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EASTERN GAUTENG MEN ARE THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPIONS (21/03)
Eastern Gauteng Men rejoiced for the first time since 1996 when they annexed the Major Men title in South African softball at Edenvale today

WESTERN PROVINCE WOMEN RETAINS THE MAJOR TITLE (21/03)  
Western Province women won the South African softball title for the 14th time when they beat Northern Gauteng in the Grand Final today.

WESTERN PROVINCE AND CENTRAL GAUTENG WIN RESERVE TITLES (21/03)
Western Province Women and Central Gauteng Men won the reserve title at this year's National Provincial Championships.

WESTERN PROVINCE RESERVE WOMEN ON TRACK TO RETAIN TITLE (21/03)
Western Province Reserve Women made heavy weather to reach the Grand Final after losing to Gauteng North in the first round playoff. They had to then play an extra game against KZN (15-0) to reach the final two against Gauteng North.

KWAZULU-NATAL OUT (21/03)
defending Champions Kwazulu-Natal bowed out of the Championships when they lost 5-4 to Central Gauteng. Eastern Gauteng is now awaiting the winner of Gauteng North and Central Gauteng in the Grand Final.

WE ARE FINALLY PLAYING (21/03)
We had no more rain but it took an extra human effort to dry the fields. The good news is that we are playing. All sections fortunately completed a full round-robin. Today, the last day of the tournament will see all sections contest the page system playoff.

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GAMES CANCELLED AGAIN (20/03)
The heavy downpours in Edenvale caused havoc with the National Championships this week. Another day was wasted today when the heavens opened once more. (See photos of day 5 in our gallery section). A decision was taken to revert to the first round, which was completed, and commence with the page system playoffs tomorrow. We hope that mother nature will be kind to us. Meanwhile the time was not totally wasted for the country's officials when various sub-committees met to formalise and plan the operations of Softball South Africa. News of these meetings will be posted on our main site soon. 

GAMES CANCELLED FOR THE DAY (19/03)
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Major rains overnight causes delay in games (19/03)

We arrived to a flooded Edenvale Sports Grounds this morning after heavy downpours overnight. Currently the officials are in discussion to determine the way forward. Keep checking this site for further news.

Rain stayed away today (18/03)

With the A diamond out of bounds due to last nights heavy downpour, the games went off without a hitch today. Although some dark clouds hovered above the rain stayed away long enough for all games to be completed. The Western Province women teams remained unbeaten after the completion of the first round. Defending male champions, Kwazulu-Natal, is finding it tough in the major section with Eastern Gauteng leading the pack.  The photo gallery is up with 126 photos already published.

Thunderstorm hits last matches on second day (17/03)

A thunderstorm suddenly puts paid to the five of the last six games at the Nationals today. While seeking shelter, the players witnessed a glorious rainbow which seems to end across the playing arena at Edenvale. However, no 'pot of gold' was to be found. Most of the matches completed the regulation five frames. All these scores will be posted tomorrow morning.

SASCOC's Leon Fleiser opens tournament (16/03)

Team Preparation Manager of SASCOC, Leon Fleiser, opened the 17th Provincial National Provincial Championships this morning. In his address he paid reference to the importance of softball gaining re-entry to the Olympic Games in 2016. SASCOC received R400m to ensure that Team South Africa is well prepared for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Message from Central Gauteng Region (16/03)

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Message from the Softball South Africa(16/03)

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Gauteng, a combination of the three regions, Central, Eastern and Northern, is ready to host the 17th National Provincial Championships