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I want to also Congratulate the ladies from Lasers Gold. Way to represent! All that political stuff aside, great for Ohio!

Coach Murph

 

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My family lives in Texas and my sister just sent me this link asking if I heard that an OHIO team won it all- Nice article http://www.mywesttexas.com/sports/article_8f3a80a4-c17c-11e0-83be-001cc4c002e0.html

 

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My family lives in Texas and my sister just sent me this link asking if I heard that an OHIO team won it all- Nice article http://www.mywesttexas.com/sports/article_8f3a80a4-c17c-11e0-83be-001cc4c002e0.html

Nice article. Inaccurate (2nd paragraph), but nice.

 

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Congratulations to Laser's Gold! It was exciting for all of us to follow along with the action. Just shows that Ohio is starting to catch up, great job!

 

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Congrats to the Gold, great accomplishment for the team, organization and state! As a part of the Lasers organization we couldn't be more proud. Thanks for fighting your butts off and showing the country that we can play softball here in Ohio.

It doesn't surprise me one bit that the Gold would be the first Ohio national champ.

Enjoy this great accomplishment, you all deserve it!!

 

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Long drive home and wow was it worth it,

As for your big dogs Cali. sent Power Surge 96 the 12 national champion and the 2nd best team in their state tourney in 2011 and an "A" rated team as listed by your own so called Bracky system.The Surge coaches stated they have battled and defeated all the teams listed. And oh yeah they were sent home on Saturday by lop sided scores.

As for the Gold, Washington, Oregon ,Missouri, Central Florida , Kentucky and several other coaches watched ours games and some attended our morning practices and each and every one of them stated that we (The Gold) would be (in their opinion) top 5 at Premier and compete for any national championship anywhere, and the Gold's Kristen Adkins and Shelby McCombs pitching duo is as good as any they had they had seen on any single team at this age.

The Fury as 12u finished 5th at ASA and 9th last year as 13u, this is one very nice team and no doubt would beat and compete with any team anywhere.

I have said on this forumn many times Woolfman " Be sure brain is engaged be for putting mouth into gear." All I can say is "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! The Laser Gold made history this week and you post something like that !! WOW!

I don't think anyone is denying that "Gold" is a top notch team that could compete with anyone in the country. Yes, a couple of the top teams were in Chattanooga ("Gold" included). "Gold" earned their championship and they made history with the first Ohio "ASA" National Championship.

Woolfy's choice of the word "tainted" may not have been the correct way of saying it.

Perhaps what he was saying is that having 40+ of the top 50 teams in the country absent from the 14/16U tournaments this year absolutely diluted the level of competition relative to prior year's ASA/USA Nationals and comparing this year to prior years is not apples to apples.

 

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Just got back from Cali, Congratulations Gold. You made the whole state and organization proud. Does not matter who was or was not there you are the 14U ASA National Champs. Enjoy it.

Glen
Lasers Black

 

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This interview is from the ASA website :

The ASA/USA Softball Girls' Class A 14-Under Fast Pitch tournament was held in Midland, Texas where 103 teams traveled south with the Lasers GOLD from Canton, Ohio, claiming the top prize.

?It was an incredible experience,? said Lasers head coach Steve Gambone of Canton, Ohio. ?We talked about making history and knew that no Ohio team had ever won this event. It was our goal from the beginning. Our team gelled together at the right time including the players, coaches, and families and then we just did it. We stumbled along the way a little bit and regrouped and on championship Sunday we went through everybody and now we are champions! I thought the facilities were great and considering the conditions of heat, Freddie and his crew did a great job. Everyone treated us so well from the photographers and people who tossed the coins to the tournament officials- overall a tremendous event.?

 

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Congrats Gold. Impressive run. Way to go Little G, Kelly D. (and the rest of the girls & coaches)! :yahoo:

 

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Final results from ASA:

Just how good does it look to have an OHIO team on TOP!!!

1st LASERS GOLD Canton, OH 9-1
2nd TENNESSEE FURY 96 Chattanooga, TN 9-1
3rd GEORGIA IMPACT 97-BASS Atlanta, GA 5-2
4th BIRMINGHAM MUSTANGS 96 Kimberly, AL 6-2
5th FRESNO FORCE-REYNOLDS Clovis, CA 7-2
5th TX GLORY-ADKINS Seagoville, TX 6-2
7th TEAM ARIZONA Glendale., AZ 3-2
7th GEORGIA IMPACT SILVER Bethlehem, GA 5-2
9th SAN DIEGO POWER SURGE San Diego, CA 4-2
9th BIRMINGHAM THUNDERBOLTS Birmingham, AL 3-2
9th CAROLINA ELITE Liberty, SC 4-2
9th WELLINGTON WILD Wellington, FL 6-2
13th ROSEVILLE HEAT-EDGAR Roseville, CA 4-2
13th ACES EXPRESS Sugarland, TX 5-2
13th GEORGIA ACADEMY POWER-RED Douglasville, GA 3-2
13th ARKANSAS HEAT Paragould, AR 4-2
17th OK FORCE 96 Davis, OK 4-2
17th TEAM POWER 97 Peculiar, MO 2-2
17th USA ATHLETICS Anaheim, CA 5-2
17th ST. LOUIS CHAOS '96 St. Louis, MO 3-2
17th SO CAL CHOPPERS Northridge, CA 4-2
17th EAST COBB BULLETS-SANDBURG Marrietta, GA 4-2
17th MN RENEGADES 96-FERGUSON Plymouth, MN 2-2
17th ST. LOUIS ANGELS St. Louis, MO 2-2
25th CINCY DOOM 96 Cincinnati, OH 4-2
25th WARRIORS-HUTTON Plattenville, CO 3-2
25th TEXAS SUDDEN IMPACT Conroe, TX 3-2
25th ATLANTA VIPERS-LOVELESS Atlanta, GA 4-2
25th MISSOURI PRIDE Sedalia, MO 3-2
33rd SPARKS SOFTBALL-RED Orland Park, IL 2-2
33rd LOUISIANA VOODOO River Ridge., LA 2-2
49th CA FURY 96 Temecula, CA 2-2
49th POWER 97 Parkland, FL 2-2
49th OK POWER Broken Arrow, OK 2-2
49th LOUISVILLE LADY SLUGGERS Sheperdsville, KY 2-2
49th WA PATRIOTS Lynnwood, WA 2-2
49th SILVER STREAK Granite Bay, CA 2-2
49th PANTHERS 97 Pearland, TX 1-2
49th FT. WORTH BATBUSTERS Rhome, TX 1-2
49th TEAM INDIANA-BROWN Plainfield, IN 2-2
49th SAN DIEGO MYSTIC San Diego, CA 2-2
49th NM FUSION Carlsbad, NM 2-2
49th GEORGIA FIRE 96-HARTENBACK Marietta, GA 2-2
49th WASHINGTON ANGELS 96 West Richmond, WA 2-2
49th SPARKS SOFTBALL-BLACK Evergreen Park, IL 2-2
49th AMERICAN ATHLETICS 97-KAY Corona, CA 2-2
49th TEXAS HAWKS Spring, TX 2-2
65th SAN JOSE STING-CASTILLO San Jose, CA 1-2
65th MD MAGIC-ORANGE XX, MD 1-2
65th OREGON THUNDER 96 Hillsboro, OR 1-2
65th TSUNAMI Jacksonville, FL 1-2
65th SCOTTSDALE FEVER Scottsdale, AZ 1-2
65th ORIGINALS-KOOP Blue Springs, MO 1-2
65th VC VENOM 96 Simi Valley, CA 0-2
65th TULSA SHOOTOUT Bristow, OK 0-2
65th TULSA EAGLES Tulsa, OK 0-2
65th ANGELS Aurora, CO 0-2
65th OMAHA QUAKES-BLACK Papillion, NE 0-2
65th CHAOS 96 Midland, TX 0-2
65th OC ELITE Mission Viejo, CA 0-2
65th BALLAZ-TERRAZAS Midland, TX 0-2
65th BALLAZ 97-GRANADA Midland, TX 0-2
65th EXPLOSION 96 Midland, TX 0-2
65th HOMER HAWKS-KOZIOL Homer Glen, IL 0-2
65th GEORGIA FIRE DOWNS 97 Atlanta, GA 0-2
65th NEMESIS ELITE-GRANA Downey, CA 0-2
65th OK FIREBIRDS Tulsa., OK 0-2
65th LEWISVILLE FORCE Lewisville, TX 0-2
65th AUSTIN STORM Austin, TX 0-2
65th OREGON PANTHERS-BANUELOS Keizer, OR 0-2
65th UTAH HOTSHOTS South Jordan, UT 0-2
65th ALABAMA ELITE Deatsville, AL 0-2
65th ODESSA IMPACT 97 Odessa, TX 0-2
65th VIENNA STARS Vienna., VA 1-2
65th ST. LOUIS DIAMONDCATS St. Louis, MO 1-2
65th TEXAS GLORY-TUKOLY Sanger, TX 1-2
65th TEXAS STORM ELITE Pearland, TX 1-2
65th EUGENE THUNDER Eugene., OR 1-2
65th VIRGINIA LEGENDS Suffolk, VA 1-2
97th FOOTHILLS GOLD-SISNEROZ Shingle Springs, CA 0-2
97th ORLAND PARK A'S Orland Park, IL 0-2
97th OREGON PANTHERS-SLATE Salem, OR 0-2
97th LAS CRUCES REBELS Las Cruces, NM 0-2
97th NW LADY SHARKS Redmond, WA 0-2
97th CALIFORNIA THUNDER San Dimas, CA 0-2
97th ILLINOIS OUTLAWS-SILVER Munster, IL 0-2

 

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Just how good does it look to have an OHIO team on TOP!!!

1st LASERS GOLD Canton, OH 9-1

I agree! I personally do not know any of the young ladies on this team yet I'm still very proud of these girls and their accomplishment

 

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The order of finish is missing 17 teams, including Riptides, that finished tied for 25th and 33rd.

17th ST. LOUIS ANGELS St. Louis, MO 2-2
25th CINCY DOOM 96 Cincinnati, OH 4-2
25th WARRIORS-HUTTON Plattenville, CO 3-2
25th TEXAS SUDDEN IMPACT Conroe, TX 3-2
25th ATLANTA VIPERS-LOVELESS Atlanta, GA 4-2
25th MISSOURI PRIDE Sedalia, MO 3-2
33rd SPARKS SOFTBALL-RED Orland Park, IL 2-2
33rd LOUISIANA VOODOO River Ridge., LA 2-2
49th CA FURY 96 Temecula, CA 2-2

 

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ASA has posted the complete order of finish (http://www.asasoftball.com/tournaments/getNcResults.asp?tid=3319).

17th ST. LOUIS ANGELS St. Louis, MO 2-2
25th WARRIORS-HUTTON Plattenville, CO 3-2
25th TEXAS SUDDEN IMPACT Conroe, TX 3-2
25th CINCY DOOM 96 Cincinnati, OH 4-2
25th ATLANTA VIPERS-LOVELESS Atlanta, GA 4-2
25th MISSOURI PRIDE Sedalia, MO 3-2
25th RIPTIDES Cincinnati, OH 2-2
25th GEORGIA FORCE 97 BROWN Kennesaw, GA 2-2
25th MINNESOTA RENEGADES 97-WAGGNER St. Louis Park, MN 2-2
33rd MINNESOTA STING 96 Hastings, MN 2-2
33rd ORLANDO AFTERSHOCKS 96 Orlanda, FL 2-2
33rd CA BREEZE 97 Elk Grove, CA 3-2
33rd ST. LOUIS FUSION St. Louis, MO 3-2
33rd KATY FORCE-BLACK Katy, TX 3-2
33rd WORTH COBRAS 97 Lawrenceville, GA 3-2
33rd TEXAS BOMBERS New Braunfels, TX 3-2
33rd TENNESSEE EAGLES 97 Smyra, TN 3-2
33rd SPRING KLEIN IMPACT 97 Houston, TX 3-2
33rd TEXAS MAGIC Sugarland., TX 1-2
33rd ATLANTA VIPERS-JARVIS Dallas, GA 1-2
33rd TULSA ELITE Tulsa, OK 1-2
33rd RIJO ATHLETICS 97 Woodinville, WA 2-2
33rd SALINAS STORM Salinas., CA 2-2
33rd SPARKS SOFTBALL-RED Orland Park, IL 2-2
33rd LOUISIANA VOODOO River Ridge., LA 2-2
49th CA FURY 96 Temecula, CA 2-2

 

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Congratulations! Great accomplishment.

Think this shows that ASA A is no longer the place to compete though when there is only 2 Cali teams in the top 25. USA/ASA has now become the new Northern Nationals.

 

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Hey Bob, 5 of the 17 Cali teams finished in the top 25, the rest were at the Cali state tourney.

 

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was going to say the same thing in a different way as JEM joked ..... I almost missed his Ca state tourney reference. But I do need to correct him , it was Western Nationals being held at the same time.

 

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was going to say the same thing in a different way as JEM joked ..... I almost missed his Ca state tourney reference. But I do need to correct him , it was Western Nationals being held at the same time.

It appears that for at least 2012, PGF will again be in the same location (Huntington Beach, CA) and will keep their dates "the same" for 14U-18HS.

http://www.heybucket.com/viewtopic.php?f=618&t=29055

From what I have seen on here for 2012 dates, it looks like 2012 will be another Western / Eastern Nationals scenario.

http://www.game-ex.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=32574

Perhaps for discussion in it's own thread but, I am curious how many east/midwest teams are considering taking the step up to PGF in 2012. I am sure some will not based on costs alone.

 

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Congratulations! Great accomplishment.

Think this shows that ASA A is no longer the place to compete though when there is only 2 Cali teams in the top 25. USA/ASA has now become the new Northern Nationals.

Trip, Apparently the coaching staffs from Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Louisville and Central Florida don't agree with your assessment. These are just the coaches I saw on the first day of pool play. I'm sure there were more coaches at PFG, but this is a sign that the big programs must still believe the competition at ASA is top notch and that the talent level is sufficient to warrant a trip to lovely, beautiful, 105 degree, Midland, TX. Lord knows they weren't there on vacation.

 

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It appears that for at least 2012, PGF will again be in the same location (Huntington Beach, CA) and will keep their dates "the same" for 14U-18HS.

http://www.heybucket.com/viewtopic.php?f=618&t=29055

That post goes on to say the dates for 14u aren't decided yet.

We have had some discussion about putting the 14u with 12u, we have also discussed starting the 14u on the Wednesday or Thursday before the 16u and 18HS starts. We will decide those issues at our next meeting on September 6.

I doubt they'll have 14u straddle 12u and the older groups. I'm guessing 14u will be put with 12u.

From what I have seen on here for 2012 dates, it looks like 2012 will be another Western / Eastern Nationals scenario.

http://www.game-ex.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=32574

Perhaps for discussion in it's own thread but, I am curious how many east/midwest teams are considering taking the step up to PGF in 2012. I am sure some will not based on costs alone.

14u teams can't be very excited about ASA/USA Nats being in Sioux Falls, SD - talk about the middle of nowhere. Moline was a hike in 2010 and Sioux Falls is another 6-7 hour drive past that. 16u Nats were held in Sioux Falls 2 years ago and hotels were charging $120+/night for rooms that normally go for $80.

 

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Here were the recruiters from PGF Championships. Would love to see a list from 14-18U ASA/USA Nationals

Arizona Western College coached by Nicole Bethurum
Ashford University delete coached by Kevin Jannusch
Auburn University coached by Steve Johnson
Ball State University coached by Craig Nicholson
Baylor University coached by Britni Newman
Belmont University coached by Chris Kuhlmeyer
Binghamton University coached by Michelle Burrell
Boise State University coached by Erin Thorpe
Bradley University coached by Amy Hayes
BYU coached by Gordon Eakin
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo coached by Jenny Condon
Cal State Bakersfield coached by Kathy Welter
Cal State Univ. San Marcos coached by Dave Williams
Cal State University Monterey Bay coached by Andrea Kenney
Cal State University, Northridge coached by Tairia Flowers
Cal-Berkeley coached by Diane Ninemire
California Baptist University coached by Mike Smith
California State University Chico coached by Angel Shamblin
Chapman University coached by Janet Lloyd
Clackamas Community College coached by jessica Buel
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges coached by Betsy Hipple
Coastal Carolina University coached by Kelley Green
College Of Southern Nevada coached by Ysidro Jimenez
Colorado State University coached by Dedeann Pendleton
Columbia University coached by Kayla Noonan
Concordia University coached by Crystal Rosenthal
Dartmouth College coached by Rachel Hanson
Dixie State College coached by Randy Simkins
Eastern Marymount coached by Ed Mcmurtry
Felician College coached by Lori Kwiatkowski
Florida coached by Tim Walton
Fordham University coached by Bridget Orchard
Fresno State coached by Margie Wright
George Mason University coached by Joe Verbanic
Hanover College coached by Megan Carlton
Harvard University coached by Jenny Allard
Hofstra University coached by Bill Edwards
Holy Names University coached by Melanie Gregor
Houston Baptist University coached by Mary-Ellen Hall
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY coached by Melinda Fischer
Iowa State coached by Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler
James Madison University coached by Katie Flynn
Kentucky Wesleyan College coached by Miles Mallette
Lehigh University coached by Fran Troyan
Lenoir-Rhyne University coached by Shena Hollar
Lewis and Clark College coached by Shawna Feldt
Linfield College coached by Jackson Vaughan
LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY coached by Kim Sowder
Long Island University coached by Roy Kortmann
Longwood University coached by Kathy Riley
Loyola Chicago coached by Yvette Healy
Loyola Marymount University coached by Gary Ferrin
LSU coached by Yvette Girouard
Marshall University coached by Shonda Stanton
Menlo College coached by Danielle Stines
Mercer University coached by Kelley Bretscher
Michigan State University coached by Jacquie Joseph
Middle Tennessee State University coached by Sue Nevar
Mississippi State University coached by Vann Stuedeman
Mississippi Valley State University coached by Ty Robinson
NC State coached by Lisa Navas
New Mexico coached by Erica Beach
New Mexico State coached by Kathy Rodolph
Northern Illinois University coached by Lindsay Chouinard
Northwood University coached by Craig Diamond
Occidental college coached by Jodie Cox
Ohio University coached by Jodi Hermanek
Oklahoma State coached by Rich Wieligman
Oklahoma State University coached by Rich Wieligman
OnDeck Softball coached by Derek Allister
Penn State coached by Robin Petrini
Purdue University coached by Kim Maher
Queens College , N.Y. coached by John Pisano
Sacramento State coached by Kathy Strahan
Saint Josephs University coached by Terri Adams
Saint Marys College coached by Jessica Hanaseth
San Jose State University coached by Peter Turner
Santa Clara University coached by Lisa Mize
Sonoma State University coached by Jennifer Bridges
South Carolina coached by Beverly Smith
South Suburban College coached by Larry Babcock
St. Cloud State University coached by Assistant: Will Harps
Stanford University coached by John Rittman
Stetson University coached by Frank Griffin
Syracuse University coached by Mike Bosch
Texas A&M University coached by Jo Evans
Texas State University coached by Worley Barker
Texas State University coached by Ricci Woodard
Texas Tech University coached by Shanon Hays
The University of Iowa coached by Stacy May-Johnson
U of Georgia coached by Lu Harris Champer
UC Davis coached by Karen Yoder
UC Riverside coached by Connie Miner
UC Santa Barbara coached by Brie Galicinao
UCLA coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez
UNC Charlotte coached by Aimee DeVos
UNC Greensboro coached by Jennifer Herzig
Univ of Calif, Santa Barbara coached by Brie Galicinao
University at Buffalo coached by Jennifer Teague
University at Buffalo coached by Jen Teague
University of Alabama coached by Patrick Murphy
University of Arkansas coached by Mike Larabee
University of California, Riverside coached by Connie Miner
University of Central Arkansas coached by David Kuhn
University of Connecticut coached by Karen Mullins
University of Florida coached by Jennifer Rocha
University of Georgia coached by Lu Harris Champer
University of Hawaii coached by Robert Coolen
University of Houston coached by Kim Nesloney
University of Illinois coached by Terri Sullivan
University of Iowa coached by Marla Looper
University of Kentucky coached by Rachel Lawson
University of Louisiana @ Monroe coached by Rosemary Holloway Hill
University of Louisville coached by Sandy Pearsall
University of Maryland coached by laura watten
University of Memphis coached by Windy Thees
University of Michigan coached by Carol Hutchins
University of Mississippi coached by Missy Dickerson
University of Missouri coached by Ehren Earleywine
University of Nebraska coached by Rhonda Revelle
University of Nebraska Omaha coached by Jeanne Scarpello
University of Nevada coached by Matt Meuchel
University of North Texas coached by T.J. Hubbard
University of Notre Dame coached by Deanna Gumpf
University of Oklahoma coached by Patty Gasso
University of Oregon coached by Mike White
University of Pittsburgh coached by Holly Aprile
University of San Diego coached by Melissa McElvain
University of South Carolina coached by Calvin Beamon
University of Tennessee coached by Ralph and Karen Weekly
University of the Pacific coached by Brian Kolze
University Of Utah coached by Amy Hogue
University of Virginia coached by Heidi Freitager
University of Washington coached by Heather Tarr
UNLV coached by Pete Manarino
Utah State University coached by Carissa Kalaba
Utah Valley University coached by Todd Fairbourne`
Vanguard University coached by Beth Renkoski
Villanova University coached by Maria DiBernardi
Virginia Tech coached by Scot Thomas
Western Carolina University coached by Jim Clift
Whittier College coached by shelley whitaker
Wichita State University coached by Kristi Bredbenner
Wisconsin coached by Yvette Healy
Wright State coached by Linda Garza
Yale University coached by Barbara Reinalda