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RESULTS OF
THE 2008 PNA
NATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Coventry, Rhode Island - The Annual PNA
National Softball Tournament was held on the weekend of July 18
- 20, 2008 in Coventry, Rhode Island. The weekend was very hot
for a softball tournament that brought in men's teams from
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
On Friday evening, July 18th, a meeting was
held with team managers, coaches and the tournament committee to
conduct the drawing of the brackets, and reviewed the ASA
Tournament rules. This meeting was held at the PNA Lodge 1001
Hall, located in Coventry, Rhode Island. PNA Vice President Paul
C. Odrobina attended the meeting.
PNA Vice President Paul Odrobina welcomed and
thanked the team members for attending this years tournament and
extended well wishes from the entire Executive Board and Sports
and Youth Committee. Mr. Odrobina also acknowledged the teams and
their supporters for participating in Sports and Youth
activities on local and national levels along with other
sporting event programs sponsored by the PNA. He thanked Don
Babiec who was the local coordinator for this years event.
On the opening day of competition, Vice President Odrobina
was the designated first batter with Mr. Ray Babiec pitching to
him. PNA Commissioner of District 1, Normand Vadnais was the
catcher. Thus, this marked the start of the National Softball
Tournament
McKeesport Lodge 352 was the top winners of
the tournament. The second place champs was Lodge 750 of Glassport with Lodge
1001 Old Timers Team as the third
place Winners. Plaques were presented to the winning teams at
the awards ceremony on Sunday. PNA National Director Teresa
Struziak Sherman, Commissioners of District 1 Normand Vadnais
and Jeannie Zapala and Commissioner of District 8 Richard
Tyszkiewicz attended the ceremony and assisted Vice President
Odrobina to award the winners. The Sportsmanship Award was
presented to Lodge 352 in McKeesport. The MVP plaque was awarded
to Shawn Krzaric of the McKeesport Lodge 352 team.
Story by: Robert M. Jadach
Photos by: Kevin Dolan, Ron Perry, and Kevin Leandro
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