Tag: softball

Lady Sluggers begin season

Lady Slugger Terry Finley (courtesy of Core Photography, LLC).

Larry Wolfe The Lady Sluggers, Sun Lakes’ ladies senior softball team, begin their season on January 4. The first home game at the Field of Dreams is on Wednesday, January 6. The full home schedule is shown below. All games start at noon. The Sluggers are members of the Valley of the Sun League and…

Softball Player Profile: Dan Bradfield

Larry Wolfe The word “inspirit” means to instill courage or strength of purpose, to hearten, to inspire and to encourage. Dan Bradfield recently opened a company in Casa Grande called Inspirit Gymnastics to provide gymnastics training for children and teens, but he teaches much more than tumbling, vaulting and the use of parallel bars; he…

Play Ball! Again!

Tim Baldwin sprints toward first base in a recent contest. Umpire Ken Brenden follows the play while on deck hitter, TJ Tjernlund, looks on. (Courtesy of Core Photography, LLC).

Larry Wolfe The Sun Lakes Senior Softball Association’s winter season opens on Tuesday, January 5. For the first time, our league will have seven teams vying for the title. Each team plays a 24-game schedule. Team sponsors are: A-1 Golf Carts, Brenden Financial Planning, Farmers Insurance (Frank Margiotta Agency), Mutual of Omaha Bank, State Farm…

Senior Softball news

Gene Grandquist of the Mutual of Omaha team swings away at a recent contest. On deck hitter Bob Zawidski looks on. (Courtesy of Core Photography, LLC.)

Larry Wolfe The Sun Lakes Senior Softball League’s fall season’s 60-game schedule ends on December 17. Each of our six teams will have played 20 games by that time. Check out the Stats Page on our website at www.sunlakessoftball.com to see up-to-date standings and batting statistics. After a holiday break, the winter season begins on…

Softball Player Profile: Billy Kee

Larry Wolfe Billy Kee is a native of Paris – that would be Paris, Arkansas, not Paris, France. Billy’s father and two older brothers went from sharecrop farming in Arkansas to custom farm work in Casa Grande in September 1956; three months later Billy, his mother and the rest of the family joined them. The…

Softball player profile:  Mike Levine

Larry Wolfe Mike Levine’s Dad always said, “Don’t say you don’t like something unless you’ve tried it.” Well, as you’ll realize after reading this profile, Mike certainly has tried a lot! Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Mike was a Navy brat as a youngster, moving from Virginia to Japan to Houston to Hawaii and finally to…

Lady Sluggers to begin practice

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…

Softball season underway

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…

Fall softball opener slated for October 27

Denny Davidson takes batting practice to get ready for the upcoming opening of the fall season; photo by Core Photography, LLC.

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…

Fall softball is on the horizon

Last year’s superstar hitters, flanked by outgoing President Ed Sowney and incoming President Sam Giordano, were (left to right) Steve Hilby, Bill Cheney, Chuck Hamby, Dave Martin, Chuck Myrick, Dick Bleich, Tim Loeffler, Bill Whiteley, Dene Ekholm and Larry Kaufmann.

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…