By Donna Cruz

The Siskiyou Heat ASA U16 girls fast pitch softball team returned home from the NAFA Summer Nationals in Milwaukee, OR with the 2008 Sportsmanship Award.

The Heat placed fifth, after being eliminated from the tournament by Lebanon, OR. The team conducted fund raising activities to help offset the traveling expenses for the Summer Nationals

Coach Joe Spini was extremely pleased with the team’s performance, noting a close 2-1 loss against the Washington state champions as one of many positive achievements for the girls.

The Heat placed third at the Cooper the Dog tournament in Eugene, OR the weekend prior to Nationals.
Although the summer season is over for the Heat U16 team, they plan to go to a couple of tournaments in the fall.

The U18s Summer National Tournament was canceled due to lack of teams.