Fred Dresser The 27th season of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) got underway on Oct. 23. Players and family members gathered as 19 teams blanketed the field for the opening ceremonies. What started way back in 1995 with just two teams and 21 players has grown to 19 teams and more than 230 participants. With…
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Sports, October 2021
PCSSA Begins 27th Season
Marty Aalto The 27th PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) season is scheduled to start on Saturday, Oct. 23 and continue through the end of March 2022. Opening day will feature the playing of the National Anthem by members of PCSSA, along with the first pitch being thrown by a distinguished guest. We will also be…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
The PCSSA Spring Season Results
Marty Aalto The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) spring season recently concluded, and the champions are Pure Patio with a 13-3 record. Anasazi Pools finished second at 11-5 and Mary Couzens Realty came in third at 10-6. Twenty-six-year PebbleCreek veteran Bobby Quarantino was quoted as saying, “This was the largest, most competitive spring season we have ever had.” Manager, Bill…
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
PCSSA Continues to Grow
Derry Davison, PCSSA President The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) continues to grow, as we expect 16-20 teams this season. Men and women are welcome, as players from their 40s to their 80s frolic in the sun at Robson Field each season. For the first time, we will split the league into two divisions. The American…
Sports, May 2021
One Season Ends and Another Begins
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) wrapped up their 26th season of play on April 3, and what a season it was with the coronavirus on everyone’s mind, rain outs, and the damage to the field caused by a microburst in January. This season could have been a lost season if it wasn’t for…
Sports, May 2021
PCSSA Then and Now
Fred Dresser Five letters represent a group of individuals who participate in and enjoy the game of baseball. What do these five letters actually mean? For those of you who are fairly new to the PebbleCreek community, they stand for the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association. This entity started back in 1995 when a group of residents approached…
Sports, May 2021
PCSSA Elects New Board Members
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) elected new board members for the upcoming year. Here are the board members that will officially take office on May 1. The new board is Derry Davison, president; Frank Pierce, vice president; Marty Aalto, secretary; Tom Bose, treasurer; Bill Wise, director of league personnel; Howard Locker, director…
Sports, February 2021
Seven Softball Women Are Living the Dream
Cynthia Schwartz From October through April, seven extraordinary PebbleCreek women suit up, grab a mitt, and bring their competitive spirit and love for softball to the Robson Field of Dreams. These high energy athletes are members of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA). Dawn Hangen is the president for the 2020-21 season and the first…
Sports, February 2021
PCSSA Concludes Its First Session
Fred Dresser The first session of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) has been completed and congratulations go out to Spooner Physical Therapy and their manager Gary Jensen for winning the first session with an impressive record of fourteen wins and no losses. We saw some very competitive games along with the usual good-hearted harassment…
Features, January 2021
PCSSA Loses One of Its Finest
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) lost one of their finest in November. Dave Gasch was one of those individuals who played the game of softball like he lived his life. Dave loved the game and always appreciated the other players in the league. You would never hear an unkind word from him, truly a first-class gentleman.…