​ Wilmington Senior Softball Association
Founded 1995         
   "You don't stop playing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop playing."

2 TEAMS WIN GOLD AT STATE SENIOR GAMES 
The 80+ men's senior softball team succeeded in bringing Gold back to Wilmington! The Wilmington 75+ men's senior softball team also won the Gold medal at the recent North Carolina Senior Games held in Cary on Oct 7 & 8..  The 75+ team was sponsored by Sea Coast Realty with the registration fee paid by New Hanover County Commissioner Rob Zapple.
  Carolina Sports Medicine sponsored the 80+ team.  By winning Gold, each team has an invitation to attend and compete in the National Senior Games held next year in Albuquerque, NM.  Scroll down to see photos of the GOLD winning teams.   CONGRATULATIONS!

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ALL PLAYERS:  Please be sure to contact your manager ASAP with the number of people who will be attending our annual league banquet Friday, November 2 at 11:30 am at Carrabba's.  Cost is $10/per person and will be collected at the door.  There will be no advance ticket sales this year. Click HERE to see menu.

End of Season Standings

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Wilmington team members from the local area included; Jerry Dowling, Mike Dolan, Vinny Gentile, Bob Bonner, Ron Lafond, Terry Peters, Richie Price, Jerry Shaw, George Scelzi, Merle Barnett, Donnie Morton, John Allen, Jerry Johnson and Santee Colloca

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Front row:  Charlie Elliffe- Bob Perry- Bob Faehner- Ken Denne-Dave Sommerville; Back Row:  Dwight Crainshaw- Duane Batchelor- Fred Altman-Howard Voorhees- Ed Scott-Hank Dozier-Bob Dempsey-Dave Gardner-Eugene Johnson (Not shown:  Ed Scott)

COASTAL TOURNAMENT
(highest seeded team based on final standings
​will retain home field advantage throughout the tournament)

Tournament will resume & finish 
Tuesday, October 16
ALL remaining games will be 5 inning contests
First game - 9:30 am
Tugs (H) vs Carrabba's - RED Field

Second game -immediately following first game
Patriots (H) vs Winner - RED field

(Third game if necessary will follow the second contest)

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ATLANTIC TOURNAMENT
​OCTOBER 9 
​SINGLE ELIMINATION

Round 1
O'Brien (5) vs Stifel (9)
K&W Reds (5) vs Cambridge Village (18)
Round 2
Stifel (16) vs Cambridge Village (5)
CONGRATULATIONS 
Wayne Wilbourne (manager ) & the STIFEL team
​2018 Tournament Champions

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A family is staying with one of our players because they had to evacuate their home in Rocky Point due to flooding. 
​If you know someone who has a place they can rent, please call Jim at 910 398-3637.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2018 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: 
R.B. Hunt, Terry Peters, and Jim Kelly
And to the first recipient of the WSSA Hall of Fame
​Lifetime Achievement Award: 
George Wesoloski  
The Hall of Fame award presentations will be made during
​the League banquet scheduled for November 2

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Four WSSA Director positions expire this year:  Deputy Commissioner, Treasurer, Coastal President, & Director of Marketing & PR.  Additionally, the Atlantic Division President position has not been filled and remains open.  If you are interested in serving the players of our WSSA, pleases consider running for one of these positions.  Elections will be held during the annual meeting during the first quarter of 2019.  Job descriptions for all BOD positions can be found in our WSSA Bylaws. 
​CLICK HERE to access the bylaws.

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Minutes from the October 1, 2018 Board of Directors' meeting
​are available.  CLICK HERE

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WSSA NEWS & EVENTS                       (click  +  to expand,  CLICK -  to collapse) ------>

NOTE TO ALL PLAYERS

​Be sure to check this website frequently for WSSA news & announcements.  

IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF OUR SOFTBALL COMMUNITY OF MEN & WOMEN AND WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO JOIN US THIS SEASON, SEND AN EMAIL TO wssa2017@gmail.com AND WE WILL CONTACT YOU.

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