2000 Sponsor: Don Daschka

Don Daschka

Don Daschka sponsored his first softball team in the late 60s, and many things about softball have changed since. What never changed, however, was Daschka’s affection for and commitment to the people who played on his teams.

Over some 30 years, the owner of Victor Drugs in Chester, Illinois sponsored dozens of teams, ranging from local league teams to State champs. From 1986 through 1998, Daschka’s Renegades Class C Men’s tournament team compiled a combined record of 555 wins and 163 losses, winning 11 consecutive league titles and making 15 consecutive USSSA Divisional appearances. His Men’s Master’s teams won two AAA State championships and were runners-up once.

From 1980 through 1984, his Victor Drugs “VD Girls” team won several dozen tournament trophies and were a power in local league play in the Chester and Carbondale areas.

Daschka, who played softball for 20 years, never forgot what it was like to field a team and have to go out and find a sponsor.

His generosity has earned him the respect and affection of many players, yet he sees fit to thank them for the pleasure they have brought him through the years.

“They don’t understand that, but it’s true,” Daschka said of the joy his teams brought him.