The 11th Annual Bruce Armitage Memorial Softball Tournament will be held on September 12 & 13, 2009, at the Black Rock Fish and Game Club in Mountainville, New York.
Bruce passed away in June of 1999 after a long and courageous battle with cancer at the age of 33, leaving behind his wife Lilly and his children, Jared and Briana. The first softball tournament was held in the fall of 1999. All proceeds from that tournament and every tournament since have gone into an educational trust fund for his children.
The tournament is organized by the Storm King Fire Engine Company #2 of which Bruce was a 15-year volunteer member at the time of his passing. Bruce also spent time as a career firefighter at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
This year’s tournament will be open to 20 teams as in the past. Teams that have played before in the tournament have first refusal. The format will be double elimination single arc pitch as in the prior years.
Many of the teams that play in this tournament have been playing in it since the beginning including:
Highland Engine Co. #1 Salisbury Mills FD Tom’s Tavern
Village Pizza Cornwall Corsairs Mountainville Manor
T&M Deli South Gate Tavern Valdina’s Land Surveyors
MGI Softball
Tournament Champions
1999 – T&M Deli 2004 – Fat Boyz
2000 – T&M Deli 2005 - Dominicks
2001 – South Gate Tavern 2006 – The Knights
2002 – South Gate Tavern 2007 – Walden Land Surveyors
2003 – Youngs Auto (MGI Softball) 2008 - Jeager Bombs
There will also be a Homerun Derby. The entry fee is $100.00 with half the proceeds going to the fund and the other half going to the winner. Anyone interested in joining the homerun derby should contact Mike Trainor at 534-5538. The derby is open to individuals not playing in the tournament. The derby will be held on Saturday Sept. 12th in the afternoon.
We have also established the Bruce Armitage Athletic award given to a male and female graduating athlete from the Cornwall Central High School. Bruce was a 1983 graduate of Cornwall Central High School. During his years at the high school Bruce played on the baseball and basketball teams.
Past Award Winners:
2008 – Michael O’Rourke & Christina Jordan
2009 – Harrison Larkin & Allison Cleary
We are always looking for sponsors to help defray the cost of holding this event. Anyone looking to be a sponsor may contact Mike Trainor at 534-5538. Any individuals who would like to donate to the fund may do so by making their checks payable to:
Bruce Armitage Scholarship Trust Fund
c/o Mike Trainor
1 Elsie Circle
Cornwall on Hudson, New York 12520
