Category: Sports

2016 MPWGA most improved golf awarded

Debbie McMullin and Karen Wilson

Janey Clausen Karen Wilson was presented the 2016 Most Improved Player award at our Kick-Off Dinner on Tuesday, January 24, by Debbie McMullin (Handicap Chair). This is the fifteenth year our organization has presented this inspirational award to one of our members. It is an award that Mary Canfield first brought to MPWGA and presented…

CycleMasters hosts Impact of Southern AZ

Barbara McClure, Executive Director, Impact of Southern Arizona

Marty Herbert Hello all! The SaddleBrooke CycleMasters’ February Social was very well attended by members and guests. The club enjoys all levels of bicycling along with neighborhood involvement. At the social we were introduced to one of our newest partners in the community, Barbara McClure, Executive Director, Impact of Southern Arizona (impactsoaz.org). Impact offers programs…

David Yetman Trail hike

Left to right, Sandra Sowell, Jeanne Reale, Don Colen, Maureen Spence, Al Bolty, Kathryn Madore, Rita Bolty, Dee Neeley, Rosanne Beraznik, Phil McNamee, Mary Hanley, Roland Horst, Walt Shields, Ed Kammermayer, Bernie Nagy, Elaine Ellingham, Gretchen Downey and Jeanine Stoors; not pictured: Michael Reale

Michael Reale On Ground Hog Day, Michael Reale and Walt Shields led 17 SaddleBrooke hikers on a search for Punxsutawney Phil along the David Yetman Trail in Saguaro Park West. Although we weren’t successful in locating the furry critter (it might have had something to do with being in the wrong state), we agreed that…

State Medallion tournament

Ann Van Sickel (net winner) and Ann Martin (gross winner)

Janey Clausen The 2016 Arizona State Medallion Tournament was played on the Tuscany Falls Course at PebbleCreek in Goodyear, Arizona on January 14 and 15, 2017. Our two MPWGA representatives, who played their round on Saturday, January 14, were Ann Van Sickel (net winner) and Ann Martin (gross winner). The two Anns won First Place…

Kids’ Closet Golf Balls founder Jim Handrigan takes his bow

One picture is worth a thousand words. Thank you, Jim.

Bob Edelblut Thursday, January 26 was The MountainView-Preserve Men’s Club first luncheon meeting of the new year. Old Man Weather tried as best he could to freeze the field but our experienced organizers acted quickly to modify the event thus insuring that the buffet line and business discussions would begin and end on time. Cheers!…

SBTTC dazzles at Tucson Senior Olympics

Left to right: Tom Sacra, Ed Mandler, Dan Plattner, Bob Rubenstein, Beverly Rich, Joe Macher, Ilona Martin, Gunter Pawlowski, Greg Hlushko

Bob Rubenstein Once again, the SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club flexed its ping pong pectoral muscles at this year’s Tucson Senior Olympics by taking home an array of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The perennial men’s doubles powerhouse duo of Greg Hlushko and Tom Sacra pulled off a Patriots-like comeback by winning Gold after being two…

SPA celebrates its tenth year

Andrea Molberg Pickleball in SaddleBrooke is 10 years old! SPA (SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association) was conceived and the initial charter signed on February 26, 2007. The first court was outlined with masking tape in the MountainView parking lot and play was limited to weekends only because of traffic. The tape would rub off and need to…