WPCNR PRESSBOX. By John Bailey. June 24, 2004: The Team New Jersey Fastpitch Summer Classic continues Saturday at the Edision, New Jersey Edison Angels Softball Complex, bringing together 26 top Aged 18-and-under fastpitch softball teams which are the elite of the nation from coast-to-coast.

 Featured in that tournament and playing for the New York New Jersey Beach Girls will be four top gun Westchester-Putnam All Section players: White Plains Tigers own Kelsey Kulk;  Ali Gardiner of John Jay, Cross River, and Katie McNamara of Putnam Valley. Also in action will be Westchester's All World player, Maddy Coon of Horace Greeley playing for the Virginia Shamrocks.

This tournament brings in the elite teams from the West Coast: The Batbusters, Gordon's Panthers, The Vipers, the Lionettes. They'll be playing the elite of the East:  Fire N Ice (Massachussetts), The Pride (NJ) TC Tremors (NY), Banshees Black (Pennsylvania), The Blazing Angels from Pennsylvania,  WJ Witches (New Jersey), the Bay State Cardinals (MA), the Ohio Maddogs, The Inferno (NJ),  the NJ Belles, and New Jersey Devils, and of course, the hostettes, the Edison Angels. From the South come the Gold Coast Hurricanes from Florida, the Georgia Elite, the Shamrocks (Virginia), Vienna Stars (Virginia), Riviera Beach Spirit (Maryland) . For complete brackets go to http://www.teamnjsoftball.com/2004_Summer_Classic.htm.

The tournament attracts college coaches and scouts from all over the East to evaluate players for their college teams. There is even a recruiting seminor for the girls and their parents Friday evening at 7:30 P.M.

How to get to the Complex from Westchester County:

Directions to Edison Angels Complex From the North using: 1.    the Garden State Parkway: Take the GSP South to exit 130 (US #1 South). Continue South for approximately 3 miles passing Menlo Park Mall and Ford Motor Plant.  Look for a large American flag about one mile past the Ford Plant. This is Wick Plaza. Take turn off before light onto Plainfield Avenue. Go through 3 traffic lights and under the RR overpass, at the 4th light make a left onto Kilmer Road. Angel complex is 1/2 mile on the right. 2.    the New Jersey Turnpike: Take the NJT South to exit 10. Stay to the left off the exit and follow the signs for 287 North. Take 287 North to US #1.  Pass the Ford Motor Plant, look for a large American flag about one mile past the Ford Plant. This is Wick Plaza. Take turn off before light onto Plainfield Avenue. Go through 3 traffic lights and under the RR overpass, at the 4th light make a left onto Kilmer Road. Angel complex is 1/4 mile on the right. 3.    taking 287 South: Take 287 South to Edison exit for Route 529, make a right hand turn off exit ramp and proceed straight for approximately 3 miles. You will pass a golf driving range on the right hand side, about 1/4 mile further at the 2nd traffic light make a right turn onto Kilmer Road, the Angels complex is 1/4 miles down on the right. 4.    taking Route # 1 South: Pass the Ford Motor Plant, look for a large American flag about one mile past the Ford Plant. This is Wick Plaza. Take turn off before light onto Plainfield Avenue. Go through 3 traffic lights and under the RR overpass, at the 4th light make a left onto Kilmer Road. Angel complex is 1/4 mile on the right.