Phoenix Physical Therapy

Atlantic Orthopaedics captured the 2023 Season Championship with a win on August 8th.

Congratulations to team manager Joe Oswald, assistant manager Jack Kowalski and Dr. Beck and the staff at Atlantic Orthopaedics.

There are only a few games left in the season with the post-season double-elimination tournament set to start on Tuesday, August 22nd.

The 5th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Banquet was held at American Legion Post #28 in Millsboro, DE on Saturday, May 20th.

Masters of Ceremonies Frank Powers and Steve Unger shared the job of giving introductions for each of the nine 2023 inductees, who in turn gave their acceptance speeches.

The inductees this year were:

Steve Carey
Vince Daley
Bob Davis
Don Hillock
Dave Lovelace
Gene McCloskey
Bob Miller
Keith Purdy
Bill Straughan

Post #28 served a delicious meal featuring chicken marsala and a tossed salad.

Past inductees of the Hall of Fame are:

CLASS OF 2019

Don “Ducky” Clements
Tom Harvey
Roger Howard
Harriet Mair
Bette Meredith
Bob Shaeffer
Bob “Bubba” Stack
Frankie Williams
Jimmy Wright

CLASS OF 2020

Bob Argonish
Harry Banks
John Bokop
Mike Carta
Sal Corrallo
Neil Fleming
George Hunt
George McCabe
Barbara Rendina
Pat Sherry
Bucky Speaks
Bo Wood

CLASS OF 2021

Johnny Allen
Debbie Bahr
Jesse Bare
Mike Fleetwood
Dick Mullins
Ray Myers
Buddy Robinson
Johnny Walker
Ron Weber
Carol Yatko

CLASS OF 2022

Tom Faulkner
Ron James
Mike Krieg
Paul Litwin
Grady Meredith
Joe Royster
Ed Sternberg
Tom Wendorf
Bucky Wicklein

The 2023 Season got underway on May 2 beginning with the Opening Day Ceremony. The day was overcast, but the mood was bright as the players were ready for some softball.

Sky Brady hosted the ceremony which began with the playing of the National Anthem.

OTS President Steve Unger welcomed all attendees and introduced the 2023 Executive Committee and the 2023 team managers and assistant managers.

Steve then introduced the 2023 OTS Hall of Fame inductees that comprised 9 players:

Steve Carey
Vince Daley
Bob Davis
Don Hillock
Dave Lovelace
Gene McCloskey
Bob Miller
Keith Purdy
Bill Straughan

The inductees each threw a ceremonial first pitch.

Pastor Gary Hayden offered a prayer for a successful and safe OTS season and conducted a brief memorial for the 5 former OTS players that passed away in the previous year:

Mike Carta
Mike Mahon
Len Gray
Gary Hanna
John Arbach

And then it was time for softball!

There are 14 teams with 12 players on each team for the 2023 season. Each team has a sponsor. This year’s team sponsors are:

American Legion Post #24
American Legion Post #28
Atlantic Orthopaedics
B & E Tire & Alignment
Community Bank Delaware
Diamondblade Tileworks
Edward Jones Investments
Giant of Millville
Greene Turtle
Logo Motive
Millsboro Bowling Lanes
Ocean View Family Restaurant
Phoenix Physical Therapy
Touch of Italy

All the teams are full and there is a list of players that are waiting to get on a team. Players on the Waiting List are filling in as substitutes when needed.

New players are always welcome. Players interested in joining should send an email to otssoftball@gmail.com.

The 9th Annual OTS Bowling Tournament is scheduled for Friday, March 24, 2023. Registration Starts at 11:30.

Registration is underway and the slots are filling up fast.

Get your registration form filled out and sent in now. Mailing instructions are on the form.

Registration for the 2023 season has started.

The letter and form are below.

Be sure to read the letter carefully and fill out the form completely.