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CITY OF PALMDALE MEDIA ALERT CONTACT: John Mlynar PHONE: 661/267-5115 DATE: June 30, 2017 P H O T O O P P O R T U N I T Y WHAT: USA Softball of Southern California 2017 State Championships – Ages: 8C, 10C 12C and 14C. WHEN: Friday, June 30 through Sunday, July 2. WHERE: Best of the West Softball Complex, 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale; TIMES: Friday, June 30 - First game starts at 8 am, last game starts at 4 pm. Saturday, July 1 – First game starts at 8 am, last game starts at 6:45 pm. Sunday, July 2 – First game starts at 8 am, last game starts at 3:45 pm. WHO: 103 girls softball teams from around Southern California. USA Softball, formerly the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball, a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, was founded in 1933 and has evolved into the strongest softball organization in the country. The growth and development of the association led the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to name ASA the National Governing Body of Softball, pursuant to the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. In 2015, ASA/USA Softball announced a re-brand of the organization to USA Softball, which would be effective September 1, 2016. USA Softball has many important responsibilities as the National Governing Body of softball in the United States, including regulating competition to insure fairness and equal opportunity to the millions of player who annually play the sport. INFO: Tournament Director - Kristi Allen – 805/990-6122 Email: [EMAIL REDACTED] -30- Communications Department • 38300 Sierra Highway • Palmdale, CA 93550 www.CityofPalmdale.org