 Noreen Murphy played softball
for Harmony Centres from 1980 until 1984, sharing in a Canadian championship
victory in 1980 and a silver medal finish in 1983. She has devoted herself to
coaching ever since. She coached Saskatoon’s Lorne Lazers, one year as midgets,
two years as juniors and five years as seniors. They won five provincial
titles. She was assistant coach for six years of the Canadian junior women’s
team, which included an appearance in the world championships in Australia in
1991. She coached Team Saskatchewan at Western Canada and Canada Games. She was
on the coaching staff of two Canadian teams at the Olympic Games – 1996 and
2004. She was head coach of Canada’s Elite team in 2004 and 2005 and assistant
coach in 2006, each of the teams playing in the Canada Cup. She remains on the
coaching staff of Softball Canada. |
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