Collier County Senior Softball.Net

Ages 50+, every TuesdayThursday, 8:15am at North Collier Park, Naples, FL

 Local Weather     
     Mon                       Tues                       Wed                   Thur                  FrI 
    83/71                     85/68                      87/69                88/70              89/72         Showers               Partly Cloudy            Sunny               Sunny      Partly Cloudy           

​​CCSS News:
​>CCSS Holds Season End Picnic at Veterans Park. SEASON  '25 page.
>CCSS Crowns 2025 Champions, Teams Spears Majors, Team Witherby AAA.
>Season complete, playoffs begin 3/13/25 at Veterans Park. (SEASON 25 page).
 >Major Draft 11/21/24, AAA Draft 12/3/24,  1st Game 1/7/25. (Practice game 1/2/25 at North Collier Park)
​​

Quote of the Week:  "You begin by always expecting good things to happen." Tom Hopkins 

    Full Season Application:
 $150 for '26 season, 1/1/26-12/31/26. Mail or bring to field.
(Players paid for the '25 season play through 12/31/25.)      Applications due 10/1/25.
             
      Happy 95th Birthday to Al Murray!

 Summer Pick-up games resume Tuesday, April 1st at North Collier Park.
Sign-ins start at 8am.

Summer Application- 4/1/25-9/30/25- $60.

Season  '25​

​​                                Key Dates
10/1/24 2025 Application deadline         -Complete
11/21/24Major Draft-                                -Complete
12/3/24 AAA Draft-                                     -Complete
1/2/25 Practice Game, North Collier       --Complete
​1/7/25 Season Start, North Collier           -Complete
3/11/25 Final 2nd Half Game (Veterans)-Complete
3/13/25  Playoffs Begin, Veterans Park   -Complete
3/20/25  Major Finals at Veterans            - Complete (Spears Champion)
3/25/25 AAA Finals At North Collier Park-Complete (Witherby Champion)
3/27/25  Picnic, 11 AM Veterans Park       -Complete-Have a Great Summer!

                     CCSS Wraps Up 2025 Season with "Award" Winning Picnic!
.......Thursday, 3/27/25, Veterans Park. Our annual picnic marked the end of our 35th season attended by over 200 players, family and friends. It was another beautiful day in Florida! Bob Schreyer welcomed everyone and asked for a moment of silence remembering our 49 members who have passed on. Bob thanked all of our volunteers who make our season possible.
​
It was on to our annual awards: 2025 "Sportsmanship" Award-Dave Durrenberger, Steve Nicotera, Mark Lauer. A new award for 2025, The "Super Volunteer" award presented to Phil Friedel and Chuck Moore. Our coveted, "Hall Of Fame" award went to our Treasurer, Bruce Stevens.
Bob presented 2025 Season Championship Awards for Major, Team Spears and AAA, Team Witherby. (see photos below).

"Sportsmanship" Awards: Dave Durrenberger                Steve Nicotera (Presented by Jim Hunsicker)      Mark Lauer (Presented by Bob Schreyer)  
(Presented by Ken Spears, Bob Schreyer) ​
"Super Volunteer" Award: Phil Friedel and Chuck Moore                    "Hall Of Fame" Award:  Bruce Stevens
Team Spears, Major 2025 Champions                                                         Team Witherby, AAA 2025 Champions
                                                           Thanks To Our Picnic Volunteers!​​

                          Front: Bob, Sharon, Martin, Karen, Marc, Bob. Rear: Paul, Tim, Mike, Bruce, John​
           Steve Miholovich vs Ken Spears                                        Chris Andrews vs Steve Koritko
                    Dick Pagliaro vs Jim Hunsicker                                                    Bob Schreyer vs Ed Volovlek
                  Joe Romeo vs Larry Witherby                                                Tols Mihailoff vs Mark Lauer
    Majors: Team Spears- 2025 CCSS Season Champions!
                                                      Opening Playoff Rounds
   AAA: Team Witherby-2025 CCSS Season Champions!
Schedule Note: Revised 2nd Half Schedule (Rev 3-2/27/25) adding the 2/25 rainout to 3/11/25 at Veterans Park. 2nd Half schedule resumes with Thursday 2/27 at North Collier Park. Playoff schedule listed below beginning 3/13 at Veterans Park.
Game Scores 2/6/25:

​Majors:
Miholovich 20, Andrews 19
Spears 20, Koritko 5

​AAA:
Schreyer 12, Ventura 16
Romeo 6, Witherby 8
Lauer 18, Pagliaro 1
Mihailoff 5, Cullen 11
Hunsicker 12, Volovlek 10​
Game Scores 2/11/25

Majors:
Koritko 16, Miholovich 17
Spears 26, Andrews 14

AAA:
Volovlek 11, Mihailoff 8
Lauer 18, Cullen 9
Witherby 27, Schreyer 15
Hunsicker 7, Romeo 13
​Ventura 13, Pagliaro 18​​​
Game Scores: 2/13/25

Majors: 
Andrews 20, Koritko 16
Spears 29, Miholovich 30

AAA:
Pagliaro 6, Cullen 13
Witherby 14, Ventura 7
Volovlek 25, Lauer 21
Schreyer 4, Hunsicker 19
​Romeo10, Mihailoff 15
Game Scores: 2/18/25

Majors:
Koritko 10, Spears 17
Andrews 15, Miholovich 25

AAA:
Cullen 7, Volovlek 22
Lauer 24, Romeo 12
Schreyer 5, Mihailoff 10
Ventura 12, Hunsicker 13
​Pagliaro 7, Witherby 14
Game Scores 2/20/25:

Majors:
Andrews 13, Spears 14
Miholovich 15, Koritko 17

AAA:
Hunsicker 13, Witherby 10
Volovlek 33, Pagliaro 24
Schreyer 10, Lauer 20
Romeo 16, Cullen 18
​Mihailoff 28, Ventura 8
Game Scores 2/27/25:

Majors:
Miholovich 23, Andrews 12
Spears 15, Korito12

AAA:
Witherby 12, Lauer 18
Hunsicker 7, Mihailoff 4
Schreyer 16, Volovlek 22
Pagliaro 10, Romeo 11
Cullen 10, Ventura 19
Games rained out 2/25/25
Re-Scheduled to 3/11/25 at Veterans Park.
Game Scores 3/4/25:

Majors:
Spears 22, Andrews 8
Koritko 15, Miholovich 11

AAA:
Mihailoff 19, Pagliaro 20
Romeo 32, Schreyer14
Lauer 13, Hunsicker 14
Volovlek 23, Ventura 22
Witherby 22, Cullen 11
Game Scores 3/6/25:

Majors:
Spears 15, Miholovich 8
Andrews 24, Koritko 25

AAA:
Cullen 12, Hunsicker 17
Lauer 9, Mihailoff 17
Romeo 14, Ventura 6
Pagliaro 15, Schreyer 16
Witherby 17, Volovlek 21​​
Game Scores 3/11/25:
(Final Scheduled Game, replaced 2/25/25 rainout)
Majors:
Miholovich 15, Spears 16
Koritko 11, Andrews 7

AAA:
Pagliaro 12, Hunsicker 13,
Schreyer 29, Cullen 20
Romeo 16, Volovlek 17
Mihailoff 9, Witherby 6
Ventura 10, Lauer 16 ​
2nd Half Scores, 9 Games Played

Game Scores 1/7/25

Majors:
Koritko 6, Spears 21
Andrews 17, Miholovich 20

AAA:
Pagliaro 10, Lauer 12
Ventura 21, Schreyer 6
Cullen 15, Mihailoff 20
Witherby 12, Romeo 9
Volovlek 12, Hunsicker 13
Game Scores 1/9/25
Majors:
Miholovich 16, Koritko 12
Andrews 13, Spears 24

​AAA:
Mihailoff 23, Volevlek 11
Cullen 17, Lauer 18
Pagliaro 13, Ventura 21
Schreyer 13, Witherby 19
​Romeo 5, Hunsicker 9
Game Scores 1/14/25
Majors:
Miholovich 15, Spears 17
Koritko 27, Andrews 28

AAA:
Hunsicker 19, Schreyer 6  
Ventura 14, Witherby 15 
Cullen 18, Pagliaro 8
Lauer 25, Volovlek 26
Mihailoff 33, Romeo 10​​
Game Scores 1/16/24
Majors:
Miholovich 26, Andrews 20
Spears 27, Koritko 7

AAA:
Witherby 19, Pagliaro 4
Volovlek 15, Cullen 8
Lauer 21, Romeo 18
Hunsicker 13, Ventura 12
Mihailoff 17, Schreyer 18
Game Scores 1/21/25:

Majors:
Spears 31, Andrews 18
Koritko 14, Miholovich 22

AAA:
Witherby 10, Hunsicker 12
Ventura11, Mihailoff 17
Lauer 28, Schreyer 8
Cullen 19, Romeo 24
Pagliaro 11, Volovlek 17
​​
Games 1/23/25: Rained out,  no make-ups planned as of today.
Resume 1/28 schedule.
Game Scores1/28/25:

Majors:
Koritko 22, Spears 16
Andrews 17, Miholovich 23

AAA:
Romeo 32, Pagliaro 16
Mihailoff 16, Hunsicker 21
Volovlek 15, Schreyer 18
Lauer 6, Witherby 18
​Ventura 15, Cullen 13
Game Scores 1/30/25:

Majors:
Andrews 16, Spears 19
Miholovich 17, Koritko 13

AAA:
Ventura 14, Volovlek 18
Schreyer 12, Romeo 19
Hunsicker 14, Lauer 15
Pagliaro 8, Mihailoff 13
​Cullen 10, Witherby 12

2/4/25 Games Rained Out.
Games added to 2ns hald 3/11/25.

1st Half Winners:
​
Majors-Team Spears (6-1)
AAA- Team Hunsicker (6-1)
1st Half Scores, 7 Games Played
Major Draft: Managers, Steve Koritko, Steve Miholovich, Chris Andrews and Ken Spears gathered with assistants Bob Urie, Vince Rodriguez, and Keith Anderson on 11/21/24 to select Teams for the 2025 season. Background: John Bennis and  Mark Lauer provide "solid" advice!
Vince Rodriguez and Chris Andrfews ask: Who do we pick next?
AAA Draft: Tuesday, 12/3 at Veterans....10 Managers "jockeyed" for position and the best player picks!
         CCSS Gets Back In the "Swing of Things" with 35th Season!