• Venue: Petone Indoor Soccer

• Time: 10.30am

• Date: 27 August, 3, 10, 17, 24 September 2006

• Cost: $5 per person     

03/07/06: Sirius Sport currently have an end of season promotion on Schutt bats and catchers gear, click here for details.  Sirius Sport's website is: www.siriussports.co.nz    

22/06/06: Notice of Johnsonville Softball Club's AGM: To be held at 7pm Monday 14th August 2006, upstairs at the Jays Bar & Cafe. All are welcome.  Nominations are called for the positions of:

• President

• Secretary

• Treasurer

• Club Captain

• Junior Convenor

• Executive Committee

Please send your nominations to Michelle at michelle@srisks.co.nz     

17/05/06: WSA Team tournament venues and dates:

• National League - Men & Women, dates to be confirmed - Jan, Feb, March 07

• NPC (U23) - Men Southland 2-5 January 2007

• NPC (U23) - Women Wellington 8-11 January 2007

• U19 - Boys Rotorua 8-11 January 2007

• U19 - Girls Hutt Valley 2-5 January 2007

• U17 - Boys Nelson 13-16 January 2007

• U17 - Girls Nth Harbour 13-16 January 2007

• U15 - Boys Western BOP 18-21 January 2007

• U15 - Girls Manawatu 18-21 January 2007    

14/05/06: Physics and Acoustics of Baseball and Softball Bats, click here.     

07/05/06: New Zealand win the Pacific Series, results have been posted here.    

24/04/06: Brooke Cutting nominated for the 2006 Wellington Sportsperson of the Year.  Read the full details of Brooke's nomination here.    

02/04/06: In a first for New Zealand men’s softball two brothers have been named to pitch for the New Zealand Community Trust Black Sox for a tour of Japan later this month...read more here.    

01/04/06: Abbo (Lance Abbot) has made selection for the Black Sox training squad....read more here!    

25/03/06: Japan stormed to an early lead then survived a furious Cuban comeback to claim the inaugural World Baseball Classic title 10-6 on Tuesday....read more here.    

25/03/06: The Premier 1 men's team have just missed out in qualifying for the top 8 section at the Open Club Tournament in Hastings.  After wins against Giants 6-5, Hutt Valley Marist 4-3, they had to win against Richmond Keas to go through, they ended up losing that one 2-1.  For a full run down of the mens tournament, click here.  It looks like the women's team have had some close loses, results are here.    

20/03/06: The club's senior prize giving was held on Saturday just past.  Most teams were well represented, with a lot of tales told and beer consumed.  Details of what was said on the night can be read HERE, with a list of all award winners HERE.  Photos of the evening are to follow...watch this space.    

15/03/06: Reminder: The Senior Club prizegiving will be held on Saturday 18 March with happy hour at 6.30pm. Awards start at 7.30pm. Free entry, music and nibbles to follow.     

15/03/06: We have a number of teams in final playoffs this weekend - they are as follows:
- Prem Women - playoff for 1st
- 2A Women - playoff for 1st
- 2B Fossils - playoff for 3rd
- 2B Tosas - playoff for 3rd (vs Fossils it looks like)    

11/03/06: Next week is the final week of senior softball. We will be holding Prize giving that night. As Michelle didn’t hear back from anyone we made an executive decision (makes us feel important!) that the evening will be as follows: Happy Hour from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, with Prize giving commencing at 7.30pm. This will be followed by music & supper. There is no cover charge, so get your team together and come along for an evening of celebration

08/02/06: The premier 1 mens team are re-invigorated after a prolonged absence from the softball diamond. A decision was made not to train on Tuesday, however most will be bursting at the seams for training on Thursday. Their draw for the weekend is the same as last week's washed out draw - first up Island Bay at 2pm then Cardinals at 3.30pm. There will however be a couple of guys not playing - Jimmy has a wedding to attend in the lighthouse at Castlepoint. This will be pretty special for Jimmy, as his cousin Jimmy is flying over from South Africa to be there. Also, Andrew Wharawarakura is celebrating his daughters 1st birthday, so he won't be playing. Although, he has infact left the door open for a bit of action, it just depends on the weather. Aside from that, all is GO GO GO!

06/02/06: Check out the terrific snap shot of the Premier One Women's team, here.

27/02/06: Tickets are selling fast for this Saturday night's function "Partying with the Prems". You can get a ticket by contacting anyone from Prem 1 Men's team or by emailing: jvillesc@xtra.co.nz. Over 68 tickets have been sold already.

26/02/06: There are only 3 more weekends of softball until the end of the season. The committee is thinking about Prize Giving and need to get your feed back on what type of evening you would like. If you have any suggestions please let one of us know so we can begin preparations.

26/02/06: $2000 was raised at the Batons Up function held at the club on Saturday. This money will go towards Brooke Cutting to aid her in getting to the futures tournament of the Canada Cup.

26/02/06: The Premier 1 women won against Tawa on Saturday. The Premier 1 men however, lost both games.

24/02/06: This Saturday the Premier 1 women are playing Tawa at Redwood Park at 3pm, whilst the men have a double header. The first game is against HV Marist - diamond 1 Fraser Park @ 1pm, then HV Dodgers - diamond 2 Fraser Park @ 3pm

24/02/06: Partying with the Prems....check out the flyer here.

20/02/06: The Prem 1 Women played Newlands on Saturday, and won 8-7.

18/02/06: The Prem 1 Men will be holding a social function in early March to help them get to the Club Nationals. As many of you will be aware funding from various Trusts is no longer easy to come by and even though the Men have been lucky enough to get some funding, there is a significant shortfall. So please help the guys out and get behind there fundraiser. 

18/02/06: This week the 2A women’s team continues to sell Batons Up tickets to help raise funds for one of our young club members, Brooke Cutting. Brooke has recently been selected in a NZ U19 team to travel to Canada and play in the futures tournament of the Canada Cup. See Liz Parsons.

13/02/06: Black Sox coach Eddie Kohlhase said his team's focus on building depth over the past year has ensured they are not left wanting following the retirement of veteran catcher Bevan Martin....read more here.

13/02/06: The ISF is concerned about the lack of attention and support for women’s sports in Iraq...read more here.

12/02/06: A bid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have softball reinstated at the 2012 Olympics has been unsuccessful. Read more here.

12/02/06: Tosa’s obviously had an early night, they thrashed Tawa Hooters...read more here.

05/02/06: The Premier 1 Mens team won against Hutt City United, 2-1, this game was played at Fraser Park yesterday.

29/01/06: New Zealand has won the final of the Commonwealth Championship, 5-3. For a play by play break down, click here.

26/01/06: Tanifa Samoa held out to beat South Africa in a tie-breaker 16-10. Read more here.

26/01/06: Power hitting from the New Zealand Black Sox proved to be too much for South Africa to handle in the opening game of the Commonwealth Championship in Melbourne on Wednesday. Read more here.

24/01/06: An extract from the newsletter....Brooke Cutting has been named in one of the NZ Trial teams to play in Hamilton in 2 weeks and then this week four members of our Premier 1 Women’s team were named in the Junior White Sox Squad. They are Brooke Cutting, Elle Henderson, Lauren Pollard and Vicki Shand. Congratulations you guys, you are great role models for our club. Read the full newsletter here

24/01/06: Brooke Cutting and Lauren Pollard made the U17 New Zealand tournament team. This tournament was recently held in the Hutt Valley, with Wellington eventually winning the final, against Hutt Valley, 5-1.

24/01/06: Click here for the first installment of detail on the JUNIOR CLUB page....this shows a list of Junior rep players selected for various teams to date

24/01/06: The Premier 1 Men played at the Wanganui Braves tournament over the long weekend. The team was disappointed to miss out on the semi - finals. Losses to Kapiti, PCU and Giants proving to be the down fall of the weekend. The team evenually ended up with 3 wins (vs Tamatea, Huia and the Blue Sox) and 3 losses. PCU were the eventual winners of the tournament, winning the final 1-0 over Giants.

17/01/06: The Premier 1 Men won against Kapiti tonight. The game was played at Redwood Park, went 8 innings and the final score was 6-5. The coach has requested that the club provide a car battery for his pace maker, as his current battery is flat due to excessive use.

16/01/06: Team management has confirmed that a little Pickering has entered the world. "Tenga and Jodie had a little boy this morning. Tenga Rapata Pickering was born at 17/1/06, 3.40am and weighed 7lb 13oz. Mum, Dad and the boys are fine."

15/01/06: News Letter No.10, 14 January 2006, click here for details.

10/01/06: The 2006 side of the season starts again this weekend. The Premier 1 Mens team are at home to Dodgers at 3pm. This game is likely to see the return of the journey man "Shark 'n' Taity", question on the street is, has he lost any of his pace since his record 9 stolen bases last year?

10/01/06: Hutt Valley were victorious at the men’s NPC, beating Wellington 6-0. Geoff and Lance (Abo) from our Premier 1 Men's team have made the tournament team. Further details here.

08/01/06: Team management have confirmed that "a little Doherty" has entered the world. "Amanda and Shane had a boy at 7.55am 9/1/05 at Hutt Hospital and weighed 7'4! No name yet. Mum, Dad and baby are well".

08/01/06: Top four found at men’s NPC........Wellington 25 Rotorua 2, click here for more.

18/12/05: North Harbour claim men’s national league title...read more here, or for another report, click here.

13/12/05: The Premier 1 Men played PCU tonight, eventually losing 4-2.

08/12/05: It has been mooted that a "hot topics" page be established on this website. This would include any items which are topical at a point in time....watch this space.

06/12/05: The Premier One women won their game on Saturday against Tawa, score: 6-1.

06/12/05: The Premier One men's game tonight was cancelled due to really, really bad weather. Infact the weather is so bad I have been forced to don a pair of shorts and a tee shirt, I might even sneak outside for a bit of a jog.

05/12/05: The world champion Black Sox completed a 4-0 clean sweep of their series against Samoa on Sunday....read more here.

05/12/05: The Premier One mens team lost to Kapiti on Saturday, score: 6-4. They play Miramar at 8pm Tuesday 6/12/05. Rumour has it that Geoff will be making his Tuesday night debut for the 2005 season.

30/11/05: The Premier One mens team lost to PK on Tuesday night, score: 4-1

28/11/05: The Premier One womens team beat the previously unbeaten Miramar 5-4 on Saturday. The Premier 1 men play PK on Tuesday 29/11/05 6.15pm at Hataitai Park.

23/11/05: Wilson is one of four former players back in the mix for the Samoa series, with two debutants also named in Kohlhase's squad yesterday. Read more here.

23/11/05: The Premier 1 Mens team played Island Bay on Tuesday night, winning the game in 5 innings.

20/11/05: The Johnsonville Premier 1 Mens team won 8-5 over Hutt Valley Marist on Saturday. Playing their forth consecutive game in the now infamous white, blue, blue strip, the team had a job battling back from a 5-1 scoreline early in the game. This coming Tuesday (22/11/05) the men play Island Bay at 6.15pm at Haitaitai Park. 

20/11/05: A double dose of victory for Southern Pride on Sunday in the New Zealand softball men's national league sends a message to the other sides in the competition that they are not a team to be taken lightly. Read the full story here.

15/11/05: Tonight at Alex Moore the Premier 1 Men's team had a 2-0 win over Kapiti. The Premier One women play tomorrow night at 6.15pm, at Alex Moore.

14/11/05: Over the weekend just past, the Premier 1 Men's team had a 14-0 win against Island Bay, while the Premier 1 Women narrowly lost to PK 2-3. The Premier 1 Men's team play Kapiti, Tuesday 15/11/05 6pm.

9/11/05: The forthcoming weekend of softball sees the Premier 1 Mens team playing Island Bay, 3pm at Alex Moore.

8/11/05: The final player selections have been made in the New Zealand Community Trust men’s and women's National League today in Wellington, for full details click here.

18/10/05: The softball season for Johnsonville Softball Club got off to a great start with wins to the Prem 1 mens and womens teams.
The mens team beat Giants from Masterton 5-3, while the women beat Newlands 4-0.
This coming weekend, the Prem 1 men play in the Doreen Dalton tournament at Fraser Park. Saturday’s games are at 9am and 1pm, Sunday’s at 1pm and 5pm. There will be game(s) played on Monday also, times yet to be confirmed.
The Prem 1 women play Miramar at Alex Moore at 3pm.

11/10/05: The softball season commences this weekend (15th October 2005). The premier one men play Giants from Masterton. This game is at 1pm, Hataitai Park. It would be brilliant if club members went along and supported the team. Following this game, the Prem 1 mens team will welcome in the new playing season with a ‘bangers and mash’ night at the club rooms. Apparently this is a compulsory attendance by all Prem 1 men.

First entry on this website:

The history of Johnsonville Softball Club....The first meeting of those interested in forming a club was held in Mrs Gardner’s establishment – a ‘dry’ motel – that stood in what is now the KFC car park. From that meeting came a club with two teams of ten men a side....read the full story here.

The Wellington Softball Association web site provides information on draws, cancellations, other club information, rules and a lot more. Here is the link to this site: http://www.fastpitchwn.org.nz. New Zealand Softball web site provides detail such as: tournament dates, National League, Provincial Cup, Open Club Championship, transfer forms, player stats, NZ softball history, coaching, umpires and pitching resources. The link to NZ Softball web site is: http://www.softball.org.nz/index.htm