ISC Saddened by Passing of Two-Time Legends MVP Ward Gosse
Blair Setford • January 20, 2025
Ward Gosse 1968-2025
The ISC is saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Newfoundland native Ward Goss and we offer our deepest sympathies to Ward's family, teammates and friends.
Ward had a long and distinguished fastball career, being inducted into the Softball Newfoundland & Labrador Hall of Fame in 2014. At the National level, Ward played on 15 Provincial teams winning 6 Medals: 1 Gold, 3 Silver & 2 Bronze and was named to the All-Tournament Team on three occasions.
Internationally, he was named to the ISC Second All-World Team as a Pitcher in 2006 with Kegel Black Knights and in 2007, he was named Second Team All-American at the ASA National Championship. In 2012, he was a member of the Parry Island Hawks team that captured the ISC II Championship and was named Tournament MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher.
In the ISC Legends 50+ division, Ward was the MVP in both 2018 and 2022 as a member of the championship-winning Sudbury Relics team.
His accomplishments in the St. John's Men's Fastball League are legion, including Rookie of the Year in 1988, Sportsmanship & Ability in 2003, 1 Triple Crown of Batting, 2 Triple Crowns of Pitching, 7 Regular Season MVPs, 10 Playoff MVPs and 11 All-League Team Selections.
Ward was a multi-sport athlete and during the fastball offseason he demonstrated a love and talent for hockey. He played for 17 years in the Senior A St. John’s Senior Hockey League and was a member of 5 Herder championship teams in 1990, 1995, 1996, 2002, and 2005. He was top defensemen in the West Coast Senior Hockey League for the 2002-2003 season. In 2019, he was inducted in the Sport Newfoundland Hall of Fame.
Outside of his stellar athletic career, Ward served in municipal government and spent more than 20 years in the Real Estate and Financial Services industry after graduating from Memorial University. He grew up in Bay Roberts and lived in the scenic town of Torbay. Ward is survived by his wife Karen of over 28 years, and was a proud father of three beautiful children Cassidy, Samuel and Makay.
Ward's presence will be missed greatly on ballfields in Newfoundland, in Ontario and across North America.
π 2025 ISC World Tournament Champions – Hill United Chiefsπ Second Place: Bear Creek Express Third Place: NorthEast Drillers Fourth Place: STK Fastball π ISC All World 2nd Team π OUTFIELD Jonathan Lynch - JDT First Energy Yusef Davis - Bear Creek Express Callum Beashel - Bear Creek Express INFIELD Lenny Villalvazo - Hill United Chiefs Manual Godoy - STK Fastball Ladislao Malarczuk - Bear Creek Gremlins Blaine Milheim - NorthEast Drillers Catcher Conredo Zanuttini - STK Fastball DP Jessin Potskin - STK Fastball Pitchers Devon McCullough - JDT First Energy Jorge Segura - STK Fastball Jack Besgrove - Bear Creek Gremlins π ISC All World 1st Team π OUTFIELD Thomas Enoka - NorthEast Drillers Bradley Ezekiel - Hill United Chiefs Alejo "Choco" Muñoz - STK Fastball INFIELD Luigar Pinto - Bear Creek Express Tony Gonzalez - Hill United Chiefs Fede Eder - STK Fastball Cam Schiller - NorthEast Drillers CATCHER Juan Zara - NorthEast Drillers DP Luchi Biondi PITCHER Marco Diaz - Hill United Chiefs Ty Sebastian - Bear Creek Express Huemel Mata - NorthEast Drillers π Best Dressed Team π Georgian Bay Giants π Frank Porth Team Sportsman Award π Kegel Black Knights π Kevin Herlihy Newcomer Of The Year Award π Ryan Bicknell - STK Fastball π Leroy Zimmerman Most Outstanding Pitcher π Marco Diaz - Hill United Chiefs π Cloe Coyette Most Valuable Player π Ty Sebastian - Bear Creek Express Congratulations to all of the ISC Award Winners!
π 2025 ISC Legends Champions – Cobourg Force! π Second Place: CR Brewers Third Place: All-Seasons Patriots Third Place: Highroad Excavating North Stars π Legends All Tournament Team - Players π Trevor McCabe - CR Brewers Ales Jelmar - All Seasons Patriots Tom Berube - Cobourg Force Corey Vey - Highroad Excavating Northstars Mike Brooks - Waterdown Hammer Terry Challis - CR Brewers Bart Fenstermacher - All Seasons Patriots Pat Shannon - Canada Maccabi Chris Miljavac - All Seasons Patriots Craig Crawford - CR Brewers Jeff Detta - Cobourg Force Mark Pothier - CR Brewers π Legends Leading Hitter π Dave Brownhill - Cobourg Force - AVG 0.657 π Legends RBI Leaders π 11 - Bart Fenstamaucher - All Seasons Patriots 11 - Gene Luton - Parksville Red Sox π Most Outstanding Pitcher π Grant Patterson - Cobourg Force π Ward Gosse Memorial Legends Most Valuable Player π Dave Brownhill - Cobourg Force Congratulations to all winners in the ISC Legends Tournament.