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We ended up with 8 teams this weekend. When I first started these tournaments the 10U never made. We are excited about the 10U, our Summer tournament has 20 10U entered already. We have never had any 8U teams, so far in the Summer we have 9. The development of these younger age groups is very exciting and if you don't know it, they are highly skilled and all play very hard. Looking forward to Saturday!!!!!

DEADLINE MONDAY MARCH 21ST TO ENTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No need for a vote here. this will all be settled March 26 & 27 at the Future Stars Over Texas Spring Tournament at Fork Park. All of the teams are in this tournament. Let's get it on!!!!!!

Just a reminder to all local teams that want to play in our March 26-27 tournament. the deadline for entry is Monday March 21st. This tournament currently has 36 teams entered. Enter on the USFA website: www.usfastpitch.com Questions?  Call Ronnie or Nara 409-753-3907 409-782-6152-cell

USFA Tournaments draw teams. With the state tournament right here in Beaumont and Nationals in Florida, these tournaments attract teams from Louisiana as well as the Houston area and North and Central Texas. Our spring  and summer tournaments already have over 20 teams in them. If you are interested in hosting a USFA state qualifying tournament, please contact: Ronnie or Nara Cole 409-753-3907 409-782-6152 - cell e-mail:  [email protected]

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Here is our STARS OVER TEXAS and FUTURE STARS 2011 schedule. Notice that the USFA STATE TOURNAMENT is here in Beaumont again this year. We have placed the tournament on two weekends this year so it can all be played at Ford Park. We also have two USFA NIT's as well, one in the spring and one in the fall. We do not have a date for our summer showcase yet, hope to have that soon. I urge all our local teams to register for 2011 if you havn't and go ahead and sign up for our tournaments now. In the fall we did have to close some age groups and I want our local teams in these events. We already have 17 in the March tournament and 14 in the May tournament. I'm very happy that we have some 8U entered, we are hoping some teams will start to develop in our area. FUTURE STARS OVER TEXAS SPRING TOURNAMENT.....................March 26-27 8U,10U,12U,14U FUTURE STARS OVER TEXAS SUMMER TOURNAMENT (NIT)...........April 30-May 1 "Sabine River Rumble" 8U,10U,12U,14U,16U,18U STARS OVER TEXAS SUMMER SHOWCASE...................................TBD 16U,18U USFA TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT..............................................June 10-12 8U,10U A,10U B,12U A,12U B USFA TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT..............................................June 17-19 14U A,14U B,16U,18U FUTURE STARS OVER TEXAS FALL TOURNAMENT (NIT)................October 1-2 "War Between the States" 8U,10U,12U,14U,16U,18U STARS OVER TEXAS FALL SHOWCASE.........................................October 8-9 16U,18U STARS OVER TEXAS WINTER SHOWCASE....................................November 5-6 16U,18U FUTURE STARS OVER TEXAS WINTER TOURNAMENT....................November 12-13 8U,10U,12U,14U,16U,18U Go to www.usfastpitch.com to register USFA and enter our tournaments Please call with any questions about these events or USFA Ronnie or Nara Cole (409)753-3907 (409)7826152 - cell

10U 1st  Miken Stingers 2nd Texas Hustle 3rd Bayou Bats 12U 1st Voodoo 98 2nd Total Package 3rd 98 Texas Heat 14U 1st Houston Power 2nd Young Guns 97 3rd CC Fire Thanks to all the teams that took part.  Another great weekend of softball in Beaumont.  We are drawing some very good teams and our local teams have played some outstanding softball. Our 2011 schedule will be posted shortly. We hope to see all of you next year. Ronnie & Nara

Thanks YG2009, after a very long weekend, I need help. This was our most successful Future Stars Tournament. The 66 teams surpassed our 53 last year. I think this was the largest tournament in the younger age groups ever held in Beaumont. With the exception of Ronald McDonald, I do not know of a larger tournament in Houston in at least the last 5 years. We appreciate the support of our local teams very much(21 took part). Without our local teams, these kind of tournaments would not be possible, thanks again.We also had over 20 Louisiana teams. Our local teams did well, but it appears Louisiana won the battle of the states. They won 3 of the 4 divisions. Our only Texas winner was a North Texas team, Anderson Express Y2K from the Carthage area. More great softball at Ford Park this weekend. Our Stars Over Texas Fall Showcase will feature some very good teams. Some strong Louisiana teams (LA United Gold, DeJaVu Gold, Louisiana Express, Louisiana Patriots Gold and others) are going to be a real challenge for our local and Houston area teams. Weather again looks perefect I am hoping to watch some of the games myself. We have 2 events in November, hope everyone will enter those, they are already looking good. Thanks again for a great weekend of softball Ronnie and Nara

We have about 65 or so teams entered as of now. Because we are only playng Sat & Sun, we will have to cut it off around 70.  Any local teams that want to enter should do so now!!!!!  Enter on the USFA website: www.usfastpitch.com Questions??? Ronnie 753-3907 or 454-2978

A reminder to all local teams of our Fall and Winter schedule!!!

That would be great!!  Let me know.

8U is not looking good, I might have one. Wish there were some local 8U teams, that would help getting others to play.  All other age groups are filling up.

Just wanted to remind all local teams who are going to play in this tournament to please enter. Tryouts are ending and we expect a lot of teams to enter. Please call with any questions. Ronnie or Nara 753-3907 - Home/Office 454-2978 - Ronnie's cell 782-6152 - Nara's cell

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This tournament is attracting a lot of attention! As of now we have more entries than any other USFA event in the country. We have a lot of Louisiana teams and one team from Tennessee. I talked to a lot of Mississippi teams at the World Series in Florida and expect several to enter. We are trying something a little different in this one, we are offering 8U,16U & 18U as well as 10U,12U & 14U. The 12U looks like the largest age group, we have 13 or 14 already. I hope all of our local teams will enter soon, because it is a Sat & Sun only tournament, entries could be limited. Remember all our tournaments are sanctioned USFA, teams must register USFA in order to play. USFA NIT NO FRIDAY GAMES GREAT PRIZE PACKAGES To enter and view teams entered please visit:  www.usfastpitch.com More info on our website:  www.starsovertxsoftball.com Ronnie or Nara Cole 753-3907 454-2978 - Ronnie's cell 782-6152 - Nara's cell e-mail [email protected] Please call or e-mail us with any questions

Here is our Stars Over Texas Fall Schedule: Oct 2-3      Future Stars Fall Tournament "War Between The States"                 ****This tournament is for all age groups 8U-18U**** Oct 9-10    Stars Over Texas Fall Showcase    14U,16U,18U Oct 23-24  Stars Over Texas Showcase@Victoria  14U,16U,18U Nov 6-7      Stars Over Texas Winter Showcase  14U,16U,18U Nov 13-14  Future Stars Over Texas Winter Tournament  10U,12U,14U All of our tournaments are sanctioned USFA. All events at Fork Park - except the Victoria event. No Friday games Please enter on the USFA website:  www.usfastpitch.com More info can be found on our website:  www.starsovertxsoftball.com Nara and I greatly appreciate the support we have received from our local teams. Question, please call:  Ronnie or Nara Cole - 753-3907 Ronnie's cell - 454-2978 Nara's cell - 782-6152

USFA requires teams to play in a state qualifier or NIT and attend the state tournament to qualify for the national tournament in Florida. Teams may also qualify for the national tournament by winning a NIT, if a team wins one it does not have to play the state. IFA offers bids to their nationals based on the number of teams in their qualifiers. Teams can also qualify with participation points (9 are required) by simply playing in enough IFA tournaments to achieve the 9 points. There is no requirment to place in a state or regional tournament. ASA is the only organization that has a strict qualifing procedure via state or regional tournaments. I believe this creates a niche for USFA and IFA because the ASA national tournaments are so hard to qualify for. Don't take me to task, Tigers9, about the level of play. I fully understand that, but it doesn't diminish the fact that these other organizations have a lot of participation. Tryouts!!!  This issue comes up every year. I think it is a ASA thing, but I have to wonder how much it is enforced.  Eteamz is flooded with tryouts that are going on now. Also I see teams that are going to a national tournament that are advertising for players. Some of these teams are Gold teams, including one of the Houston Power teams that is looking for 2 pitchers. So what is a tryout?  Will these teams take these players across the country without taking a look at them?  Is that a tryout?  Need some clarification on this rule.

Just came back from Moss Hill. The Ball Brats were panhandling at the caution light. I was conducting some business in the parking lot of Simply Country Cooking, when I noticed them in their orange and black. I swung around and gave them their first donation for the trip to Colorado. Good luck to the Ball Brats on their Colorado adventure.

We are offering two camps: one for grades 5-8 and one for grades 9-12. This refers to the grade you will be in in the Fall. Camp 1 Grades 5-8 Friday June 4th 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. check-in 7-8 Camp 2 Grades 9-12 Friday June 4th 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. check-in 12-1 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. - Recruiting session with the staff STAFF: Blake Miller - Texas A&M Kingsville Worley Barker - Texas Southern University Vance Edwards - Lamar State College Andy Lee - LSU-Eunice Cody Trahan - LSU - Cody just finished her career at LSU, she worked with our pitchers last year and will do so again last year. Her input in the recruiting session was outstanding. She has gone through the process and gives a great player perspective. If you are interested in playing college ball, don't miss this session. Enter the camps on our website: www.starsovertxsoftball.com Any questions? Ronnie or Nara Cole (409)753-3907

Thanks, lost some of the Houston area teams that normally attend to the Premier qualifier. It looks like this may be a one year organization. The "elite" teams that recieved bids are also playing in the Gold qualifiers and the threat to play the same week as Gold nationals has gone down the drain. The Premier qualifier in Houston has gone from about 80 original entries to less than 35. Some of the teams that entered have found out it is a dead week for D1 and not many coaches will attend. We are looking forward to a great camp and some good competitive games from the teams at our event. We will have some coaches from colleges other than D1. We appreciate the support from our local teams. They always give us a good base to build from. Without them we would be hard pressed to have our showcases.

I wanted to make sure everyone realized that we are having a camp session for the younger girls this year. Grades 5-8. This session will be in the morning June 4, with the older girls session in the afternoon. More info on our website: www.starsovertxsoftball.com Ronnie Cole (409)753-3907

The USFA State Tournament has 120+ teams entered. This tournament will be cut off at about 140. I am urging any local teams that want to play to please enter. www.usfastpitch.com Ronnie Cole (409)753-3907