Fred Dresser The two words mentioned above are bellowed by the men and women in blue, aka umpires, to alert the players that the game is now ready to play. How the game is played at this point is a mystery. What is an umpire? The word umpire was formed by meta analysis, or the…
Fred Dresser It would seem logical that after playing 40-plus games during the Fall/Winter Season and 18 games during the Spring Season that the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) softball players would want a break from softball. Apparently, there are not many logical softball players, because after a 10-day hiatus from the diamond, there were…
Rich Christiansen PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association’s 2015-2016 league came to a rousing conclusion in a best two out of three playoff between first half lead Augies and second half lead Questar. A double header scheduled on March 30 included hard fought battles between the two teams showing great hitting and fielding action. The two closely…
Dan Rea Is it possible to witness a second miracle in a span of two years and can history repeat itself? The answer is a resounding yes. Two years ago up in the cool mountains of Pinetop, Arizona the first miracle on dirt occurred when the huge underdog PebbleCreek “C” Division (65 years of age…
The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association 2014-2015 season came to a successful conclusion in April. The team sponsored by Spooner Physical Therapy had won the first season half by a comfortable margin at 16 wins – 4 losses but was challenged in the second half by teams of Arizona Orthopedic, Osborne Jewelers and American Solar. Victory…
Lee Ayers Each month, on a Thursday afternoon at 4:00 p.m., volunteer members from each team in the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association meet at the field to do the work it takes to keep the field and complex in top condition. A tractor is used to drag the field and players use rakes to smooth…