Dan Hoshino The April 2020 tournament for MountainView-Preserve Couples Golf will be held Saturday, April 11, 2020, at The Preserve Golf Course. It will be a 1 p.m. shotgun start; the format will be a four-person, pick your foursome, two best net balls, with bonus. Players must sign up on the ForeTees system by Sunday, April 5,…
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Sports, March 2020
It’s Triple Aces for SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18
If tonight was poker night, SBWGA-18 would hold the winning hand starting with a pair of aces. Shawna Ianson carded a low gross of 87 and Connie Culley came in with a low net score of 68. Congratulations to both. The third ace in this hand goes to Lee Belt. Lee got her hole-in-one Feb. 11…
Sports, March 2020
Tucson Orthopaedic Institute Sponsors a Court!
Nancy Dowell Tucson Orthopaedic Institute confirmed a donation to the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA), earmarking the funds for the construction of the new pickleball complex. Their generous sponsorship will be acknowledged on one of the courts with a “Tucson Orthopaedic Institute” plaque. CEO Paula Register explains, “We are excited to see the surge in this fun…
Sports, March 2020
Swim Club Hosts Its First Relay Meet in SaddleBrooke
Lynne Vieth and Terese Butler Saturday, Feb. 8 dawned sunny and windless to the relief of those members of the SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Team who were about to participate in the Southern Arizona Masters Relay Meet. If you were riding a stationary bike or jogging on the treadmill in the DesertView Fitness Center at noon,…
Sports, March 2020
Senior Softball Impressive in Tournament
The best of SaddleBrooke Senior Softball beat the best of, well, almost everyone else. In a five team, two-day tournament hosted by Robson Ranch at their impressive field in Eloy, Feb. 21 and 23, the SaddleBrooke team won three of four games, good for a second place finish. The 12 players who competed were selected…
Sports, March 2020
MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) Kick Off Another Great Year
Kris Rudin The MVLPs kicked off 2020 with a Founder’s Day Luncheon in February, honoring their past presidents. The past presidents in attendance were Marijo Lewis, Pay Wysocki, Kim Halper, Cathy Scott, Pat Wells, Vicki Strief, Gay Uhl, Pan Smith and Mary Baglien. Thank you to all in attendance. Coming up next for the MVLPs…
Sports, March 2020
Swim Club Prevails at the Polar Bear Classic
Terese Butler On Sunday, Jan. 26, 30 of SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s members descended on the U of A Hillenbrand Aquatic Center for the 30th annual Polar Bear Classic Masters swim meet. Due to the time of the year that this swim meet is held, it rightfully earns its name. This year, however, the team was…
Sports, March 2020
MountainView Preserve Lady Niners Presents Brooke Buddies
Eileen J Snearly On Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, the MPLN held an event where the SaddleBrooke One Niners traveled to SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView Golf Club. The weather did not cooperate for golf on the very wet courses. We had been given lemons that day, so we made lemonade. Instead of actual golf the golfers from both clubs played…
Sports, March 2020
Pickleball Press – Tournament Season
Nancy Dowell SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has been well represented at many tournaments this season. I recently caught up with a couple of SPA members for their thoughts. Jim Lorenz plays several tournaments each year. One reason he plays is to gauge his play with the “big world out there”. Additionally, it is fun to…
Sports, March 2020
Ace for Keith
Carolyn Barkley Jan. 27, 2020, Keith McLean carded a hole-in-one on SaddleBrooke TWO. The upwind shot was 113 yards using a Wishon 9 iron. The ace was witnessed by Dan Ashley, Frank Morgan, and Lenny Mattson. Congratulations, Keith!