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…
Larry Wolfe Art Isley and Dr. Hal Kime were honored with the Spirit of Sun Lakes Senior Softball award at the annual banquet held in the Oakwood Ballroom on March 30. The Spirit Award is presented to members who go above and beyond in support of our organization. Thanks and congratulations, Art and Hal! Over…
Larry Wolfe In a major upset, the fifth-seeded State Farm Insurance team, managed by Gary Hatch and sponsored by the Ralph Vasquez Agency, defeated the number one-seeded Mutual of Omaha squad to capture the Session Two Winter Tournament. The opening game of the six-team tournament saw State Farm upend the number four-seeded Brenden Financial Services…
Larry Wolfe The Mutual of Omaha team, managed by Mike Gloyd, edged out Manager Gary Hillabolt’s A-1 Golf Carts squad to win the Session Two Winter League pennant. Mutual of Omaha finished with a 14-6 won-lost record while A-1 went 13-7. Five hitters had averages of over .700 through the winter session. Larry Kaufmann and…
Larry Wolfe A true dyed-in-the-wool Iowa Hawkeye fan (or is it dyed-in-the-nest?), Jeff Jay is a Cedar Falls native who graduated from Cedar Falls High where he was a member of both the Tigers’ baseball and hockey teams. He continued his hockey career at Bemidji State University in Minnesota where he earned a degree in…
Larry Wolfe The spring senior softball league season opened on February 24 and will continue through April 16. A season-ending tournament and awards ceremony will be held at the Field of Dreams on Thursday, April 18. As of press time, the winter league season was still underway with Mike Gloyd’s Mutual of Omaha Bankers holding…
Larry Wolfe The Lady Sluggers split their first four games and have high hopes for a successful season as their team began to gel. This year’s team, managed by Charlene Ellis, includes several rookies. “You can see improvement each game as we gain more experience playing together as a team,” said Manager Ellis. The February…
Larry Wolfe Sonny M. Lakes, known as “Manny” down at the Field of Dreams, isn’t your typical senior softball player. In fact, he doesn’t play at all, but you will see him down at the field every day. He’s currently our security guard; however, his story is rather unusual. Manny’s originally from New York City,…
Larry Wolfe The State Farm Insurance team, managed by Larry Kaufmann and sponsored by the Ralph Vasquez Agency, won the fall league title with a record of 12 wins and six losses. The A-1 Golf Carts squad, managed by Gary Hillabolt, finished second, two games behind the league leaders. The top 10 hitters for the…
Larry Wolfe After Rick Ebel told me what he and Debbie do for fun in their spare time, I thought, “What spare time?!” Besides playing softball, the Ebels participate in the Sun Lakes Country Club’s Bocce Ball and Pickleball leagues. In fact, Rick was instrumental in the formation of the SLCC’s Pickleball Club. They play…