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NorCal's Solis, 64, dies
Aug. 22, 2013 - Softball News reportRomeo Solis Jr., who played for Out of Storage in Northern California, died on March 8 at age 64. Solis, of Livermore, retired after 27 years from ... More
Diamond Skipper Dies
Aug. 22, 2013 - Softball News reportWell-known manager/player Pete Rendina of the Delaware Diamonds 75AAA team died April 10 at age 79. Rendina, who saw combat in the Korean War with ... More
LV Premier Shortstop Duga Gone
Aug. 22, 2013 - Softball News reportSteve Duga, whose soft hands and quick reflexes helped his senior softball teams win 10 national titles, died in Pahrump, southern Nevada, in ... More
KC Loses Pioneer Wes Weddle
Aug. 22, 2013 - Softball News reportWesley B. Weddle, who formed one of the largest senior softball leagues in the country, passed away March 26, 2013. In 1989, Wes was the ... More
Hawaii Pride 70s Win Winter Worlds; Two Teammates Die
Aug. 22, 2013 - Softball News reportTwo players from the Hawaiian Pride 70 Major team died a short time after their team won the Winter Worlds in Phoenix in November, 2012. William ... More
Hall of Famer Doc Metcalf Dies
Aug. 22, 2013 - Softball News reportGene “Doc” Metcalf, longtime SSUSA national director who was inducted into the Senior Softball USA Hall of Fame in the special category of “Senior ... More
Werner, Northeast Tourney Player, Dies
Dec. 28, 2012 - Softball News reportDonnie Werner, a well-known Northeast tournament player died at age 70 in New York State, according to Joe Bush, manager of Monkey Joe’s Big Nut ... More
Sunshine Ambassador, 92, Dies
Dec. 28, 2012 - Softball News reportRobert L. Dreyer, 92 years old, and a lifetime member of the Senior Softball USA and a member of the Florida Half Century Amateur Softball ... More
Cancer Claims Cal Express Manager
Dec. 28, 2012 - Softball News reportDaretha “Dee” Canadas, 68 years old and the founder and manager/coach of the California Express senior women’s softball team, died on Sept. 18 after ... More
SOFTBALL AMBASSADOR BENNY VILLAVERDE DIES
Oct. 12, 2012 - Softball News reportOne of the Ambassadors of Senior Softball, and the architect of the sport in Hawaii, Benny Villaverde, has died after a months-long battle with ... More
INTERNATIONAL PLAYER JOHN SANZO KILLED IN CAR CRASH
Oct. 3, 2012 - Softball News reportWETHERFIELD, CONN. – John Sanzo, 83, who pitched for Senior Softball-USA international teams in Japan, Italy and Cuba was killed July 28 in a car ... More
OBITS
Oct. 3, 2012 - Softball News reportObits WETHERFIELD, CONN. – John Sanzo, 83, who pitched for Senior Softball-USA international teams in Japan, Italy and Cuba was killed July 28 in ... More
PACE SPONSOR KEHOE DIES
Oct. 3, 2012 - Softball News reportPat Kehoe, a well-known sponsor for softball, died on July 28 at age 74. He was born in Indiana in 1937. While working as a sales representative, he ... More
NORCAL LEGEND BOBBY JACKSON DIES
Oct. 3, 2012 - Softball News reportRobert H. “Bobby” Jackson, who played senior softball in the Sacramento area for more than 25 years, died at home on May 20. Softball was his passion ... More
TNT"S COOPER DIES IN CAR CRASH
Oct. 3, 2012 - Softball News reportDonald L. Cooper, who played for TNT Men’s AAA team as well as Tiodize D-99 Men’s 80 Major and Top Gun Jets Men’s 80 this year, died in a car ... More
SOfTBALL NEWS REPORT
Oct. 3, 2012 - Softball News reportGene Joseph Antonides, who played for the California Gold Rush Men’s 75 team, died May 13 after a battle with cancer. In prior seasons, he had played ... More
Softball News Report
Aug. 1, 2012 - Softball News reportWETHERFIELD, CT. – John Sanzo, 83, who pitched for Senior Softball-USA international teams in Japan, Italy and Cuba was killed July 28 in a car ... More
Bob Strand passes away
June 11, 2012 - Softball News reportBob Strand passed away on Saturday, June 9th, at his home in Ramona, CA. of pancreatic cancer. He began playing in the Vintage Senior Softball club ... More
SYRACUSE HALL OF FAMER VERNON DIES AT 76
Oct. 6, 2011 - Senior Softball-USASyracuse Sports Hall of Famer Carl M. Vernon, 76, died on September 1. Vernon started his softball career at 21 and played for more than 55 years. ... More
MTC'S GARY ADAMS DIES AT 52 OF CANCER
Oct. 6, 2011 - Senior Softball-USAGary Adams was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in February of this year, under went surgery in June and passed away on August 31. Not only has ... More
