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News Headlines for August 2004

8/30/2004 - ASA seeks commissioner of W. Virginia Oklahoma City, OK----The Amateur Softball Association, a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization, seeks applicants for the position of Commissioner for the state of West Virginia. The ASA Commissioner should be an individual who is interested in serving as the principal li...more

8/29/2004 - Three-Peat is Complete When the 2004 U.S. Olympic Softball Team was selected in September, Coach Mike Candrea made two statements to his players – If you train the way you are capable, you have the potential to be a “Special” group’ and ‘I don’t just want to win, I want to dominate! Both of those stat...more

8/25/2004 - Cover Girls Oklahoma City, OK— The Amateur Softball Association of America, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today that the gold medal winning USA Softball Olympic Team will be featured on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated. The cover photo wa...more

8/24/2004 - USA Softball Team on David Letterman Oklahoma City, OK— As part of the continued media frenzy following the conclusion of the softball competition at the Athens Olympic Games that has included segments on NBC’s Today Show, ESPN’s SportsCenter and ABC’s World News Tonight, the gold medal winning USA Softball Women’s ...more

8/23/2004 - Emotional ride to U.S. softball gold By STEVE WILSTEIN, AP Sports Columnist ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Some home runs make a statement. The one Crystl Bustos sent flying onto an old airport runway was the stuff of legend. The bright yellow softball rose on a high arc over the left-field wall, soared beyond the grass ...more

More headlines for August, 2004

8/22/2004	U.S. advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Australia

8/22/2004	U.S. advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Australia

8/20/2004	USA captures top seed in medal round with 3-0 win over Chinese T...

8/19/2004	Fernandez overpowers Greek team with 7-0 run-rule

8/18/2004	Finch tosses one hitter as U.S. captures 7-0 run-rule victory ov...

8/17/2004	Southern Force wins 18-Under GOLD

8/17/2004	U.S. continues to roll with 4-0 decision over China

8/16/2004	Results Available

8/16/2004	U.S. rallies in eighth for 3-0 win over Japan

8/15/2004	USA routs Australia in 10-0 shutout

8/15/2004	Brakettes win 26th Women's Major FP

8/14/2004	U.S. opens Olympic Games with 7-0 mercy rule victory over Italy

8/14/2004	Women's Major FP Update

8/14/2004	Brakettes, Carbondale Cougars set for winner's bracket final Sat...

8/13/2004	Rain forces changes in Women's Major FP National Championship

8/13/2004	Women's Major FP moved to Auburn University

8/13/2004	Jennie Finch makes Olympic debut in opening game versus Italy

8/13/2004	Carbondale Cougars advance to Women's Major FP Finals

8/13/2004	Update: ASA Coed Class B National Championship Finals

8/12/2004	Women's Major Fast Pitch: UPDATE

8/12/2004	Brakettes remain undefeated in Women's Major FP

8/10/2004	Finch Autographed Rookie Cards Released

8/10/2004	Records broken in Men's Major FP

8/10/2004	USA Softball Press Conference Quotes

8/9/2004	The Farm Tavern goes undefeated

8/9/2004	65 Teams set for ASA GOLD

8/9/2004	Fast Pitch Fever

8/8/2004	The Farm Tavern and Broken Bow advance to Championship of ASA Me...

8/7/2004	Dean Holoien fans record 21 batters in ASA Major Fast Pitch Nati...

8/7/2004	Val Milholland enjoys watching ASA Men's Major Fast Pitch Nation...

8/6/2004	Men's Major FP Update

8/5/2004	South Bend to recognize 1988 Trans-Aire team

8/3/2004	ASA Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship Preview

8/3/2004	ASA Women's Major Fast Pitch

8/3/2004	3x8 Field Banners for Sale

8/3/2004	Softball Outlet adds seven new Nike items

8/3/2004	ESPN adds USA telecast

8/2/2004	Softball 360° in Palm Beach, FL

8/2/2004	Softball 360°

8/2/2004	USA Softball on Today

8/2/2004	USA Softball opens practice in Athens; team visits venue for fir...