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Canada takes on the world

Monday July 23, 2012

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Sixteen countries participated in the 10-day long Women’s World Fastpitch Championship in Whitehorse.

FASTPITCHSS001 (Ian Stewart/Yukon News) — 1 New Zealand's Megan Farrell winds up for pitch. (Ian Stewart/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS002 (Ian Stewart/Yukon News) — 2 Team Canada's Carey-Leigh Thomas slides out at second base while New Zealand's Elizabeth Cooper attempts to turn the double-play. (Ian Stewart/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS003 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 3 Canada's Caitlin Lever makes a catch. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS004 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 4 Canada's Joey Lye slides safely past Japan's catcher, Yukiyo Mine. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS005 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 5 Stacie Townsend of Great Britain lets loose a pitch. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS006 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 6 Canada's Caitlin Lever makes it to third base before Great Britain's Kristi Yoshizawa makes the catch. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS007 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 7 Morgan Parkerson of Great Britain slides into second while Canada's Joey Lye throws to first base. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS008 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 8 Australia's Clare Warwick lands after jumping for the ball at second base. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS009 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 9 Australia pitcher Vanessa Stokes throws a pitch to a Canadian batter. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS010 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 10 Canada's Danielle Lawrie launches a pitch during her team's 2-0 win over Australia. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS011 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 11 An Argentina player warms up before a game against USA. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS012 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 12 Jeff Hunston of Whitehorse holds the Australian flag on a hockey stick. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS013 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 13 Amanda Chidester of the United States waits on deck. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS014 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 14 A South Africa player after a game. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS015 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 15 An Argentina player works on her swing. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS016 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 16 Players from Australia and Great Britain shake hands after a game. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS017 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 17 A fan creates her own shade. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS018 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 18 An Australian fan wears a Gumby costume. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS019 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 19 Canada's Sheena Lawrick attempts to throw out United States' Kaitlin Cochran at first base. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS020 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 20 Jennifer Salling leapt for an overthrown ball as United States' Kaitlin Cochran slid into second base. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS021 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 21 United States' Lauren Gibson throws to first while Canada's Jennifer Yee slides into second. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS022 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 22 Natalie Wideman of Canada dashes towards home plate. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS023 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 23 Victoria Hayward of Canada narrowly misses the ball in outfield. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS024 (Tom Patrick/Yukon News) — 24 Canada's Jennifer Yee gets ready to run to home plate while Caitlin Lever is at bat against Italy. (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS025 (Tom Patrick/Yukon News) — 25 Natalie Wideman of Canada watches a pitch during a game against Italy. (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS025a (Tom Patrick/Yukon News) — 26 Canada's Jennifer Salling jumps out of the way as Netherland's Saskia Kosterink slides into second base. (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS026 (Tom Patrick/Yukon News) — 27 Australia's Melinda Weaver makes contact in a game against Canada. Australia won the bronze medal in the championship. (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS027 (Tom Patrick/Yukon News) — 28 Canada's Megan Timpf watches Australia's Clare Warwick get a hit. (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS028 (Tom Patrick/Yukon News) — 29 Australia celebrates its victory over Canada, which sent them into the bronze-medal round. (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS029 (Tom Patrick/Yukon News) — 30 Canada's Caitlin Lever runs the bases with a four-year-old Brooke, who is battling cancer, after the team's defeat to Australia. Lever said "I promised her I would get a hit if she promised to fight cancer as hard as she could. She was a very sweet lil gi (Tom Patrick/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS030 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 31 The Canadian Forces Snowbirds fly over the ballpark at the start of the gold-medal game between Japan and USA. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS031 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 32 United States' Stacy May-Johnson throws to first base during the gold-medal game against Japan. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS032 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 33 Pitcher Keilani Ricketts of USA during the gold-medal game against Japan. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS033 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 34 Japan's Yukiko Ueno threw 134 pitches against USA in the gold-medal game. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS034 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 35 Keilani Ricketts winds up another pitch in the gold-medal game. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS035 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 36 Ashley Holcombe of the United States attempts to tag out Japan's Haruna Sakamoto as she slides safely into home plate for the game-winning run. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS036 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 37 Japan celebrates its victory in the gold-medal game against USA. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS037 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 38 Japan celebrates its victory in the gold-medal game against USA. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

FASTPITCHSS038 (Mike Thomas/Yukon News) — 39 Japan's Maki Furuta is tossed into the air after her team's 2-1 victory over the United States during the gold-medal game. (Mike Thomas/Yukon News)

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Helen G wrote:

11:17pm Monday July 23, 2012

Great story. Thanks!

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