Reno Rocks With 200 Teams

June 1, 2016

Oldest Senior Qualifier Turns 29

RENO / SPARKS / CARSON CITY, Nev. – The 29th annual Rock ‘n Reno Challenge Cup, the second largest SSUSA Tournament of the year, as well as the largest and oldest senior qualifier, was held across four parks (Golden Eagle Regional Park, Reno Softball Complex at Rancho San Rafael, Shadow Mountain Softball Complex and Centennial Park Softball Complex in Carson City) over nine days with 200 teams in attendance.

Session one of the tournament (May 27-29) featured the Men’s 40’s and 60’s divisions, as well as all of the Women’s divisions.

 Session two (May 31-June 2) followed with the Men’s 65’s, 70’s, 75’s and 80’s divisions; while the tournament concluded with the third and final session (June 3-5) with the Men’s 50’s and 55’s divisions.

In total, 32 teams (listed below) secured an invitation to the original Tournament of Champions (TOC) in February, 2017.

Dudley/Prestige (CA) - MEN’S 40-MASTERS MAJOR PLUS, Layer Cake Wines/Dudley/Elite Sports USA (CA) - MEN’S 40-MASTERS MAJOR, Sommerville Softball (CA) - MEN’S 50-MAJOR PLUS, NorCal Warriors (CA) - MEN’S 50-MAJOR, Mc U Sports (ID) - MEN’S 50-AAA, Horn Softball 50 (CA) - MEN’S 50/55-AA, Summy’s 55 (CA) - MEN’S 55-MAJOR PLUS, D&K Tradition (NV) - MEN’S 55-MAJOR, Sidewinders 55’s (AZ) - MEN’S 55-AAA, Old Dawgs 60 (CA) - MEN’S 60-MAJOR PLUS, Last Call (NV) - MEN’S 60-MAJOR, Bulldogs 60’s (OR) - MEN’S 60-AAA, Makua Alii (HI) - MEN’S 60-AA, Timberworks Construction (CA) - MEN’S 65-MAJOR PLUS, Animals (CA)MEN’S 65-MAJOR, Sims 65 (WA) - MEN’S 65-AAA, Texas Lone Stars - MEN’S 65-AA, Scrap Iron 70 Legacy (CO) - MEN’S 70-MAJOR PLUS, Tharaldson’s (NV) - MEN’S 70-MAJOR, The Zone 70’s (UT) - MEN’S 70-AAA, Solano Senior Enforcers (CA) - MEN’S 70-AA, San Francisco Seals 75 (CA) - MEN’S 75-MAJOR PLUS, State Roofing Systems (CA) - MEN’S 75-MAJOR, Lincoln Hills Coyotes (CA) - MEN’S 75-AAA, Fairway Ford (CA) - MEN’S 80-MAJOR, Redwood City Chiefs (CA) - MEN’S 80-AAA, Old School 40’s (CA) - WOMEN’S 40-MASTERS MAJOR, Smack That (CA) - WOMEN’S 40-MASTERS AAA, Arizona Dream Team - WOMEN’S 50+ DIVISION, Ladies Choice 55 (CA) - WOMEN’S 55+ DIVISION, California Spirit 60 - WOMEN’S 60+ DIVISION, Ye Olde Bats (NV) - WOMEN’S 65/70+ DIVISION

For complete division wrap-ups, please CLICK HERE.

Reno All Tourney Players Selected

2016 SSUSA Rock ‘n Reno All Tournament Players:

Men’s 40 Major-Plus: GTS: Brian Fong, Chris Hoshaw, Trevor Jones, Brendt Newbill;

Men’s 50 Major: Nor Cal Warriors: Al Becker, Bob Gatehouse, John Gibbs, Gary Hoffman, Paul Supat, Paul Wise

Men’s 50/55AA: 808 Hawaii: Mike Baker, Cam Kahanamoku, Paul Muenster, Brian Viola

Men’s 55AAA: Sidewinders: Larry Beamer, Ken Johnson, Kerry Krueger, King Ott, Tom Petrizzio;  Colorado Home Fitness: Steve Antonczyk, Lance Brewer, Dan Silvey, Jeff Tyler

Men’s 55 Major: Change the Mascot: Wayne Doty, Don Owens, Glen Shipley

Men’s 60 Major-Plus: Old Dawgs: Chris Dayak, Steve Grimm, Steve Hillman, Dan Kibbe, Artie Tressler; Goodman Racing: Steve Humphries, Lynn Hover, George Stormo

Men’s 60 Major: No Dice: Jerry Amato, Len Meinecke, Bruce Sanchez

Men’s 60AAA: Bulldogs: Tim Barrier, Jeff Johnson, Russ Peters, Bill Taylor, Robert Webb; Second Wind Softball: Mike Aries, Keith Keesee, Steve Leal, Bill McCommack; Scrap Iron High Octane: Nick Longo, Jim Portz, Michael Whitlow

Men’s 60AA: Makua Ali’i: Bob Durington, Al Gaea, Paul Kim, Glenn Morihara, Charlie Peterson; Out of Storage: Michael Duggan, Orvin Heidinger, Robert Standley, David Wolfe

Men’s 65 Major-Plus: Timberworks Construction: Jeff Hacker, Steve Hillman, George Robinson, Doak Whitley

Men’s 65 Major: San Antonio Silver Streaks: Mel Colwell, Mingo Garcia, Richard Kielholz, Julian Tamez;

Men’s 65AAA: Sims 65: Ken Albert, Jeff Chin, Joe Collins, Joe Dorage, Glen Gubbe

Men’s 65AA: Texas Lonestars: Bobby Canamar, Bob Divo, Joe Flores, Larry Regallo, Joe Trevino; Sacramento Buds: Pat Morrison, Frank Newcross, Bob Nishimoto, Tosh Ohara 

Men’s 70 Major-Plus: Scrap Iron 70 Legacy: Rick Buckland, Don Carpenter, Bob Huff, Bob Ross, Stan Suichta; W.E. Ruth Realty: Ralph Knudsen, Lee Trope, Fred White

Men’s 70AAA: Silver Sox: Jon Arem, Dave Meyers, Larry Wagenbach

Men’s 70AA: Solano Senior Enforcers: Richard Bourcier, Wille Elder, Hershell Hamilton, Ron Harris, Ed Palacio; Magic Stuff: Scott Cragun, Phil Feiock, Doyle Neuenswander

Men’s 75 Major-Plus: San Francisco Seals: Lynn Anglin, Herb Epple, LeRoy Gallardo, Argie Haddock, Mike Leither; PDR Fastsigns: John Fournier, Tom Imming, Marv Rueck, Jan Wolcott

Men’s 75 Major: State Roofing Systems: John Dyer, Bob Eddy, Rey Garcia, Gil Jess, Dennie Logie

Men’s 75AAA: Lincoln Hills Coyotes: George Bungarz, Virgil Dahl, Bob Hunter, Larry Manley, Jim Mikaelsen; Slammers: Kent Draayer, Larry King, Bill Weaver

Men’s 80 Major: Fairway Ford: John Chacon, Frank Perdue, Ed Rahn, Jack Scott, Roger Williams; Sacramento Gold: Ray Everingham, Dave Fairchild, Ray Newman

Men’s 80AAA: Redwood City Cheifs: Darrow Baker, Dennis Craig, Ron Lapham, Vern Schlotthauer, Mike Solis

Women’s 40 Major: Kiss Our Stix: Patti Affriseo, Cynthia Dominguez, Aretha Tilley, Cory Twigg;

Women’s 40AAA: Smack That: Monica Barajas, Andrea Ennis, Janelle Ito-Orille, Trina Valencia, Shira Warren; TABU: Leah Bartell, Carina Hernandez, Kelly Valentin

Women’s 50: Arizona Dream Team: Dixie Dalton, Kim Moore, Teresa Provost, Chris Shelly, Linda Witt; Spokane SPARX: Laurie Lund, Pam McLeod, Renate Schumaker

Women’s 60: California Spirit 60: Cathy Chavez, Darlene Harrity, Linda Mohrfield, Cathy Moon, Nancy Ruiz; Castawaz: Rose Boll, Betsy Borda, Donna Williams

Women’s 65/70: Ye Olde Bats: Dottie Johnson, Lani Neer, Joyce Patterson, Sharon Rich, Barb Ruzic; Saints Express: Sue Cary, Patti McCoy, Patty Settie, Cheryl Shepard; Las Vegas Neons 65: Jeanne Dieteren, Sharon Hessler, Margaret Sievers