SOFTBALL The lure of olympic medal glory in softball's historymaking debut at the AtlantaGames was the driving force behind Nicole Richardson's international sporting http://abc.net.au/olympics_1996/softball.htm
Extractions: Softball Competition Guide The lure of Olympic medal glory in softball's history-making debut at the Atlanta Games was the driving force behind Nicole Richardson's international sporting choice. Once her name was inked onto softball's Olympic team list, the juggling of two international careers was over. Australian squad selection in netball was put on hold. Richardson and her Australian teammates are pursuing an achievable sporting dream - winning an Olympic medal. Bouyed by a world ranking of Number three behind the United States and China, Australia is now considered a powerhouse in women's softball and a definite medal contender. Their bronze medal performance at the 1994 World titles in Canada became the launching pad for national coach Bob Crudgington to finetune a medal-winning combination for the Atlanta Games. Australia's greatest nemesis is World Champion and gold medal favorites, the United States, which has dominated the sport for the past decade. The gap between the countries is narrowing, but Australia hasn't defeated the host nation since the early 1980s.
Slow Pitch Softball History Definition Page its placenot only in the hearts and souls of the people who play but those whowatch it in the olympic arena. National Slow Pitch softball history Home Page. http://www.angelfire.com/sd/slopitch/history.html
Fast Pitch Softball History Historical information and dates of championships.Category Regional North America Recreation and SportsFast Pitch softball history. National softball League Champions; ISF Women's WorldChampions; Women's Women's olympic Champions; ASA Women's Champions; NCAA Women's http://www.angelfire.com/sd/slopitch/fast.html
Extractions: Fast Pitch Softball History MEN's National Softball Congress (NSC) 1947-1957 International Softball League (ISL) 1951-1957 Year Champion Runner-up MVP 1951 Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA Vic Champlin, Well's Motors 1952 Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA Ray Weber, Wyoming Angus 1953 Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA Merchants, Tampico, IL Bryan Voigt, Merchants 1954 Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA Condors, Dinuba, CA Paul Johnson, National Cash Register 1955 Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA Condors, Dinuba, CA Kenny Law, A-1 Construction 1956 Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA Siebren Hybrids, Geneseo, IL Norman Bagnell, Tony's Refreshments 1957 Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA Elites, New Bedford, IL Kenny Scott, Q's Mobil Service International Softball Congress (ISC) ISC Players Hall of Fame ISC Managers Hall of Fame ISC Admin Hall of Fame ISC Service Hall of Fame Amateur Softball Association (ASA) "Major" National Champs
Summer Olympics 2000 Olympic History -- Swimming Baseball. softball. More Sports. Results. Schedule. Venues. Photos. Message Board.Schedule Fan Guide history US Roster. olympic history Swimming MEN, WOMEN. http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/swimming/s/almanac.html
Softball US advances its claim to olympic softball gold (09/17/2000) No. 2 pitcher Lori Harriganthrew the first solo nohitter in olympic history Sunday as the United http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/highlights/olympics/events/softball.htm
International Institute For Sport And Olympic History Sociology of Sport; softball; Snowmobiling (see Winter sports); Snowshoeing (seeWinter to pages about the International Institute for Sport and olympic history. http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3subjects.html
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Search Results 07070036 Caption olympic GAMES 2000 softball - Sept 17 USA vs Canada. - USA PitcherLori Harrigan pitching the first solo no hit game in olympic history.. http://www.newsphotos.com.au/cgi/search.pl?olympic games
Softball - WPSL League Information throws first nohitter in WPF history as Virginia NC Georgia Pride relocates to SouthCommons softball Stadium in April 15, 1998 1996 US olympic gold medalist http://www.profastpitch.com/league/l_history.shtml
Indiana University Athletics - Softball - History - Olympians history Tradition of Program Yearby-Year Vs storied career of former Indianasoftball great Michelle of 2000 in Sydney, Australia an olympic Gold medal http://iuhoosiers.com/softball/history/sbolympians.html
Extractions: After leaving Indiana, Venturella continued to play softball on a variety of teams with loads of success. After earning an alternate slot on the 1996 U.S. Olympic softball team, she was determined to secure a permanent position on the 2000 squad. She landed a spot on Team USA in 1997 and has etched herself among the regulars on the team since. She was a member of a pair of gold medal teams at the 1998 World Championships in Japan and at the 1998 South Pacific Classic in Christchurch, New Zealand. Venturella plans to continue her involvement with softball in the future either as a player or possibly as a coach. She maintains her ties to the games as an employee of Softball Limited in Indianapolis during the evenings and is also an athlete representative for USA Softball. As a member of the Board of Directors for USA Softball, she works to make the whole process better for the athletes. She also serves as a rep for Louisville Slugger, where she attends clinics with them to do bat testing and special appearances.
Indiana University Athletics - Softball - History - All Americans a career (9645-2) tops IUs history books for hits recently a gold-medalistat the 2000 olympic Games member of the US softball squad at the 1998 World http://iuhoosiers.com/softball/history/sballamer.html
Extractions: History - All Americans History: Tradition of Program Year-by-Year Vs. Opponents Coaches ... Michelle Venturella Records: Honors All-Americans Single Season Batting Single Season Pitching ... The Last Time... Dianne Stephenson (1978-81) The first Indiana softball player to earn All-America honors, Stephenson was named first team All-America in 1981 and is currently in her 15th year as head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers softball team...she was named Mideast Region Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1994.
Extractions: One of the most recognizable names in the sport of softball, Lisa Fernandez enters her eighth season on the Bruin coaching staff in 2002. Although her primary focus as a member of the Bruin coaching staff will be with pitching and hitting, her coaching duties extend to all aspects of the game. Fernandez was one of five former Bruins to play on the 1996 gold medal winning United States Olympic Team, and one of six Bruins included on the active roster for the gold medal winning 2000 squad. In 1996, Fernandez shined in Team USA's 3-1 gold medal victory over China, recording the final three outs to earn a save and secure the Gold Medal. In the 2000 Sydney Games, Fernandez pitched the U.S. to victory in both the semifinal win over Australia and in the gold medal game against Japan. She continued her national team career this past summer as a member of the U.S. World Championship team along with current Bruins Keira Goerl, Tairia Mims and Natasha Watley.
Amateur Softball Association - About Us The USA softball Womens National Team won the first olympic gold medal in thesports history during the 1996 olympic Games in Atlanta, GA, and defended http://www.softball.org/about/getStory.asp?nid=134
Amateur Softball Association - About Us The USA softball Womens National Team won the first olympic gold medal in thesports history during the 1996 olympic Games in Atlanta, GA , and defended http://www.softball.org/about/getStory.asp?nid=146
History Of The Modern Olympic Games notes The 1980 olympics brought the largest boycott in the history of the The USwomen also won gold in softball and soccer, two olympic debut sports. http://www.patchproducts.com/nbygw/2000/printable/modern.htm
History, Academy Of ProPlayers Gilligan. 1996 USA softball olympic Gold Medallist, Pro Star Julie Smithwith Proplayer owners, Joe and Lawrence. OVERVIEW AND history. Click http://www.academypro.com/history.html
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Calgaryplus.ca > Profile > Canada Olympic Park round activities, events and a rich olympic history, is the beach volleyball court,swing into the softball season and The olympic Hall of Fame Museum is fun http://www.calgaryplus.ca/profile/90284/?cr_survey=1
Feminist Majority Foundation Making olympic history. on at least fifteen of the sixteen scheduled olympic days.softball and the disciplines of Rhythmic Gymnastics and Synchronized Swimming http://www.feminist.org/sports/olympics2000.html
Extractions: Making Olympic History New York Times At the first modern Olympics in 1896, Melpomene became the first female to compete, although unofficially, in the games. Women have made many advancements in the Olympic games over the past 100 years and it appears that the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia will benefit them more than ever before. Two new sports have been added to the games, increasing the total number of sports to twenty-eight. In addition, Sydney will incorporate more than twenty new women's events into its program. This is twenty more than were seen in the Atlanta games in 1996. For the first time in Olympic competition, the Modern Pentathlon, Water Polo, and Weightlifting will include events for women. Athletic, Aquatic, and Shooting sports are also adding more women's events. Two sports being added to the Olympic agenda are the Triathlon and Mia Hamm (white jersey) battles for the ball during the U.S. womens 2-0 victory over Norway. (USA Today)
Fresno State Softball -- A Winning Tradition :: fourtime All-America outfielder and two-time USA softball olympic gold medalist Americahonors in 1998 - first time in the program's history while having http://gobulldogs.fansonly.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/011701aaa.html
Extractions: Fresno State Softball A Winning Tradition National Title : The 1998 Fresno State softball team defeated Arizona 1-0 in the NCAA championship game of the NCAA Women's College World Series on May 25 to earn Fresno State's first national team championship by any sport. Capping their season off with a No. 1 national ranking, the Bulldogs accomplished what no other Bulldog athletic team has done - bring home a NCAA championship title to the university. With five NCAA championship game appearances, four Bulldogs were named to the 1998 NCAA All-College World Series team in Laura Berg Angela Cervantez , Nina Lindenberg and Amanda Scott , who was honored as the Most Valuable Player of the 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series.
Sydney Olympics: Softball Medal History Medal history olympic softball MEDAL WINNERS. YEAR, GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE. 1996,ATLANTA, United States, China, Australia. 1896 1992, not held, DAILY EVENT SCHEDULES, http://www.sportserver.com/SportServer/olympics/00sydney/sportserver/softball_hi
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WashingtonPost.com: USA Softball Seeks Gold Medal the United States. The eightnation softball tournament, the firstin olympic history, begins July 21 in the west Georgia city. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/daily/softball/july/18/uste
Extractions: ATLANTA (AP) Ralph Raymond scoffs at the notion that he's coaching his own Dream Team. ``We're not going to be the Dream Team until we win it,'' said Raymond, coach of the powerful U.S. women's softball team. ``Once we win it, then they can call us whatever they want.'' Team USA a.k.a. The Other Dream Team completed its coast-to-coast, pre-Olympic tour with a 60-1 record that included some truly amazing numbers. Like 441-3, the margin that Team USA outscored its opponents. Now, there's only one thing left to do. ``We're not happy just to be going to the Olympics,'' pitcher Lisa Fernandez said. ``If we don't win the gold medal, it will be a disappointment.'' After taking a week off, Team USA will return to Columbus as almost as sure a bet for Olympic gold as the NBA stars who'll take the court in Atlanta for the United States. The eight-nation softball tournament, the first in Olympic history, begins July 21 in the west Georgia city. ``We've been referred to quite a bit throughout our careers as the Dream Team of softball,'' shortstop Dot Richardson said. ``We know the talent we have in this country. The rest of the world is playing better and better, but we know if we play our best we should win the gold medal.''
