JACK GRAFMEIER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Blair Setford • February 13, 2022

JACK GRAFMEIER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Sunset Park, Kimberly, WI

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The Jack Grafmeier Memorial Tournament at Sunset Park in Kimberly, WI was established in 1997 by the Kimberly Rec Association (KRA) to honor the late Jack Grafmeier. Jack was a long time KRA board member and ISC Commissioner. Jack was instrumental in getting the ISC World Tournament to Kimberly which has hosted it more times than any other location. It is also widely considered by many as one of the best World Tournament and softball venues around. He was also the tournament director for several of the World Tournaments that Kimberly hosted.

 

The tournament has held host to some of the top fastpitch teams in the country. Teams include The Farm (Madison, WI), Decatur Pride (Decatur, IL), County Materials (Marathon, WI), New Zealand Black Sox, USA Men’s National Team, Circle Tap (Denmark, WI) and many many more. See the attached list of Champions and Runners Up for the tournament. There have been two 3-peat champions in Hank and Karen’s (Appleton, WI) 2013-2015 and Tin Cup Tornados (St Paul, MN) 2016-2018.

 

This year will mark the 26th year of the tournament. We are happy to announce that the Jack Grafmeier will have 16 teams this year. Should be a great tournament!


Bar Buzz- Appleton, WI

AHI Reapers- Kimberly, WI

Wander Springs- Denmark, WI

OMMA Tigres- Midland, TX

Kegel Blacks Knights- Fargo, ND

Hustle Hogs- Dekalb, IL

Dolan Murphy- Aurora, IL

Midland Explorers- Midland, MI

Marchio Sausage- St Paul, MN

Kitchen Cubes- Bristol, WI

Bar Blues- Madison, WI

Optimum Crush- Kenosha, WI

LC Ostrander- Ostrander, MN

PBI- St Paul, MN

AJ Masonry Sting- Wabash, IN

Bainbridge Bombers- Bainbridge, OH


The tournament will be held June 3-5 at Sunset Park in Kimberly, WI. We hope to see you all at the park!


Contact: Justin Colombo


Previous Champions and Runners Up

2021 OMMA Tigres, Circle Tap Dukes

2020 Kegel Black Knights, Bar Buzz

2019 NZ Black Sox, Team USA

2018 Tin Cup, Bar Buzz

2017 Tin Cup, Bar Buzz

2016 Tin Cup, Dolan & Murphy

2015 Hank & Karen's, Duncan Outlaws

2014 Hank & Karen's, Bar Buzz

2013 Hank & Karen's, McGuen's Pub

2012 Bar of Appleton, McGuen's Pub

2011 Wilbur Lime, Bar of Appleton

2010 Bar of Appleton, Bar Buzz

2009 Aspen Interiors, The Farm Tavern

2008 Mother Nature

2007 MinnDak Millers, Bloomington Styx

2006 The Farm Tavern, Circle Tap Dukes

2005 Bar on the Avenue

2004 The Farm Tavern

2003 County Materials

2002 51 Classics

2001 County Concrete

2000 Decatur Pride

1999 Decatur Pride

1998 The Farm Tavern

1997 Mother Nature

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ISC Canada East is pleased to announce that our 2026 Qualifier will be coming back to Keterson Park in Mitchell, ON on the traditional Father’s Day weekend of June 19-21. Format will be the same as established in 2025, with a Premier Division featuring Hill United Chiefs, Bear Creek Express, NorthEast Drillers, Bear Creek Gremlins, JDT First Energy and Toronto Batmen – all of whom finished in the Elite 8 at last year’s ISC World Tournament. The ISC Division is expected to host 12 teams. Paid berths plus travel money will be payable to the winners of each division. We will also be hosting a 4-team Legends event. Entry fees will be finalized early in 2026. Softball Premier will be on hand once again to provide coverage of what undoubtedly will be one of the top events on the tournament circuit. We want to acknowledge the cooperation of both Bear Creek Sports & Entertainment and Hill United Chiefs in scheduling three top notch events in a tripleheader through June 2026 as we all build toward the 80th Annual ISC World Tournament at JDT First Energy Veterans Memorial Fields in Melbourne, ON in August. We strongly encourage teams to confirm their intent to enter the Qualifier as soon as possible as space will be limited. In addition, we recommend teams look to secure hotel rooms or rental property space early. For additional information, please reach out to Blair, Joe, Scott or AJ.