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Softball player profile

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…

Summer softball is underway

2015 award winners (left to right) outgoing SLSSA President Ed Sowney, Stan Weiss (Most Improved Player), Gene Grandquist (Rookie-of-the-Year), John Seigla (Sportsmanship Award) and new President Sam Giordanao.

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…

Softball player profile – Tim Tjernlund

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,…

A-1 wins season ending tourney

The A-1 Golf Carts Tournament Champions: Kneeling (left to right) Ed Sowney, Chuck Hamby, Reg Reese, Stan Weiss, Bill Cheney and Dennis Bernaiche; standing (left to right) Manager Gary Hillabolt, Jim Dunn, Larry Wolfe, Art Sheskie, Tom Erpelding, Evan Hansen and Jeff Jay

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…

West USA Realty are Spring Softball Champions

Spring league champions: kneeling (left to right) Bob Hutchins, Bill Whiteley, Steve Schaider and Manager John Seigla; standing (left to right) Gene Grandquist, Dom Colonna, Bob Zawidski, Billy Kee, Dene Ekholm and Tom Vitolo

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…

Softball player profile – Steve Schaider

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…

Isley and Kime honored at softball banquet

Spirit Award winner Art Isley.

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…

State Farm wins session 2 softball tourney

The State Farm Insurance Tournament Champions: Kneeling (left to right) Ralph Vasquez, Larry Wolfe, Larry Maggerd, Bill Cheney, Stan Weiss and Dick Bleich; standing (left to right) Roger Wisslead, Frank Tanner, Manager Gary Hatch, Owen Bae, Steve Hilby and Evan Hansen. (Photo by Sowney Pictures)

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…

Mutual of Omaha are Winter League champs

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…

Softball Player profile: Jeff Jay

Jeff Jay

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…