10-16-2011     With profound sorrow, today we learned of the death of an outstanding young man who played on this barnstorming team!   

Cam Christian, a 2007 graduate of Auburn High, died in car accident early Sunday morning near Priest River, Idaho, KREM reported.

At Auburn, Christian earned all-state honors in baseball as a junior and helped the Trojans reach the state championship game during his senior season. He also earned two varsity letters in football.

Christian was attending Seattle University and was a captain of its baseball team. Here’s a link to his bio. Previously, he played at Washington State University.

According to KREM, alcohol was not a factor and he was wearing a seat belt.

(reprinted from The News Tribune)

 

2009 Midnight Sun Goldpanners

BARNSTORMING PANNERS......
6,000 miles on a bus, 26 days and 24 games in 18 ball parks,  the Fairbanks Goldpanners’ 2009 barnstorming tour is coming to an end!  The tour began on July 6 in Longview, Wash., and included games in British Columbia,  and 10 states. Fairbanks won three games in one day to win a tournament in British Columbia early in the tour. The bus surprisingly broke down just once (a flat tire).   It happened in Wray, Colo., as the team was on its way to Dodge City after a game in Belgrade, Mont. The malfunction came on a travel day and was quickly repaired, so the Goldpanners didn’t miss any games.
(Paraphrased from The Wichita Eagle)

 "Touching the Game, Alaska"
Now!

The 2-Disc Touching the Game, Alaska DVD was released on 11/30/09.  At a price of $19.95, the DVD  features the full-length director’s cut of the film as well as plenty of extra features and unseen footage.  To order, click here.   

http://touchingthegame.com/

 

2009 BARNSTORMING TRIP
MIDNIGHT SUN GOLDPANNERS
 Ann Dennis's  Recap of the Trip
01 Team Closeups, Management and Crew Pics
02_Longview WA - gathering and win game 12-1
03_Kamloops: (Seattle Studs) loss 2-1
04_Kamloops: (Kamloops Sun Devils) win 8-1
05_Scenery Cache Creek to Kamloops
06 Kamloops Misc player pics
07 Kamloops: (Red Deer) win 17-3
08 Kamloops: (Kelowna Jays) win 13-3
09 Kamloops: (Seattle Studs) win 2-1
10 Kamloops: (Everett WA) win Championship 5-3
11 Kelowna, BC: Game 1 - win 4-3
12  Kelowna:  Game 2 - win 4-3
13 Kelowna: Game 3 - loss 1-0
14 Kelowna Breakfasts - Leaving for Idaho
15 Coeur d'Alene Idaho: loss 5-4
16 Belgrade Montana: win 10-2
19 Dodge City KS:  loss  6-5
20 Clarinda IA:  win  2-1 and  win 10-7
21 Chillicothe MO: win 9-5 and loss 5-4
22 Junction City KS: loss 6-1     loss 1-0
23 Hays, KS   loss 6-5
24  Liberal_KS: loss
25  El_Dorado_KS:  loss 6-1
26  Derby KS:  loss 7-2
27  Wichita - NBC  L 6-5  
28  Jim Dietz, Midnight Sun Goldpanners Coach
29  Aaron Torres, Goldpanners Media
30  Randy Barber,  Assistant Coach and Bus Driver
31  Anthony Keel, Eye Candy Cinema
32  The Bus  - Pictures of the Team Rolling Down the Road

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Driving to Alaska to start the season

 

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."  

Jackie Robinson

 

   

Spotlight on 50th: Alaska Goldpanners on tour

Fairbanks’ hometown Alaska Baseball League team — the Goldpanners — will go on tour this summer as part of the state’s (and the team’s) 50th anniversary celebration. In addition to the team’s regular 2009 season, the Goldpanners will field a second team to participate in the “Alaska 50 Tour” commemorating the Goldpanner’s historical “barnstorming” manner of traveling solely by bus from game to game. One team will play in the Alaska League, while the other team will take part in the “Alaska 50 Tour,” culminating at the 75th National Baseball Congress Tournament in Wichita, Kansas. The tour will also include games in British Columbia and the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. For more information, visit www.goldpanners.com.
 

Phone: (907) 451-0095
E-mail: (Todd Dennis) todd(at)goldpanners.com or (Don Dennis) akpanner(at)yahoo.com
 

 

Alaska has key role in NBC

 Wichita Eagle

Fairbanks' all-time roster is a Who's Who that includes Barry Bonds, Tom Seaver, Dave Winfield, Dave Kingman, Rick Monday, Bob Boone and Graig Nettles.

When I think of the NBC Tournament,

I think about the Fairbanks Goldpanners and their great uniforms, sprinkled with red and gold, and the fact that they were from Alaska, which I didn't associate at all with baseball. Until I saw them play.  (Bob Lutz)