TRR photo by Richard A. Ross
The 2005 champs: Fitness Factory’s Alex Salazar, bottom left, Shane Conner, Jason Legenos, Edwin Rodriguez, Dan Gallo, Keith Shaddock, back left, JoJo Vankeuren, Wayne Keiser, Dennis Rivera, Aaron Dinkle, Derwin Rivera, Desmond Gonzalez and the famous Javier ‘Beefsteak’ Rivera.

Monticello men's softball

Fitness Factory is first and foremost

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONTICELLO, NY—In the end the same things that carried Fitness Factory through its unblemished regular season propelled them to two consecutive 10-run victories over Ma & Pa’s. Fitness Factory garnered the 2005 championship of the Monticello Men’s Softball league after winning game three on August 23.

Stung by the previous night’s opening 10-6 defeat to Ma & Pa’s, Fitness Factory (19-1) regained its poise and used timely hitting and superb fielding to send a strong message in the evening’s second game with a thunderous 21-4 victory.

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Monticello Men’s Softball playoffs

A chance to play for the title

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONTICELLO, NY—In a short series anything can happen. With that in mind, the feisty players of Ma & Pa’s hope to make history in 2005 by accomplishing two things. The black and blue bruisers hope to snap Fitness Factory’s unbeaten streak of 17 straight wins. More importantly, they hope to beat them twice to take this year’s title. They know full well that they are considered the underdogs in the upcoming run for the championship of the Monticello Men’s Softball league.

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Monticello Men’s Softball Culligan Division Finals

Lewis can’t stop Fitness Factory juggernaut

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONTICELLO, NY—It just seemed as if like was their year.

Face it, if Lewis Auto Parts, the Monticello Softball League’s collection of heavy hitters and bearer of the league’s best pitcher, couldn’t stop Fitness Factory (17-0), who could? Fitness Factory completed its season-long hex of Lewis Auto Parts, with an 8-5 extra inning victory over the men in black on August 18.

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