Marco Island Senior Softball – Gulf Coast Division

This is the final of a series of three postseason articles recapping the milestone 25th anniversary season of Marco Island Senior Softball. This week the spotlight is on the Gulf Coast Division, which offered some of the most exciting games of the year and includes many of the longtime league players. The league appreciates the contributions of the sponsors and team managers of the four teams – American Legion managed by Mike Arnold, Crazy Flamingo managed by Mick Keller, Doreen’s managed by Jerry Lenhoff, and Oyster Society managed by Roger Fleming. In addition, thanks to the assistant coaches, players, families, fans, umpires, booth volunteers, and finally the City Parks & Rec maintenance personnel Bill Cookson and Lucy Crabtree who always had the field in great shape and ready to use every game day.

On a sad note, the league lost two of its current players during the season, Bill Dauch and Gene Wahler, both from the Crazy Flamingo. The league expresses its sincere condolences to the families of both of these men.

Pickup games for the softball players will resume on Monday, April 22 with games from 8:00 to 10:00 AM for Island Division players and from 10:00 AM to Noon for all other players. New island residents 55 and over are encouraged to attend the pickup games if they are considering joining the league for the next season.