50 years ago Phil Coronado the organizer of the first Harrison Park Tournament would not have guessed it would last 5 decades, the park would boast turf fields, and the park being the epicenter of the growth of the 16 inch game for Latino community. In the Pilsen neighborhood is Harrison Park consisting of all […]
Tommy Thompson was a Local One Ironworker who combined both his love for work and his love for softball by founding in 1982 the Dollars for Diabetes Union Yes Softball Tournament, a tournament sponsored by the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council. Unions affiliated with the Council had been collecting money to
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The Dennis Donnelly Memorial 16-Inch Softball Tournament began in 1972 and has been held annually on Memorial Weekend since then. Dennis “Denny” Donnelly was a Superintendent with Yuma Parks & Recreation. Denny started his work in Yuma in 1975, a few years after the creation of what has become an annual event, but was instrumental
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