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News Headlines for October 2006

10/31/2006 - ASA announces National Championship Bid Order Oklahoma City, Okla.---The Amateur Softball Association announced today the bid order for the 2008 ASA National Championships. Over 70 cities from 30 different states will converge in Colorado Springs for the 75th ASA National Council Meeting in hopes of bringing back an ASA Nati...more

10/26/2006 - Former IOC President Commits to Softball If women’s fast pitch Softball is to be reinstated to the Olympic programme, the group that will have helped it get back there will have done so with support from a former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President. Juan Antonio Samaranch has agreed to serve as the Honorary...more

10/18/2006 - Stacey Nuveman and Michael White selected to ASA Board of Directors Oklahoma City, Okla.---By a vote of their peers, USA Softball National Team members Stacey Nuveman (La Verne, Calif.) and Michael White (Sioux City, Iowa) have been elected as the athlete representatives on the Board of Directors for the Amateur Softball Association effective Nov...more

10/13/2006 - 2006 ASA National Council Meeting Oklahoma City, OK---The 75th Amateur Softball Association Annual Council Meeting begins Saturday, November 4 in Colorado Springs at the Sheraton Hotel and wraps up on Friday, November 10. The ASA council meets annually to evaluate the needs of the association along with rule and ...more

10/9/2006 - USA finishes fourth after 4-1 loss to Canada Hermosillo, Mexico---The USA Men’s National Team lost its bid to repeat as the gold medalist of the Pan American Softball Championships with a 4-1 loss to Canada in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday. Despite the loss and a fourth place, the U.S. did qualify for the 20...more

More headlines for October, 2006

10/9/2006	ASA Court Judgment

10/7/2006	USA Men’s National Team falls 8-4 to Puerto Rico

10/6/2006	USA continues to roll with 5-0 win over Mexico

10/5/2006	USA Men improve to 4-2 with win over Bahamas

10/4/2006	USA shuts out Virgin Islands 3-0

10/3/2006	USA beats Cuba 2-1 at Pan American Championships

10/3/2006	USA Falls to Argentina 7-0

10/3/2006	USA loses 8-0 to Venezuela at Pan American Softball Championship...

10/2/2006	USA Softball Improves to 1-1 at Pan Am Championships with 4-3 wi...

10/2/2006	FINAL RECAPS FROM THE 2006 HCS