There’s a major shooting match coming up soon on the great Canadian prairie land.  Many of the finest men’s fastball teams from as far away as Alberta to the west and Manitoba and North Dakota to the east will bring their best shot to an international competition which will qualify someone for the first-in-the-land ISC  II tournament which will be held August 13  August 17 in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario.

Ferdi Nelissen, ISC Canada West Commissioner, and Tournament Director Larry Dewis are announcing the dates and location of the Canada West ISC  II Qualifier.

The site of this qualifier will be Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, at beautiful Republic of Manitobah Park

The dates for this event will be the weekend of June 1  June 2.

All teams from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, North Dakota, and Montana who meet the eligibility guideline to compete in the ISC  II tournament are urged to contact either Nelissen or Dewis and get involved in the June 1  2 event.

Deadline for entry is May 24, 2002.

Entry fee is $125 CDN.

The format of the qualifier will be determined by the number of entries, but a MINIMUM THREE-GAME GUARANTEE will be used.

Teams planning to compete in Portage la Prairie in the qualifier should become familiar with the eligibility rules for the ISC  II.  These can be found at:  http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstart/press/pr263.htm

Questions and entries should be directed to either:

Ferdi Nelissen, 58 Tupper Street S.,  Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, R1N 1W6, phone: 204-239-5822, email: ferdi@mb.sympatico.ca   or to

Tournament Director Larry Dewis, 173 Caledonia St., Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, R1N 3S8,  phone 204-857-4567, email:  larrydewis@hotmail.com

By:  Gordon Wise, ISC Information Officer
mailto:sgwise@woh.rr.com
http://www.iscfastpitch.com


April 28, 2002