1) Chalk: In its second season, Ice's situation still puzzling (Midland Daily News)What's going on with the Mid Michigan Ice? That's a question many softball fans probably would like answered, including me.

2) There's lots to do and the clock is ticking (The Herald)I really can't say it's good to be back to work after two weeks of vacation, the second in a cabin at the end of the road near the top of a mountain in Tennessee.

3) Mojave Desert Officials Association still seeking new referees (Antelope Valley Press)This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Monday, June 25, 2007. The Mojave Desert Officials Association is looking for new officials. Officials cover high school sports from Acton to Mammoth, but mostly work in the Valley.

4) Around the Horn: Twisters burst onto fastpitch scene (Midland Daily News)There's a new local fastpitch softball team taking the competition by storm. The Michigan Twisters -- a brand new team with several Midlanders -- broke into the International Softball Congress II rankings on Saturday, coming in at No. 30.

5) Softball opponents hit the town (The Philadelphia Inquirer)The Phila. Force and Chinese national team went sightseeing together. Mayor Street met with members of the Chinese national softball team and the Philadelphia Force yesterday at City Hall.

6) Taking a swing at professional softball (The Philadelphia Inquirer)Lisa Fernandez, shown at the 2004 Olympic Games, joined Dot Richardson's Pro Fastpitch X-treme Tour, which will barnstorm the country this summer.

7) Hamby earns chance to play as pro after blossoming at SIU (Meramec Journal)Southern Illinois University softball player Ashley Hamby felt that she had something to prove in her senior season.

8) Rec sports calendar: On the Move (The Olympian)ON THE MOVE