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News Headlines for August 2003

8/31/2003 - Golden Tee 45’s National Champions ASA Major Sixteen Inch Marshalltown, IA: The Golden Tee 45’s showed the world of sixteen-inch softball why they are the best team in 2003. They ran the table over a field of thirty four teams at the 2003 ASA Men’s Major Sixteen Inch National Tournament held in Marshalltown, Io...more

8/28/2003 - Natasha Watley selected as finalist OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Women’s Sports Foundation announced today USA Softball’s Natasha Watley (Irvine, CA) as a finalist for the 2003 Sportswoman of the Year Award. Nominated among eight finalists in the team category, the winner will be chosen mid-September along with the win...more

8/26/2003 - Men’s Class A kicks off qualifying for Hooters Championship Series Oklahoma City, OK---Teams from across the country have been battling it out in local qualifying tournaments in hopes of earning a spot in the ASA East or West National Championship and a chance to advance to the 2003 Hooters ASA Championship Series in Oklahoma City. The first tw...more

8/25/2003 - USA Softball announces athletes invited to participate in upcoming Oly... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK---USA Softball announced today the list of 46-players invited to participate in 2003 Olympic Trials, September 2-7, at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. These players will be competing for spots on the USA Softball Women's National Team that ...more

8/25/2003 - Maryland Masters pitcher Michael White throws back-to-back shutouts in... By Cindy Peterson Minot Daily News Maryland Masters pitcher Michael White has experienced the feeling of being a national fastpitch softball champion several times. He has also received several accolades in the sport. But the All-American pitcher finds the most enjoyment in w...more

More headlines for August, 2003

8/18/2003	Short-handed Lakerettes unstoppable Pennsylvania team captures ...

8/18/2003	USA Softball announces roster for the 2003 Junior Women's Nati...

8/16/2003	Brakettes Repeat as 2003 National Champions

8/14/2003	Osterman tosses perfect game leading USA Women to fifth consecut...

8/14/2003	Finch tallies 15 strikeouts as USA Women advance to Pan Am gold ...

8/14/2003	USA Men must win two for gold after 3-2 loss to Canada

8/14/2003	Women's Major Fast Pitch in Pekin, IL

8/13/2003	Stratford, CT Brakettes Open Defense of Women's Major Fast Pitch...

8/13/2003	USA Men win seventh consecutive silver medal after 4-2 loss to C...

8/13/2003	The Stratford, CT Brakettes are on a roll.

8/12/2003	U.S. Women sweep round-robin play at Pan Ams with 7-0 win over C...

8/12/2003	USA Men fall to Canada 5-1; Earn No. 2 seed in Pan Am playoffs

8/11/2003	Fernandez tosses no-hitter to secure No. 1 seed

8/11/2003	USA Men cruise past the Dominican Republic 11-2

8/11/2003	OC Batbusters Strike Gold in Salem, OR

8/8/2003	Follow the action from the ASA Girls’ GOLD 18-Under

8/7/2003	Dramatic walk-off home run by Amico lifts U.S. over Canada 1-0

8/7/2003	Harrigan tosses perfect game to defeat Bahamas 10-0

8/7/2003	Gillis throws perfect game in opening game of 2003 Pan Am Games

8/7/2003	Teams applaud success of fast-pitch tournament

8/6/2003	U.S. Women open Pan Am Games with decisive 9-0 victory over No. ...

8/5/2003	U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Softball teams set for competiti...

8/3/2003	USA Softball Olympic Trials underway in Chula Vista

8/3/2003	Escondido beats Vista in a battle of neighbors to win girls’ 14-...

8/3/2003	Xtreme takes ASA Championship

8/3/2003	McCook wins all-Nebraska finals

8/3/2003	Area teams fare well