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Menu	Team Archives In 1994 Vallejo PAL Girls softball had three all-star teams. The teams traveled during the summer months to play fastpitch softball in Cloverdale, Sacramento, Modesto, Burlingame and Reno just to mention a few locations. The 18-U and 12-U teams were called the "Vallejo Diamond Queens" while the 16-U was called "Vallejo Oddessy ". All three teams played at the Class B level and drew players from the PAL Recreation League. It was that year that the Vallejo PAL Competition Softball League was formed. On the board that first year was Chris Bakke, Mary Richardson, Chuck Gover, Tommy Pangelinan, Becky Bakke, Brian Thompson and Ron Richardson. Although the issue of team name was of concern to the board, the real issue for the League was that they were losing some of their best talent to other programs like the Tornadoes in Fairfield and Shockers in Concord. The next year the League continued to see players leaving for out of town teams while keeping the same number of teams. Additionally another team called "Vallejo Thunder" was taking players from the League. In early 1996 Ron Richardson, coach of the 14-U Diamond Queens, called a meeting of the team coaches and managers including Vallejo Thunder to discuss developing a coalition league with the same name and goals. At the conclusion of the meeting it was agreed that for at least the 1996 season the teams would be called the "Vallejo Thunder". For the 1996 summer season Vallejo saw 14-U, 16-U and 18-U Vallejo Thunder teams. At the end of 1996 the competition board began to lose momentum, the 18-U team splintered away from the group and the 16-U team disbanded. However, at the same time Nick Solovieff notified the PAL Recreation League Board that he would be forming a 14-U all-star team for the 1997 season. Mike Natov also indicated he would form a 12-U team. Ron Richardson’s team would move up to the 16-U level. It was then that the Hurricanes name was born. Having a dream of a cohesive program, Ron Richardson met informally with Nick Solovieff and Mike Natov to discuss the notion of having a new name for the league. It was agreed that for 1997 Ron’s team would be the Hurricanes and that after that year the group would resurrect the competition board and discuss a "unified program". Thus in 1997 the first Hurricane team played under the Teal and Black Banner! Many people have come and gone since our early formative years, each leaving their distinctive mark. Many people not mentioned here have been instrumental in our programs success. Each year we field teams in each age division and contiue to play tournament fastpitch softball. We continue to be a program for the girls of the local Vallejo area and we continue to be accessible to all eligible players. We have a few team pictures from years past, use the buttons on the right to browse our history.
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In 1994 Vallejo PAL Girls softball had three all-star teams. The teams traveled during the summer months to play fastpitch softball in Cloverdale, Sacramento, Modesto, Burlingame and Reno just to mention a few locations. The 18-U and 12-U teams were called the "Vallejo Diamond Queens" while the 16-U was called "Vallejo Oddessy ". All three teams played at the Class B level and drew players from the PAL Recreation League. It was that year that the Vallejo PAL Competition Softball League was formed.

On the board that first year was Chris Bakke, Mary Richardson, Chuck Gover, Tommy Pangelinan, Becky Bakke, Brian Thompson and Ron Richardson. Although the issue of team name was of concern to the board, the real issue for the League was that they were losing some of their best talent to other programs like the Tornadoes in Fairfield and Shockers in Concord. The next year the League continued to see players leaving for out of town teams while keeping the same number of teams. Additionally another team called "Vallejo Thunder" was taking players from the League.

In early 1996 Ron Richardson, coach of the 14-U Diamond Queens, called a meeting of the team coaches and managers including Vallejo Thunder to discuss developing a coalition league with the same name and goals. At the conclusion of the meeting it was agreed that for at least the 1996 season the teams would be called the "Vallejo Thunder". For the 1996 summer season Vallejo saw 14-U, 16-U and 18-U Vallejo Thunder teams.

At the end of 1996 the competition board began to lose momentum, the 18-U team splintered away from the group and the 16-U team disbanded. However, at the same time Nick Solovieff notified the PAL Recreation League Board that he would be forming a 14-U all-star team for the 1997 season. Mike Natov also indicated he would form a 12-U team. Ron Richardson’s team would move up to the 16-U level. It was then that the Hurricanes name was born. Having a dream of a cohesive program, Ron Richardson met informally with Nick Solovieff and Mike Natov to discuss the notion of having a new name for the league. It was agreed that for 1997 Ron’s team would be the Hurricanes and that after that year the group would resurrect the competition board and discuss a "unified program". Thus in 1997 the first Hurricane team played under the Teal and Black Banner!

Many people have come and gone since our early formative years, each leaving their distinctive mark. Many people not mentioned here have been instrumental in our programs success. Each year we field teams in each age division and contiue to play tournament fastpitch softball. We continue to be a program for the girls of the local Vallejo area and we continue to be accessible to all eligible players.

We have a few team pictures from years past, use the buttons on the right to browse our history.