Tag: Softball

It’s Grandkids’ Softball time again

Kids of all ages enjoy being active after a Thanksgiving feast; photo by Jim Smith

Jim Smith The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association will sponsor its annual Thanksgiving Grandkids’ Games on Friday, November 28. The event will be held at the softball complex located just southwest of the DesertView Center. This is a great chance for you to get your grandkids away from their Xboxes and Nintendos. Bring them out to…

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…

Softball announces winter champs

Carol Chiarello The busy winter softball season is over. We had twenty-two teams in eight leagues competing for the top spots. Now for the results: Patrick Shaffer Dentistry Monday Recreation League Tim Benjamin led the Danny Nolan, Handy Man team to 10 wins and 4 losses to capture first place. Window Wizard players, managed by…

Grandkids abandon Xboxes and Nintendos for softball

This group of All Stars poses for a picture after a fun day of hitting, running, throwing and eating ice cream at the SaddleBrooke Softball Field; photo by Jim Smith.

Jim Smith On a beautiful SaddleBrooke afternoon twenty one grandkids abandoned their XBoxes and Nintendo’s, electing instead to bring their parents and grandparents out to the ballpark for several hours of fun playing softball. The annual Easter/Spring Break event was sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) and was held Saturday afternoon April 19…

Financing the third base seating project, part 2

Fans filled every seat at the 2013 Thanksgiving Tournament.

Joe Lestingi In a companion story, Financing the Third Base Seating Project Part 1, we recognized the players and companies who financed the construction of the Third Base Seating Project. SaddleBrooke Softball is also pleased to recognize the sponsors who have been instrumental in providing outstanding support of its activities: A Closer Look Real Estate…

St. Patrick’s Softball Tournament was a hit!

2014 St. Patrick’s Tournament Coyote League Champion – Ambient Air Heating & Cooling, back row: Paul Butler, Brad Adair, Joe Lestingi, Bob Alvarez and Gary Green; front: Al Cangeme, Vern Boothby, Alan Stein, Jerry Smith and Rob Gish; photo by Paul Jarzembinski

Carol Chiarello SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association held its annual Saint Patrick’s Tournament on Saturday, March 15. Patrick Shaffer Dentistry sponsored the event which featured four exciting games with your friends and neighbors providing the entertainment. This tournament’s team sponsors included: Ambient Air Heating and Cooling, Catalina Smiles Dentistry, Twin Lake Air, Stone Canyon Painting, Orbitel…