…Presentation dedicated to founding member Ed Pestano
PRESIDENT of the Ontario Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC), Azeem Khan, has acknowledged the support from his fellow board members, umpires and sponsors during the 2026 season.
Delivering remarks at the league’s annual presentation, dinner and dance, held at Windies Restaurant & Bar, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, last Saturday night, Khan declared, that “together, we have navigated challenges, embraced opportunities, and championed the spirit of sportsmanship that define our league. Your energy and enthusiasm including those of previous presidents and other board members have kept our mission alive and thriving.”
Khan expressed sincere thanks to all the members for their trust and loyalty, pointing out that. “we have built not just a cricket league, but a family where friendships flourish and memories are made. Let us continue to foster this sense of community as we move forward.”
Expressing deepest appreciation to the founding members of the league, Khan said their vision and determination laid the foundation in 2000. “Their commitment to creating an inclusive community for the senior softball cricketers is the cornerstone of our success over the years. On that note, I would like to dedicate the 2026 Trophy Presentation to one of the founding members, Ed Pestano, who passed away on March 15 of this year.”
According to the president, with the support from members and sponsors, “we established the Over-50 Division and the Inter-County games in 2006 and hosted the first International Softball Tournament in Toronto in 2015. This year, 2026, we launched the Over-60 Softball Division, the first in Ontario, comprising of four teams which saw Dirty Dozen emerging winners, and Littles Sports Club as runners-up. KC Stalwart and Friendship Masters were the other competing teams.”
Special recognition and appreciation were accorded to the following sponsors and supporters for their outstanding contributions and dedication to the OMSCC: Roger and Ramesh Sunich -Trophy Stall – Markham, Ontario and Guyana, former president Jai Singh, Kim Sue of Norman Sue Bakery, Rajen Deoraj, Muralidhar Canji (Immigtaion & Visa), Azeem Khan (Real Estate Services), Windies Restaurant & Bar, Fazil Mirza, Amit Bacchus, Softball Cricket Fest and Ambii Corp, Mike Dipchand, Mike’s Auto Body Collision, Terry Sawh Topnotch Employment Services, Khem Singh, Kwikstaff Employment Services, Frederick Halley and Ravendra Madholall for their media coverage.
The 2026 season saw Better Hope retaining the Over-40 championship title after also emerging winners of the regular season. Despite finishing third in the regular season behind winners Warriors and runners-up Toronto Blizzards, GTA Storm returned to winners’ row in the Over-50 Division as finals champions while Dirty Dozen won the inaugural Over-60 tournament, copping the regular season and the championship final
The Divisional Most Valuable Players (MVPs) awards went to Davendra Ramkissoon of Better Hope (Over-40), Sunil Dhaniram of Toronto Blizzards (Over-50) and Nitram Das of KC Stalwarts (Over-60). All three players also scored the most runs in their respective divisions – Ramkissoon – 364, Dhaniram – 418 and Das – 235. (Frederick Halley)
