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WSSA Annual General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 11am
New Hanover Room
New Hanover County Main Library
201 Chestnut St
Wilmington
Softball Sign-ups Underway
The Wilmington Senior Softball Association is an organization that provides opportunities for men 55 and over and women 50 and over to enjoy playing slow-pitch softball on teams that are appropriate to their age and physical ability. We have been providing softball to Wilmington and the surrounding area since 1995. New players are invited to view the New Player Orientation page for more information on the WSSA.
Wilmington Senior Softball Association application forms are available now for you to sign up for an exciting season of senior slow-pitch softball.
Player Mail-in Application: Print out and mail the form with $125.00 payment to the address on the form. (New players do not need to pay until placed on a team).
Online Player Application: Completely fill out the online form and pay online or send in a check separately.
Pay online: Pay online with a credit card. Include the $3.00 processing fee for a total of $128.00
The Wilmington Senior Softball Association is an organization that provides opportunities for men 55 and over and women 50 and over to enjoy playing slow-pitch softball on teams that are appropriate to their age and physical ability. We have been providing softball to Wilmington and the surrounding area since 1995. New players are invited to view the New Player Orientation page for more information on the WSSA.
Wilmington Senior Softball Association application forms are available now for you to sign up for an exciting season of senior slow-pitch softball.
Player Mail-in Application: Print out and mail the form with $125.00 payment to the address on the form. (New players do not need to pay until placed on a team).
Online Player Application: Completely fill out the online form and pay online or send in a check separately.
Pay online: Pay online with a credit card. Include the $3.00 processing fee for a total of $128.00
Suggestions for Changes to the Bylaws Now Being Accepted
Each year at the WSSA Annual Meeting the players present at that meeting vote to approve or disapprove of suggested changes to the association bylaws. Suggestions for changes to the bylaws may be made by any member in good standing. You may read the bylaws here. The Bylaws should not be confused with the WSSA Manual, sometimes referred to as the Player Manual. Changes to the Manual may be made by a vote of the Board of Directors while the Bylaws may only be changed by a vote of the WSSA members.
Proposed By-Law changes must be published two weeks before the General Meeting. If you see needed changes please reply to Dave Reardon before Tuesday, January 7th. The BOD will meet next week to discuss any requests and put valid requests before the WSSA Membership at the Annual Meeting.
Each year at the WSSA Annual Meeting the players present at that meeting vote to approve or disapprove of suggested changes to the association bylaws. Suggestions for changes to the bylaws may be made by any member in good standing. You may read the bylaws here. The Bylaws should not be confused with the WSSA Manual, sometimes referred to as the Player Manual. Changes to the Manual may be made by a vote of the Board of Directors while the Bylaws may only be changed by a vote of the WSSA members.
Proposed By-Law changes must be published two weeks before the General Meeting. If you see needed changes please reply to Dave Reardon before Tuesday, January 7th. The BOD will meet next week to discuss any requests and put valid requests before the WSSA Membership at the Annual Meeting.
Open Board of Directors Positions for 2025
The Board of Directors of the WSSA are elected by the members present at the Annual Meeting, which in 2025 will be held on Wednesday, January 29. To provide continuity the Board openings are staggered. The open Board positions for 2025 (with current candidates in parentheses) are:
The Board of Directors of the WSSA are elected by the members present at the Annual Meeting, which in 2025 will be held on Wednesday, January 29. To provide continuity the Board openings are staggered. The open Board positions for 2025 (with current candidates in parentheses) are:
- Deputy Commissioner (Brian McCarthy)
- Treasurer (David Reardon)
- Coastal President (Tony Spataro)
- Marketing Director (Kevin Ulmer)
- Webmaster (Harry Marriner)
Winter Ball!
What comes after Fall Ball? Winter Ball of course. Arrangements have been made for our WSSA players to have access to Field #1 at Northwest Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12/3/24 to 1/30/25, 9am-11am. While Ogden Park is closed players who are not bothered by cold weather can keep their bats warm until the 2025 season commences. (Remember, the WSSA Annual Meeting is on January 29, 2025).
What comes after Fall Ball? Winter Ball of course. Arrangements have been made for our WSSA players to have access to Field #1 at Northwest Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12/3/24 to 1/30/25, 9am-11am. While Ogden Park is closed players who are not bothered by cold weather can keep their bats warm until the 2025 season commences. (Remember, the WSSA Annual Meeting is on January 29, 2025).
Poem by Ed Dominelli
The poem below was read by Ed Dominelli, its author, at the induction ceremony for the Wilmington Senior Softball Association Hall of Fame on October 25, 2024. It so aptly sums up the feelings of so many that we requested permission to publish it here. Ed does and has done so much for the WSSA that we have no right to expect him to be our Poet Laureate, too. But, yet....
The poem below was read by Ed Dominelli, its author, at the induction ceremony for the Wilmington Senior Softball Association Hall of Fame on October 25, 2024. It so aptly sums up the feelings of so many that we requested permission to publish it here. Ed does and has done so much for the WSSA that we have no right to expect him to be our Poet Laureate, too. But, yet....