Fred Dresser Our last article dove into the history of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA). This article will look into how the game of softball actually started. George Hancock, a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, is credited with inventing softball in 1887. That year, Hancock gathered with some friends at the Farragut…
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December 2023, Sports
PebbleCreek Desert Diamonds Softball
Dawn Hangen It’s a new season for PebbleCreek’s women’s softball team, the Desert Diamonds! The ladies will participate in a tournament at Liberty Field in Sun City West Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10, with play beginning at 8:30 a.m. Come on out, cheer them on, and show your support for PebbleCreek! Liberty Field is…
Sports, June 2023
PCSSA Remembers Those Who Played the Game
Fred Dresser The 28th season of PCSSA softball has ended and the 29th season is on the horizon. It was a great season. The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) is a family that cares about their players, as well as their families. During the past year, the PCSSA family lost not only players but also…
Front Page, May 2023
PCSSA 28th Season Comes to an End
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…
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, August 2022
Senior Softball Pickup Games Now Being Played
Fred Dresser It would seem logical that after playing 60-plus games during the fall/winter and spring seasons that the PCSSA softball players would want a break from softball. Apparently, there are not many logical softball players because after a two-week hiatus from the diamond, there were players who couldn’t wait to play some good old…
Sports, July 2022
PCSSA Receives Instruction from Retired Major League Ballplayers
Fred Dresser Arizona Public Service (APS) conducts clinics with retired major league ballplayers that focus on hitting, throwing, and fielding. They did so with 60-plus of our PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) players at the Robson Field of Dreams on Monday, May 16. The retired major league players who conducted these clinics were: * Leon…
Sports, May 2022
PebbleCreek Senior Softball’s 27th Season Comes to an End
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association’s (PCSSA) 27th season is now in the books. This 27th season saw the league grow to 19 teams, and consequently the league was split into two divisions called the American League that consisted of eight teams and the National League that had a total of 11 teams. A…