What is the Family Ball Tournament?
The Family Ball Tournament is a local group of families who gather each year to play in a fun family ball tournament to raise money for charity. Our tournament has been run for more than 30 years, and we are entering our 31st. We are very proud to have raised over $200,000 for various charities over the years.2023 Dates
Friday, August 11 and
Saturday, August 12, 2023
It's always the weekend after the long weekend in August!Our Motto is:
"We do it for charity, we do it for fun, we do it for the memories!"
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Well, well, well …. a RECORD year!
We could not have asked for better weather. Seriously, we do not know how the rainy weather passed us by during the ball tournament weekend, but we sure are glad that it did! We had record crowds all weekend long, … Continue reading
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2008 Schedule Ready!
FBT 2008 Schedule (Right click on link and select ‘save target as’ to save the spreadsheet to your computer.)
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Tournament Planning
We have had our second meeting with the team reps: Here are the details for this year’s tournament: City Site Rental Contract verified, diamonds booked, beer garden liability insurance purchased payment of $810 – payment made July 24th. Ball Diamond … Continue reading
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We’re Starting Up Again!
Well it’s that time of year and we are starting to organize the Family Ball Tournament again. Last year was another great tournament, with $5500 being donated to charity! We are pleased to announce that this year’s charity will be … Continue reading
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17th Year is in the Bag!
Well we couldn’t have asked for better weather or better crowds this year. Final Results: A Division John Downey Memorial Trophy: Thompsons over the Downeys 12-9. (thanks to Mick Thompson for such a terrific speech..) B Division Dick Blanchfield Memorial … Continue reading
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How Did We Begin?
The Family Ball Tournament is a fun, fund-raising tournament that began 17 years ago in the village of Osgoode. Marty Kelly and his family established the John Downey Memorial Family Ball Tournament after John ‘s fatal car accident following a … Continue reading
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