Larry Wolfe The Sun Lakes Lady Sluggers softball team will begin practicing for their upcoming season in late November. The Sluggers play in the Valley of the Sun Ladies Senior Softball League. League play starts in early January and continues through late March or early April. Once finalized, their schedule will be included in a…
Larry Wolfe The fall season of the Sun Lakes Senior Softball League began on October 27 and will conclude on December 18. This year’s team sponsors are A-1 Golf Cars, Brenden Financial Planning, Frank Margiotta’s Farmers Insurance Agency, Mutual of Omaha Bank, Ralph Vasquez’ State Farm Insurance Agency and Terry and Susan Young Realtors. Our…
Larry Wolfe The fall season of the Sun Lakes Senior Softball League will begin on Tuesday, October 27 at the Field of Dreams. Our league consists of six teams and will feature two doubleheaders every Tuesday and Thursday through December 18. Each team will play a 20 game schedule during that period. In addition we…
Larry Wolfe As we head into September, we know that the fall season isn’t that far away. The first Play Ball call will be made next month on Tuesday, October 27. The season runs through December 18. If you want to beat out one or more of our superstar top 10 hitters shown, now is…
Larry Wolfe A native of Ashton, Iowa, Gary Brinkman’s family moved to Howard, South Dakota when he was a high school sophomore. He graduated from Howard High where he was on the Tigers’ football, basketball and track teams while playing summer baseball and golf. He then went to the University of South Dakota where he…
Larry Wolfe Even though our league play is over until late October, softball never stops at the Field of Dreams. Our summer program is well underway with batting practice and pick-up games played every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning. If you’re new to the area, now’s the time to come by the field and get…
Larry Wolfe Even though Tim “TJ” Tjernlund graduated from Corvallis High School in Oregon, he considers Kalispell, Montana and Glacier National Park as his true home. It was there that he spent every summer from ages 10 through 20 while his father, a school teacher, worked at the park. He considers that experience life defining,…
Larry Wolfe The Sun Lakes Senior Softball Association wrapped up the 2015-2016 season with a seeded six-team tournament on April 16. The seedings were based upon the teams’ spring season won-lost records. Hundreds were on hand to watch the exciting contests. In game one, the fourth-seeded Mutual of Omaha squad, managed by Mike Gloyd, edged…
Larry Wolfe Terry and Susan Young’s West USA Realty team, managed by John Seigla, won the spring softball season pennant with a sterling 16-4 record. Kenny Brenden’s Financial Planning squad finished second with a 13-7 ledger. Our season-ending tournament and social event was held on April 16 and included an awards ceremony and cook-out (recaps…
Larry Wolfe A native of Maple Heights, Ohio, Steve Schaider attended high school at St. Peter Chanel, a small Catholic high school in nearby Bedford. Chanel High didn’t have a baseball team, so Steve was on the Firebirds’ cross country team and played on city league baseball teams. After graduation, he entered a work-study program…