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Two PebbleCreek residents keep the diamond alive Here in PebbleCreek, where pickleball courts and golf fairways tend to grab the headlines, a quieter game has been building its own remarkable story for three decades. The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association, known simply as the PCSSA, now fields more than 250 active players across three competitive divisions, and two of its most notable members (on our cover) continue to show up, season after season. Bobby Quarantino, known throughout the community as Bobby “Q,” is in a category of his own. Fed up with travelling to Glendale to play, Quarantino was one of just 4 players in 1995 who turned an idea into a reality. Though he has since stepped back from active play, he remains a constant and familiar presence at the field, attending games and keeping score for his fellow members. During his playing years, Quarantino became something of a living institution within the PCSSA. By the time the league launched its 28th season, he was 83 years old and still taking the field. He estimated
that he had participated in around 6,000 games as part of the league, a figure that speaks to a dedication spanning the better part of three decades. A 20-year service pin was presented to him at the PCSSA annual banquet, and his name has appeared in league records and celebrations ever since. Dennis Makinen, made his mark most visibly during the league’s 27th season, when he was part of the American League championship team. The 27th season was a significant one for the association, as it grew to 19 teams and introduced a formal divisional structure for the first time, with eight teams in the American League and 11 in the National League. A total of 776 games were played that year at the Robson Field of Dreams. The PCSSA has grown from those original two teams into an organisation with 24 teams and more than 300 registered members, drawing players from across 33 states and parts of Canada. For Quarantino and Makinen, though, the numbers are secondary to what happens between the lines. “We’re a huge family,” Quarantino has said, a sentiment that seems to sum up what keeps people returning to the field year after year.
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