Islanders finish 5th at Provincials
(July 17, 2006) - The Richmond Islanders 89B finished the season with a very respectable 5th place finish (out of 16 teams) at the Provincial Championships in Ridge Meadows on July 14-16. After finishing the round robin with a 3-1 record the primarily first-year Midget team lost two tough games in the playoff round. The team finished the 2006 season with an overall record of 26-19-4.
2006 Tournament Results
April 7-9, WR/SS Ice Breaker (1-1)
April 29-30, Rutland (1-3)
May 6-7, Nanaimo (5-2, third place - Bronze)
May 26-28, White Rock/South Surrey (2-3)
July 14-16, Provincials, Ridge Meadows, BC - 5th place
Islanders win 2005 Provincial Championship
2005 Season Review - The 89B's went 8-0 to win gold at the Bantam B Provincial Championships in July in Rutland, BC. The team travelled to Winnipeg, Manitoba, in August for the Western Canadian Bantam Championships. The Islanders lost three tough one-run games against strong competition, going 2-4 in the tournament. The season ended on a positive note as the team captured the tournament championship at the September Softball City Pepsi Challenge.
2005 Record: 61 wins, 12 losses, 4 ties
2005 Tournament Results
April 8-10: N. Delta Icebreaker (4-0!)
April 23-25: Guilford (6-0, tournament champions!)
May 7-8: Rutland (4-0-1, tournament champions!)
May 20-23: Langford (6-2, third place - Bronze)
May 27-29: Whalley (5-1, second place - Silver)
June 10-12 Playdowns (2-0, going to Provincials!)
July 1-3 Richmond (6-1, tournament champions!)
July 8-10 Rutland - BC's (8-0, Provincial Champions!)
Aug 4-7 Winnipeg - Western Canadian Championships (2-4)
Sep 9-11 Softball City - Pepsi Challenge (4-2, tournament champions)
(July 17, 2006) - The Richmond Islanders 89B finished the season with a very respectable 5th place finish (out of 16 teams) at the Provincial Championships in Ridge Meadows on July 14-16. After finishing the round robin with a 3-1 record the primarily first-year Midget team lost two tough games in the playoff round. The team finished the 2006 season with an overall record of 26-19-4.
2006 Tournament Results
April 7-9, WR/SS Ice Breaker (1-1)
April 29-30, Rutland (1-3)
May 6-7, Nanaimo (5-2, third place - Bronze)
May 26-28, White Rock/South Surrey (2-3)
July 14-16, Provincials, Ridge Meadows, BC - 5th place
Islanders win 2005 Provincial Championship
2005 Season Review - The 89B's went 8-0 to win gold at the Bantam B Provincial Championships in July in Rutland, BC. The team travelled to Winnipeg, Manitoba, in August for the Western Canadian Bantam Championships. The Islanders lost three tough one-run games against strong competition, going 2-4 in the tournament. The season ended on a positive note as the team captured the tournament championship at the September Softball City Pepsi Challenge.
2005 Record: 61 wins, 12 losses, 4 ties
2005 Tournament Results
April 8-10: N. Delta Icebreaker (4-0!)
April 23-25: Guilford (6-0, tournament champions!)
May 7-8: Rutland (4-0-1, tournament champions!)
May 20-23: Langford (6-2, third place - Bronze)
May 27-29: Whalley (5-1, second place - Silver)
June 10-12 Playdowns (2-0, going to Provincials!)
July 1-3 Richmond (6-1, tournament champions!)
July 8-10 Rutland - BC's (8-0, Provincial Champions!)
Aug 4-7 Winnipeg - Western Canadian Championships (2-4)
Sep 9-11 Softball City - Pepsi Challenge (4-2, tournament champions)