Tag: Softball

Winter season is HOT at the softball field

2016 Winter Season Friday Competitive League Champion – Ray Szpakowski CPA, back row: Joe Sanders, Claude DuVall, Joe Passoni, Bob Chiarello; front: Ron Quarantino, Gus Marano, Bruce Fink, Larry Weber; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

Carol Chiarello The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) concluded its winter season on April 22. This was a busy season, filled with more than 150 players on 22 teams, in seven leagues, playing four days each week. Nearly 6400 runs were scored by your friends and neighbors. Let’s recap: Monday Recreation League – Jonathan Green…

Grandkids’ Softball event hits another home run

Jim Smith The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) sponsored its annual Spring Break Grandkids’ Games on Saturday, March 26 at the Softball Complex. Games Director Steve Garceau was assisted by Coaches Pat Tiefenbach, Doug Sweetland, Roy Stigers, Ron Quarantino, Jake Jacobson, Steve Overhaug and Mark Schauer and photographers Allan Kravitz and Jim Smith. Thirteen grandkids…

St. Patrick’s crowd thrilled

Recreation League: Charles Hendryx tags second base and is ready to make the throw to first for a double play; photo by Jim Smith.

Jonathan Green As always, a beautiful day and exciting softball play by SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) players made the day for hundreds of SaddleBrooke fans at the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament here sponsored, appropriately, by local dentist Patrick Shaffer. Free lunch, too! Cooked by Doug Wagers of Window Wizard and served by SSSA volunteers.…

Rookie Camp and other action at the Softball field

2016 SSSA Board, back row: Jack Graef, Steve Garceau, Debbie Seguin and Mark Foster; front row: Ken Crossman, Stu Kraft and Charlie LaNeve; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

Carol Chiarello The 2016 Board of Directors for SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) is busy planning several activities: Rookie Camp: Ongoing every Wednesday and Saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the softball field, we offer Rookie and Skills Camp. This is for players returning to softball after a long layoff (can you say 20 or…

Softball announces Fall Champs

Aleta Rosenthal tries to make the out in this close play with Janice Mihora; photo by Jim Smith.

Carol Chiarello Fall season for SaddleBrooke softball ran from October 8 through December 11, 2015. Let’s see how the players and their teams fared: Monday Recreation League: Stifel, managed by Dale Norgard, took the championship with five wins and three losses. Stone Canyon Painting, led by Charles Hendryx, took second place with three wins and…

The Home Team always wins at SaddleBrooke tournaments

Tom Klein takes a mighty swing while Jim Smith warms up; photo by Ron Finelli.

Jonathan Green SaddleBrooke residents and guests cheered for their neighbors and chowed down on post-Thanksgiving grub in the comfort of MLB stadium style seats at another SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) tournament on a near perfect day (OK, it was a bit nippy). Norma West of SaddleBrooke R Us Realty sponsored the event and Doug…

Senior Softballers lose to firefighters

SSSA all-stars (white shirts) congratulate the victorious Northwest firefighters (in blue) after the game three thumping of the geezer team. Photo by Pat Tiefenbach.

Jonathan Green On October 24 SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) hosted both Golder Ranch and Northwest Fire Departments to an exciting exhibition tournament sponsored by Splendido at Rancho Vistoso at SaddleBrooke Stadium. It was exciting…and humbling for the “mighty” SSSA all-stars. After a warmup game by SSSA’s two recreation league teams, Northwest came from behind…

Softball announces summer champs

Jake Jacobson and Tom Klein round third and are ready to score. We use a separate scoring line to avoid collisions at home plate. Photo by Allan Kravitz

Carol Chiarello The men and women of SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association completed the summer season on September 28. Records for our seven leagues are now in the books. Let’s see how your friends and neighbors did. Monday Recreation League – Hardin Brothers Automotive, led by Paul Jarzembinski, finished in first place with a record of…