GB Items Related to Tag - softball

  • Baseball Bats
    Ethyl Lehmann

    When she was a young girl, Ethyl Lehmann didn't get to play too many sports. Now 77, she's making up for lost time.


  • Dot Richardson
    Dr. Dot Richardson

    Dr. Dot Richardson, who worked her way through med school while earning two Olympic gold medals, inspires others to reach for their dreams.


  • John Trongon
    John Trongon

    He's a star on his softball team and John Trongon has led the Villages' softaball team, The Angels, to many wins. Oh, and did we mention he's 85?


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    The Natural: Dr. Dot Richardson

    We recently stopped to see GB member Dr. Dot Richardson in her office, but she wasn't there. The receptionist said Dot had skipped lunch to run over to a nearby softball field; when we got there, we saw another example of what makes Dot unique.


  • Steve Sigler
    Steve Sigler

    Steve Sigler says softball never appealed to him, so he founded a hardball league that is now 45,000 members strong -- and growing.


  • Playing Hard Ball

    Ask anyone over 40 what activity created some of their most vivid memories of their youth. Chances are they’ll be about their experiences with Little League baseball.


  • Baseball Bats
    Aileen Laing

    The girls of summer are giving the boys a run for their money. Aileen Laing is the general manager and founder of the Village Vixens, a traveling softball team with women 55 and over.


  • Tiny Caizel
    Tiny Caizel

    Tiny Caizel is a big-time athlete with a small name.


  • Steve Sigler
    Let's Play Hardball!

    There's a sacred bond between a man and baseball. It's something that a softball would just never understand.


  • Nick at the Women's Distance Festival 5K Road Race, 9/20/08 in Tallahassee, a couple hundred yards from the finish line in Indianhead Acres, my home turf.
    See Florida's Finest Senior Athletes at the 2008 Florida Senior Games State Championships

    It’s been a little over three weeks since Florida Senior Games State Championships registration has been open and the Florida Sports Foundation has been buzzing with activity.   More than 8,000 registration books were mailed out to...

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  • Nick at the Women's Distance Festival 5K Road Race, 9/20/08 in Tallahassee, a couple hundred yards from the finish line in Indianhead Acres, my home turf.
    Two very experienced Senior Games athletes

    How many times do you have the opportunity to talk to someone who is 102 years old? I had that pleasure when I called to check in on John Donnelly, my favorite over-100 years old athlete. His first comment to me was if we had created a 100-105 year...

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    Discover Your Inner Jock

    If you thought your days of competitive sports were behind you, think again.


  • Boomer
    Masters Sport Stars

    Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.



 

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