Larry Wolfe We wrapped up our long summer season, which started in May, in mid-September. Our guys are now practicing for the upcoming fall season at Snedigar Park while the Field of Dreams is being overseeded. Opening Day for the fall season has tentatively been set for Oct. 25, dependent upon overseeding being completed by…
Larry Wolfe You probably know that in the Internet world “www” stands for World Wide Web; however, in the world of Sun Lakes Senior Softball, “www” stands for Warm Weather Warriors! While many of our members head north for the summer or just take it easy around here, about a third of our guys continue…
Larry Wolfe For the first time in several years, there were no new individual batting records set during the 2021-22 softball season, at least that we know of. We track only “traditional” or “standard” statistics, not the new, advanced metrics. Maybe somebody set a record for one of those metrics, but we’ll never know! Look…
Larry Wolfe For those who just can’t get enough softball, we have a Summer League that started on May 3 and will run through Sept. 22. This league is less “formal” than our regular Fall, Winter, and Spring Sessions. We have three teams from Sun Lakes and one from Robson Ranch in the Summer League.…
Larry Wolfe Six members of the Lady Sluggers senior softball team were honored at the annual Spring Tournament and Cook-Out. Award certificates for the top five hitters were presented by Sun Lakes Senior Softball Association (SLSSA) President Doug Warwick to the following: Batting champ: Sharon Bergen (.795), Frankie DeMouth (second at .704), Sue Rodke (third…
Larry Wolfe In the opening game of the Spring Sun Division Tournament, the fourth-seeded Wolfe & Associates team, managed by Ron Carmichael, surprised Manager Larry Kaufmann’s Redeemed Team by a 21-16 score. Dick Bleich led the Wolves’ attack, going four for five with two homers. Dan Melosi and Bobby Reed also homered. Marty Hobby hit…
Larry Wolfe Rockford, Ill., native Marty Hobby seems to have been born with a baseball in his hand. From pitching a perfect game as a Little League hurler to going 7-0 with 49 strikeouts in 49 innings as a high school senior for the Rockford West Warriors, he was always the star. After playing summer…
Larry Wolfe In two tight pennant races, the Redeemed Team and the Core Photography-sponsored team won their respective divisions. Manager Larry Kaufmann’s Redeemed Team edged out Manager Tom Bersano’s Leckner Realty squad by one game in the Sun Division, finishing with a 10-6 record versus the Realtors’ 9-7 mark. In the Lakes Division, the race…
Larry Wolfe Technically a Detroit native, John Robinson lived in Michigan for two years before his family moved to Hopkinsville, Ky., where he played baseball and football and was a weightlifter for the Tigers. After his sophomore year, the family relocated to Mesa where John graduated from Mesa High. It was quite a change for…
Larry Wolfe Born and raised in Rugby, N.D., the geographic center of North America, Gerard “Jerry” Giesinger attended Cardinal Muench Seminary for two years prior to transferring to Rugby High where he was a member of the Panthers football and wrestling teams, graduating in 1966. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at…