Announcing fall season softball champs

2014 Fall Season Tuesday Competitive League Champion – Johnston’s Pest Solutions. back row: Claude DuVall, Dave Fuller, Joe Oczak, Doug Sweetland and Charlie LaNeve; front row: Harry Adams, John Perfetti, Bill Spevak, Tom Fitzgerald and Larry Weber; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

2014 Fall Season Tuesday Community League Champion – Crystal Tech Vivopools, back row: Charles Hendryx, Mike Zidek, George Corrick, Jim Smith, Dennis Skoneczka and Rob Gish; front row: Bob Stiens, Jack Graef, Paul Butler, Debbie Seguin and Steve Krantz; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

2014 Fall Season Thursday Coyote League Champion – Caliber Collision, back row: Jim Westerberg, Larry Cusumano, Dennis Skoneczka, Jim Smith and Dominic Borland; front row: Bill Wescoe, Paul Butler, Ken Meinhart, John Nola and Dale Norgard; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

2014 Fall Season Friday Competitive League Champion – Central Alarm, back row: Dominic Borland, Joe Sanders, Bob Lenihan, Charlie LaNeve and John Reingruber; front row: Harry Adams, Bob Chiarello, Bruce Fink, Mike Hamm and Harold Weinenger; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

2014 Fall Season Friday Community League Champion – SaddleBrooke R Us, back row: Darrell Sabers, Leroy Johnson, Mark Forsch, Greg Giefer and Bob Stiens; front row: John Nola, Jim Westerberg, Jerry Cowart, Jack Graef and Allan Kravitz; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

2014 Fall Season Tuesday Competitive League Champion – Danny Nolan, Handy Man, back row: Curt Shepord, John Lauder, Ed Cussick, Steve Garceau and Mark Schauer; front row: Ron Quarantino, Don Jones, Tim Ward, Rich Adams and Greg West; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

2014 Fall Season Monday Community League Champion – BRAKEmax, back row: Darrell Sabers, Jim Dunlap, John Perfetti, Allan Kravitz, Rob Lowry and Debbie Seguin; front row: Tom Klein, Dave Stevens, Rick Waldorf, Jim Westerberg and Jake Jacobson; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

2014 Fall Season Monday Recreation League Champion – Shifren Physical Therapy, back row: Charles Hendryx, Dave Good, Jeff Rayner, Sandie Hills and Ken Schuttler; front row: Jonathan Green, Paul Jarzembinski, Janet Jarzembinski, Denise Norgard and Dale Norgard; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

Carol Chiarello

The men and women of softball are now playing the Winter Season. It’s great to have our snowbirds return helping to fill out a robust schedule of softball games each week. Let’s take a moment to recap the Fall Season and to honor our champions.

In the Patrick Shaffer Dentistry Monday Recreation League, Shifren Physical Therapy, managed by Janet Jarzembinski, ran all over the Danny Nolan, Handy Man team, led by Tim Benjamin. Janet’s team finished with seven wins, only two losses and scored over 150 runs in the season. Tim’s players ended with two wins, seven losses and scored 117 runs.

The HomeTeam Pest Defense Monday Community League saw a commanding 10 win season from BRAKEmax; Ron Quarantino was the skipper. They had only three losses. In second place, we had Jim Takacs managing the Window Wizard players. They ended up with eight wins and six losses, but did score an impressive 198 runs in the season. (Fun fact: this was more than the first place team which had 179.) And in third place, the Humana team, skipper Bill Wescoe, had only two wins with 11 losses.

On Tuesday, Vantage West Credit Union sponsored our Competitive League. We had a tie for first place and it was almost a three way tie. Both with seven wins, six losses, Johnston’s Pest Solutions, led by Bill Spevak, and Danny Nolan, Handy Man, Manager Tim Ward, scored an impressive 220 plus runs in the fall. Not so far behind with six wins and eight losses, DS Builders and Remodeling, with Harold Weinenger doing the line-up, also scored over 220 runs for the season.

In the Patrick Shaffer Dentistry Tuesday Community League, Crystal Tech Vivopools, managed by Paul Butler, won the championship with six total wins and four losses. Vital Moves, Captain Vern Boothby, finished with four wins, six losses. Only 20 runs scored separated these two teams.

The Thursday Coyote League, sponsored by HomeTeam Pest Defense, had Caliber Collision in first place. Ken Meinhart led this team to seven wins and two losses; they scored 158 runs in the season. Via Elegante came in second; Mike Hamm’s guys finished up with four wins and six losses. Bank of the West came in third; Rich Hagerty’s players had three wins and six losses. Only 13 runs separated the total runs scored by all three teams.

Patrick Shaffer Dentistry also sponsored our Friday Competitive League. Joe Passoni was manager of the first place Central Alarm team which ended with eight wins and only four losses. Joe’s team scored over 200 runs. Buzz Schmitt led the Window Wizard guys to a finish of six wins, six losses and second place. In third place we had Ed Cussick’s Shifren Physical Therapy team with four wins and eight losses.

Finally, in the Vantage West Credit Union Friday Community League, Jerry Cowart led SaddleBrooke R Us to first place with five wins, three losses. It’s Greek to Me, managed by Debbie Seguin, came in second place with three wins and five losses. Only 17 runs separated these two teams.

Winter Season is underway. Everyone is invited to head over to our softball stadium to cheer on your friends and neighbors as they battle for first place in their leagues. Games are played starting at 10:00 a.m. every weekday; Wednesday is practice. If you have any questions about softball, please call Ed Cussick at 818-0194.