In the previous issue of the PebbleCreek Post you learned about the history of the softball league here in PebbleCreek. What you probably didn’t realize was that the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) holds a draft before each season. The draft is held in one of the clubhouse facilities (Eagle’s Nest or Tuscany Falls). Managers and…
Fred Dresser October has arrived and that means cooler temperatures are on the way. For the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA), it also means that the 23rd season is about to begin. But before we get to that, let’s take a trip back in time to how it all began. So, sit back and enjoy…
Fred Dresser Hong Dentistry won the PCSSA Spring League championship with a 12 to 6 win over Mary Couzens Realty on Saturday, June 14 where the temperature at PebbleCreek’s Field of Dreams reached over 100 degrees. Hong Dentistry was managed by Gary Jensen and Mary Couzens Realty was managed by Steve Fletcher. Hong Dentistry and…
Fred Dresser What a season! Thirteen teams, 156 players, 468 games. The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) 2016-2017 softball season just concluded their 22nd year of play with Questar Capital capturing both the league championship and tournament championship. Questar out performed 12 other teams on the way to their two championships with an impressive season…
Bryan Bostock A new senior softball league, Travel Practice League (TPL), was started this fall. It consisted of four PebbleCreek teams. These teams represented players that participated in tournament play such as the June Pinetop tournament which enters a 60s team and a 65s team. On June 3 and 4, two of these teams will…
PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association’s first of three sessions for this year came to an anti-climactic end as the undefeated Questar team topped AZ Royal on Saturday, December 10. Questar scored five runs in the last inning to win nine to four. With the growth of the league to 13 teams this year, the Board of…
An absolutely fabulous day it was on October 22 at the PebbleCreek Field of Dreams. After months of preparation recruiting team managers, registering over 175 returning and new players, running multi-week new player evaluations, conducting a draft for thirteen teams, soliciting team and league sponsors, laser-leveling the infield and grooming the outfield, purchasing new equipment…
Dan Rea Set against a dark, threatening, smoke filled sky caused by the Cedar Creek fire which was raging out of control on Father’s Day weekend, aka Grandfather’s Day, and with the uncertainty that this annual Pinetop softball tournament could be canceled on a moment’s notice along with an evacuation alert, our Golden Boys of…
On April 8 over 270 players, spouses, sponsors and friends of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association attended the 2016 annual Awards Banquet and after party dance following a successful season of play. League President Ken Johnson kicked off the event thanking all for their support over the past two years of his term. Ken then…
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…