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…
Paul Zuckerbrow Saturday, April 2 was an exciting day at the PCSSA ball field. American Solar won the season ending tournament. To get to the final game they beat Augies—-the regular league champions. Alan Jones hit a grand slam in extra innings to win that game 12 to 7. Next was the championship game again…
Rich Christiansen Coming out of high school in Lakespur, California, a young Ken Johnson (PCSSA President 2014-2016) was torn between taking a scholarship at Arizona State University or to follow a path into professional baseball. His choice was made easy by a second round pick by the New York Yankees in the 1968 Major League…
Lee Ayers Rich “The Big Kahuna” Christiansen has many responsibilities as the secretary for the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Board. In a recent conversation, Rich told about his life and work background before moving to PebbleCreek. Rich grew up moving around the country and the world as his father was posted to various Army bases and…
Rich Christiansen Monte Page is the current Director of Player Development for the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association. In a recent interview, Monte provided the following information about himself as well as his duties as a Board member: “I was born and raised in Vancouver, Washington. Graduated from Fort Vancouver High and then enlisted in the…
Rich Christiansen Dennis Miazga, treasurer, serves in a very important capacity for the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association. Dennis stated, “First and foremost of the responsibilities as PCSSA board members is to see that players have a fun and safe season of play. The primary responsibilities of the treasurer are to lead the organization in ensuring…
Rich Christiansen Al Chandler and his wife Jonnie were originally from Indiana but moved to PebbleCreek from Savannah, Georgia, where Al retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after a 22 year career in the U.S. Army. Al and Jonnie have been married over 46 years. Their son, Captain Jeremy Chandler, U.S. Army Special Forces, was killed…
Anyone who has been a manager in the PCSSA knows that, without a doubt, the role of the person who manages a team in the league has many important duties to perform. First of all, in September the league holds its annual draft of players. At that time, the managers select their teams. Then practices…