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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Frankie Brin 70’s wins Seminole Stars and Stripes Slugfest

The Frankie Brin 70’s Softball Team (FB) played in the Stars & Stripes Slugfest in Sanford on July 7 and 8, 2018.

FB won a bracket in the 65 Division Age Group with a record of 4-0.

The tournament games were all played on Sunday, July 8, as rain on Saturday made the fields unplayable. All teams on Sunday played four games of one pitch, 30 minute time limits.

On Sunday, FB defeated ITC Death & Taxes 9-5; Mello Financial 65’s 15-0; Top Choice 14-5 and Business of Brevard 12-6.

Leading hitters for FB were Paul Preuit .889 (7RBI’s); Ed Krisha .875; Darrel Smith .800 (7 RBI’s, 5 dbls); Charlie Pope .800 (5RBI’s); Pat Perkins .778 (6 RBI’s, 3 triples); Carter Honkonen .750 and Ralph Hollis .700 (1 HR). John Rebardo contributed with an over the fence home run. Other team members were Floyd Williams, John Iorio, Ray Pierce, Linwood Manning, Bob Buchanan. Ed Krisha pitched all four games mixing up his three pitches — paralyzer, terminator, & constipator.

Couple in The Villages explains need for fence

A Village of Caroline couple lays out the difficult situation they are in as they fight to keep a fence in their backyard. Read their Letter to the Editor.

What is the editorial value of The Villages Daily Sun?

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Belle Aire resident questions the editorial value of The Villages Daily Sun.

I am also facing The Villages’ absurd rules about fence at my home

A Villager read about the Blackmores’ fence problem on Cherry Lake Road and he is in the same predicament. Read his Letter to the Editor.

What’s the real story when it comes to golf courses in The Villages?

A Village of Hadley resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says he is trying to get to the bottom of the reason for the problems at golf courses in The Villages.

Why can’t The Villages get a Trader Joe’s?

A reader from Summerfield says that The Villages has done a great job of reeling in businesses, but can’t seem to land a Trader Joe’s.