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11/9/2009
RENO, Nev. — During the the 78th Annual Governing Council Meeting of the Amateur Softball Association (ASA), they presented their 2009 ASA Annual awards. Awards were given in three categories: years of service to ASA, registration increases and excellence in conducting ASA National Championships in 2009.
Fond du Lac Softball Inc, was selected to receive the James Farrell Award of Excellence for their work in conducting the 2009 ASA National Championships. To attain the James Farrell Award of Excellence, named in honor of former St. Louis ASA commissioner and national office staff member James Farrell, cities must do an outstanding job of hosting ASA National Championship Tournaments. The host city must attain a percentile of 90 percent in each of the evaluation categories of ASA Representative, Umpire-In-Chief, National Office and Team.
All of Recipients of the 2009 James Farrell Award of Excellence
Johnson City, Tennessee; Clinton, Mississippi; Tupelo, Mississippi; Ridgeland, Mississippi; San Antonio, Texas; Fort Myers, Florida; Mandan, North Dakota; Gadsden, Alabama; Augusta, Georgia; Portland, Oregon; Sparks, Nevada; Springfield, Missouri; Dothan, Alabama; South Bend, Indiana; Hastings, Nebraska; Prescott, Arizona, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Salem, Virginia and Burlington, North Carolina.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 77 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.
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