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Smokey Mountain Championship - Full Schedule

	Friday, May 23
10U	Blazers v. Panthers	6:00 PM	WD1
12U	Blazers v. Panthers	6:00 PM	WD4
14U	Panthers v. NATCO	7:10 PM	WD5
10U	Panthers v. Wht Lght	8:20 PM	WD1
12U	Panthers v. Blue Fury	8:20 PM	WD4
14U	Ramblers v. Panthers	9:30 PM	WD2
	Saturday, May 24
12U	Panthers v. Lady Devils	8:30 AM	WD4
14U	Heat v. Panthers	12:00 PM	ME2
12U	Winning Edge v. Panthers	12:00 PM	WD5
All	Skills Competition	3:30 PM	WD1
12U	Panthers v. Heat	5:30 PM	WD3
10U	Thunder AFC v. Panthers	6:30 PM	WD2
14U	Panthers v. Lady Wave	7:00 PM	ME2
	Sunday, May 25
10U	Panthers v. Lady Racers	9:00 AM	WD2
Remainder of games times determined by pool play
	Field Key:
	WD = Wing Deer Park
	ME= Metro Park

Smokey Mountain Championship - Friday Night Schedule

Smokey Mountain Championship (Wing Deer Park - Johnson City TN.)

May 23, 2008 (Friday Night)

6:00 - 10U BLAZERS VS PANTHERS (WD1)

6:00 - 12U BLAZERS VS PANTHERS (WD4)

7:10 - 14U PANTHERS VS NATCO (WD5)

8:20 - 10U PANTHERS VS TN WHITE LIGHTNING (WD1)

8:20 - 12U PANTHERS VS BLUE FURY (WD4)

9:30 - 14U PANTHERS VS RAMBLERS (WD2)

Saturday game times to be posted later this afternoon.

The full schedule for Friday is available at 

http://www.eteamz.com/EastTennesseeRamblers/

Congratulations to the 10U Panthers on another 1^st place finish in the tournament in Bristol.

 

1^st game Panthers 3 – Lady Wave 1

 

2^nd game Panthers 19 – Blue Blaze 0

 

3^rd game Panthers 5 – Roadrunners 2

 

4^th game Panthers 3 – Heat 0 Championship game.   Game was called in the bottom of the 2^nd inning with runners on 1^st and 3^rd due to stormy weather. 

 

Everyone played great!   Have a great week and see you in Johnson City this upcoming weekend.

 

Coach Ronda

10U Schedule

FIRST GAME SAT.5-17 12:30 VS.LADY WAVE

SECOND GAME SAT 5-17 5:45 VS.BLUE BLAZE

THIRD GAME ?????? 7:30 VS ?????????

 

Tournament May 16,17,18

The 10U will be playing in a tournament this weekend in Bristol at 394.   I will have game times tomorrow and will get those out as soon as possible.

Mothers day weekend

We will not be playing this weekend due to basketball and Mothers day…. We will try to pick up next week with practice and will look at the tournament schedule for the next tournament.    Sorry this is so late coming out, but I was under the impression that it was already on the website.

 

Thank you, Coach Ronda

Borderline Bash Pictures

The photographer will be posting pictures taken this weekend here

It may take a few days for him to get them uploaded, so check back often.

Bearcat Brawl

Congradulations to the 10U Panthers on another great weekend.

Bearcat Brawl Tournament Schedule

The pool play schedule for this weekend has been posted at http://

www.pinknationsports.com/tournaments/BearcatBrawl/index.html

Practice

The 10U Panthers will have an open practice this Wednesday and
Thursday at the Panther Gym for those wishing to work on hitting and
sliding.

Next week, fields should become available to us during the week and
we'll be able to schedule a more regular practice schedule for the
girls.

Tincher Reaches 2000

Some of you girls had the opportunity to meet and work with Virginia
Tech Pitcher Angela Tincher over the last few months. This afternoon
Tincher reached a milestone only achieved by two other pitchers in
the history of NCAA Softball by striking out batter number 2,000.

Congratulations Angela!

ASA Spring Invitational

Congratulations to the 10U Panthers on their second place finish this past weekend. The girls played very well in their first tournament of the year and have many tournament championships to look forward to.

Listed below are the results of the individual games.

Pool Play

Panthers 5 --- Blazers 4     Panthers 13 --- Chilhowie Warriors 0  

Championship Play

Panthers 15 --- Smashers 0   Panthers 3 --- Blazers 3   Panthers 6 ---- Heat 1   Panthers 3 --- Blazers  10   GREAT JOB GIRLS  

Bearcat Brawl

The 10U Panthers will play the Lady Wave at 9:00 on Saturday Morning.
The remainder of the schedule will be posted Wednesday Night.

ASA Tournament - Johnson City, TN (Friday Canceled)

Our game scheduled for Friday has been canceled. Our first game for
the weekend has been rescheduled for 8:00 on Saturday Morning. We ask
that the girls be at the field no later than 7:15 for warm ups.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

ASA Tournament/10U Panthers - April 25th & 26th Game Times

The 10U Panthers will play on Friday (April 25th) at 9:15 p.m. We'll
meet at 8:00 to begin warming up for the game. Our second pool play
game will take place Saturday (April 26th) at 10:15 a.m. We'll meet
for warm ups at 9:00. The remainder of the game times for the weekend
will be determined by seeding based on pool play.

Wing Deer Park is located in Johnson City, TN. If you need
directions, please let me know.

Practice - April 23, 2008

Practice has been scheduled for 6:00 on Wednesday Afternoon. We will
be meeting at Belle Meadows Park in Bristol, VA. The address for the
park is 619 Wagner Road - Bristol, Virginia.

If you need a more detail set of directions, let me know and I'll get
those to you.

Also, if you haven't paid your April Player Dues please bring that
with you. The money will be needed to register the teams for the
tournament this weekend.

Panther Practice

We’ll meet at Sugar Hollow for practice on Sunday at 2:00. This practice will be instrumental in preparing our girls for the tournament next weekend. If you’re unable to attend, please contact your coach as soon as possible.

May Tournament Schedule

The updated tournament schedule for the month of May has been posted to the "schedule" section of the website. We’re also looking for a tournament for the Memorial Day Weekend.

Softball Clinic

Kerri Cobb of All American Fast Pitch has offered to host an all skills clinic this weekend at Sugar Hollow. The clinic will focus on pitching, hitting and defense. I’ve attached a registration form with additional information.

Kerri will also offer individual pitching lessons those interested in one on one instruction.

For additional information or to sign up, contact Amy Thompson at (276)494-9627.

ASA Spring Fastpitch Invitational

We’ve entered our teams in the ASA Spring Fastpitch Invitational to be held April 25th – 27th at the Wing Deer Sports Complex in Johnson City, TN.

Practices the next two weeks will be crucial for preparing our teams to compete in this tournament.

Panther Practice

The tournament we had planned to enter this weekend has been canceled.  The team will practice at Sugar Hollow on Saturday at 11:00. If you are unable to attend, please let Coach McKinney know. For those playing basketball, she has been notified.

Borderline Bash Photo Album

The photos from this weekends games have been posted on the tournament website. If anyone would like higher quality copies, please email and list the picture number you would like.

http://www.pinknationsports.com/tournaments

Borderline Bash

We're working on a couple of games for the 10U Panthers on Sunday.
Will update player's this afternoon.

Scrimmage This Weekend

The Wave will be joining us this weekend for the games with the Heat. We’ll need to be at the field by 12:30 and we’ll play the Wave at 1:00. The Heat will play the Wave at 2:00 and following that game, we’ll play the Heat.

If you are unable to make it by 12:30 on Saturday, please let me know.

10U Coach Named

Panthers Softball would like to welcome Rhonda McKinney as our new 10U Coach. Coach McKinney comes to us after previously coaching another travel organization in the area and we are very lucky to have her.

10U Panther Scrimmage Game

The 10U Panthers will scrimmage the Johnson City Heat at 2:00 on March 29, 2008. We’ll meet at Sugar Hollow Park around 1:30. The park is off Exit 7 of I-81 and is located across Lee Highway from Home Depot. Additional information including directions will be sent out later this week.

If your unable to attend, please contact your coach as soon as possible.

10U Panther Scrimmage

The 10U Panthers will scrimmage the Heat (Johnson City) next weekend. The day and time has yet to be determined, but the game(s) will be held at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol Virginia.

More details later.

Website Updates

The website has been updated and now includes a schedule/calendar for team tournaments and other events. Remember, tournament dates listed on the schedule are preliminary only. As is the nature of travel ball, factors beyond our control will effect the posted schedule throughout the season. We’ll use the website schedule to keep everyone as updated as possible.

Have a great Easter and Spring Break.
http://www.pinknationsports.com

BMS Fundraiser - Tent Sales

BMS Fundraiser - Chef Lou

BMS Fundraiser

BMS Fundraiser

We still need workers for this weekend. If you're able to volunteer for a shift or a partial shift on any of the three days please email beth.morley@pinknationsports.com

Parents Meeting

Panthers Softball will host a mandatory parents meeting on Tuesday, March 11th. The meeting is to be held at the Panthers Gym and will begin at 7:00 pm.

If you haven’t submitted a birth certificate for your daughter, please bring it with you on Tuesday. This includes those who played with us last year.

Panther BMS Fundraiser

The Panthers have been offered an amazing fundraising opportunity by the Bristol Motor Speedway. During the spring race weekend, we need 20 to 30 parents to volunteer for concession and souvenir sales. A portion of the profits will go directly to our programs. The effort will begin March 13th with stock inventory and we’ll operate the stands during the races on March 15th and on March 16th.

In addition, 5 to 10 of the volunteers will need to attend training at the raceway on March 5th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

If you’re interested, please contact Beth Morley at bmsinfo@pinknationsports.com

USA Softball - Johnson City, TN

The US Olympic Softball Team will play an exhibition game against Milligan College on April 13, 2008. The event will be held in Johnson City and tickets are available now (see link below).

http://public.eventbooking.com/publicity_display.asp?ReturnTo=public_calendar.asp&pwl=279.D688&EventSourceID=2712743&Month=4&Year=2008

Practice of February 23, 2008 - Canceled

The 10U/12U Practice schedule for February 23rd has been canceled. The 14U Panthers will practice at 2:00 on Sunday and you may join them at the gym if you wish. The regularly scheduled 10U/12U practice will resume on March 1, 2007 at 2:00.

Practice Schedule

Practice will be scheduled for Saturday's at 2:00 unless you are
notified otherwise in advance. If you are unable to attend, please let
your coach know.

Website Roster

The roster listing on the Panther website has been updated to include
the new additions. Please check your teams roster under the 'About'
tab and email error@pinknationsports.com if you see a mistake.

Pitching Workouts

If any pitcher needs gym time during the week, let your coach know and
we will schedule accordingly. You can also send your request to gymschedule@pinknationsports.com

Birth Certificates

It was great seeing everyone yesterday. We are looking forward to a
great year.

Please bring a copy of your birth certificate to your next scheduled
practice.

First Practice of 2008

It's that time. Our first practice for 2008 will be held on January
19th at 2:00. We will be meeting at the Panther Gym in Bristol.
Contact us if you need directions.

2008 USSSA Tournaments

This coming year, the Panthers will be hosting USSSA Tournaments at
Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol Virginia. The dates for these
tournaments are as follows: April 4th through the 6th, May 2nd
through the 4th, June 6th through the 8th, June 27th through the 29th
and July 11th through the 13th.

Additional information can be found at http://

www.pinknationsports.com/tournaments/