2010-07-15 / Sports

1950s: Interest Strong in Fast Pitch Softball


St. Ignace was a hotbed for fast pitch softball during the late 1950s and 1960s. Homestead Cafe was just one of many teams who competed and included (front, from left) Bill Markstrom, Frank Rogers, Spike Siren, Bill Lambert, Clint Hansen, Ernie LaDuke; (back) Jerry Sorenson, Merle Sorenson, Jerome Lee, Jack LaDuke, and Bob Belonga. Missing from photograph are Don Massey and Bucky Robinson. (Photograph courtesy of Tim Lee) St. Ignace was a hotbed for fast pitch softball during the late 1950s and 1960s. Homestead Cafe was just one of many teams who competed and included (front, from left) Bill Markstrom, Frank Rogers, Spike Siren, Bill Lambert, Clint Hansen, Ernie LaDuke; (back) Jerry Sorenson, Merle Sorenson, Jerome Lee, Jack LaDuke, and Bob Belonga. Missing from photograph are Don Massey and Bucky Robinson. (Photograph courtesy of Tim Lee)

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