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SENIOR SOFTBALL NEWS WINTER 2014 EDITION AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD!
Jan. 7, 2015 - Softball News reportThe Winter 2014 Edition is available to download!
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MoreWhy First Year of Retirement So Costly
Jan. 1, 2015 - Jack Sirard contributing writerTwo days after retiring from the newspaper industry back in 2006, my wife and I and our youngest son were off to New York City, celebrating his ... More
US, China, Japan and Taiwan Form Pacific Rim Association
Jan. 1, 2015 - Softball News reportIWATA, JAPAN – Softball representatives from China, Japan, Taiwan and the United States have announced the formation of the Pacific Rim Slowpitch ... More
3rd Record in a Row- World Masters Draws 506 Teams
Jan. 1, 2015 - Joe Ruggiero SSUSA staffLAS VEGAS – For the third straight year, the World Masters Championships set the record for the largest senior softball tournament in the country. ... More
NJ Outfielder 'Tuffer' Wilton Dies at 72
Jan. 1, 2015 - Joe Ruggiero SSUSA staffMoreland “Tuffer” Wilton, 72, of New Jersey, a reliable outfielder and impressive base-runner, died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at ... More
Want Power? Slingshot Your Swing
Jan. 1, 2015 - Art EversoleI would like to suggest not swinging the bat at the ball but instead to “slingshot” the bat to the ball. Sounds rather contrary to rotational ... More
Two Teams Set a Fine Example
Jan. 1, 2015 - Softball News reportFor more than two decades there has been a culture in slow-pitch softball of teams striving to play in the lowest skill level possible to ensure that ... More
Eight Teams Win 2014 Triple Grand Slam
Jan. 1, 2015 - Ross McCulliganLAS VEGAS – Eight teams claimed the Holy Grail of Softball - the Triple Grand Slam title – during the World Masters Championships here. The Triple ... More
Teams From 6 States, Canada Vie For North Titles
Jan. 1, 2015 - Joe Ruggiero SSUSA staffLANSING, MICH. – Forty-one teams returned here to compete for the Northern Championships and a berth in the Tournament of Champions in Florida. In ... More
Southern Teams Vie For TOC Berths
Jan. 1, 2015 - Joe Ruggiero SSUSA staffBIRMINGHAM, ALA. – The Southern Championships returned here for its 8th consecutive year at the five-field Liberty Park Sports Complex from Aug. 14 ... More
Social Security Benefits to Go Up 1.7% in 2015
Jan. 1, 2015 - Softball News reportWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced that monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for nearly ... More
Ron Hager, Manger of Nebraska's A&C 50s Dies
Jan. 1, 2015 - Softball News reportRon Hager, 55, of Nebraska, manager of the 2014 A&C Developers 50AAA team, died Aug. 24 after losing his battle with cancer. Ron also managed the ... More
Record 116 Teams Compete For Titles In Western Nationals
Jan. 1, 2015 - Ross McCulliganSACRAMENTO – The 14th annual Western National Championships returned to Sacramento and South Placer County for the second straight year. A record ... More
Northwest's Tom Foley Dies at 80
Jan. 1, 2015 - Ross McCulliganLongtime senior softball player Thomas Foley lost his courageous battle with both ALS and cancer on Nov. 11 in Seattle, Wash., with his family by his ... More
NorCal Golden Senior Havrilla, 77, Dies
Jan. 1, 2015 - Softball News reportA long-time member of Senior Softball, Bob Havrilla died Oct. 17 at the age of 77. He played on a variety of teams in the Northern California area ... More
Healthful Tips on Preventing Cancer For the New Year
Jan. 1, 2015 - Pete Davignon Can-Sirs Executive DirectorWe talk about routine health care being the best way to prevent getting cancer. The price men pay for ignoring routine checkups and a healthy diet is ... More
Florida Legend Giovanini Dies
Jan. 1, 2015 - Joe Ruggiero SSUSA staffLouis A. Giovanini, 75, of Venice, Fla., who was a highly talented shortstop and fierce base-hitter, died Nov. 19, at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. ... More
Despite Heavy Rain, East Champs Emerge
Jan. 1, 2015 - Ross McCulliganRALEIGH, N.C. – The 14th annual Eastern National Championships returned here for its seventh straight year attracting 61 teams in the first leg of ... More
Convention Faces Region, Ball Issues
Jan. 1, 2015 - Softball News reportTUPELO, MISS. – Senior Softball-USA delegates enacted penalties for icing or altering softballs, approved a new transgender policy and launched a ... More
Why My Wife Wouldn't Go to Rules Meetings
Jan. 1, 2015 - Carl Gustafson CA Regional Tri-Director (San Diego)My wife wouldn’t go. She scheduled a dental appointment in preference. A national rules committee session couldn’t compete with a turtle race for ... More
Cancer Claims Tom 'Coach' Sneddon, Former DA
Jan. 1, 2015 - Ross McCulliganVeteran senior softball player Thomas Sneddon died after a battle with cancer on Nov. 1. He was 73. He was born in Southgate, Calif., on May 26, ... More
Cancer Claims Spring Ford's Tom Schadt
Jan. 1, 2015 - Softball News reportThomas Schadt, 67, long-time manager of the Spring Ford team from Pennsylvania, died in November after a long battle with cancer. Schadt played ... More
Best Cities For Successful Aging in Midwest
Jan. 1, 2015 - Joe Ruggiero SSUSA staffThe top city for in the nation for growing older is Madison, Wisc., according to the Milken Institute’s latest ranking of best places for successful ... More
Baby Boomers' Guide to a Long Softball Life
Jan. 1, 2015 - Lisa CachiaBaby Boomers, the set of individuals born between 1946 and 1964, are nonconformists who have been shaping and reshaping our perception of how things ... More
