NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED
Softball NL have hosted 18 Canadian Championships and 2 World Championships.
Canadian Championships Hosted & Organizing Committee Members
Canadian Championships Hosted
1977 August 15 to 19 – Junior Ladies – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Dee Murphy-Chairman, Duey Fitzgerald, Gus Walters, Cyril Russell, Hugh Harvey, Reg Caughie, Dr. Bob French, Bill Hogan, Angels Jackson, Fred Jackson, Fred Jackson Jr., Charlie Dawe, John Pearce, Paul Thomey, Paul Crane, Dave Wall, Gert Delaney, Sandy Adams, Barry Clouter, Ruth Bret-Williams.
1978 August 08 to 13 – Junior Men’s – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Dee Murphy-Chairman, Terry Trainor, Bill Abbott, Vince Withers, Peter Harvey, Gus Walters, Len Hickey, Mike Breen, Brian Oliver, Barry Clouter, Keith Nickel, John Pearce, Paul Thomey, Dave Grimes, Bob Seaward, Bernie Broomfield, Cec Soper, Fred Jackson Sr., Duey Fitzgerald, Hugh Harvey, Cyril Russell, Tony Jesso, Bette Murphy, Ron Hicks.
1979 August 28 to September 02 – Senior Men’s – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Vince Withers-Chairman, Mike Breen, Bob Gulliver, Paul Thomey, Keith Nickel, Peter Kendall, Tony Jesso, Duey Fitzgerald, Ray Noel, John Pearce, Bob Hillier, Bill O’Reilly, John Martin, Reg Caughie.
1982 August 17 to 22 – Senior Ladies – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Vince Withers-Chairman, Mike Breen, Joan Mercer, Tony Jesso, Duey Fitzgerald, Ray Noel, John Pearce, Paul Thomey, Bob Gulliver, Wayne Purchase, Libby Dowden, Cyril Russell, Reg Caughie.
1986 August 12 to 17 – Junior Men’s – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Vince Withers-Chairman, Mike Breen, Joan Mercer, John Pearce, Paul Thomey, Duey Fitzgerald, Wayne Purchase, Dee Murphy, Dave Hollett, Reg Caughie, Tony Jesso, Bob Gulliver, Gus Walters, Ray Noel, Jack Hogan, Bette Murphy.
1987 August 11 to 16 – Senior Men’s Slo-Pitch – Kinsman & Lions Park (Marystown)
Committee Members
Tom Baker-Chairman, Ken Lundrigan, Vera Molloy, Ken Anthony, Lloyd Dalton, Kevin Pickett, Russ Murphy, Dave Brenton, Joe Keating, Dennis Kelly, Everett Gifford, Mike Brennan, Gerard Kelly, Glenn Picco, Frank Kennedy, Joan Walsh.
1988 August 22 to 29 – Senior Ladies – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Vince Withers-Chairman, Mike Breen, Joan Mercer, Bob Gulliver, Dave Saunders, John Pearce, Paul Thomey, Wayne Purchase, Duey Fitzgerald, Dave Hollett, Ray Noel, Gus Walters, Joe Tulk, Jack Hogan Reg Caughie.
1989 August 28 to Sept 03 – Senior Men’s – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Vince Withers-Chairman, Mike Breen, Joan Mercer, Bob Gulliver, Dave Saunders, John Pearce, Paul Thomey, Wayne Purchase, Duey Fitzgerald, Dave Hollett, Ray Noel, Gus Walters, Joe Tulk, Jack Hogan, Reg Caughie, Carl Lake, Hubert Noseworthy.
1991 August 12 to 18 – Junior Men’s – Lions Park (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Paul Thomey-Chairman, Mike Breen, Joan Mercer, Bob Gulliver, Dave Saunders, John Pearce, Wayne Purchase, Duey Fitzgerald, Dave Hollett, Gus Walters, Joe Tulk, Reg Caughie, Carl Lake, Hubert Noseworthy, Gleniss Thomey, Bob Hickey, Ralph Tapper.
1995 August 27 to September 03 – Senior Men’s – Caribou Complex (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Gary Corbett-Chairman, Ivan Hapgood-Vice-Chairman, Bob French, Duey Fitzgerald, Gus Walters, Bob Hickey, Ray Bowe, Albert Dalton, Bill Hogan, Karen Davis, Joan Murphy, Dick Barter, Hubert Noseworthy, Wayne Corbett, Lynn Hindy, Tim Power, Cindy Gollop, Kim Leonard, John Martin, Ken Matthews, Doug Foley, Jerry Kirk, Joe Boland, Rick Mercer, Ray Noel.
1996 August 04 to 11 – Junior Men’s – Caribou Complex (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Ray Noel-Chairman, John Martin, Ivan Hapgood, Ken Matthews, Duey Fitzgerald, Gus Walters, Ray Rossiter, Karen Davis, Jim Clarke, Bob McLellan, Bill Hogan, John Buckingham, Ron Power, Dick Barter, Cindy Gollop, Craig Skinner, Bob Garland, Joan Murphy, Rick Mercer.
1997 July 28 to August 03 – Midget Boy’s – Elizabeth Swan Park (Clarenville)
Committee Members
Fred Denty-Chairman, Kathy Gosse, Joe Monk, Bob Baggs, Pat Osmond, Heber Smith, Cal Cole, Rod Nicholl, Sherry Russell, John Downing, Walt Butler, Mel Abbott, Fraser Russell, Clyde Osmond, Jill Russell, Gary Decker, Garry Gosse, Rhonda Parsons.
2000 August 06 to 13 – Junior Men’s – Sgt. Ned Nugent Park (Kelligrews)
Committee Members
Gary Corbett-Chairman, Ray Noel, Gus Walters, Ivan Hapgood, Karen Whittle, Bob Hickey, Dee Murphy, Joan Murphy, Bob French, Duey Fitzgerald, Brenda Butt, Jerry Kelly, Ed Mahoney, Ken Matthews, Art Simms, Fred White, Bill Barron, Ray Rossiter, Nick Thistle, Gerry Veitch, Tom Noseworthy, Dave Hollett, Dave Tibbo, Bob Garland.
2007 August 26 to September 02 – Senior Men’s – Caribou Complex (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Gary Corbett-Chairman, Lloyd Power-Vice-Chairman, Doug Barrett, Bill Barron, Janet Boland, Brenda Butt, Randy Butt, Wanda Crummell, Bernard Davis, John Dawe, Doug Foley, Gerald Gosse, Ivan Hapgood, Valerie Hollett, John Martin, Joe Maynard, Cyril Mullaley, Dee Murphy, Jamie Peddle, Paddy Phillips, Gerry Veitch, Maria Whelan, Karen Whittle.
2014 August 05 to 10 – U18 Men’s – Recreation Complex (Gander)
Committee Members
Corey Abbott-Chairman, Kelly Burton, Colleen Edwards, Tom Healey, Garry Stamp, Mike Stockley, Tom Whelan.
2016 August 31 to September 04 – Senior & Master Men’s – Caribou Complex (St. John’s)
Committee Members
Gary Corbett-Chairman, Bill Barron, Janet Boland, Curtis Buckle, Sean Cadigan, Derm Croke, David Crowe, Victoria Davis, John Dawe, Joe Devereaux, Marjorie Gibbons, Bruc Good, Gerald Gosse, Ivan Hapgood, Brian Head, Jason Hill, Steve Martin, Joe Maynard, Dee Murphy, Joan Murphy, Kenn Oliver, Paddy Phillips, Paul F. Smith, Carla Squires, Christa Turnbull.
2019 – Senior Women’s – Lions Park (St. John’s)
2022 – Men’s & Master Men’s – Caribour Complex (St. John’s)
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World Championships Hosted
1994 July 29 to August 07–Women’s World–Caribou Complex (St. John’s)
Organizing Committee Members
Vince Withers-Chairman, Paul Thomey-Vice-Chairman, Mike Breen, Ed Drover, Gary Browne, Gus Walters, Dave Hollett, Ralph Tapper, Joe Tulk, Hubert Noseworthy, John Pearce, Gary Corbett, Colleen Tapper, Bette Murphy, Dave French, Bob Gulliver, Wayne Purchase, Earl Howell, Duey Fitzgerald, Marg Davis, Joan Mercer.
1997 July 20 to 27–Junior Men’s World–Caribou Complex (St. John’s)
Organizing Committee Members
Gary Corbett-Chairman, Cindy Gollop, Tim Power, Gerry Veitch, Ralph Tapper, Bob Hickey, John Buckingham, Tom Healey, Ray Noel, Gus Walters, Ed Mahoney, John Hill, Mark Duff, Ken Matthews, Dick Barter, Joan Murphy, Jerry Kelly, Kim Leonard, Bob Garland, Lynn Hindy.
