Boise Senior Softball

2011-08-10T08:19:00.000-07:00

During the third weekend of July, the Blaine Title 50 team defeated CC Over 55 in the championship game at the Bend Oregon Senior Tournament. Both are Boise Teams.

Senior Games

2011-08-10T08:16:00.000-07:00

The Idaho Senior Games Softball Tournament is scheduled for September 17,18 - The same day (17) as the Tammy South. Contact Jack Ward at the YMCA to enter (344-5501).

2011-08-10T08:15:00.001-07:00

I have been advised by North Carolina ASA Commissioner, Tony Laws that senior softball player/administrator Bill Sellars passed away early this morning after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. Bill had put up a strong fight with the support of friends, family and wife, Carolyn. Bill had played senior softball for Thomas Engineering, Bogey's Sports Bar and Blaze in recent years and for a number of years was the SPA Tournament Director for the Burlington Tournament each year in June..
Visitation will be at 6-8pm on Thursday evening at Lowe Funeral Home on S. Church Street in Burlington and the funeral will be at 11am on Fri. morning at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel. Bill will be missed by many softball friends.

RB Thomas, Jr.
ISSA Executive Director
9401 East Street
Manassas, VA 20110
571-436-9704

2011-01-31T16:37:00.000-08:00

Senior Softball USA founder Bob Mitchell passed away November 7, 2010. Bob founded SSUSA in 1987, and was inducted as the first member of the SSUSA Hall of Fame in 2010 and into the Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 1999.

The Kid

2011-01-21T08:03:00.000-08:00

The kid...the new guy...it's funny being that guy even though I've been playing softball since 1979. Last spring was my first season playing in the senior leauge and what's weird....is that I did feel like a kid again! Like a kid who is inspired! Seeing these guy's in their 50's, 60's, and yes 70's playing ball, the way I remember playing as a kid, when you laughed at yourself, high fived the the guy on the other team who just hit a double, and having a beer with everyone who just wasn't ready to go home on a beautiful summer night. This is what senior ball is all about and I'm glad to be a part of it. If you want to be a part of this, let me know. Jimmy Friedrich 573-3769

Board Members

2011-01-20T17:17:00.000-08:00

Gaylan Moore 850-6100
Bill Goodin 695-4974
Larry Hoffman 863-1721
Cliff Boxer 494-0474
Jimmy Friedrich 573-3769
Dave Kleinfeldt 602-9044
Wayne Clark 880-0694
Mikw Iwakiri 571-0203

boiseseniorsoftball@yahoo.com
website - boiseseniorsoftball.com
blog - boiseseniorsoftball at blogspot.com

New Board Member Jimmy F

2011-01-19T21:16:00.000-08:00

Jimmy Friedrich, a new board member will be making periodic posts. Wait for it.

2009-11-29T14:20:00.000-08:00

SENIOR SOFTBALL
Idaho’s Other National Team

These have been exciting times for Idaho sports, the Boise State Broncos have given Idaho fans a reason to be proud of our State and prove that an Idaho team can play with anybody in the Nation.
Boise State isn’t the only local team making a name for itself nationally. There are a few “minor” differences between the Boise State football team and this other local team, however.
The team is Blaine County Title, the sport is softball, and the players are all over 60 years old. This group of Senior athletes won the AAA “World Championship” crown in Phoenix three weeks ago beating 18 other teams from all over the Nation. This accomplishment was submitted to the Sport’s Dept. at the Statesman. They put it in the “Community” section, where even those of us who were watching for it, didn’t see it. We were amazed, here was a chance to let our community know that we have some older guys who have done something we can all be proud of. You would think the Statesman would want to be a part of that. Take “Pride” Idaho, you have a ”World Championship” Team right here in Idaho. Too bad you have to learn about it in an Editorial and not on the Sports Page of the Statesman.
If anyone is interested in looking in to Senior Softball please call Ken Rhodes @ 891-0101

Wayne Clark
Meridian

2009-11-18T14:54:00.000-08:00

Blaine County Title's (BCT) men's Senior Softball team made up mostly of seniors from the Treasure Valley area continues to be a force on the National Softball scene. The World Championships for Senior Softball was played in Phoenix this past week-end (Oct. 16-18) with over 361 teams in all age brackets from all over the country. BCT played teams from New Jersey, California, Colorado, Texas and Georgia/Alabama. After seeding games BCT entered the double-elimination tournament as the #1 seed and continued its dominance thru out, averaging over 20 runs a game finishing with a 9-1 record and this years 60AAA World Championship. Earlier this year BCT won the Western Nationals in Salt Lake City which qualified them to play in the US Nationals in Phoenix and combined with wins at the Western Nationals, Us Nationals, and now the World Championship they won the Triple Grand Slam award as well. BCT placed 5 players on the "All Tournament Team" they are Wayne Clark, Scott Shumway, Bob Hildeman, Bob Sarchett and Jim Pierce. Other members of the team were George Quiggle, Wayne Schmidlkofer, Dave Bixby, Larry Harpe, Larry Hoffman, Dean Merrill and Ken Rhodes.
Anyone interested in playing Senior Softball (50+ and over) next year contact Ken Rhodes @ 208 891-0101

Major Tire and Hitch 60+ team plays in Bend

2009-07-13T09:16:00.000-07:00

The Major Tire and Hitch 60+ team competed well and won some games at Bend over the July 11, 12 weekend. Great job guys.

BCT wins at Bend

2009-07-13T09:13:00.000-07:00

The Blaine County Title 60+ team went 5-0 at Bend and took the division championship mug. All the BCT players contributed and received a pottered mug as a remembrance of their hard fought victories.

Expertise Landscape takes title at Bend

2009-07-13T08:41:00.000-07:00

The Expertise Landscape team took the 50+ AA title at Bend on July 11 & 12, 2009.
The defense was good, the offense was explosive and the final victory was commanding. The final score in the championship game was Expertise Landscape 29 and the Bend Brewers 8.
Team Members were: Steve Abo, RC Arce, Cliff Boxer, Rick Carringer, Terry Demoss, Dave Fleming, Gilbert Gallegos, Jeff Kelley, Randy Livingston, Tom Lopez, Matt Mitchell, Steve Rayburn, and Scott Shumway. Special mugs were awarded to the players.

60's Spring Standings - 2009

2009-07-03T09:59:00.000-07:00

1. Peasley Allied 8-2
2. Black 7-3
3. Gray 6-4
4. Orange 4-6
5. Major Tire & Hitch 3-7
6. Instant Imprints 3-7

Major Tire and Hitch beat Instant Imprints head to head 11-10 to gain the fifth spot in the standings.

Wednesday Draft League 2009 Spring Standings

2009-07-03T09:49:00.000-07:00

1. East/West #2 8-2
2. Peasley Allied***** 7-2-1
3. Keith Enterprises***** 6-4
4. Rudy's # 2***** 3-6-1
5. EWAS #1 3-7
6. Boise Online Mall***** 2-8

38-49 final spring 2009 standings

2009-07-03T09:38:00.000-07:00

1. Stimulus Package 5-5
2. Wright 4-6
3. Katsumoto 3-7
4. Owsley 2-8

50 + final Spring standings - 2009

2009-07-03T09:34:00.000-07:00

1. Shiloh Fog 9-1
2. McU Sports 9-1
3. Expertise Landscape/Secure Horizons 8-2
4. Enterprise Electric 7-3
5. Rudy's 6-4
6. East/West Aircraft 5-5
7. Silver Bullets 2-8
8. Tired Old Men 0-10

Big Game

2009-07-03T09:18:00.000-07:00

On Monday, June 29, 2009 Shiloh Fog and McU Sports battled it out for the league championship. McU' won the first meeting of the year 16-12. Shiloh Fog would need to win by 5 or more runs to claim the championship. Shiloh jumped out to an early 10 to 1 lead, but the ever scrappy never say die McU team narrowed the gap and gave themselves a chance to win. Shiloh put on a dominating display of hitting in the open inning and came away with an eighteen to ten victory and the 2009 Spring Senior League championship.

Fall Ball sign ups are closing soon

2009-06-25T08:28:00.002-07:00

June 26 is the last day to register for fall ball.

Openig day for Fall Ball

2009-06-25T08:28:00.001-07:00

July 27

Bend is a go

2009-06-25T08:28:00.000-07:00

Major Tire and Hitch 60's and Expertise Landscape/Secure Horizons 50's will play in Bend July 11 & 12.

web site for Boise Senior Softball

2009-06-25T07:56:00.000-07:00

Scott and Kevin at Boise Online Mall have done a great job putting the web page for Boise Senior Softball together. All of the Monday 50 teams have either a picture and bio or a bio on the page. Major Tire and Hitch from the 60's is represented, as well as Boise Online Mall from the Wednesday League. Katsumoto and Wright from the 35-49 league will soon be there too. Go to boiseseniorsoftball.com to view the interactive web page.

FYI -senior rule

2009-06-24T09:02:00.001-07:00

Just an FYI note for all teams playing in a SSUSA sanctioned qualifier - the home run rule always reverts to the home run rule of the lower classification team. Check with SSUSA at seniorsoftball.com for confirmation of any rule questions you may have.
The e-mail address is
info@seniorsoftball.com

McU Sports plays in Reno

2009-06-24T08:58:00.000-07:00

The McU Sports Major team played the Reno Qualifier in late May. This is the first season McU's has played in the major division. Ken Rhodes, the McU manager says playing majors is quite different than playing AA or AAA, because all the major teams have good power and speed.

Enterprise plays in Reno

2009-06-24T08:55:00.000-07:00

The Enterprise Electric AA team played the Reno Qualifier in late May. EE did very well in the tournament, highlighted by two wins against Scrap Iron, a very good team out of Colorado. Enterprise will play the Senior National Tournament in Salt Lake City in August.

rule book - SSUSA

2009-06-23T08:34:00.000-07:00

A SSUSA rule book can be obtained at seniorsoftball.com. The SSUSA rules are a bit different than the ASA rules we play by in league.

35-49 League - Fall Ball 2009

2009-06-23T08:21:00.000-07:00

The 35-49 Slow Pitch Softball League is now accepting players and teams for the fall league. The inaugural season this spring was successful and featured four teams. The 35-49 teams played amongst themselves and also played games against the 50+ senior teams. If individuals or teams are interested in playing this fall, contact Russ Wright at 890-9236, russelwright@wellsfargo.com or send an e-mail to boiseseniorsoftball@yahoo.com.

Senior Games 2009

2009-06-23T08:20:00.001-07:00

All Team Managers, Courtesy of Bill Goodin - tournament coordinator

Here is the information about the annual Senior Games tournament. I will be coordinating the tournament for the Games along with whatever volunteer help I may need to get everything done.

Senior Games Tournament August 22nd and 23rd.
Four game minimum guarantee.
Cost $290 per team;
Includes player registration for the games and a Senior Games t-shirt,
Balls will be provided and one umpire per game will be used.
ASA sanctioned tournament. If the roster is not an existing ASA team then the $26 ASA fee is added to the tournament fee. A team may pick up no more than four players on an existing ASA roster without it constituting being a new ASA team.
ASA and Senior Games (YMCA) roster and tournament fee must be submitted to Bill Goodin by August 10th. Please make your check out to the YMCA.
The games will be played at Willow Lane Athletic Complex.
We will divide the teams into age divisions and playing levels if there is an adequate number of teams.

Ted Shields

2009-06-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

Ted Shields, an avid senior softball player passed away this season. A very nice memorial for Ted was held at the Plantation Country Club. Many family members, friends and softball players were on hand to celebrate Ted's life. God bless you Ted.

Fall Ball

2009-06-23T08:13:00.000-07:00

Fall Ball sign up is upon us. Teams have until June 26 to get signed up.
The Fall Draft Leagues are also forming. If you are interested, send an e-mail to
boiseseniorsoftball@yahoo.com

Salt Lake City Qualifier

2009-06-23T08:09:00.000-07:00

Expertise Landscape/Secure Horizons played in the Salt Lake Qualifier on June 12/13, and won the AA division. ELSH played close games against the AAA and Major teams but fell short each time. ELSH will play at Western Nationals in SLC in August.

Seniors play against the young guys

2009-04-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

Trips, a Seniors 70 team played in the BODYBUILDING.COM/ALLSPORT TROPHY TWILIGHT CLASSIC INVITATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT On April 18 & 19 at Willow Lane Athletic Complex. The Trips played in the ASA E Division. The E tourney was a round robin format. I spoke with Rico, who said the whole team had a good time.

The season and the teams

2009-04-09T13:23:00.000-07:00

Games will start April 13 and run through June 29. There are 2 bye weeks, May 25 and June 22. There will be 4 35-49 teams, 8 gold teams, 8 silver teams and 6 bronze teams.
The 35-49 teams will cross over and play the silver teams.

The new season begins

2009-04-06T10:11:00.000-07:00

The new season starts April 13. There is a chance the senior teams will play some crossover games with the 35-49 league. The senior board wishes each team well. Remember to stretch before you play and remember to always exhibit good sportsmanship.

Boise Senior Softball web page

2009-04-06T08:50:00.000-07:00

The senior softball website is up and running.The address is boiseseniorsoftball.com
Check it out. There are many features for teams, players, schedules and much more. Thanks go out to the senior softball board of directors and Scott Yant of

boiseonlinemall.com
323-1100
6109 Overland Road
Boise, ID 83709

Give Scott a call if you need a web page created and built.

Managers Meeting

2009-03-22T19:24:00.000-07:00

There will be a managers meeting April 6, 2009 at Riverglen Junior High. All managers need to attend. The time is 6:30 to 8:30. Schedules, rule books, and score books will be handed out at this time. Riverglen is located at 6801 Gary Lane off of State Street.

Field Rental

2009-03-22T19:19:00.000-07:00

Softball fields can be rented from Boise Parks and Recreation for $6.50 an hour. Call 384-4256 for more information.

Bend Senior Classic

2009-03-22T17:47:00.000-07:00

The Bend Senior Tournament is back after a one year hiatus. It is called the Bend Senior Classic and will be played on July 11 & 12. Contact michaelmaffai@bendcable.com
for more information.

2009 Draft League

2009-03-22T17:43:00.000-07:00

Boise Senior Softball is running the Wednesday Draft League for senior players age 50 and up. Contact Gaylan or Cliff at boiseseniorsoftball@yahoo.com for more information.

35-49 League

2009-03-22T17:37:00.000-07:00

Russ Wright has formed a new men's league. It is for players ages 35 to 49. Contact Russ Wright at 890-9236 or russelwright@wellsfargo.com for more information.

2008-05-04T09:32:00.000-07:00

e-mail addres for senior softball board

2008-03-12T16:29:00.000-07:00

To contact the Boise Senior Softball Board, send an e-mail to
boiseseniorsoftball@yahoo.com.
A member of the board will contact you if necessary.

Play hard, play fast, play ball.

Senior Softball USA Team

2008-03-12T16:25:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends of Senior Softball-USA

We are looking for senior players of all ages and abilities to join the Senior Softball USA TEAM for a tournament in Prague, June 2008. Reserve your spot on the team today... enrollment ends APRIL 1st 2008

The softball tour will start in Budapest Hungary; with softball and sightseeing before traveling north to Krakow Poland. We will finish in the City of Prague in the Czech Republic, where we will have a weekend tournament with local teams and a team from Germany. We have previously played against the Germany team in tournaments in Germany, Italy and Holland and have enjoyed the friendly competition.

Please take a few minutes and enjoy the 12-day itinerary and the colorful flyer
Feel free to contact us with any questions at (206) 930-7091.

March 8, 2008 Open Practice

2008-03-07T15:20:00.000-08:00

Boise Senior Softball will be holding an open practice for all senior players Saturday, March 08 at Willow Lane #6. All current and prospective players are invited. This practice will also provide an opportunity to sign up for the 50's Wednesday Draft League. Practice will run from 10:00 - 2:00.

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2008-02-26T19:26:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Board Meeting

2008-02-23T06:54:00.000-08:00

The next Boise Senior Softball Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 6:00 at Whitewater Pizza. Any matters of concern for senior players can be brought up with a board member for discussion at the meeting. Contact info for the board is located on a previous blog.

50's Draft League

2008-02-16T09:01:00.000-08:00

In addition to the regular Monday night 50’s Senior ball, Wednesday night will be a 50 plus draft league. There were simply not enough people to put together a 55 plus league. The new draft league is available to anyone over 50. If you are 55, you can play. If you are 60, you can play. The only criteria is to be over 50. This allows all 50 plus players a second night to play softball and stay sharp.

This is going to be exciting and provide a venue for new players to come into the league that might not have been able to play before. We also know there are a lot of good players just waiting to be found. These new players can be establish their abilities then move into the Monday night teams in subsequent years. We are going to have a massive recruiting campaign to keep a steady flow of new recruits to maintain the long term health of our program. You will love the results and this new league will ultimately create more players, more teams, and be fun with parity yet still be competitive.

We are going to establish a way to have all 50 plus players that want to play placed into the player pool. We will use prior year sign ups plus anyone who has expressed an interest to play. Verification that a player want to play will be by the payment of his registration fee. I have attached the form to use. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting; however, it is not necessary. What is more important is the expression of your desire to play (i.e. fill out the form and send in your money). Your managers will contact you!

We will cut off sign ups around Mar 10. This will allow us to reserve the fields with Boise and allow time to establish the teams.

If anyone has any questions, please let me know or contact any other Board member.

Thanks,

Cliff Boxer

794-0474 freshair@rmci.net

Senior Softball Board Meeting 02/06/08

2008-02-08T17:49:00.000-08:00

1. Election of officers
A. President: Gaylan Moore
B. Secretary: Denny Crane
C. Treasurer: Larry Harpe: (new member)
D. The softball board now has eight members.

2. 60's Draft
A. Ron Blanton is directing the draft for Tuesday Night 60's players.
B. Ron will contact potential players and get an accurate count.
C. 60's follow up meeting - 02/12/08 at Smokey Mountain Pizza
1805 State Street @ 4:30 p.m.
D. Entry into the draft league is $50.00 for Boise residents
and $65.00 for non-residents.
E. Payments are payable to Boise Senior Softball Association c/o
Larry Harpe, P.O. Box 1638, Eagle, Idaho 83616.

3. 55 League
A. Concern about the number of teams for the Wednesday League.
Four teams are needed but only three are currently committed.
B. Gaylan will speak with managers and try to find more teams.

4. New members
A. The board discussed ways to increase membership.
B. Possible addition of 40 and 45 age groups.
C. More aggressive advertising.
D. There will be further discussion at the next board meeting.
E. Share your ideas with any board member.

5. Next Board Meeting
6:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2008
B. Whitewater Pizza and Pasta
C. 1510 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, Idaho
(SE corner of Eagle and Fairview)

Statesman Community Calendar

2008-02-04T17:04:00.001-08:00

A short solicitation for prospective senior softball players appears in the Idaho Statesman sports page community calendar each Thursday.

Wooden Bat League

2008-01-31T16:37:00.000-08:00

Idaho Senior Softball Association is looking for players born before 1949 to play in a wooden bat league in Meridian. All skill levels are welcome. Call Del @ 286-9123 or
Ed @ 322-8902.

A web site to visit

2008-01-30T21:16:00.000-08:00

Martin Diano sent me this web site info. Check it out.

nationalseniorsoftballforum.com

Communicate with Boise Senior Softball

2008-01-28T18:55:00.000-08:00

If you want to add to the BSS blog, you can comment to a post, contact a board member, or e-mail Jeff Kelley at
jk3944csonka@yahoo.com

Senior Softball Board of Directors List

2008-01-27T16:50:00.000-08:00

Boxer, Cliff 1053 Valencia St. Boise 83706 363-0583 794-0474 freshair@rmci.net

Blanton, Ron 5320 Missoula Way Boise 83709 362-6005 537-6833 422-120 boiseb@cableone.net

Moore, Gaylan 9842 W Carolina Dr Boise 83709 562-8941 850-6100 514-4903
g.moore@mtvieweg.com

Stoddard, Wes 1707 N 28th Boise 83703 559-8791 854-5650 wesstoddard@earthlink.net

Crane, Denny 612 W Two Rivers Dr Eagle 83616 939-2250 571-1271 dencrane@gmail.com

Gooden, Bill 8062 S Diego Way Boise 83709 695-4974 334-5619 brgbronco@aol.com

Zoeller, Roger 2701 N Chianti Way Meridian 83646 484-1235 sunbun20@msn.com

Softball Survey

2008-01-20T19:57:00.001-08:00

The results of the Boise Parks and Recreation Softball Survey can be viewed at:
sports@cityofboise.org
Chuck Darby sent out 802 surveys, of which 17 were returned.

Ken Rhodes letter to the editor

2008-01-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

These have been exciting times for Idaho sports.
The BSU Broncos have given Idaho fans a reason to be proud of our state and prove that an Idaho team can play with anybody in the nation.
Boise State isn't the only local team making a name for itself on the national sports scene. There are a few "minor" differences between the Boise State football team and the local team, however.
The team is McU Sports, the sport is softball and the players are all over age 50, most are over 55. This group of athletes won the AA "World Championship" crown in Phoenix two years ago beating 25 other teams and came in third at this year's tournament in the AAA Division against 28 other teams.
Both of these accomplishments were submitted to the Sports department at the Statesman.
One was never published and the other was put in the "Community" section where those of us who were looking for it didn't see it.
Take "pride" Idaho, you have a "world championship" team right here in Idaho.
Too bad you have to learn about them in a letter and not on the sports page of the Statesman.
For more information about senior softball call Ken Rhodes at 891-0101.

Tournament

2008-01-18T08:34:00.000-08:00

Western Nationals will be held in Salt Lake City on July 15-20, 2008. The phone number for more information is 916-326-5303 (ask for Dave Dowell.)
The e-mail adress is:
info@seniorsoftball.com
Teams must play in a qualifier to be eligible for Western Nationals.

Annual Meeting News

2008-01-15T18:01:00.000-08:00

The Boise Senior Softball Association held its' annual meeting on
January 14, 2008.
Thank you to Pizza Hut for the meeting room and hospitality.

Jack Ward from the YMCA/Idaho Senior Games spoke about the Senior Games Tournament. The dates for the tournament are August 23 & 24. The tournament will be a National Qualifier for the 2009 National Tournament. Jack hopes to have at least 20 teams. He would also like to have a Senior Women's Tournament
if there is enough interest. Teams from Texas and Nebraska have inquired.

Al Cragar from the Boise Umpire Softball Association spoke about rules and the one versus two umpire system. The Senior Softball Association voted for a two umpire system and to not use a run through any base format.

The Bend, Oregon Silver Bullet Tournament normally held in late July has been cancelled for 2008. It may be reinstated for 2009.

New officers elected to the board for a two year term are:
Wes Stoddard, Bill Gooden, Roger Zoeller, and Dennis Crane.

A new over 60 Draft League will be formed for the 2008 spring and fall seasons. For information or to sign up, contact Ron Blanton at 422-1200.

Senior Softball Annual Meeting

2008-01-02T16:51:00.000-08:00

The annual meeting for Boise Senior Softball will be held at the Pizza Hut at the
Capitol Boulevard entrance to Ann Morrison Park on Monday, December 14 @ 7:00 p.m.

Topics of discussion include:

*Senior Games Tournament
*Election of new board members
*Rule changes
*General Information

If you are interested in running for a board seat, contact Steve Vaus @ 841-3325.

Boise Senior Softball

2007-12-10T10:25:00.000-08:00

The Boise Senior Softball League is for players at least 50 years of age. Leagues run from April to October. The Spring League starts in April and ends in July. The Fall League runs from August through September. Each team will play 10 spring games and 8 fall games. The 1st and 2nd place teams receive a plaque.
Many senior teams play tournaments throughout the year. Mcu Sports placed 3rd at AAA Worlds 50 in Phoenix in October. Enterprise Electric placed 5th in AA 50 at Worlds. East/West Aircraft 50 traveled to Western Nationals in Reno in November. At the Senior Games Tournament held in Boise in September, Mcu Sports placed 1st and United First Financial placed 2nd.
To join the league or find a team to play on, contact Ken Rhodes @ 938-3571 or 891-0101 or Cliff Boxer at 794-0474.