The Chicago Jets softball team was organized and launched in 1976 as a “B” League northside neighborhood saloon squad. Managed/Coached by player John Clausen, 1st basemen, the Jets went on to win 22 Chicago Park League championships, a half- dozen major tournaments, and hundreds of big games, including the 1985 USSSA State Tournament, all in […]
The Chicago Transit Authority founded a softball league in Grant Park in 1969. At its inception, the league consisted of 12 teams. One of these teams was the 69th St. Raiders, which later became known as the 74th St. Raiders. This change in name was a result of a shift in work locations, but it
The Chicago Police “Intelligence” softball team was formed in 1991 and has played in the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) Softball League, which is currently in its 72nd year. The CPD league began at Grant Park in 1950 but was relocated to several different venues after the 2013 season. The league has seen time at McKinley
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The Braeside Boys started playing 16” in 1983 but the origins of this team go back even further. Six of the original players played little league baseball together in grammar school, Braeside School, starting in 1973! The “Original Six” players are: Andrew Kramer, Jim Frisch, Howard Friedman, Richard Goldman, Laurence Marks, Tony Kahan. They have
Many Snappers got their first taste of 16” softball at Rosemont Elementary School, competing against other local suburban middle schools. The Snappers team started out with local kids that grew up together watching teams like the Bombers and Rippers playing in the Rosemont Park District Men’s 16” Softball League. After some convincing, Jerry Domico Jr
More than just a team, Dago Park embodies the spirit of “Chicago’s Game.” Originating in the mid-1970s on the far southeast side of the city at what was initially known as Pietrowski Playground (later officially renamed Pietrowski Park to allow participation in city-wide Chicago Park District competitions), Dago Park softball rose from a group of
The Budweiser Beernuts were known throughout the Northwest suburbs during the 1970s and 1980s for doing one thing well – Winning. The team was founded in 1977 by Colleen “Mac” McIntyre-Kelly (P), Laura Pettenuzzo (SS), and Martha Montoya (Tomek). The team was solid but lacking that specific something which separated the good from the best.
The Gators were started in 1983, by Pat Connolly when he assembled a bunch of young and upcoming talented Southside athletes that were playing for family members. They played in the Mt. Greenwood league where they won the league 23 out of the next 25 years. They also played in the Blue Island A league
The Juicers began their Co-Ed journey in 1988 as a recreational team in Grant Park on Saturday mornings to get together to have fun and go to sponsors downtown afterwards. The men were from several different teams, the women mostly from the Break-A-Ways. After winning at the recreational level the team soon began playing in
The Lushes are one of the well-known women’s 16” softball team on the northwest side. The Lushes began playing in 1990 and dominated in the late 1990’s throughout the 2000’s. They had repeat championship years at Riis Park, Franklin Park, Shabbona Park, Oriole Park fall ball, Norridge Park and Melas Park. They began playing at
