▁schools ▁forming ▁clubs ▁( G reens lop es , ▁Ly nd ale , ▁Power ▁R d , ▁He ather hill , ▁Ann ▁St ). ▁Ch and ler ▁So ft ball ▁Club ▁and ▁Spring v ale ▁So ft ball ▁Club ▁were ▁also ▁formed ▁for ▁this ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁years , ▁participation ▁grew ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 ▁members ▁with ▁ 4 0 ▁teams . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁D anden ong ▁So ft ball ▁Association ▁decided ▁to ▁affili ate ▁with ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁So ft ball ▁Association ▁and ▁enter ▁teams ▁in ▁State ▁Championships , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁an ▁Under ▁ 1 7 ▁Girls ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁participation ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁to ▁ 6 8 0 ▁members ▁with ▁ 4 7 ▁teams . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁D anden ong ▁hosted ▁their ▁first ▁State ▁Championships ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁celebr ations ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁D anden ong . ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁was ▁a ▁waters hed ▁year ▁for ▁D anden ong ▁So ft ball ▁Association ▁with ▁Cel ia ▁N ixon ▁from ▁Spring v ale ▁So ft ball ▁Club ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁D anden ong ▁member ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁in ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁Represent ative ▁Team . ▁This ▁year ▁also ▁saw ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁membership ▁when ▁the ▁Power ▁R d ▁So ft ball ▁Club ▁decided ▁to ▁dis band ▁from ▁D anden ong , ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the