Fred Dresser With the spring season being cancelled due to the coronavirus, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association is looking forward to the 2020-21 fall/winter season. Registration for the aforementioned season will begin on Monday, June 1, and close on Monday, August 17. Registration can be found at pcssaquickscores.com. The 2020-21 season promises to be a…
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Sports, June 2020
All Quiet at the Ballpark
Fred Dresser Needless to say, the ballpark is quiet as the coronavirus shut it down in March. The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) shut their season down with six games left to play. With the season being cancelled, the players are looking forward to the 2020-21 season that will begin in October. This past season marked…
Sports, May 2020
PCSSA Gets Thrown a Curve
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) was thrown a curve ball by the coronavirus as the 25th season came to an abrupt end. The season marked a milestone that started back in 1995 with just two teams and grew to fifteen teams this year. This season was special to many of the players that…
Sports, April 2020
PCSSA Supports Arizona Vision Walk
Fred Dresser On Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, numerous PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) players participated in the annual Arizona Vision Walk sponsored by Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB). For those of you not familiar with this organization, FFB was established in 1971 by Gordon Gund, American businessman and professional sports owner, who became blind in 1970,…
Sports, January 2020
APS Clinic for Senior Softball Association
Fred Dresser Arizona Public Services (APS) recently held a Fundamentals Clinic for outfielders and infielders in November for the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) players. APS has been providing these clinics for the past several years, and the PCSSA players appreciate their time and effort to instruct those in attendance on the proper way to…
Clubs & Classes, October 2019
PebbleCreek Senior Softball: Then and Now
Fred Dresser It’s October, and the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) will start their twenty-fifth season at the Robson Field of Dreams on Saturday, October 19. Twenty-five 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 builds it, they…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
PCSSA remembers those who played the game
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) erected a memorial wall to remember those players who played the game before us. These individuals were not just softball players, they were husbands, fathers, brothers and friends. They enjoyed the spirit of the game as well as the friendships that were developed over the years. Many…
Sports, July 2019
PCSSA 2019 spring season ends
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) spring season ended on Saturday, June 1, just as the temperature started to climb towards the triple digits. The season started on April 9 as five teams played nineteen games. For many of the players, these games were in addition to the thirty-nine games that they played…
Sports, June 2019
PCSSA celebrates the end of another season
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) celebrated the end of another softball season. Again, we saw some very competitive games along with the usual good-hearted harassment between the players. People often ask how the players get along. The answer is quite simple: friends before the game, friends after the game but during the…
Sports, May 2019
Take me out to the ball game
Fred Dresser The following was supplied by Dawn Hangen, PCSSA Director of Player Personnel and soon to be Vice President of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association. Dawn, thank you for all your hard work and we’re sure you will make a great VP. Approximately 70 PCSSA members, along with spouses, family and friends attended a…