Hi All
What a great day for finals!
Congratulations to:
Monarchs Red on winning the U16 Grand Final;
Cheetahs White on winning the U19 Grand Final; and
Cheetahs on winning the Open Women’s Grand Final.
All the games were played with great enthusiasm, talent and sportsmanship. Congratulations to all players and
officials involved and thank you for making the day exciting for those who watched from the side lines.
Results for Saturday 21 March 2015
The results on the day were as follows:
Under 13:
WC Redbacks (18) d Cheetahs White (5),
 Jake of Cheetahs White hit a home run in the second inning which got 2 other runners home.
 Claire of Cheetahs White worked extremely well as catcher.
 Redbacks team worked extremely well. Congratulations on all their hard work.
Monarchs (15) d Cheetahs Green (13)
 Brandon of Monarchs hit 2 home runs.
 Troy of Cheetahs hit one home run.
 Jordan of Cheetahs made a double play at 3 rd.
Under 16 Grand Final:
Monarchs Red (9) d Cheetahs (2)
Under 19 Grand Final:
Cheetahs White (14) d Monarchs (0)
Open Women Grand Final:
Cheetahs (9) d Monarchs (8)
 Congratulations to all the players in this final. Everyone gave it their all with Cheetahs just getting
across the finishing line before Monarchs. This was a fantastic game to watch with many enjoying it
from the side lines.
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Presentation Night
Presentation Night was enjoyed by about 160 persons who attended. We wish to pass on our congratulations to
the following persons who received awards on the night as follows:
Participation Awards (Trophies)
TBall – Cheetahs players
Monarchs players
U13 – Cheetahs players
Monarchs players
WC Redbacks players
Grand Final Medallions
Under 16 –
Runners Up - Cheetahs
Umpires: P – Cheryl Clement, L – David Howard
Premiers – Monarchs Red
Under 19 –
Runners Up – Monarchs
Umpires: P – Helena Hapeta, L – Blaine Cooke & Mark Williams
Premiers – Cheetahs White
Open –
Runners Up – Monarchs
Umpires: P – Mark Williams, L – Blaine Cooke, Helena Hapeta
Junior Umpire Presentations
Thank you to all junior umpires.
Representative Presentations Medallions
NDSA Under 15 Girls
Coaches - Allan Laird, Kerry Laird
Manager - Gail Matthews
Scorer - Tracey Boontanjai
Umpire – Helena Hapeta
All players
NDSA Under 17 Girls
Coaches – Allan Laird, Lucinda Rokas
Manager – Kerry Laird
Scorer - Tracey Boontanjai
Umpire – Blaine Cooke
All players
NDSA Under 17 Boys
Coaches - Cathy Ferraro, Anthony Bradstreet
Scorer – Kerri Halley, Craig Kneebone
Umpire – Mark Williams
All players
Vic Under 17 Girls Representatives
Mitzy Tuialii (Player) and Craig Kneebone (Statistician)
Vic Under 17 & Under 19 Boys Representative
Nick Sheedy (Player)
NDSA Under 19 Boys
Coaches - Cathy Ferraro, Anthony Bradstreet
Scorer – Colin Mulder
Umpire – Mark Williams
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All players
NDSA Open Women
Coaches - Allan Laird
Scorer - Ray Carter
Umpire – Mark Williams
All players
Service Awards
30 Year Distinguished Service Award – Cheryl Clement
35 Year Distinguished Service Award – Ray Carter
Player Recognition Award
10 Year Player Recognition Award – Jacinta Frazzetto, Katia Frazzetto and Lauren Howard
15 Year Player Recognition Award – Carrie Hartley
20 Year Player Recognition Award – Tegan Youdan
35 Year Player Recognition Award – Ruth Groves
Dates to put in your diary
The following dates should be placed in your diary, especially the pre-season training sessions:
Northern Softball @ Mill Park Annual General Meeting
Batting Training Sessions for Juniors
Pitching/Catching Training Sessions for Juniors
Fielding Training Sessions for Juniors
Pre-Training Season commences for all
Umpire Courses
Bunnings Recruitment Day
Come & Try Day
2015/16 Season begins
29 June 2015
2 August & 5 August 2015
9 August & 12 August 2015
16 August & 19 August 2015
22 August 2015 (12.00 noon to 2.00pm)
TBA
5 September 2015
12 September 2015
1st or 2nd Saturday of October 2015
Team App
Northern Softball @ Mill Park now has their own Smartphone App. It'll keep you up-to-date with your favourite
team's news, events, ladders and much more. We note that there are very few players/spectators and officials that
have joined Team App.
Please join this free app as soon as possible as we hope to be able to use Team App to notify of any cancellations
due to weather, any events etc. in the very near future. Joining this free app will assist the Committee notifying the
members of Northern Softball with much more ease and speed.
Notifications will commence to be sent primarily via Team App on and from 1 December 2014. Please join NOW.
To get the full features of your teams App you need to download Team App onto your smartphone. Download
Team App here (http://teamapp.com/app). Its 100% FREE.
Launch Team App and search for Northern Softball.
Then:
1. Sign-up to Team App. You'll be sent an email to confirm your registration.
2. Search for your club's App and request access to group(s) that apply to you.
If you don't have a smartphone, reply to this email so you can be added manually and you'll receive email
notifications.
Umpiring
We have a levelled umpire that would like to run an umpires development program at Northern Softball.
Though we have had a few respond saying they want to be a part of this program, we are still looking for more
participants. Please indicate your interest in attending this program by responding to this email as soon as
possible. Parents are welcome as are any spectators, family and friends.
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Thank you to those who are already umpiring in the Park.
Coaching Level 1 & 2 Accreditation Course
If there are any interested in a Level 1 or Level 2 Coaching Accreditation Course being held at our Club Rooms,
please let Cathy Ferraro know by replying to this email. It is hoped to be able to arrange for some coaching
accreditation courses through Softball Victoria over the winter break.
Second hand catchers gear
If there is anyone interested in purchasing some second hand catcher’s gear (includes chest plate, leg guards,
catcher’s helmet, cleats and bag), please see either Ray Cater or Cathy Ferraro.
Drought Proofing our Mill Park Reserve using Rainwater Tanks
City of Whittlesea, Yarra Valley Water and the Victorian State Government have selected Mill Park Reserve for a
unique drought proofing trial involving domestic rainwater tanks. We are seeking 100 interested households to
support the Reserve by installing a 4,000 litre rainwater tank in their home.
Each rainwater tank installation connected to the toilet or laundry saves potable water. 100 tanks combined will
save enough water to irrigate our Mill Park Reserve sports field when the next drought hits. Mill Park Reserve will
be the first trial of the scheme in Victoria, and possibly Australia.
The cost of each tank installations will be subsidised and the estimated out-of-pocket expense per installation will
be between $1,500 and $2,200.
Successful participants in the trial will be supporting their local community by keeping Mill Park Reserve green,
while reducing their own water usage.
Participation is only available to Whittlesea residents.
If you would like to enquire about the scheme please contact Edmond Lascaris – Project Manager (Mob: 0412
978 633, Tel: 9401 0512, Email: [email protected]).
Have your say
As we are now at the end of this season, please drop me a line if:
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there is anything that you believe was not attended to;
you have any constructive criticism;
you have any ideas on how things can be improved; or
just to provide some feedback.
Your thoughts are most welcome.
We hope you have all had an enjoyable Softball Season and we look forward to seeing you back next season. In
the meantime, if you have any queries, requests or the like, please do not hesitate to email me.
Regards
Cathy Ferraro
Secretary
Northern Softball @ Mill Park.
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