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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