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by Rob Gallagher

Cleveland-North Coast Softball will be starting its 27th season on May 16. The LGBT and gay-friendly softball organization has been in existence since 1983 and looks to grow as a league every year. Last year the league had 15 teams within four divisions, over 300 players.

Every year the goal of North Coast Softball is to provide an outlet for LGBT players and gay-friendly allies to play softball in a fun, exciting, competitive environment free from discrimination.

We would like to continue to expand the league and continue to be one of the largest LGBT softball organization in the Mid-

west.

The season runs from May 16 until the playoffs in mid-August.

Over Labor Day weekend, Cleveland

teams will participate in the annual Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, held this year in Detroit. There is also opportunity to travel with teams to other tourna-

ments.

We play double headers every Sunday, except holiday weekends, on fields at Gordon Park, off Interstate 90 at the East 72nd Street exit.

The registration fee for individuals is nominal, as most teams have sponsors. Players range from 18-year-olds to seniors. The skill level ranges from those who just want to learn to hit, catch, and have fun, to very skilled players.

Some of the special events that are planned this year are Drag Ball V, a kickoff party, teams marching in the June LGBT Pride parade, and teams traveling to tournaments in Toronto, Phoenix, Detroit, and other cities.

obituaries Cathy Mayberry

Longtime Ohio Lesbian Festival volunteer Cathy Mayberry was killed in a car accident on February 5. She was 56.

The 1990 recipient of the Capital Area Human Society's Volunteer of the Year

Award, Mayberry was a veterinary technician and perennial rescuer of stray cats.

She is survived by her partner, MC Harrington, many family members and two dozen cats.

keeping score

Friday bowling standings

The league has recruiting nights in area

bars and clubs during March and April. See Charlie's Calendar on the facing page for specific dates.

The kickoff party is set for Friday, May 7 at Twist.

If you have an interest in learning how to play softball, would love to meet other athletic LGBT and gay-friendly allies and have a great time the summer, feel free to contact Rob Gallagher, Commissioner, at 216-255-0103 or visit the league's website at www.northcoastsoftball.org.

The league will put your name on the list for a team manager to call. Please identify if you would prefer to play on a competitive, intermediate, or recreational team. See you

soon.

Rob Gallagher is commissioner of North Coast Softball.

Donations to help with funeral expenses and the maintenance of the cats while Harrington tries to find new homes for some of them may be made through Alternative Auto Care, 136 West 5th Avenue Rear, Columbus, Ohio 43201. ✓

Cleveland―These are the standings of the North Coast Bowling Association's Friday night bowling league at the end of the games on March 5.

The Friday night league is a fun social league with plenty of openings. Both full-time bowlers as well as alternates are needed. No experience is necessary. Bowling begins at 7 pm Fridays at Ambassador Superior Lanes, 1500 Superior Ave. in downtown Cleveland, and finishes by 9:30 pm.

For more information, contact the league at 216-228-6966 or 216-481-4417, or see www.ncbafriday.org.

Team

Won

Lost

1. Gutter Girls

2. Wicked Twistas

3. Stallions

4. Superstars

5. Triple XXX Turkeys

6. B.I.L.F.

7. Ball Busters

8. Golden Boyz

9. Hang'en on the Edge

10. Tied Up & Twisted

11. Queens of Nines

12. Beyond a Mess

13. BFTS II

14. Dead Wood

15. 3 Black Men and a Bitch

16. Alley Katz

17. Cheap 'n' Easy

18. Lightning Strikes

19. Strike it Up

20. Mines in the Gutter

Sunday bowling standings

Cleveland-These are the standings of the North Coast Bowling Association's Sunday league after the games on March 7. The Sunday league is northeast Ohio's original gay bowling league, now in its 30th season. They bowl at Freeway Lanes of Parma, 12859 Brookpark Rd. near West 130th St., at 1 pm. Practice starts at 12:45 pm. See the website at www.ncba-sunday.com or contact Greg McPherson at 216-536-6999 for more information.

Division 1

Team

Flame Throwers

Won 51

Lost

Deadwood

LGBT Ctr Buns o' Fun

Cocktails

Division 2

Riding the Edge

Kitsch City

Hush

Dianna's Deli

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