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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 June 18th

6:15 Games:

Terrafirma  Landscape  13  vs  Fricker’s Carolina  Blue  6

Terrafirma  Landscape: 

Terrafirma continued it’s winning streak by taking game one in a barn burner.  13-6:) Bats were slow to wake up, but the 13 runs scored ended up being enough to hold off Fricker’s Blue.  Kurt Souva and Josh Zeitz both went 4/4 both adding another homerun to their totals.  Kurt knocked in 7 of the Terrafirma runs.  Mike Strobel went 3/4 and made a nice catch facing the setting sun.  Dave Durfey, Dave Timmerman, and Stevie Glass all went 2/3 knocking in 3 of the runs for the team! Timmerman working hard as he also faced the setting sun.   Scott Pratt was a tough presence on the mound holding Blue to only 6 runs.  Jerry Tanner and Marc Jobe (welcome back) were making catches and running down fly balls.  Dennie Peters kept the middle closed off to the hitters and John ” Moose”  Ingison supported the team behind the plate.  Not a high scoring game, but a win all the same.  

Fricker’s Carolina  Blue:

Fricker’s Carolina Blue is a wounded team right now with several regulars playing through injury. It took its toll as the offense really struggled losing to Terrafirma 13-6. Fricker’s Carolina Blue  did not score the first 3 innings and just couldn’t get the offense going. Our defense played well especially  Jamie Crothers at SS (also made a nice play at 3b) and Jeff ” Wags” Waggonhuser with some nice catches in LC. Russ Mitchel (Pool player ) had several nice catches in LF. John Correa pitched a good game. Fricker’s Carolina Blue led in hitting by:  Rick ” Fig” Bonfiglio 3-4 with an OTFHR;  Ed Reed 2-4 with an OTFHR;  Johnny Johnson, Jeff ” Wags” Waggonhauser; Joe Beham and Jamie Crothers all had 2 hits each.  Pool Sub Paul Wesolowski 3-3; Scott Dheel, Russ Mitchell added a hit each. Many thanks to both Paul Wesolowski and Russ Mitchell our pool player subs

Pastorek’s Body Shop  7   vs.  Sideline’s 6
 
Pastorek’s Body Shop:
 
 
 

Sideline’s:

 
 
Fricker’s Maroon 21   vs   Jeff Traudt State Farm  6
 

Fricker’s Maroon :

Fricker’s Maroon played solid throughout the whole game. We put big hits together throughout the whole game. Big hits by JT Barnes and Max Isro , opened the game up. The best part of the game. It was our best defensive game of the season as of this far. I’d also like to thank all the subs that came out and helped us.

Jeff Traudt State Farm:

Well, I guess you can’t win em all, lol. We did only walk one guy yesterday, which a nice change, thanks to a mid season trade that brought Bob Ruckman to us. Denny Miller was 2-2 with a long HR, and James Carlozzi also blasted a HR of his own. Sub Jim Elchert was also 2-2 with a double and a triple. Wayne Stumm doubled in 2 runs and Fireball was 1-1 with a walk. Sub Bob Collins, Mig and Ruckman were all 1-2. Thanks to Collins and Elchert for a nice job as subs.

 

7:45 Games:

 

The Distillery 24   vs  Fricker’s Black  8

 

The Distillery:

 

Fricker’s Black: 

 

Pastorek’s Body Shop 29   vs   Fricker’s Carolina Blue  18

 

Pastorek’s Body Shop:

 
 
Fricker’s Carolina Blue:
 
Fricker’s Carolina Blue got down early 13-3 and couldn’t recover despite the bats coming alive in the bottom of the 7th inning. Some defensive lapses and tough wind didn’t help. We did however turn two DP’s : one on a hot shot up middle to Legend Johnny Johnson who speared the grounder touched 2nd and fired to 1st base; the other was a grounder to SS Jamie Crothers who fired to pool player sub Matt ” Fireball” Cieka who then fired to 2b Johnny Johnson. Also “Scotty “Too Hotty” forced to play RF had a nice catch on a fly ball.  Fricker’s Carolina Blue led in hitting by :   Ed Reed 4-5 (playing very hurt); Joe Beham 4-5;  Johnny Johnson, Jamie Crothers and Jeff “Wags” Waggonhauser all 3-5;  Carl “CC” Clark 2-3 with two OTFHR’s and two walks;  John Correa 2-4;  Pool Sub Matt “Fireball” Cieka 2-3 with a 2b; Scotty “Too Hotty” Dheel added a hit and Rick ” Fig” Bonfiglio had an OTFHR. Special thanks to Fireball for a pool player and extra special thanks to MRS. Fireball who played catcher for us.
 
  
Terrafirma  Landscape  21   vs  Fricker’s Maroon 19  
 
Terrafirma  Landscape:
 
It was a Fricker’s kind of night with Terrafirma facing two of the teams and managing to add another win to their totals.  The bats woke up a bit better for game two as the wind died down.  Mike Strobel had four outs from short, working the field to keep Fricker’s Maroon from going ahead in this game.  Dave Timmerman, Dave Durfey,  and Josh Zeitz hitting without an out as they  knocked in 8 of the runs for TF.  Josh getting two more HR’s with a 3 run shot in the first to get the game off to a great start.  Kurt Souva went 4/5 and hit in 3 more runs.  Dennie Peters, Stevie Glass, Jerry Tanner, and John “Moose” Ingison all went 3/4 knocking in 7 more of the team runs.  Scott Pratt found his rhythm and starting knocking the ball around in the 4th. Marc Jobe working hard in the outfield on a bum thigh still managed to run down a few well hit balls.  
 

Fricker’s Maroon:

Fricker’s Maroon was very short on players. We had subs to help. We like to thank those subs. We had timely hitting also in this game. Very good defense, Jerry Ford went , 5 for 6 in the game. We  had good hitting, and good defense that kept us in the game, and we just come up a little short in the seventh inning.
 
Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
Sidelines720.7782001644.00
TERRAFIRMA630.6671821721.11
The Distillery630.667187189-0.22
Pastorek Auto Body540.5561911672.67
Frickers Black450.4441811651.78
Frickers Blue450.444163174-1.22
Frickers Maroon450.444186205-2.11
State Farm090.000162218-6.22

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FRICKER’S WHITE shortstop Denny Miller fires to first.  And he probably hit a homerun earlier in the game

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Todd Grohnke can’t believe what fell into his glove!  And he probably hit a homerun earlier too…

2026 game recaps and standings-tuesday

tuesday June 16th

6:15 pm Games:

Bull Moose  18  vs  Barrow’s Jeweler’s  15

Bull Moose:

The Rough Riders got past a very good Barrow’s squad with our best offensive output of the season. Wayne Harris, Kim Crosby and Brett Crosby were perfect at the dish including another OTF HR from Harris and Gary Gardner lit it up with a long HR of his own and added a single, double and 3 RBI. Ed Calderon continues to hit well as he tallied 3 hits and Mark Clair, Bob Allgier, George Blattner, Tom Prahl, Joe Pastorek and Little Stuffed Gary all were 2-3. Gardner and Clair were great defensively and turned several rally ending DP’s. The pitching tandem of Brett Crosby and Joe Pastorek were also very good in this one. Leading Hitters: Kim Crosby ( 3-3 2B RBI), Wayne Harris  ( 2-2 2R BB 2B HR 3 RBI), Brett Crosby ( 2-2 BB R), Gary Gardner ( 3-4 3R 2B HR 3 RBI), Ed Calderon ( 3-4 2R 2B RBI), Joe Pastorek ( 2-3 R 2 RBI), Bob Allgier ( 2-3 R 2 RBI), George Blattner ( 2-3 2R RBI), Mark Clair ( 2-3 2R RBI), Tom Prahl ( 2-3 R 2B RBI), and Gary Downey ( 2-3 R RBI). Wayne Stumm added a hit, BB, R and an RBI as Greg Black added a R and played well behind the plate. Nice win Moosies!

 

Barrow’s Jeweler’s:

Barrows began this game with a 4-run opener, 2 nd inning 3 runs. We decided after all of that it was time for a nap. We waited until the 5 th inning to hit again but never got back in the game. Mark “Murf ” Murphey went 3 / 4, Aaron  Crossley , Todd Omey , Todd Hofer, Paul Wesolowski , Glenn Wasiliewski and Aaron Crossley  did a great job in fielding. Brent Buehrer bagged 2 outs on pop ups at home plate and hit 2 / 3. Scott Mahon did a great job pitching, Gabe Barrow sucked. He did perfect hitting infield and doubling up his players. The Bull Moose hit fest was spot on with good fielding. Thank you  Jeff “Wagg’s ” waggonhauser for filling in with 3 /4 including one over the fence HR and a great pick-up Steve for helping out.  Good job guys.
 

RWB Card Insurance  18  vs  Andy & Barney’s  12

RWB Card Insurance:
 
With both teams battling the sun and wind the RWB was able to gain a victory over the good A@B team . Top hitters were Mike LaPoint 4/4  3 doubles 2 runs , Fred Freeman 3/4  Jeff Aiello 3/4 3runs , Jeff K 3/4  Tim Kuszmaul 3/4 , Mike Shull 3/4 ;Jim Dandar 3/3 . With 2 hits each were Dave Turshon , Terry Moore , Bob “808” Ruckman , and everyone else with 1 hit. Our defense played good tonight . both the infielders and outfielders did well.
 
Andy & Barney’s:
 
ANDY & BARNEY’S lost to RWB Card 18-12. A&B top hitters: SS Eric Ifland, 3/4, 3B, 3R, 1RBI, RC Larry Hernandez, 3/4, 1R,  
Dave Durfey, 2/4, HR, 2R, 4RBI, M/I Scott Libbe, 3/4, 1R and 2B Larry Hack, 3/4, 2B, 2R.
 
Rudy’s Hot Dogs 27  vs Mayh3m Sports Apparel  10
 

Rudy’s Hot Dogs :

Rudy’s was able to come out with a good victory against a tenacious Mayhem team this past Tuesday. Rudy’s scored five runs in four different innings to post a 27 to 10 victory. Leading the hitting attack was Kurt Souba with two over the fence home runs with three men on base;  other hitting leaders were Dave Ronau Kevin Shook the rest of the team had at least two hits in a good base hit attack. Great defense was played by everyone.
 
Mayh3m Sports Apparel:
 
Only one way of describing the game with Rudy’s.  Old fashioned bitt kicking. They were on fire with their sticks from leadoff all the way down to last hitter. Good defense as well.

Mayh3m came out with. 5 spot them 3.  We won’t discuss the innings after. John Coulson once again pitched great but the overall defense for us hurt us every inning.  We hung the best we could missing 3 key people and playing with 10.   It was nice seeing Jim Eichert hit a HR. Nabil Keriko was 3-3. Marty Schmenk Gary Parthemer John Coulson and Witt were all 3-4. Win as a Team. Lose as a Team.

 

7:45 pm Games:

Seaway Marketplace 20   vs.  R & J Fence Company 11
 

Seaway Marketplace :

Seaway Market Place 20-11 over RJ Fence Company Tuesday night. Lead by Avery cooper 4-4 scored 4 runs scored, followed by James Beard  3-3 plus a walk also scored 4 times, Tom Eaisler also had a hot bat last night 4-4 ; Jeff Baker 3-4; Jim Elkhart Sub player was 3-4 scored 3 times Darrell Berry was 2-3 with a walk., Sherman Thomas was 2-4, Ed Herman had a walk and a hit, Joe Pastorek had a seeing eye double down the left field line and leg it out, also a sub, he pitched a Joe kind of game. Thanks Joe and Jim for subbing.
 
R & J Fence Company:
 
Nothing went well tonight. R&J couldn’t get started, the batting never got off the ground. Our fielding tonight was not our best. Seaway played well, Joe Pastorek stepped in to give their pitching a lift and Jimmy Elckert did his normal magic. John Correa, Dave Obert and Ted Theaker both were 4/4. Rick Obert 3/4 and Sid Siddall 3/4 playing through injuries tonight. Scott Nichols tried playing through injuries only to make it worse. Wishing fast healing for all.
 
 RWB Card Insurance  31  vs. Rudy’s Hot Dogs  13

RWB Card Insurance:

The RWB squad put up quite the offensive show tonight against the Rudy’s team putting up 31 runs scoring in every inning but the 2nd and putting up 9 in the 7th . Top hitters were :Fred Freeman 5/5 and 3 OTFHRS and 5 runs with his son Zack in attendance ; Dave Turshon 5/5  4 runs , Bob “808” Ruckman  4/4 2 runs , Tim Kuszmaul 4/4 2 runs , Larry “Kid rock” Wilcynski 4/5 2 doubles and 4 runs ;Mike LaPoint 4/5 2 doubles 4 runs , Jeff Kwiatkowski 4/5 , Jim Dandar 3/4 3 runs , Terry Moore 3/5 2 runs and Jeff Aiello 2/3 2 BB  3 runs . The rest with 1 hit and good defense and pitching tonight . It was a good night for us , good to get 2 wins on the night .
 
Rudy’s Hot Dogs:
 
Game two of the twilight doubleheader was a completely different story. Rudy’s was taken advantage of by RWB Card team who launched a tenacious base hit attack against us. Some of the game highlights were Dave Ronau in the park home run with three men on base;  Kurt Souva provided an additional home run with three men on base. Other hitting leaders were John Arrington, and  Tony Galloro. Rudy’s played very tough all the team contributed.
 
 
Sideline’s 19  vs. Barrow’s Jewelers 17
 
Sideline’s:
 
Sidelines led Barrows 8-5 after 3 innings thanks in part to a Jeff ” Wags”  Waggonhauser OTFHR . Barrows bats however came alive with 10 runs in the next 2 innings to take a 15-9 lead after 5. In the sixth after the first two batters made outs , Sidelines strung 7 straight hits together, to close the gap to 15-14. Then in the seventh trailing 16-14 Sidelines again would score 5 runs with 2 outs and hold off Barrows for a thrilling 19-17 win. Leading hitters were Johnny Johnson (4-4 2b) Dave Kunst (4-4) Wags (4-5 OTFHR) Dave Ashman (3-4 3b, 2b) Craig Mantee (3-4) Gary Kreinbrink did a great job filling in for Jerry Edmondson pitching and going (2-4). 
 
 

Barrow’s Jewelers:

Barrows started the game with a 5 run inning, then we went silent for a while. Mark “Murf” Murphy  the hitting machine went 3 /4, Todd Omey , 3 /4, Steve 3 /4, Todd Hofer, 2 /3, Brent  Buehrer 2 /3, Gabe Barrow 2 /3. Paul Wesolowski, Aaron Crossley , Todd Omey and Todd Hofer did a great job scoping up hot shots and fielding. It was a great back and forth game. Sidelines is a tough team and showed good sportsmanship. (if anyone knows who let the air out of their tires after the game let me know) LOL!!!  Good game guys.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team NameWinsLossesWinning PercentageRuns ScoredRuns AllowedAverage Margin
R&J Fence61.8571311053.714
Seaway Marketplace42.6677184-2.167
RWB Card Ins43.571118953.286
Rudy's Hot Dog43.5711351162.714
Bull Moose33.5005865-1.167
Barrows Jewelers34.4291151031.714
MAYH3M24.3336784-2.833
Sidelines25.28686102-2.286
Andy & Barney's25.28688118-4.286

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Mark Clair, player and sponsor of the Bull Moose Retirement team, is all business

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Paul Wesolowski is a jack of all trades – playing infield here, but equally comfortable on the mound.  His hitting is pretty darn good too!

"King of Swat" 2025 League Champions!

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MASTERS CHAMPION! Keith Dunbar accepts the home run trophy from SSS President Scott Nichols, after crushing 17 round-trippers in 18 games

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LEGENDS CHAMPIONS!  Ric Bonfiglio, Denny Miller, and Chad Collins tied for the league title, with 22 bombs each (in 19 games)

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Thursday League

Fricker's in Sylvania (Three Teams)

Charles Marczewski, Manager

The Distillery

Pastorek's Body Shop

Joe Pastorek

TERRAFIRMA Landscape

Dennie Peters

Tuesday League

Bull Moose retirement planning

Mark and Ryan Clair

Rudy's Hot Dog

3208 Alexis Road
Justin Dionyssiou

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

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