Winter Haven Senior Softball Club
Publication Articles
This page is dedicated to Winter Haven Senior Softball Club members who have been the subject of articles printed in publications or posted on websites.
Also listed are articles profiling the Winter Haven Senior Softball Club.
The sports section of the Winter Haven
newspaper printed an article about the WHSSC on March 24, 1986. At that time, the program was named the Winter Haven Senior Citizens Softball Club.
The Lakeland Ledger newspaper printed an article in the sports section about WHSSC founder Fred White. The date is unknown.
The sports section of the Winter Haven
newspaper profiled the WHSSC on January 17, 1990.
The Polk County Publication Senior Times ran an article on the WHSSC, known as the Sun Bank Senior Softball League at that time, in February of 1992.
The Winter Haven
published results of the softball games during season league play.
The Polk County Publishing Group ran an article in Prime Time about Fred White on April of 1993. The last part of the article isn't available.
The Lakeland Ledger took a picture of Jose Agosto and former WHSSC member Dick McCann as they participated in the Polk Senior Games in 1994.
The Hammond, Indiana edition of the Calumet Press printed an article about Griffith, Indiana resident and WHSSC member Larry Wilson on April 13, 2005.
Dave Podbielski has attended several Boston Red Sox fantasy camps.
Photos of Jim Bright, Doug Chamlee, Jack Valliere, & Morris Rosenhack appeared in the Sept 3, 2006 edition of the Lakeland Ledger.
John Fulton administered CPR to Lakeland Senior Softball member and heart attack victim Pete Ostojic during the Tournament of Champions in January of 2007.
The SSUSA periodical Senior Softball News ran an article of the occurance in the Spring 2007 edition.
The Lakeland Ledger newspaper reported the story on February 26, 2007 about the herorics of John Fulton during the SSUSA Tournament of Champions.
WHSSC website creator Fred Dampier were recognized in the 2008 Summer edition of the Senior Softball News, which is a circular for the national organization Senior Softball USA (SSUSA).
Winter Haven Senior Softball Club member Joe DeForge was the subject of an article printed in the Active Lifestyles insert of the September 20, 2008 Winter Haven
newspaper. Pictured is the Active Lifestyles front page.
The interview of Joe DeForge that appeared in the September 20, 2008 Active Lifestyles insert of the Winter Haven
newspaper.
The Autumn 2008 edition of the Senior Softball News printed the 1st & 2nd place team pictures from the WHSSC 2008 season along with the final standings.
Wayne Mundy was recognized in the Winter 2009 edition of the Senior Softball News as one of the players chosen on the TOC All Tournament team. Wayne was the shortstop for the 65AAA division Lakeland Angels during the SSUSA Tournament of Champions during January 9-11, 2009.
The Lakeland Ledger ran an article in the sports section on March 17th after Jose Agosto and Russ Winner were inducted into the Polk County Senior Softball Hall of Fame on March 10, 2009.