Tag: softball

PCSSA Board members

PCSSA Board members, left to right: Secretary Rich Christiansen, Director of Marketing Al Chandler, Director of Player Personnel Monte Page, Treasurer Dennis Miagza, Director of Field Maintenance Doug Wainwright, President Ken Johnson, Vice President Steve Ward

Lee Ayers The Pebble Creek Senior Softball Association is managed by a board composed of dedicated players that serve in various capacities. Their individual responsibilities combine to make sure the league operates as efficiently as possible throughout each season. This board does an outstanding job of coordinating all aspects of the operation of the league.

Softball Opening Day

PCSSA Opening Day - Softball Teams 2015

Judy Ayers Over 300 persons attended the beginning of the 2015-2016 PebbleCreek Senior Softball season on Saturday, October 24. The day included Opening Day ceremonies, a picnic and six games. It was an event that provided a festive atmosphere for all, attendees and players alike. After the taking of the annual league picture by Sherry…

PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association salutes team sponsors

Thirteen team sponsors from our local community

Rich Christiansen PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association President Ken Johnson says, “Much of the success we have with this league is due to outstanding support we get from the local companies that sponsor our teams.” Ken has made it a strategic focus for this year’s PCSSA Board of Directors to engage with the entire community surrounding…

Draft day for softball

PCSSA Draft Day: All 12 Team Managers intently look on as Vice President Steve Ward leads them through the roster of 144 players in the draft.

The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association is spooling up a great 2016 season. The League Board of Directors hosted 12 team managers and their assistants to an afternoon of intense strategy and second-guessing as they go through the rounds selecting players for their team. League signups finished on August 31 and the individual evaluations were scheduled…

Pinetop Invitational Softball Tournament champs

Congratulations to PebbleCreek’s “C” Tournament championship softball team. They have been the winners of the Pinetop Invitational Softball Tournament two of the past three years. To find out more about this amazing feat read the article, Miracle on Dirt, the Sequel, found in the August Post on the front page of the second section. Or read…

PCSSA summer prep for fall season

Veteran PCSSA pitcher Steve Fletcher makes a tough pitch to one of the new players.

The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association spring 2015 season ended in June with the BioMechanix team coming out on top with 15 wins and only five losses. The PCSSA would like to thank the other team sponsors for their great support in making this another successful season; Hong DDS, Island Burgers, Anasazi Pools, Ground Control and…

Miracle On Dirt – The Sequel

PebbleCreek’s “B” Division Team in support of the “C” Championship Team

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…

PC Senior Softball 2nd half season events and results

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…

Robson’s “Field of Dreams” in peak condition

Those players who participated in the latest upkeep of the complex include, left to right: Vince Richey, Larry Tanner, Don Belonax, Steve Peterson, Bob Quarantino, Rich Christiansen, Lee Ayers, Lyman Rinehart (on tractor), Steffen Jacobson, Jim Beyers, Chuck Johnson, Jan Hangen and Director of Field Maintenance Doug Wainwright.

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…