Fred Dresser The 28th season of PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) comes to an end, and what a season it was for the 22 teams (8 American Division teams and 14 National Division teams) and 250-plus players. A total of 874 regular season games were played. When the dust settled and the rains stopped, Donna…
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Sports, March 2023
PCSSA Players Receive Instructions from Retired Major League Ballplayers
Fred Dresser Arizona Public Service (APS) conducted a clinic with retired major league ballplayers that focused on hitting, throwing, and fielding. They did so with 50-plus of our PCSSA players at the Robson Field of Dreams on Feb. 3. Many of these players just finished a stretching clinic put on by Spooner Physical Therapy earlier…
Sports, March 2023
PCSSA Players Stretch It Out
Fred Dresser It was a cool but pleasant morning on Friday, Feb. 3 as PCSSA players attended a stretching out session conducted by Spooner Physical Therapy. One couldn’t help but hear some creaking in the joints as these individuals went through the routines during the morning. When it was all done, you could hear the…
Front Page, February 2023
Cincinnati Reds Become a Sponsor of the PCSSA
Scott McCoubrey How awesome is it that just five miles from our front gates, Major League Baseball is played every year from February to April at Goodyear Ballpark? And how unique is it that one of those major league ball clubs has decided to officially sponsor one of our PC (PebbleCreek) sports clubs? Major League…
Sports, December 2022
Cheer on the Desert Diamonds!
The PebbleCreek Desert Diamonds women’s softball team has committed to league play with teams from Sun City West and Sun City Grand, and kicked off their debut season on Nov. 19. Their next scheduled play will be Saturday, Dec. 10, participating in a Round Robin Tournament held at Liberty Field in Sun City West, with…
Front Page, December 2022
PCSSA’s 28th Season Gets Underway
Fred Dresser On Saturday, Oct. 22, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) began its 28th season of play with 22 teams and more than 250 players, managers, coaches, and assistants. Twenty-eight years of softball and it seems that it was only yesterday that a group of guys approached Ed Robson and convinced him that “if he…
Sports, November 2022
PCSSA 28th Season Starts to Ramp Up
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) started to prepare for the 28th season back in August, with a complete infield makeover and new sod placed around the perimeter of the infield. The Robson Field of Dreams is all dressed up and ready to go. The PCSSA has grown to 22 teams and 242…
Sports, September 2022
PCSSA Readies the Field for Play
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) is scheduled to begin their 28th season of play on Saturday, Oct. 22. Before then, however, there’s a lot of work that needs to be done to the Robson Field of Dreams prior to opening day. To start off with, the entire infield will be torn up…
Sports, July 2022
2022 PCSSA Spring Season Comes to an End
Fred Dresser The 2022 PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) Spring Season ended on Saturday, June 4. This season saw eight teams compete as the temps started their upward climb. When it was all said and done, Mary Couzens Realty finished in first place. Mary Couzens Realty was managed by Dawn Hangen. Dawn and her band…
Sports, February 2022
Hole In One: Sue Abercrombie
Carole Schumacher During PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) play at Tuscany East on Dec. 28, 2021, Sue Abercrombie scored her second hole-in-one. The game for league play that day was four corners from the yellow tees. Just because it’s a short distance to the hole doesn’t mean the game is any easier to score in.…