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Honoring The ’79 WIAA State Champs
Honored were several members of the 1979 WIAA Division I State Champions. This group was on the front end of about a 30 game run…
Kenosha Softball: Brothers
Paul, Joel and Mike Umscheid. All 3 have their father's swagger...the youngest may actually more than his old man. Championships…
Notes From A Softball Circle
The circle consisted of Ron Benhoff, Paul Vagnoni, Tim Tegel, Jimmy Gentile, Bill Buege, Bruce Meyers, Gregg Hansen, Jack…
The Quest for the St Peter’s Festival: Ron “Reg” Benhoff
"I traded my Kelly Tripuka shorts for a full blown, Chicago Bulls Reggie Theus warm-up including tear-away pants. I was…
Kenosha Softball HOF Profile: Paul “Puddles” Vagnoni
My only regret is that I didn't start recording the history of this great game decades ago. Jack Ostrowski and 2019 Hall of Fame…
Top Candidates NOT in the Kenosha Softball Hall of Fame
It is one thing to be a good player on a great team, but does that actually make you a Hall of Famer? OK, this guy batted 8th on…
One Guy’s Frank Matrise Story
And while one might think that the Matrise household was all X's and O's, and that they didn't take a lunch, they simply had…
Random Rotary Thoughts
It was fantastic to see my old friend Jerry Ruffolo who came back to KTown just to hang out at the Rotary Tournament. An excellent…
The Kenosha Legend Grows: Big Al
The question is NOT will you see and speak to Big Al, the question is how many times will you see and speak to Big Al. He went…
Kenosha Softball Hall of Fame Gets Some Much Needed “Love”
Great question! Lol Johnny Pitts gave me that name! When I played for Pitts Decorating (my 1st Softball team!) I had many…