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OK, Maybe Not A Thousand Words
Don Newcombe was simply referred to around the ballpark as "Newk". His accomplishments in baseball, during a time of racial…
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…
A KSE First: A Tennis Story From The Pressbox
Much thanks and love to former Kenoshan Rick Limpert for allowing KSE press access to this wonderful tournament. Rick has been…
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…
The Death of the Kenosha City Softball tournament
Sure, there was one point in our collective softball history that "bragging rights" in KTown meant something and winning a city…
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…