Tag: softball

Lady Sluggers Honored at Tourney

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…

Redeemed Team Are Sun Division Tourney Champs

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…

Softball Player Profile: Marty Hobby

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…

Redeemed Team and Core Photography Are Spring Champs

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…

Softball Player Profile: John Robinson

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…

Softball Player Profile: Jerry Giesinger

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…

Skyview and Wolfe & Associates Win Winter Titles

Larry Wolfe The Skyview Digital Media squad, managed by Bill McCoy, won the Lakes Division’s Winter League pennant with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses, and 1 tie. Manager Gary Hillabolt’s Young Realty Team finished second with a 9-9 record. In the Sun Division, Manager Ron Carmichael led the Wolfe & Associates team to…

A-1 Golf Goes from Last to Champs

Larry Wolfe After finishing the regular Winter Season with an 8-10 record, good for last place in the Lakes Division, hopes were not high entering the Winter Tournament for Manager Joe Commisto’s A-1 Golf Cart-sponsored team. However, they surprised the number one-seeded Skyview Digital Media crew in the opening game with an 18-12 victory. Wayne…

Winter Softball Update

Larry Wolfe At press time, the Skyview Digital Media team, managed by Bill McCoy, had clinched the Lakes Division title with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie. The Sun Division pennant race was too close to call, with Wolfe & Associates, managed by Ron Carmichael, and the Spooner PT squad, managed…