports or activities.

Our tournament teams met with mixed success, but can all hold their heads high for their efforts with limited player resources.

The under 16 team, under the coaching of Bev Beard, was by far the best prepared of our teams which was reflected in their performances. They won the Gippsland Championship and the Melbourne round robin, and came within a whisker of winning their grade at the Victorian Championships.

Congratulations to Joanne Drewry and Rebecca Czosnek on being named in the Under 16 development squad.

Our make-shift Open team performed far above expectations to play in the final at the Victorian Championships. We very nearly had to pull out due to lack of players, but with the help of some juniors, and a couple of "not quite over the hill" oldies we were able to make up a team. The team would have been happy to have at least one game, but to defeat all teams bar one in fighting style was just reward for those players who committed themselves to fulfilling our tournament obligations.

Grand Final results were as follows:

Open: Squaws ;Under 17: Squaws ; Under 14: Misfits ;Under 15 Mixed: St Thomas' All Stars ; Open Mixed A: Blue Jays; Open Mixed B: Roadrunners.

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Season Summary

Sale Softball Association Inc.

Season 1989 / 90

Grounds Rotary Reserve

Committee

President                     Terry O'Shanassy

Vice President            Samantha Meehan

Secretary                    David McGrath

Assistant Secretary   Michele Giblett

Treasurer                    Leonie Wilson

Assistant Treasurer   Katrina Drewry

Match Secretary        Ginelle Waugh

Property Officer        Frances McGrath

Publicity Officer        Sara Menke

Umpires Committee Bev Beard, Frances McGrath, Ginelle Waugh

 

Teams

Open Women             Squaws, Sequesters, All Stars, Chaos, Renegades

Open Mixed Twilight Roadrunners, Sadida, Dad's Army, Blue Jays, Sequesters, Wamow, Unlikelies, College Royals

Under 17 Girls             Squaws, Revolution, College, Sale Mets.

Under 15 Mixed (played Wednesday) St Thomas All Stars, St Thomas Pistons, Guthridge, Sloggers

Under 14 Girls             Araluen Angels, Guthridge, Misfits

Grade 1 & 2 T-Ball      Total of 16 teams in both divisions

Grade 3 & 4 T-Ball

Final Ladders

Open Mixed Twilight

Blue Jays              60     290%

Dads Army           60     225%

Sequesters           43

Warnow               32     102%

Roadrunners        32      83%

Sadida                 29

College Royals   28

Unlikelies              4

Finals

Open Women                     Squaws d Renegades 11-0

Open Mixed Twilight A     Blue Jays d Dads Army 21-5

Open Mixed Twilight B      Roadrunners d College Royals 18-6

Under 17 Girls                     Squaws d College 26-2

Under 14 Girls                     Misfits d StAGGS 15-9

Under 15 Mixed                  St Thomas AllStars d St Thomas Pistons 14-7

U12 Primary Boys & Girls       Both teams made the grand finals at Drouin

U14 Boys

U14 Girls

U16 Girls                WON at Drouin, defeating Bairnsdale, Berwick & West Gippsland.

                               Coached Bev  Beard & Liz  Foreman

U19 Girls

Open Women

State Championships

U12 Primary Boys   Finished 3rd / 5 at Dandenong

U14 Girls                   C Grade finished 5th / 5 at Bairnsdale

U16 Girls                   Runners Up C Grade 2nd / 5 to Sunshine 9-11 at Werribee

U19 Girls                   B Grade finished 4th / 6 at Northan Districts

Open Women          Runners Up C Grade 2nd / 6 to Keilor Park 2-26 at Keilor Park

Season Highlights

Opening of new grounds (Rotary Reserve) at Stephenson Park. Thanks to Sale City Council, Dept of Sport & Recreation and Sale Rotary Club, along with the other user groups Sale Baseball Club and Sale Hockey Club.

U16 girls team won the Regional Championships, as well as a Melbourne round robin tournament. The team was runners up in the State Championships to Sunshine.

Team members -

Penny Beard, Meghan Fahy, Rebecca Czosnek, Amanda Gard, Joanne Drewry, Natalie Dimarco, Kylie Ross, Fiona Mowat, Jackie Glassey, Ginelle Waugh.

Coach Bev Beard & Liz Foreman, Scorer Leonie Wilson, Manager Barb Glassey, Umpires David & Frances McGrath.

Joanne Drewry and Rebecca Czosnek named in State Under 16 Development Squad

Open Womens runners up in State Championships in C Grade

Team members -

Liz Foreman, Frances McGrath, Bonnie O'Shanassy, Cassandra Scott, Michelle Fry, Paula Merino, Jill McGrath, Marcelle Love, Pat Ross, Jackie Glassey, Ginelle Waugh, Kylie Ross..