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, August 2021
Last Chance to Sign Up to Play Softball This Fall/Winter
Marty Aalto The deadline to sign up for softball is Aug. 15. If you miss this deadline, you won’t be able to play until the spring season starting in April 2022. We offer two levels of play, and both require softball knowledge and some competitive skills. Go to www.quickscores.com/pcssa for more information.
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.…
Sports, December 2020
PCSSA Recognition
Fred Dresser Each year the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) recognizes those individuals who contributed to making this league special. Needless to say, this year was a little bit different due to a thing called COVID-19. In spite of this interruption, PCSSA recognized the following individuals for their contributions to our league: Larry Karr, Ron…
Sports, December 2020
PCSSA Ramps Up for Their 26th Season
Fred Dresser The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) conducted their player draft in September and started making plans for opening their 26th season of play. In February, they were thrown a curve ball from the COVID-19 situation and had to cut their silver anniversary season short and eliminate the spring season. The Field of Dreams underwent…