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…
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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…
Sports, July 2020
Field of Dreams Gets Refreshed
Fred Dresser The Robson Field of Dreams, after being closed due to the coronavirus, got refreshed this past month. We have a new warm-up area, made possible by monetary and physical contributions from PCSSA players. Our thanks to Jan Hangen in helping to bring this warm-up area to fruition. Thirty-two tons of new gravel was spread…
Sports, July 2020
PCSSA Begins Pickup Games and Practices
Fred Dresser After what seemed an eternity for softball players, the Robson Field of Dreams reopened in April. Practices took place two days a week (Monday and Wednesday.) Practice times were 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Each practice was limited to one hour, to allow the field and equipment to be properly prepared. The maximum…
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…