Verdi’s, Sami’s, Oyster Society Division Champs

Verdi’s Island Division Champions. Standing from left: Scorekeeper Ralph Leiterding, Jeff Kaczka, Dave Mayo, Chuck Stathopoulos, Dan Gulick, Coach Pat Comerford, Steve Hummel, Manager Gary Grefer, Mike Porreca. Kneeling: Randy Sheridan, Peter Kane, Vito Iacovazzi, Paul Nussbaum, Jimmy Cuevas, and Joe Lazzarotti.

Photos by Nick Jacullo

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Sami’s Marco Division Champions. Standing from left: John Remhoff, Bobby Williams, Todd Whitney, Frank Caso, Gary Menzies, John Gross, Pete Oellrich, Scorekeeper Lou Basch, Ray Capella, Phil Holmes, Steve Chasin, Bob Traver. Kneeling: Tom Purtell, Warren Uhl, Sponsor Sami, Manager Dave Coward, and Coach Jon Krebs.

Photos by Nick Jacullo

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Oyster Society Gulf Coast Division Champions. Standing from left: Bob Smith, Ralph Leiterding, Mike Corless, Coach Pat Coraggio, Hal Jurgensen, Andy Pressler, Scorekeeper Lou Basch, Jim O’Meara, Steve Levesque. Kneeling: Coach Mike Galatis, John Klebauskus, Brian Maguire, Nick Brooks, Manager Roger Fleming, Ed Kopecky, and Bill Liggett. Missing from the photo is Steve Risch.

Photos by Nick Jacullo

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Posted Thursday, March 9, 2023 6:55 pm

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By Randy Wesolowski

As the regular season for the Marco Island Senior Softball League comes to a close, champions for the three divisions have been crowned. In the Island Division, Verdi’s defeated second place DaVinci’s to clinch the division title. Sami’s won the title in the Marco Division by two games over second-place Mango’s. The Oyster Society clinched the Gulf Coast Division championship with a victory over runner-up Crazy Flamingo. After a one-week break from softball, the league will begin its post-season tournament on Monday, March 13 with all sixteen teams competing for the tournament championship. Visit the website for updated tournament brackets and other league info at marcoseniorsoftballleague.com.