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We're still a few guys shy of having an even number of 12-man teams, so anyone who is interested in playing some fastball this summer is encouraged to sign up. If you get your name in before our player draft (April 6th) you're almost certain to get a roster spot.

Email president (at) gcmfl.com with any questions or simply fill out the registration form in our Handouts section and send it in electronically.

Update: our draft is over and we now have 8 teams with full rosters. Feel free to sign up - there are always a few guys that have to drop out early in the season due to work/school/injury, and we fill those spots from the names on our waiting list.

The poor weather last Sunday prevented a lot of guys from getting to the final registration session, so we'll hold one more registration session in the hope that we can muster up enough players to have an 8-team league.

The session will be held on Tuesday March 18^th from 7-9PM at Local Heroes Kanata. The Leafs play the Islanders in Long Island that night and the Habs are at home to St. Louis, so swing by, sign up, and cheer against the Sens' conference rivals. It's also 30¢/wing night @ Locals, so if the 8 hockey games on the go that night aren't enough to pique your interest, come for the registration and stay for the wings.

Local Heroes Kanata is located at 4049 Carling Avenue just east of the Carling Ave / March Rd. intersection.

Players who register on the 18^th will be eligible to be protected by their 2008 teams.

If you can't make it to this session, please send in a completed form electronically or have a teammate drop a completed form off on your behalf. The registration form is available in the Handouts section of the league web site.

Registration for the 2008 season of the Glen Cairn Men’s Fastball League will be held on the following dates and times.

• Sunday Feb 24, 6-8PM @ the Kanata Sports Club.
• Thursday Feb 28, 7-9PM @ the Kanata Sports Club (Sens @ Flyers PPV)
• Sunday Mar 9, 7-9PM @ Local Heroes Kanata

The Kanata Sports Club is upstairs at the Jack Charron Arena; 10 McKitrick Drive in Kanata.

Local Heroes Kanata is located at 4049 Carling Avenue just east of the Carling Ave / March Rd. intersection.

The $150 fee may be paid in cash or by cheque. Cheques should be made out to “GCMFL” and may NOT be post-dated. Players who wish to register in advance can fill out the registration form available in the Handouts section, and then either print it out or send the data automatically via e-mail. Cheques and printed forms can be mailed to:

GCMFL c/o Eric Rosenquist
41 Marchvale Dr
Kanata, ON
K2W 1C1

All men 18 or older as of May 1st 2008 are welcome. Registration is $150.00 per player, with new players assigned to teams via a draft in early April.

League play runs from May through August, with playoffs in August and September. All teams play one regular season game per week for a total of 16 weeks. Teams are also guaranteed a minimum of three games at the mid-season tournament, which runs from Friday June 13th through Sunday June 15th at the Bridlewood Core Park diamonds.

Regular season and playoff games are played at the A.Y. Jackson High School diamond in Kanata. Game nights are Monday to Wednesday, with 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM game times.

For more information, please contact:

Eric Rosenquist 839-6580 president@gcmfl.com
Duane Bromley 612-2334 treasurer@gcmfl.com

If you're looking for a place to play fastball in the west end of Ottawa you've come to the right place.

The Glen Cairn (Kanata) league is a men's recreational league that plays one game per week over 16 weeks from May through August. Playoffs start right after the regular season ends and wrap up in mid-to-late September.

Games nights are Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday at either 6:30 PM or 8:30 PM at the A.Y. Jackson high school diamond in Kanata (near Jack Charron arena - see the "Locations" link on the left side of the page).

Registration is expected to cost $150 per player and covers 16 regular season games, our mid-season tournament (a weekend in mid-June), and the playoffs. We follow Softball Canada rules with some minor league variations.

Stay tuned for information on registration dates and locations.

Congratulations to Medaglia Auto Imports who defeated Amsted in two games to claim the 2007 GCMFL championship.

Medaglia swept each of their three series en route to the championship, and defeated the 5th, 1st, and 3rd place teams along the way.