Accomplishments Throughout the   Decades 

 

1962 -The Chico Peppers were formed and played local teams from Redding to Sacramento. 

1963 - The Chico Peppers place 4th in the state tournament at Sanger. 

1964 - The Chico Peppers gain 2nd place in the Upper Sacramento Valley Women's League and take third place in the state tourney at Hanford. Remember Kangaroo leather cleats?

1965 - The Chico Peppers place second in the state tournament in Redwood City.

1966 - The Chico Peppers capture first place in the Woodland Tournament and place fourth in Regionals.

1967 - The Chico Peppers join the North State Women's Softball League. They place 2nd in the Chico Invitational Tournament. Remember making a banner to put across Main Street, Chico

1968  - The Chico Peppers place fourth at Regionals.

1969 - The Chico Peppers compete in the Golden State Women's Softball League. During the Chico Tourney, a man walked on the moon and it was 109 degrees on Earth!

1970 - The Chico Peppers take 1st in both the North State and Chico Invitational Tournaments. 

1971 - The Chico Peppers place fourth in the North State Division. They take second in the State Tournament. A new young era begins. 

1972 - The Chico Peppers captured 1st at the Reno Tournament and 2nd at the Chico Invitational. They are co-champions of the B division in the Northern California Women's Softball League.

1973 - The Chico Peppers play visiting teams from Portland, Oregon and Phoenix, Arizona at Hooker Oak. They capture 1st at the Reno tournament and also at the Merced tournament. The Chico Peppers win their league division title and they take the State Championship.

1974 - For the second straight year, the Chico Peppers take first in the Reno Invitational. They place second in the Merced and Chico Invitational Tournaments. They participate in the Warren Paine tournament in Houston, Texas and win the State Championship for the third year in a row.

1975 - The Chico Peppers host the famous Raybestos Brakettes at Hooker Oak Field. The Chico Peppers went to Houston for the Warren Paine tournament again and took first place in the Chico Invitational.

1976 - The Chico Peppers place first in the Merced, Chico and Houston Tournaments and go to Nationals as the favorites. By virtue of the win at Regionals, the Chico Peppers gained the trip to Stratford, Connecticut and their first National debut. The Chico Peppers place 9th in the nation.

1977 - Though a trip to nationals was not attained, the Chico Peppers won some very prestigious tournaments: Hayward, Merced, Chico and Houston.

1978 - The Chico Peppers tie the record at the Houston Tournament. They share that three-peat ('76, '77' 78) with the Atlanta Lorelei Ladies ("68, '69, '70).

1979 - The practices begin in late January. Games begin in early April and tournament victories total up. The evasive trip to nationals gets away again, but wins in the Sacramento, Merced and Chico tournaments occur. The try for four in a row at Houston fails.

1980 - Chico Peppers travel to a new tournament in San Bernardino and travel north to the Tournament of Roses in Portland, Oregon. They are the crowd favorite in Chico tournament and the crowd's least favorite in Lodi tournament!

1981 - The Chico Peppers get used to playing the Sunnyvale Bandits and travel south to Riverside for a new tournament. The Chico Peppers run the La Comida (team sponsor) fundraisers with ease! 

1982 - Chico Peppers travel to Binghamton, New York for nationals, but the bats went to Canada!

1983 - Chico Peppers travel to Salt Lake City, Utah for nationals. They place ninth. Retirement is on the minds of many and this is the year it all happens. The uniforms are retired and the dreams and memories stored away. The alumni game was so much fun, a recreational team develops for spring and summer play in the Chico Area Recreation District league.

1993 - Chico Peppers win the National Title (35 and over) tournament in Stratford, Connecticut.

1994 - Chico Peppers take second place in the National (35 and over) tournament in Decatur, Illinois and the same year travel to Brisbane, Australia for the World Masters and win a silver medal!

1998 -  World Masters 35+ in Portland, Oregon won Gold

2002 -  World Masters 35+ in Melbourne, Australia 

2005 -  World Masters 35+ in Edmonton, Canada