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…
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…
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…
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…
Larry Wolfe The Lady Sluggers ended their 2022 season at the end of February. At press time, they had a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie. They had only six games remaining, so they’d already clinched a winning record for the season. Congratulations, ladies! We’ll recap the Lady Sluggers’ full season in…
Larry Wolfe A Minnesota native, Ernie Flores grew up in St. Paul where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track teams for the Humboldt Indians (now the politically correct Humboldt Hawks). In fact, he was a member of that school’s last city championship football squad. After high school, Ernie went to a…