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MT. PEARL SLO PITCH SOFTBALL HAS CANCELLED SEASON

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The Mount Pearl Slo Pitch Softball League won’t be operating this season .  Teams and players were notified Sunday of the league decision. Some of the reasons given are  – Bats have to be cleaned between innings.  Balls changed after each inning.  Gloves to be worn.     – Bathrooms have to be cleaned after every games     – Players cannot hang out before or after games     – Financially we have no revenue coming in, but would have to pay player fees, cleaning materials, field lights, etc.     – How many teams could we field as there will be players…

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FERGUSON WON’T BE BACK WITH GROWLERS

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  One of the leading scorers with the Newfoundland Growlers won’t be back with the team next season. Brady Ferguson who had 30 goals and 28 assists with the Growlers in 201-19 has signed with a team in the Swedish Elite League Nyforvarv.  Before the 2019-20 season was stopped Ferguson had 24 goals and 39 assists for 63 points…

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SOCCER CANADA CANCELS MORE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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  Canada Soccer has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 edition of the Toyota National Championships scheduled to take place in three locations 7-12 October. The annual club competition for close to 2,000 male and female players, coaches, officials and volunteers was scheduled to take place in Halifax, NS (Challenge and Jubilee Trophy); Kitchener-Waterloo, ON (U-15 Cup); Moncton, NB (U-17 Cup). In light of the ongoing impact of COVID-19, Canada Soccer in close collaboration with its Member Associations, took into account the regional realities of the requirements to host the competitions, as well as the challenges of completing…

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LOCAL BASEBALL HAS NEW GUIDLINES

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Because of the covid 19 various sports organization have had to adapt to guidlines set down. Here are some guidlines established by Baseball NL. There will be no pre-game plate meetings for lineup exchanges. Lineups should be exchanged with opposing teams and umpires before the game, in a safe way that respects physical distancing as much as possible.   No mound visits by catcher or coach. If the coach wishes to change a pitcher or other position, he/she may call time, walk out to the foul line closest to their dugout, and make changes from that position.  No congratulatory gestures –…

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MOUNT PEARL SLO PITCH SOFTBALL STATEMENT

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    We will not be allowed into the clubhouse until at least the end of June.  There will be an update on that around the 25th of June with further updates from the city.  We will need the permission from the city to use the field or the clubhouse. –        –   SPN and NSA softball has been following these decisions as well and have targeted the middle of June as a date when this pandemic will be lowered to Level 3.  Thus, allowing some sporting groups to return to play.  However, this seems to point more to smaller groups such as golf…

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FRIEND OF BASEBALL PASSES AWAY

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  He was the young man who was the scorekeeper at St. Pat’s Ball Park for many years. Tyler Pittman was the kid behind the results that were sent to various media night after night. He was that type of person that when you met him you were impressed and knew you had a friend for life. And man he loved baseball. He knew the players and well. He enjoyed what he did night after night year after year. Ty had that smile and attitude that brightened your day every time you saw him. When I umpired a game and…

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