Play Ball! New Softball Season Is Underway

Cyndy Hilby “mans” our sign-up table as Gary Hillabolt fills out his application for the 2016-17 softball programs.

Cyndy Hilby “mans” our sign-up table as Gary Hillabolt fills out his application for the 2016-17 softball programs.

Larry Wolfe

Opening Day for the Sun Lakes Senior Softball fall season was October 25. This year’s team sponsors are A-1 Golf Carts, Brenden Financial Services, Farmers Insurance (Frank Margiotta’s Agency), Real Estate Rustlers (Jim Leckner’s Agency), State Farm Insurance (Ralph Vasquez’ Agency), Wolfe & Associates and Terry & Susan Young’s Real Estate Agency.

Team managers for this season are Ken Brenden, Mike Gloyd, Gary Hillabolt, Larry Kaufmann, Dave Rinaldo, TJ Tjernlund and John Whitman.

Our fall season runs through December 15. After a holiday hiatus, the winter season will open in January. If you missed out on this session, you can still play in our recreational program (Mondays and Saturdays) and sign up for the winter session later. Our rec program consists of batting practice and pick-up games and is a good way to get in shape for league play.

Our updated website (www.sunlakessoftball.com) has a lot of additional information about our various programs.

Our Lady Sluggers team will begin practice after Thanksgiving. They play other area teams in the Valley of the Sun League. See the Ladies Page on our website for more information.

We welcome a new advertiser at the Field of Dreams, Drs. David Herbert and Anthony Pellegrino of Advanced Pain Modalities in Chandler are our newest sponsors. Learn more about their practice at www.apmdoctors.com. Three long time supporting companies recently renewed their advertising banners. Special thanks go out to The Charles Company & Associates, Netzel Financial and Retirement Insurance Specialists (RIS). The Charles Company has been a supporter since 2003 while Steve Netzel has been an advertiser since 2007; RIS joined our team in 2011. Go to their websites (www.thecharlescompany.com, www.netzelfinancial.com and www.rismedicare.com) to learn more about their services. There are also links to their sites on our website.