The Great Lakers Women's Senior Softball Club Web site: Welcome
Join us as we crisscross the U.S. and Canada playing Senior Tournament Softball throughout the year...based in Michigan, club members come from the midwest and Canada...Great Lakers play in tournaments ranging in age 45+/50+/55+/60+...You're never too old to join the fun! Go Lakers!!!
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The Great Laker's Club has put together a great 2007 season!!! The 50's traveled in February to Lakeland Florida for the first ever Tournament of Champions. 50's and 55's traveled to the Can/Am games in Niagara Falls Ontario in May, on to Columbus for the July Columbus Classic, and competeted in Dorchester Ontario in August. The 50's are traveling to the Hunstman World Senior games held in St. George Utah in October and the 55's to the Winter Worlds in Las Vegas Nevada in November. The 50's took home the championship trophy in Niagara Falls, the 55's took second in Columbus. The majority of the Great Lakers 55's will officially move up to the 60's division in 2008. We are actively recruiting players for the new Laker 55 team...the 50's team continues to grow and become stronger with several new recruits joining us in 2008.
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| 2006 SSWC Winter Worlds Champions!! |
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The Great Lakers 50's wore down their opponents with consistent explosive batting and strong defense, playing five games through the losers bracket Sunday to defeat No Limits from Nevada two games for their second Senior Softball USA Winter Worlds Championship.
This championship sent the Lakers to the first ever 2007 "Tournament of Champions" February 23-25 in Winter Haven Florida.
Sunday, October 16
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| 2005 SSUSA EASTERN NATIONAL CHAMPS, RUNNER-UP NATIONAL CHAMPION, WORLD CHAMPION |
Sunday, November 20
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| GL'S 50'S / COBRA CONSTRUCTION SSUSA LAS VEGAS WINTER WORLD CHAMPS |
The Great Lakers 55's, went undefeated Saturday and Sunday morning through the seating round, soundly defeating the Medical Miracles, Ohio Cardinals, Capital Area Classics, and Gray Power...in bracket play Sunday afternoon, they defeated the Miracles on the way to the finals against the Capitals...persistent rain/hail and lightening finally stopped play before a complete game could be finished, both teams were declared co-champions...
On Saturday, the Great Lakers 50's, also drenched by on and off again showers at the other end of Niagara Falls Optimist Park, lost their first morning game in the round robin round to the West Michigan Storm, 4-1...they then went on in the afternoon to easily defeat the Motown Stars and Sportaculars...Sunday, the 1:30pm bracket game against Motown was delayed to almost 3:30 by rain, ...once play finally got underway with infield conditions described by those playing as "quicksand, slippery mud, and deep puddles", Motown never lead, going down to defeat by 5 runs...With more rain/hail and lightening threating in the west, the final game was started against West Michigan, only 1/2 inning was completed before the lightening and then heavy rain ended play for the day...both teams were declared co-champions...
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| COBRA CONSTRUCTION / JERRY'S ROOFING / GREAT LAKERS 45'S |
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| GREAT LAKERS 55'S |
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| LITA AND MOM |
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