In turning 50, Quincy Women's Softball League has 'stood the test of time'
The league has thrived thanks to the dedication of organizers such as Ginny Trainor, who played in the inaugural 1976 season.
QUINCY -- Tricia Grant spent 27 years playing in the Quincy Women's Softball League for the Washington Tap team. Unlike some folks (one of whom we'll get to in a minute), she wasn't there for the league's birth. But she can recall its toddler years.
"I remember being probably 12 or 13 and my dad saying to me, 'Come on, let's go watch a softball game. ' And I was like, 'What are you talking about? '" Grant said.
"We went down to a (QWSL) game. That was probably 1980 or 1981, so the league was still very new. I was amazed.
Oh, my God, you can play ball after high school? "Seeing all these ladies playing softball and loving it and playing hard (was inspiring). Some of them were nurses or police officers and they would hop in their cars (after the game) because they had to go to work.
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