PLAY BALL !! Think Corona Girls Softball Association

With the start of the 2008 Olympic games just days away, it seems a good time to remind local residents and Women's Softball fans what a great sport girls Fastpitch truly is and how we can all play a part in keeping the interest and competition alive.

As many of you may already know, this is the last year that Women's Softball will be a part of the Summer Olympic Games. Whatever the myriad of reasons stated for this disappointing decision, it need not be the end of great things to come.

For Californians especially, this year's Women's Olympic Softball team should be a great source of pride. Of the 18 member roster, this team consists of 15 California girls!

You've surely heard these names, Crystal Bustos, Lisa Fernandez, Jennie Finch. Let's not forget Natasha Watley, Stacy Nuveman, Caitlin Lowe and Lovie Jung. Wait...there's also Monica Abbott, Jessica Mendoza, Vicki Galindo, Lauren Lappin, Laura Berg. Alicia Holowell, Andrea Duran and Jenny Topping.

Even more to think about; many of these young women are from our own back yards of Orange and Riverside Counties.

Even though the Olympic team may be a thing of the past, girls Fastpitch is and will continue to be alive and well thanks to the many leagues that make the sport accessible to our young girls.

In Riverside County, The Corona Girls Softball Association is a thriving and competitive league that prides itself on quality instruction and healthy competition for girls ages 6-15. CGSA runs a competition driven Spring season running March thru May and is currently gearing up for it's "Winter" instructional season running August thru mid November.

Girl's Fastpitch is a great sport for girls providing self esteem, teaching teamwork, fitness, goal setting and achievement. Who wouldn't want that for their daughter! It is still relatively inexpensive to participate in.

CGSA is non profit organization and welcomes business and personal sponsorships that keep the league going. These sponsorships assist in field maintenance, equipment purchases and also help register girls who may not be able to afford to play. Who knows, you may be helping some young girl out there become the next great star of the future!