The NW Lady Sharks Fastpitch Organization is pleased to announce that renowned college recruiting consultant Cathi Aradi will be coming to Seattle on Saturday January 24th.    If you are serious about playing college softball, this is a must-attend event.  Click on the flyer above for details

 

Congratulations to the 14U-KentTeam for their 1st Place Finish at the 2008 Sidewinder Fall Invite!

 

Congratulations to the 14U-Faist Team for their 2nd Place Finish at the 2008 Sidewinder Fall Invite!

Click Here for Details on our 2008/2009 Tryouts

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Congratulations to the 14-Faist team for taking 3rd place at the 2008 NSA State Championships!!  Nice job ladies; we're very proud of you!!

 

Congratulations to the 18U Team for their 1st Place Finish at the Fun in the Sun Tournament!

 

2008 14B NSA State Champions

Congratulations to the 14-Kent team for winning the 2008 NSA State Championships!!  Nice job ladies; we're very proud of you!!

16U-Richdale

Last week the 16U Richdale team qualified for the ASA 16U National Championships at the Hall of Fame Tournament in Oklahoma City. To prepare for Nationals Caitlin Noble pitched batting practice at the Shark Tank and Geoff Hirai helped our hitter's approach to top level pitching.

 

The Sharks were lucky to face Caitlin, a first team All American who is number 4 in strike outs with 757.

 

The Sharks are also very fortunate to be able to work with Geoff Hirai, a former major league baseball scout for the Cincinnati Reds and division 1, Pac Ten coach for the Washington Huskies softball team.

 

14U-Kent

Congratulations to the 14U Kent team, who captured the ASA June Invite at Russell Road this past weekend!!

Congratulations to the 14U-Faist team for their 1st place finish at the 1st Annual Mike Richdale memorial Tournament - Nice job ladies!

10U-Hedlund - 1st Place

Congratulations to the 10U-Hedlund team for their 1st place finish at the 1st Annual Mike Richdale memorial Tournament - Nice job ladies!

Mike Richdale Memorial Tournament is here!  Click her for additional details

Congratulations to the 16U-Richdale team for their 2nd place finish at the SEATAC Metro Championships!!  Nice job ladies!

16AA-Richdale (2nd Place at SEATAC Metro Championships)

Congratulations to the 12U-MAKO team for their 2nd place finish at the SEATAC Metro Championships!!  Nice job ladies!

Congratulations to the 16U-Richdale team for their 1st place finish at the Ladyhawks Invite Tournament!!  Nice job ladies!

Congratulations to the 10U-HEDLUND team for their 3rd place finish at the Sterling Invite Tournament!!  Nice job ladies!

Congratulations to the 16U-HEAD team for their 1st place finish in the Silver Division of the Sidewinders Tournament!!  Nice job ladies!

Congratulations to the 12U-MAKO team for their 1st place finish at the Sidewinders Tournament!!  Nice job ladies!

Congratulations to the 16U-Head team for their 1st Place finish over the weekend!

The Lady Shark pitchers had another opportunity to work with Ernie Parker this past weekend (April 12th). Ernie was kind enough to make another trip to the Northwest from his home in Memphis.  Many thanks to the Ladyhawks for organizing this clinic, our girls really benefited from it.

 

The 14U-Kent Team captured 2nd Place this past weekend at the Kasch Park Opener (14U Gold division); congratulations to the 14U-Kent Team!

14U-Faist captures 2nd Place at ASA Daylight Savings Invite!

NW Ladysharks Softball Clinic: Click Here for Details

Softball Fundamentals Clinic by Amy Suiter: Click Here for More Details!

On Thursday December 6th, Mike Richdale died peacefully in his sleep at home after a long courageous battle with brain cancer.    His family was with him.    For those of us who have been fortunate to know Mike; his passion, knowledge and unwavering devotion to the game of softball will be greatly missed.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family... - The Sharks Family

“Memorial Services for Mike Richdale will be at 1:30 PM Tuesday at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland. The church is at the southeast corner of the intersection of 100th Ave NE and 124th St. in Kirkland.  Everyone in the softball community is strongly encouraged to wear softball uniforms/paraphernalia at the memorial service. This service will be a celebration of Mike's life and his impact on all of us.“

2008 Ladysharks Tryout Information

San Jose Sharks and the 16A-Richdale Sharks at Runnin' Rebel Showcase Tournament

2007 14U-Gold Fun In The Sun Champions!

16U Ladysharks 2007 End of June Starfire 18U champions

Mike Richdale Appreciation Event

In appreciation and celebration of Coach Mike Richdale, there is an amazing event scheduled for him this Sunday, June 3rd from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM P at Beaver Lake Lodge, which is located in Sammamish, Washington.  For those who have already RSVP'ed for this event; please note the change in venue and location!  Come help celebrate Mike's life and show your support and love for this wonderful father, husband and human being! 

 

"Northwest Lady Sharks 12U and 14U teams win 12U and 14U Gold divisions of the 2007 Sterling Invite.  Both teams finished with 8-0 records for the tournament"

 

The Northwest Lady Shark 16U team wins the Sidewinder Invitational Tournament.  The Sharks went 8-0 including winning 5 games on Sunday.

Over the weekend some of the Shark pitchers participated in a pitching clinic put on by Ernie Parker. Ernie is nationally recognized as THE fastpitch instruction guru in the US. He has coached most of the big time college and Olympic pitchers.  This photo shows pitchers and catchers from our 16U team and Chris’s 12U team.

Ernie Parker