In playing well over 100 games each year, Maureen Deys makes it clear there are few places she would be rather be than on a ball diamond.
As a member of three different teams, the 73-year-old from Lake Country plays slo-pitch pretty much every day in Arizona where she and her husband, Bernie Deys, spend their winters.
Back home in the Okanagan, with the new season beginning in May, she plays at least 40 times a year in the Kelowna Senior Slo-Pitch League.
In addition to the pure joy of simply playing the game, Deyes believes the benefits of slo-pitch for seniors can be vast and varied.
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After a month-long break, Deys will soon be back on the diamond as the new Kelowna Senior Slo-Pitch League season kicks off May 1.
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Of the 110 players who signed up last season, league president Bill Kearns said the majority fell in the 62 to 67 age bracket.
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Kearns said new interested players are welcome to attend practises on April 17, 19 and 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mission sports fields.
For more information, send an email to kelsenslo@hotmail.com or call Bill at 250-764-8944.
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