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Senior Softball League in Sylvania, OH

Step onto the field and embrace the spirit of competition at SYLVANIA SENIOR SOFTBALL. Established in January 2008, we are a vibrant senior softball league in Sylvania, OH, that prides itself on organizing exciting games and engaging softball tournaments where camaraderie and friendly competition meet.

Our 58 and over league plays on Tuesday nights, and our Thursday night league consists of players aged 48 and over.

2026 Applications are now closed! League play begins May 5th/7th. Check the Roster/Schedule page for updates

Our Mission Statement

While all games organized by SYLVANIA SENIOR SOFTBALL should be played with the intent to win, our goal is to ensure that our members (i) have a positive, fun, athletic, and social experience and (ii) compete and play in a sportsmanlike manner.

It is essential that all our games and activities be conducted constructively and non-critically. We aim to treat all members with respect and dignity and provide them with a fair and equitable opportunity to participate.

Our Founders

Bruce Anderson

Jim Dunlavy

Gordon Hirsch

Jerry Keefe

Kent Lincoln

Jeff Lydy

Gary Meyer

John Radscheid

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Sidelines defeats Fricker's Red 11-8 in Semi-finals!

In the semi -finals game, Sidelines was able to pull out a close one against Fricker’s Red 11-8. Defense was on display throughout the game, while the offense did just enough to win and move on to the finals. Offensive leaders were Mike Miller 3-3 with a double and triple, Justin Keller 2-3, Bobby Z 2-3 with an OTFHR, Paul Wesolowski 2-3, Pac-Man 2-3 with a double, Jeff Spotts 2-3, Mel Edmundson 2-4 – with everyone in the lineup collecting at least 1 hit.

Sidelines defeats Bullmoose 21-20 to win Championship!

Sidelines vs Bullmoose – this game added up to be what everyone thought it would be, with Sidelines winning in walk – off fashion, 21-20. Sidelines again had everyone in the lineup collecting at least one hit to go with some timely walks and sacrifice flies. Leading the way to the championship were Mel Edmondson 4-4 with an OTFHR and a double, Mike Miller 3-4 with an OTFHR, Justin Keller 3-3 with an OTFHR, double and walk, Eric Sitter 3-3 with a SAC, Ed Sharek 2-2 with an OTFHR, triple and walk, Bobby Z 2-3 with an OTFHR and walk, Bob Ruckman 2-3 with a double, Jeff Spotts 2-3 with a triple, Shawn Dresch 1-2 with 2 walks and Paul Wesolowski 1-2 with a walk and SAC. It was a great season for Sidelines with a great group of guys always willing to do whatever it took to win and pick each other up. This was a very competitive League, with all teams pretty equal in talent.

2026 game recaps and standings-thursday

thursday September 3, 2026

Thursday Tournament

6:15 Games:

Terrafirma 13 vs. Jeff Traudt State Farm 12

Terrafirma:

TerraFirma versus State Farm was an exciting game from start to finish. And wow, what a finish! Jerry Tanner knocked a ball over the fence in the bottom of the 7th to score the winning run sending TF to the championship game!! Mike Strobel’s 6th inning OTF scored two runs. Kurt Souva had two OTF scoring three runs. Dennie Peters added his own OTF scoring two more. John “Moose” Ingison went 3/3 with a clutch hit in the bottom of the 6th to keep the team alive with two outs. Dave Durfey and Dave Kunst both went 3/4 moving runners. Stevie Glass was a strong presence at 2nd and got a great hit in the 5th. Marc Jobe’s clutch catch in the top of the 7th stopped a State Farm rally in its tracks! Scott Pratt had a beautiful double in the 2nd and pitched a great game. Keeping a hard hitting State Farm to just 12 runs. Dave Timmerman’s hard single in the 4th scored a run and played a stellar 3rd base.We missed Josh and want him to know that he (and his family) are in our thoughts and prayers.

Jeff Traudt State Farm:

The Insurance Men lost a heartbreaker to the outstanding TerraFirma team of Kurt Souva… and Congratulations to them on the Tournament Championship! We led until the 6th inning when we were outscored 4-0 and trailed by 3 going into the 7th. We scored 4 times in the 7th to lead by one, but lost on a 1 out, 2 run OTFHR from Jerry Tanner. We scored 5 in the 1st, 4 in the 7th, and only put up 3 runs in the 5 innings in between and that was our downfall. The defense was very good overall, but we just couldn’t come up with big hits when needed with people on base. Mig was outstanding in this one with 4 hits and 4 RBI, including a long OTFHR and 2 doubles. Jase Sweede had 3 hits and 2 RBI, including a clutch 2 out hit in the 7th that plated our 4th run of that inning. Phil Naylor had 2 hits and knocked in 2, and was very good down the stretch on both sides of the ball. Hitting leaders: Todd Migliori ( 4-4 3R 2 2B OTF HR 4 RBI), Jase Sweede ( 3-4 R 2 RBI), Phil Naylor ( 2-3 2R 2B 2 RBI), Bubba Bates ( 2-3 R 2B RBI), Bob Ruckman ( 2-3), Wayne Stumm ( 2-4 2R), Jeff Spotts ( 2-4 RBI), James Carlozzi ( 2-4 R RBI) and George Hilfinger had a key hit and knocked in a run. The 2 guys not mentioned, Matt ” Fireball” Ciecka and Denny Miller, were both outstanding all season. These guys are a great bunch of teammates who showed up and gave their best all season and for my money we were as good as anyone out there over the last third of the year. Special mention to Jase Sweede and James Carlozzi for playing all 23 games this year…as my friend Joe Beham says, there’s no ability like availability. And thanks to our sponsor Jeff Traudt State Farm!

Fricker’s Maroon 16 vs Fricker’s Carolina Blue 10

Fricker’s Maroon:

We came out and played the way we played the week before the “bads” came out. We came out hot as a team. We we just kept hitting the ball. And played great defense (especially with only 10 fielders) as we turned two huge DP’s and a sliding catch in RF by Bill Shultz. Dean Moore pitched a great game. We just kept hitting as a team taking an 11-4 and the next thing I know we’re up ten, and we just kept putting it to em, We struggled to get runs there at the end a little bit but let our defense do it for us, and we got to win to move on to the championship game. Many thanks to pool subs Jay Breed who had 4 hits including two OTFHR as well as Jim Elchert who had 2 hits including a triple (amazing as Jim had heart stents put in a few weeks ago glad he is doing well).

Fricker’s Carolina Blue:

One thing was certain there would be a Fricker’s team advancing to the championship game; unfortunately it wasn’t Fricker’s Carolina Blue. We picked a bad night to have one of our worst hitting nights of the season. Our defense was strong as Jeff “Wags” Wagonhauser and Rick “Fig” Bonfiglio both made several nice catches in LC and RC . The Living Legend and ageless wonder Johnny Johnson at MI had a nice DP; Jamie Crothers at 2b played a great 2b and SS Jason Collimer played a great SS. We just struggled to put together a big inning and three runs was the most we scored in any inning. When we roped one, more often than not it was right at one of their players. Hitting Leaders were the Living Legend Johnny Johnson 4-4; Joe Beham 3-3; Jeff “Wags” Wagenhauser 2-4 with an OTFHR; Carl Clark 2-3 with an OTFHR; Rick “Fig” Bonfiglio 2-4; Jason Collimer 2-4; John Correa, Shawn Dresch, Jamie Crothers’ , Scotty “Too Hotty” Dheel ; and pool sub Jay Kennedy all added 1 hit each. Thanks to Jay Kennedy for driving down and subbing. Thanks Carolina Blue for a great season and putting up with me all year especially moving the defense around all over the place.

7:45 Game (Championship Game):

CONGRATULATIONS TO PLAYOFF CHAMPION TERRAFIRMA (1st year Sponsor) AND HEAD COACH KURT SOUVA!!

Terrafirma 20 vs Fricker’s Maroon 4

Terrafirma:

TerraFirma came in with bats blazing and never let up until the game ended early in the 5th. Dave Timmerman was on fire with two OTF scoring six of the runs for TF. Kurt Souva, Scott Pratt, and Jerry Tanner all went 3/3. Kurt added one more OTF to his numbers. Mike Strobel had a triple and a double. Stevie Glass had two doubles going 2/3. Dave Kunst got shafted in the 5th when Maroon intentionally walked him trying to stop the winning rally. Dennie Peters went 2/3. Marc Jobe and John “Moose” Ingison each got singles in the 3rd and 4th respectively keeping both innings alive. Thank you to Miggy for subbing and helping TerraFirma take home the trophy!

Fricker’s Maroon:

This was a hard game for us. We could not get the bats going. The ball was not going our way. We had few errors. This is a very good team. It just wasn’t our game. Nobody was hitting the ball. We had a key player go out in the second inning with an injury. And Terrafirma is a very well coached team. I’d like to thank pool subs Jay Breed , Matt “fireball” Cieka and Jim Elchert for coming out tonight and thank everybody that played this year especially pool players helping us every week . Also I would like to congratulate Terrafirma for a good game and Championship, and we’ll see you guys next year.

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Average Margin

Sidelines	17	4	0.810	447	326	5.76
Pastorek Auto Body	15	6	0.714	416	307	5.19
TERRAFIRMA	14	7	0.667	402	359	2.05
Frickers Blue	10	11	0.476	343	352	-0.43
The Distillery	9	12	0.429	374	426	-2.48
Frickers Black	8	13	0.381	364	396	-1.52
State Farm	6	15	0.286	348	434	-4.10
Frickers Maroon	5	16	0.238	354	448	-4.48

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“The Legend” Johnny Johnson fires a seed for the out!

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Jeff Spotts (“Spottsy”) is a manager favorite, bringing his positive attitude to the field every game. A solid fielder and dangerous hitter, he seems to be delivering the big hit whenever his team needs it!

2026 game recaps and standings-tuesday

tuesday September 1 , 2026

Tuesday Tournament Games

6:15 pm Games:

Sideline’s Sports Eatery 15 vs Mayh3m 12

Sideline’s Sports Eatery:

Sidelines and Mayh3m played a very close game that would seesaw back and forth with Sidelines coming out on top 15 – 12. Every time we had a decent inning Mayhem would answer back as the biggest deficit in the whole game was no more than 3 runs. We only had 23 hits but we made them count and the leaders were Johnny Johnson (4-4 3b) Wags (3-3) Gary Kreinbrink (3-3) Bob Miller (3-4 2-2b) Dave Kunst (2-3 2-2b) Dave Ashman (2-3 2-2b) Bruce Klostermeier (2-3). Special thanks to Mark Reilly for subbing and pitching a great game. Always a pleasure playing against Witt and Mayh3m. They played us tough right to the end.

Mayh3m:

Barrow’s Jeweler’s 19 vs Andy & Barney’s 11

Barrow’s Jeweler’s:

We came into our first playoff game as underdogs against a good Andy & Barneys team coached by softball legend and league founder, Jerry Keefe. We battled hard to come out on top with a 19 to 11 victory. We had a balanced attack scoring in every inning except the 4th. Some great defensive plays along with Scott Mahon pitching a great game playing a big part in our win. Hitting leaders were sub Kurt Souva going 4 for 4 and a couple great catches in the outfield. Mark Murphy also went 4 for 4 with some timely hits. Scott Walters batting lead off started the whole thing. Along with Scott, Gabe Barrows, Paul Wesalowski and Aaron Crossley all went 3 for 4. Todd Omey was 2 for 2 with two sacs. Todd Hofer and sub Jeff Baker both went 2 for 4. Brent Buehrer, Glen Wasielowski, and Scott Mahon all added one hit each. Thanks to subs Kurt Souva and Jeff Baker for giving it their all. Way to bring the energy boys. Let’s keep it going next week.

Andy & Barney’s:

ANDY & BARNEY’S lost to Barrow’s 19-11 – eliminated in the

SSS end-of-the-season tournament. A&B’S Dave Durfey led team

with a .782 BAvg., 10 HR and 38 RBI. 600-Club: Scott Libbe, .635,

Steve Vesschemoet, .623, Larry Hernandez, .617, Larry Hack, .608

and Eric Ifland, .607. A good year: A&B finished tied for 2^nd in League Play.

Bull Moose 19 vs RWB Card Insurance 13

Bull Moose:

The Rough Riders played a very solid game all around and defeated the always tough RWB squad. Brett Crosby pitched a great game and got backed with excellent defense from Kim Crosby, Mark Clair, Wayne Harris, Wayne Stumm, Gary Gardner and George Blattner. On the hitting side, Harris was perfect at the plate, Gardner had an inside the park HR and 2 triples, Calderon knocked in 3 and Stumm had an OTF HR. Brett Crosby also knocked in 3 on 3 hits, as Blattner and Allgier each knocked in 3 as well. Clair continued to hit well with 3 more base knocks in this one. Hitting Line: Wayne Harris ( 4-4 3R RBI), Gary Gardner ( 3-4 3R 2 3B HR 2 RBI), Bob Allgier ( 3-4 2R 3 RBI), Mark Clair ( 3-4 2R RBI), Ed Calderon ( 3-5 2R 3B 3 RBI), George Blattner ( 2-4 2R 3B 3 RBI), Wayne Stumm ( 2-4 2R HR 2 RBI), Brett Crosby ( 2-4 R 3 RBI), Tom Prahl ( 2-4 R RBI), Gary Downey ( 2-4 R RBI) and Kim Crosby ( 2-4 R). Great contribution from everyone.. nice win Moosies!

RWB Card Insurance:

7:45 pm Games:

R & J Fence Company 17 vs Sideline’s Sports Eatery 16

R & J Fence Company :

R&J was fortunate to squeak by a tough Sidelines team scoring 1 run with a walk off by Mike Gory in the bottom of the 7th. John Correa pitched another crucial game and getting on base 4 times. Patrick Henry and Sidd Siddall both going 3/4. Dave Obert back from a couple of broken ribs went 2/4. Randy Bores 2/4, Virgil Correa The Roadrunner was 2/4 and running wild on the bases .Ted Theaker and Scott Nichols both 2/4. On to next week for the semi finals and hopefully the finals with a full roster

Sideline’s Sports Eatery:

Sidelines fell behind early 4-0 against R&J but battled back to tie the score at 16 only to lose it in the bottom of the seventh with two outs to end our season. With our pitcher Jerry Edmondson out and unable to play, Gary Kreinbrink came in and pitched a great game. Bob Miller made two outstanding catches in RC as did Wags in LC to keep the game close. Leading hitters were Bob Miller (4-4 2b) Johnny Johnson (4-4 and a perfect 8-8 for both games) Wags (3-4 2b) Gary Kreinbrink (3-3 and a perfect 6-6 for both games) Bruce Klostermeier (3-4) Craig Mantey (2-3). Special thanks to Steve Glass for subbing and going (3-3 2-2b). Our season didn’t go quite as planned with all the injuries and so on but I really enjoyed playing with all of you and thanks for putting up with me.

Rudy’s Hot Dogs 10 vs Seaway Marketplace 2

Rudy’s Hot Dogs:

Rudy’s was able to come out the winner over a very tough Seaway Marketplace team last night. Rudy was helped out considerably by four walks in the first inning against the top of the lineup. Highlights of the game were Tony Galloro‘s in the park home run, some fantastic pitching by Mike Hamann who held Seaway scoreless for six of the seven endings along , with stellar work by the infield including a great play at second base by Tim Davis. Hitting leaders were Dave Ronau, Tony Galloro, Kurt Souva, Kevin Shook, John Arrington, Mark Rielly, Scott Dheel and Mike Hamann
Everyone contributed in the game with at least one base hit.

Seaway Marketplace:

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Average Margin

R&J Fence	12	4	.750	287	224	3.938
Rudy's Hot Dog	9	7	.563	295	239	3.500
Bull Moose	9	7	.563	232	219	.813
RWB Card Ins	9	7	.563	254	249	.313
Andy & Barney's	9	7	.563	243	242	.063
Seaway Marketplace	9	7	.563	228	239	-.688
Barrows Jewelers	7	9	.438	267	279	-.750
Sidelines	6	10	.375	219	262	-2.688
MAYH3M	2	14	.125	198	270	-4.500

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Cooooop! You’ll find Avery Cooper of SEAWAY MARKETPLACE in the OF and usually on base after a hit. A fitness and social media enthusiast, you’re likely to see his posts promoting the league, his teammates, and his pickleball training classes. (Bonus: Kyle Green in the background, showing Coop which way to aim)

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ANDY AND BARNEY’S Dave Durfey fires the ball in after making a catch in the OF. Durf is also a good IF, and one of the most feared HR hitters in the league.

"King of Swat" 2026 Home Run Champions!

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MASTERS CHAMPION! Kurt Souva of Rudy’s Hot Dog racked up 15 home runs (in 16 games) to lead the Tuesday night Master’s League

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LEGENDS CHAMPION! Matt Kwiatkowski of Fricker’s Black and his swing coach celebrate his HR title, after he notched 27 round-trippers in 21 games

Our Sponsors

Sponsors play a significant role in SYLVANIA SENIOR SOFTBALL’s success and financial stability. By offering team and specialty sponsorships, we allow businesses and individuals to make a meaningful impact on our softball league while gaining valuable exposure within the community.

We encourage everyone to support our sponsors. Their generosity allows us to enhance the experience for our players and strengthen the bonds of our softball family. Together, we can continue to foster a vibrant and thriving community. Thank you for your support.

Thursday League

Fricker's in Sylvania (Three Teams)

Charles Marczewski, Manager

The Distillery

Jeff traudt state farm insurance

Jeff Traudt

Sidelines Sports Eateries

Jerry Edmondson

Pastorek's Body Shop

Joe Pastorek

TERRAFIRMA Landscape

Dennie Peters

Andy & Barney's Sports Bar / Jo-Jo's Pizzeria

Abe Mahmoud

R & J Fence

John Correa

RWB Card Ins

Bob Ruckman

Barrow's jewelers

Gabe Barrow

Seaway Marketplace/Yancey's Lawn care

Murray Dennison

MAYH3M Sports and Apparel

Jim Wittkamp

Acknowledgements

Fricker’s Sports Bar, Sylvania, OH

SSSL Logo Designed by Francis Graphics, Inc.

Sylvania Recreation District

Scott Stampflmeier – Sylvan Studio, Sylvania, OH

Jenn Scally – The Letterman Ink & Threads

Tom Pruss – Northcoast: Print, Mail, Marketing

Lamar Advertising Company

Jeff Walles / Photographer

Man in black hitting the ball with a bat

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Sidelines defeats Fricker's Red 11-8 in Semi-finals!

Sidelines defeats Bullmoose 21-20 to win Championship!

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Our Sponsors

Thursday League

Fricker's in Sylvania (Three Teams)

The Distillery

Jeff traudt state farm insurance

Sidelines Sports Eateries

Pastorek's Body Shop

TERRAFIRMA Landscape

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Rudy's Hot Dog

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Andy & Barney's Sports Bar / Jo-Jo's Pizzeria

R & J Fence

RWB Card Ins

Barrow's jewelers

Seaway Marketplace/Yancey's Lawn care

MAYH3M Sports and Apparel

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