TERRE HAUTE — This coming March 21 will find the Indiana Amateur Softball Association holding its annual Hall of Fame banquet at the Terre Haute Holiday Inn. At that time, the late Debbie Hicks and the Terre Haute Cheffettes/Chevettes women’s fastpitch team will be inducted.
Debbie Hicks, who passed away in 2008 after a long bout with cancer, will be inducted for excellence in the fastpitch and slowpitch games.
In 1978, Debbie was part of the Indiana ASA Major state champion Terre Haute Chevettes team. As such, she was the winning pitcher in the state championship game at age 17. In addition to her pitching skills, Debbie was awarded a Gold Glove for her fielding prowess on the ’78 state championship squad.
After concluding her fastpitch career, Debbie took up the slowpitch game and again excelled. In 1985, she was a key player on the Indiana ASA Major state champion Terre Haute Chrysler-Plymouth team, which competed at the highest level of slowpitch for several years.
In addition to playing for the Wabash Valley’s leading women’s slowpitch team, Debbie also played on one of the area’s top coed teams with husband Ron Hicks.
Debbie was the daughter of Bill and Mary Tanner.
On a personal note, I would like to say that I’m proud to be the person who nominated Debbie Hicks for the Indiana ASA Hall of Fame. She is greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Also being inducted into the Indiana ASA Hall of Fame is the Terre Haute Cheffettes/Chevettes team. The Terre Haute-based team won the Indiana ASA Major state title 10 consecutive years from 1966 through 1975. In addition, it won the previously mentioned 1978 state championship.
Several former team members are expected to be in attendance at the Hall of Fame banquet.
Any former Cheffette/Chevette player interested in further information may call Arlene at (812) 299-4662.
Also being inducted in the 2009 class for their individual accomplishments are Mark Cade, Kerry Clevenger, Mike Anderson and Jim Ellis. Being inducted for team excellence are the Anderson Astros, Marion Plymouth Club, the Region Rockers from Schererville and the Evansville Earthquake.
Anyone wishing to attend the festivities can contact Wayne Myers at (812) 234-0339 to make reservations. Price is $25 per adult and $12 for children under 12.
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Local softball leagues are now taking registrations for the upcoming summer session. Listed below you will find contact information for adult league play.
The Brazil YMCA leagues will offer men’s and coed play. Men’s league action will be on Sunday afternoons, while church coed and recreational coed play will be offered during the week. Team registrations will be open through April 17. For more information, contact the Brazil YMCA at (812) 442-6761.
The Terre Haute Church League is offering leagues for men’s and coed church teams. Coed play is scheduled for Friday evenings, while men’s league play takes place Monday through Thursday evenings. Teams interested in registering must do so prior to April 1. For more information, call Todd Heim at (812) 235-6500.
A note of caution to interested church teams, the Terre Haute Church League usually fills up quickly. Do not wait too long to register.
Terre Haute Family Y is registering teams for the summer session. Registration will close April 15 with league play commencing April 21. Openings are available for men’s teams, which will be playing Sundays, and coed teams, which will be playing Tuesdays through Thursdays.
For more information, call the Family Y at (812) 232-3358.
Terre Haute Park and Recreation league play will be registering teams through April 24. A coed league will take place Monday evenings, while men’s leagues will take place Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
Again, a note of caution, the Terre Haute Park and Recreation leagues have filled quickly in years past. Do not wait too long to register.
For more information, call the Torner Center at (812) 232-0147.
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Individuals and teams interested in being reclassified for ASA state tournament play can do so by filling out and submitting reclassification papers before the March 9 deadline.
On March 9, all those applying must attend the reclassification meeting at 7 p.m. at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.
For more information, contact John Benton at (812) 877-2566.
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Most softball information (some useful, some not so) is available via different Internet Web sites.
The Indiana ASA information is available by going to Indiana-ASA.org. For those interested in Indiana NSA info, you can go to indianansa.com or playnsa.com.
General softball information as well as chatter is plentiful on the Indianasoftball.com site.
John Benton can be reached by phone at (812) 877-2566.
Softball Scene
Softball Scene: Hicks, teammates to be inducted in Hall of Fame
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Swingers win state title
The Swingers from Greencastle double-dipped Carlisle Plaza 10-7 and 8-6 to win the ASA coed novice state title in Lafayette last weekend.
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Brent D. Long Tournament a success on and off field
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Team Bud takes third at coed state tourney
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Wabash Valley slowpitch team takes seventh at state
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Tough tournament trail
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Valley softball teams fail to impress in ASA tourneys
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Copeland’s wins its first Show-Me’s coed tournament
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Valley squad wins Bedford tourney, series titles
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Sign-up now under way for city slowpitch championship
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SOFTBALL SCENE: The talent ladder for local softball
I would like to open this week’s column with a “thank you” to Tribune-Star sportswriter David Hughes for his excellent article featuring local softball star Kevin Kull, which ran in Wednesday’s paper.
The article, which chronicled Kull’s rapid rise to prominence, was a much-discussed topic around the ballpark Wednesday and Thursday evenings. In addition, it provided me with an idea for this week’s installment of “Softball Scene.” -
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Local adult softball teams gearing up for action
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Wabash Valley well-represented in state tournamen t
The Wabash Valley was well-represented in the ASA Coed Class D/E state tournament last weekend at the Avon softball facility.
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Budweiser team has mixed results in national slowpitch regional tourney play
The local Budweiser men’s softball squad ventured to Columbus, Ohio, this past weekend to participate in the 82-team ASA MSP national regional tournament.
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SOFTBALL SCENE: Myers family softball tradition carries on
This past Jan. 10, local softball icon Wayne Myers passed away leaving behind two brothers, Fred and Bill, son Terry, daughter Elaine as well as grandchildren Haley, Whitey and “Chicky.” In addition, the Indiana Amateur Softball Association was left without its commander in chief.
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Softball Scene: Softball moments of years past
With the summer softball season coming to an end, I thought it might be interesting to look to past Softball Scene columns and dredge up a few old memories from seasons gone by. This type of column also serves as a reminder to those presently playing that in a few short years, your achievements will be largely forgotten by those who will be playing in future seasons.
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Softball Scene: Valley squads fare well at state tournaments
The results from the Indiana Amateur Softball Association’s MSP Class “C”, “D” and “E” state tournaments are in and local softball interests fared well. Of the five local men’s teams participating, four managed to come away with winning records.
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Softball Scene: 8 Valley softball teams competing in 5 different state tournaments
This weekend several local softball teams are vying for titles in Amateur Softball Association state tournament play. In all, eight local squads are competing in five different state tournaments.
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Softball Scene: Outkast heating up at right time with state tournament approaching
Local softball player and enthusiast Ryan Dehart recently made an astute observation when commenting on the Outkast softball squad. He said, “they’re getting hot at the right time of the year.” Lending support to Dehart’s claim was Outkast’s showing in the recent Hooter’s Invitational hosted by Indy Sports Park.
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Softball Scene: Get scoop on upcoming men’s, co-ed tournaments in Wabash Valley
Several questions have arisen concerning the upcoming city tournaments for men’s and co-ed softball teams. In an attempt to dispel any rumors and to address the questions, I will now address callers’ concerns.
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Softball Scene: Terre Haute ready for first-time city tournaments in July
The Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Department, working in conjunction with several interested softball parties, will be hosting city championship tournaments for both men’s and coed softball teams.
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Softball Scene: Hit Men making their mark on travel softball scene
I have recently noticed a dearth of young softball squads coming up through the ranks. In short, I am interested in knowing who will replace the Wabash Valley’s top-caliber talent as they fall pretty to age, injury work and family obligations.
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- SOFTBALL SCENE: Crawlworks prevents Valley shutout Thank goodness for the efforts put forth by the Crawlworks men’s slow pitch team in the ASA MSP Class D state finals. Without their 6-2 finish, local softball efforts were almost shutout in ASA state tournament play this past weekend.
- Softball Scene: Several Wabash Valley softball teams preparing for state-tournament action The next three weekends should prove interesting for local softball squads as several local teams will be competing for state titles. Hoping to improve on last year’s second-place finish in the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) women’s class C tournament, the Chop Shop women’s team will be traveling to Kokomo this weekend. Chop Shop’s second-place finish at state earned it a nationals’ berth, and the squad finished fourth.
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