Larry Wolfe The pennant races were extremely close in both the Lakes and Sun Divisions with A-1 Golf Carts, managed by Vern Rodgers, and Brenden Financial Planning, managed by Ken Brenden, tying for the Lakes Division lead with identical 10-8 marks. Manager Tom Erpelding’s Core Photography squad was only one game off the pace, finishing…
Tag: softball
Features, April 2021
Lady Sluggers Complete Season
Sports, April 2021
Softball Player Profile: Brad Wendt
Sports, April 2021
Softball Winter League Wrap-up
Larry Wolfe Both of our Winter League Divisions ended up with two teams tied for the league lead. In the Lakes Division, Manager Vern Rodgers’ Brenden Financial Planners and Manager Tom Erpelding’s Core Photographers both finished with 11-7 records, one game ahead of Manager Gary Hillabolt’s Young Team Realtors. The Photographers started the season by…
Sports, March 2021
Lady Sluggers Nearing End of Season
Larry Wolfe Our Lady Sluggers senior softball squad is nearing the end of its season. Doubleheaders are scheduled for every Monday and Wednesday through March 10. The first pitch is at noon each day. This has been a “different” year (I refuse to say “unprecedented!”) due to COVID implications. The number of teams in the…
Sports, March 2021
Softball Player Profile: Mark Durben
Larry Wolfe As a young man, Mark Durben admits that he got in with the “wrong crowd” back in his hometown of Racine, Wis. He worked at jobs in a foundry and snowblower plant after graduating from Horlick High in Racine before deciding at age 23 that he needed to escape. As a self-professed “hippie,”…
Sports, February 2021
Spooner PT Nine Edges Steinmann’s Redeemed Team
Larry Wolfe Going into the final day of the Sun Division’s fall season, Manager Randy Neumann’s Spooner Physical Therapy squad held a one-game lead over the second-place Redeemed Team, sponsored by Realtor Suzy Steinmann, and managed by Dave Platt. The Redeemed Team needed to sweep a scheduled doubleheader from Spooner to capture the title. They…
Sports, February 2021
Softball Player Profile: Susan Rodke
Larry Wolfe Susan Rodke (nee Griffin) was born in Billings, Mont., and then lived briefly in California as a young child, before her family settled in Minnesota. She spent most of her childhood in Fergus Falls before the family moved to Barnesville when she was in high school. She was a four-sport athlete for the…
Sports, February 2021
Core Photography Team Wins Lakes Division Title
Larry Wolfe The Core Photography team, managed by Tom Erpelding, captured the Fall Softball Season pennant in the Lakes Division with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses. They easily outpaced the second-place team, Wolfe & Associates, managed by Gary Hillabolt, which finished at .500 with an 8-8 ledger. Wild Bill McCoy’s A-1 Golf…
Sports, February 2021
Lady Sluggers Season Is Underway
Larry Wolfe Our Lady Sluggers senior softball team was scheduled to open their season on Jan. 18, at the Field of Dreams. They play against other area teams in the Valley of the Sun League. This year, the league was reduced to five teams due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. The Lady Sluggers were…