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News Headlines for September 2005

9/27/2005 - 2006 USA Softball Men’s National Team Announced OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States and USA Softball announced today the 17-member 2006 Men’s National Team as well as the 2006 National Training team. Selected by the Men’s National Team Selectio...more

9/24/2005 - HCS Champions Crowned FINAL SERIES RECAPS FROM THE 2005 HOOTERS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Lady Outlaws Go Undefeated (3-0) To Win Hooters Women’s Class D Title OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Lady Outlaws of Jacksonville, Fla. completed a 3-0 sweep to capture the 2005 Hooters Championship Series Class D title ...more

9/24/2005 - Championship Saturday Underway OKLAHOMA CITY, OK --- Seven teams will walk away with ASA Slow Pitch National Championship titles today as the 2005 Hooters Championship Series begins its final day of competition in Oklahoma City! An exciting day one, read below for game recaps and boxscores. Be sure to log on...more

9/23/2005 - HCS Home Run Derby Winners For Immediate Release: 9/23/05 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- Shaun Ballard (Gabirdtown, Ky., Berardi's), of the Men's Class A division, wowed the crowd on Thursday evening taking home the Hooters Championship Series home run derby title at the opening reception of the 2005 Hooters Ch...more

9/22/2005 - C & C Knights Jubilant About Opportunity Oklahoma City, Okla. – In a story of second chances, the C&C Knights (Adel, Iowa) come to Oklahoma City prepared to take advantage of their good fortune as they battle for the Hooters Women’s Slow Pitch Class C National Championship this weekend. In what seemed to be the end to ...more

More headlines for September, 2005

9/21/2005	Schedule Announced for Hooters Championship Series

9/19/2005	AM/Las Vegas/Benfield goes undefeated to win Men's Major Slow Pi...

9/19/2005	AM/Las Vegas Wins Men's Major

9/19/2005	Midland is in line for an expansion softball team in the women's...

9/16/2005	Women’s Slow Pitch Team Survives Katrina

9/15/2005	Hiring Assistant Director of Communications

9/15/2005	Women's National Teams Announced

9/14/2005	ASA Men’s Major Slow Pitch National starts Friday

9/8/2005	3N2 So Cal capture Men’s D West SP title

9/8/2005	OKAKI comes from loser’s bracket to win Women’s Open West crown

9/7/2005	Sancho’s/East/Ultimate Gear qualifies for HCS with perfect 6-0 r...

9/6/2005	D&A Trucking wins Women’s D West

9/6/2005	Lady Outlaws breeze to Women’s D East title

9/6/2005	Smokey Mountain Sting Claims ASA Girls’ 12-Under B East Fast Pit...

9/6/2005	Field set for 2005 Hooters Championship Series

9/2/2005	MA Clary/O’C Volvo Captures Men’s 40-Over Slow-Pitch National Ch...

9/1/2005	ASA Returns to Labor Day Weekend

9/1/2005	Men’s 35 and Over Slow Pitch Moved due to Hurricane Katrina