The Golden Girls women's softball
association was founded in 1989 to field a senior women's softball
team to play in a tournament in Michigan. Since then, the
association formed its own intramural league and has established a national
reputation with its traveling tournament teams. The primary
goal of the organization has become to promote and encourage participation
in amateur sports, especially slow pitch softball, by women aged
40 and over in the National Capital Area. Players of all abilities
and experience levels are encouraged to participate. There
is an outdoor program of intramural games in the Spring and Fall
and an indoor winter program of exercise, skill drills and games. League
membership consists of over 150 players each year, primarily from
Northern Virginia, but also from Maryland, the District of Columbia,
South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Texas, New Jersey
and Illinois.
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Golden Girls teams have participated
in softball tournaments in Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida,
California, Texas, Arizona, Ohio, Tennessee, New York, Nevada and
Canada. The Golden Girls won the Senior
Softball World Series (SSWS) (www.nascs.org) in 1995, 1997 and 2003. Click here for more tournament history
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The Golden Girls
form teams to play in the National Senior Games (the "Senior Olympics"),
www.nsga.com, that take place in odd-numbered years. They have traveled to
Syracuse, NY, Baton Rouge, LA, San Antonio, TX, and Orlando, FL and
have returned bearing medals and ribbons for their athletic efforts.
Click here to see results of Golden Girls at the
Senior Olympics. At the Olympics,
players from all teams participate in the traditional "State pin swapping" where
old acquaintances are renewed and new ones are made. It's always a challenge
to get at least one pin for each state represented on the ball field. Many
Golden Girls also participate in other sports at the Senior Olympics such as
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