Tag: Saddlebrooke Softball

Senior Softball News!

King Mitchell Well, here it is Sept. 26, and SaddleBrooke Progress deadline time. That means words from the golden fingertips of yours truly! Labor Day Tournament Highlights! In the books is our Labor Day Tournament, appreciatively sponsored by Beyond Clean. Thanks, Jimmy and Karen. We had a rip-roaring crowd down for some softball “dramedy,” tunes, brats,…

SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Palaver!

King Mitchell Well, softball fans and friends, here it is June 26 and Progress deadline time. The big enchilada? Well, number one was our Memorial Day Tournament on May 29. It was a humdinger, folks. Three scintillating games with tunes, food, fun, and, of course, softball “dramedy.” It was coordinated again by Tournament Director Jessica…

St. Patrick’s Day Softball Tournament a Hit with Community

Terry Hurley It was a great day for the Irish, and everyone else involved, in SaddleBrooke Senior Softball’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Tournament at the community’s gem of a ball field. The large crowd, featuring players’ families, friends, neighbors, and grandchildren, was treated to free food, lively music, entertaining commentary, and exciting games. The crowd…

Softball Clinic a Hit with Players

Terry Hurley Janet Jarzembinski has been playing softball since she was a young girl in Wisconsin, but that didn’t stop her from attending a skills clinic by the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association last month. She used the session to try a few new infield positions, to see what they were like. She found the instruction…

Play Ball! Softball Is Back!

Stacy Dawson joined 93 other players as the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball summer season kicked off June 1.

Terry Hurley After a 73-day shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, SaddleBrooke Senior Softball is back. The league kicked off its summer season June 1, with 94 men and women once again playing Monday through Friday in five different leagues based on skill level. Because the spring season was canceled, the summer league has been…

Spring Softball Champs crowned

2015 Spring Season Monday Recreation League Champion – Allstate Insurance – Bruce Unger: Back row: Ken Schuttler, Lee Davis, Jerry Wilkerson, Steve Grabell, Bill Webster and Sandie Hills; front row: Fran Weinberg, Jeff Rayner, Steve Schneck and Jonathan Green; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

Carol Chiarello The short spring season ran from May 5 to June 29 for the men and women of SaddleBrooke softball. Statistics have been compiled and here are the results: Monday Recreation League: These two teams were evenly matched until the last game when the eventual winners went wild and scored 14 runs in the…

Softball fun well worth the price paid

2015 St. Patrick’s Day Tournament Recreation League Champion – The Charles Company, back row: Bob Cole, Bob Alvarez, Harold Norton, Mark Foster, Steve Grabell and Pat Tiefenbach; front row: Jake Jacobson, Jack Graef, Paul Jarzembinski, Debbie Seguin and Greg Morgan; photo by Jim Smith

Jonathan Green SaddleBrooke Softball Stadium, March 15, 2015 – The Senior Softball St. Pat’s Tournament with games, food, music and entertainment proved once again to be the best free show in SaddleBrooke. SSSA thanks Patrick Shaffer Dentistry for sponsoring the tourney again this year. SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) got 80 players to play four…

Softball player inducted into Colorado Baseball Hall of Fame

Jim Westerberg

Jim Westerberg and Carol Chiarello Jim Westerberg was honored by the South High Alumni Association, Denver, Colorado, with an induction into the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame. Jim played varsity baseball for two years in high school. Local newspapers picked the 1956 team to sweep city and state titles with no problems; the team finished…

Softball Crowns summer champs

2014 Summer Season Friday Community League Champion – BRAKEmax: Back row: Charlie LaNeve, Jerry Cowart, Pat Brennan, Steve Krantz and Leroy Johnson; front row: Rob Gish, Steve Wehmann, Debbie Seguin, Harold Weinenger and Allan Kravitz; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

Carol Chiarello The men and women of SaddleBrooke Senior Softball made it through another summer season. Monsoon rains messed up our schedule a few times and many of our usual players are gone during summer but overall, players on fourteen teams in seven leagues managed to keep cool and have a good time. Here are…

Spring softball season is underway

Carol Chiarello The men and women of SaddleBrooke Softball started the 2014 spring season Thursday, May 1. Season will end Tuesday, July 1. Twelve teams will be competing on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. We are grateful to the sponsors who help to make each season a success. On Monday in the HomeTeam Pest Defense…