Teams 

 
NWSA Sanctioned Teams
 
CALIFORNIA
 
San Diego Wheelchair Softball Program
Marla Knox, Executive Director
San Diego Apative Sport Foundation

River Cats Independence Field
(Sacramento, California)
Steve Hornsey
Program Coordinator
City of Sacramento,
Dept. of Parks and Recreation Access Leisure
& BlazeSports Sacramento
6005 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95819
916-808-2340 Office 916-808-6155 Fax shornsey@cityofsacramento.org
Alternate Contact: Annie Desalernos
916-808-3809
adesaler@cityofsacramento.org
Team Page 

COLORADO
 
Colorado Rockies
(Denver, Colorado):
Ron Bolseth
4451 So. Ammons St.
#5-105
Denver, CO. 80123
303-994-1765
rbolseth@hotmail.com
www.rollinrockies.com
Team Page

Denver Browns Wheelchair Softball Team
Gino Grasso
Browns Baseball and Softball Club

 

FLORIDA

Rays (Tampa, Florida):
Doyle Mann,
6010 62nd St. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
813-323-2569, doyle.mann13@verizon.net
Alternate Contact Natalie Mann, natalie.mann13@verizon.net
http://www.rayswheelchairsoftball.com
Team Page

ILLINOIS

Confluence Center Coast (So. Illinois/St. Louis)
Jim Dugan
The Gateway Confluence Wheelchair Sports Foundation, PO Box 756, Alton, Illinois 62002, 618-377-3622, 618-377-5135 (fax) theconfluence@ezl.com  www.confluencesports.org
Team Page

Crystal Lake Celtics (Crystal Lake, Illinois)
Roger Locke
1-815-404-8047
rogeralocke@msn.com
Team Page

RIC Cubs I (Chicago, Illinois):
Samuel Glomp
312-238-5011
RIC Sports Program,
710 N. Lake Shore Drive, 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60611
Team Page

RIC Cubs II
(Chicago, Illinois):
Samuel Glomp
312-238-5011
RIC Sports Program,
710 N. Lake Shore Drive, 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60611
Team Page

Schaumburg Flyers Wheelchair Softball Team
Keith Wallace
14419 Sanderson
Dolton IL 60419
Kwallace@mdwssc.com
www.mdwssc.com
Team Page

Vaughan PVA White Sox (Chicago, Illinois):
Bill Downs
14415 S. Provencal Dr., Homer Glen, Il 60491 Tel:708-301-0986 Fax: 708-301-0987 Work 815-462-6337 Email: Bill@wssmedical.com 
Alternate Contact Charlotte Bellusci
14001 W. Illinois Hwy., New Lenox, IL 60451, 815-462-6337
Charlotte@wssmedical.com
Team Page

MARYLAND
 
Maryland Metro Stars (Baltimore, Maryland):
Michael J. Drnec 
9738 Michael's Way Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410)308-7615
drnec@selectsa.com  
Alternate Contact: Mike Naugle
Farring Bay Brook Rec. Ctr., 4501 Farring Court, Baltimore, MD 21225, 410-396-1550
www.baltimoremetrostars.org
Team Page

MASSACHUSETTS

New England Red Sox (Brockton, Massachusetts):
New England Red Sox
Thomas Dodd
999 Read St, apt 406
Attleboro, MA 02703, 508-223-5814
ThomasD10@aol.com
Steve Davis, 75 Farmersville Rd.,
Sandwich, MA 02563 , 508-428-1534, stevend22@comcast.net
www.newenglandredsox.org 
Team Page

MINNESOTA

Courage Rolling Twins (Brooklyn Park, MN)
Jeff Fischer 
14405 McGinty Rd W,
Minnetonka MN 55391 952-988-8796
(h) 612-270-4895 (c) jtfish4@msn.com
Alternate Contact: Scott Rickford 
16010 12th Ave N,
Plymouth MN 55447.
763-745-0978 (h)
763-923-2235 (w)
763-923-2280(f)
srickford@comcast.net
Team Page

St. Paul Saints (St. Paul, Minnesota):
Dennis J. Roach Jr. (Jamie),
651-592-1638 (cell)
1459 Magnolia Ave E.
St. Paul, MN 55106
Alternate Contact: Karen Jean Nichols,
3443 Queen Ave N. Minneapolis, MN 55412
(763) 293-2220 (w) Karen.nichols@genmills.com.
www.saintssoftball.com  
Team Page

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Barons (Omaha, Nebraska):
Bruce Froendt
13414 Paul Street
Omaha, NE 68154
402-350-8648, bfroendt@cox.net
Alternate Contact: Jena Munson
402-572-2276, Jmunson@alegent.org
Alternate Contact: Greg Suing
18635 Marcy Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022,
402-289-3521, gsuing@yahoo.com
Team Page

NEW YORK

Brookhaven Ducks (Long Island, New York):  brookhavensports@yahoo.com
Team Page

United Spinal Association Mets
(New York):
Bill Hannigan
Director of Sports and Recreation
United Spinal Association
75-20 Astoria Blvd.
Jackson Heights, NY 11370
718-803-3782, ext. 268
bhannigan@unitedspinal.org
Alternate Contact:
John Hamre,
John Hamre
917-519-2622
jthamre@gmail.com

United Spinal Association Yankees (New York): Victor Calise
Director Sports Marketing,
United Spinal Association
75-20 Astoria Blvd. Jackson Heights, NY 11370 718.803.3782 x274 Fax 718.803.0414 vcalise@unitedspinal.org 
Alternate Contact:John Hamre,
708-803-3782 x210,
jhamre@unitedspinal.org
www.unitedspinal.org
Team Page

OHIO

Columbus Pioneers (Columbus, Ohio):
Heston Anderson
1119 Oakhill Rd. Blacklick, OH 43004
614-864-6133 hestonanderson@hotmail.com

Alternate Contact:
Tammy Harbaugh
253 Bollingen
Blacklick, Ohio 43004
614-986-9211
tlh72@juno.com

Team Page

Cleveland Indians (Cleveland, Ohio):
Steve Smutak
Director of Operations/Team Rep
Cleveland Indians Wheelchair Softball
5455 N. Marginal Rd. Suite #326
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
440-241-4859
t2fst4u8@yahoo.com
Team Page

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin PVA Whitewater Warhawks 
Allen Neu
510 McCall St., Waukesha, WI 53186,
414-617-4870, aneu@wi.rr.com.
Alternate Contact: Phil Rosenberg
414-384-2000 ext 46934
phil.rosenberg@med.va.gov
www.uww.edu/staffair/recsport/wcathletics/
Team Page


 

 

 

 

 

 
International Teams
 
AFRICA

Senegal
Mo Keane
FAA Senior Rep for Sub-Saharan Africa
American Embassy, Ave Jean XIII
B.P. 49 Dakar, Senegal
E-mail: mo.keane@faa.gov
Tel: 221-823-6753
Mobile: 221-637-6944
Fax: 221-823-9286

BELGUIM

Borinage Bulldogs
Christophe Lacrosse
bureau@lfbbs.be
www.lfbbs.be/handisoftball/index.php
Team Page


 

BRAZIL

Dennis Sawasato
sawamd@gmail.com

FRANCE

Rouen, France
Boris Rothermundt
rothermundt@hotmail.com
www.FFBSC.org 

CANADA

South Central Ontario
Tony Reynen
(519) 284-4337
ant@stonetown.com

Developing Junior Teams
 
Aurora, Illinois:
Meghan O'Keefe, CTRS
Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Fox Valley Special Recreation Association
2121 W. Indian Tr.
Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 907 1114 Office
www.fvsra.org 

Western DuPage County, Illinois
Windy City Warriors
Trent Thenhaus
630-681-0962
trentt1@wdsra.com    
 
Omaha, Nebraska:
Bruce Froendt
13414 Paul Street
Omaha, NE 68154
402-350-8648, bfroendt@cox.net

Carlsbad New Mexico:
Michele Fischer
shellfisch@hotmail.com
505-302-8262



 

Non-Sanctioned Teams and
Developing Programs

 
ALABAMA

Lakeshore (Birmingham, Alabama): Kelly King, Lakeshore Foundation, 4000 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209, 205-313-7450, kellyk@lakeshore.org

ARIZONA

Arizona (Phoenix, Arizona):
Jerry Jones
3605 E. Campbell Ave. Apt F,
Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 697-3117

CALIFORNIA

San Diego
Pat McCoy
bigpat@msn.com

FLORIDA

U of Miami Hospitals (Miami, Florida):
Wilson Lizardi
18011 Biscayne Blvd., Apt. 1002, Aventura, FL 33160,
305-682-8597
 
Miami (Miami, Florida):
Forrest Ward, 800 North Miami Avenue, Apt. 506 E, Miami, FL 33136,
786-399-1350, Flyarmy91@aol.com

GEORGIA
 
Coweta (Coweta, Georgia):
Melanie Gramling
39 Hospital Road, Coweta, Georgia, 30263,
770-254-3750, countyrec.dept@coweta.ga.us

ILLINOIS

Oak Forest Fire (Oak Forest, Illinois):
Jean Arola Oak Forest Hospital Therapeutic Rec. Dept.
15900 S. Cicero Avenue Oak Forest, IL 60452 708-633-3538 (w) 708-687-7979 (fax)

INDIANA

Indiana (Indianapolis, Indiana):
Audie Kemp
11254 Woodcreek Drive Carmel, IN 43033
800-933-0123 (w) wakemp@hotmail.com
 
MINNESOTA

*American Divas (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Jennifer Clarke, 487 Minnesota St.
Shakopee, MN 55379 651-398-4469
 
MISSOURI
 
Kansas City Diamond (Kansas City, Missouri): Robert Baker
2620 Harrison, Apt 104
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-471-2818
816-513-1834
(Alternate Contact): Ray Petty
2009 Alabama, Lawrence, KS 66046, raypetty@aol.com

St. Louis Rollin’ Rams (St. Louis, Missouri):
Angelique Hemmer
Program Director
St. Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association
10030 Big Bend Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63122
314.775.2512
slwaa@lipic.com
www.slwaa.org
Alternate Contact: Paul Burley
314-974-0266, bpaullee@sbcglobal.net

NEW YORK
 
Nassau Aviators (Nassau County, New York): Tony Fitz
516-505-3453, eve 516-488-6284 AFITZGER@mail.nysed.gov

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina):
Jeff Bradford
704-588-3882
 
Durham (Durham, North Carolina):
John Rhodes
4818 Mandell Road Durham, NC 27712

NORTH DAKOTA

Fargo (Fargo, North Dakota):
Corey Baker
1616 5th Ave., South Fargo ND 58103
701-729-1481, cwb_1961@hotmail.com
 
OKLAHOMA

Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma):
Mike Childers
8439 East 24th Street, Tulsa, OK 74199

PENNSYLVANIA

Magee Phillies (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): James Falls 610.505.4821, 215.842.2000, ext 4330 james.falls@VBA.VA.GOV
(Alternate Contact) Pat Thieringer
(Magee Rehabilitation Hospital)
215.587.3412 Pthieringer@mageerehab.org

SOUTH CAROLINA

Mauldin Maulers (Mauldin, South Carolina):
David Stringer, 803-434-2598,
(Alternate Contact): Danny Brooks,
739 Hamby Road, Honey Path, SC 29654,
864-369-2378

Carolina Region
Rob Pelliccia
(828) 428-1508
frontiersmith@bellsouth.net

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, South Dakota):
Dave Van Buskirk
612 Nesmith Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57103

TEXAS

Houston (Houston, Texas):
Luis Cantu
tucan43@netzero.com

WEST VIRGINIA
 
West Virginia (St. Albans, West Virginia):
Team Thunder Wheelchair Sports
Gary Carter
115 Sixth Street North, St. Albans, WV 25177


 

 

 

 

 
 
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