Elaine Kienitz Our State Medallion has come to a conclusion and our winners announced. Vernie Tupa was low Gross and Elaine Kienitz low net. Congratulations, ladies! State Medallion rules state that competition shall be open to AWGA members on the member’s course on Play Day and will consist of two best gross and two best…
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Sports, July 2015
SaddleBrooke Senior Softball scores again!
Jonathan Green A sell-out crowd of fans (sell-out?—it’s free!) cheered their softball playing neighbors, chowed down (that was free too!), rocked out to live music (OK it was not a rock band) and had a time to remember at the exciting Memorial Day SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association’s (SSSA) annual holiday tournament, May 25 at SaddleBrooke…
Sports, July 2015
Mars vs. Venus Tournament
Bob Edelblut The second annual Mars vs. Venus Tournament was played at the Preserve Golf Club on May 5 and 7. The M-PWGA was this year’s coordinator and as such they made the choices of games to be played. Challenging is a nice way to describe them all. Thirty-eight two person teams or seventy-six players…
Sports, July 2015
SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters news
John Martin Every Thursday, weather permitting, the SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters meet at the SaddleBrooke Putting Green for a challenging hour or two of putting an 18 hole course that is set up by the Tournament Director. To make the morning more interesting there are monetary prizes on the block for the members who either get…
Sports, July 2015
2015 Member-Member Stroke play tournament – another MPMGA special event
Bob Edelblut This year’s event was played at the Saddlebrooke Ranch and the Preserve Golf Club courses on May 20 and 21. Day one at the Ranch the format was a Modified Chapman and day two at the Preserve the game changed to a Best Net Stableford Score between the two partners. Flight winners and…
Sports, July 2015
Marty Burke STC-coordinator
Jay Clayton Wilson Marty, a California aerospace engineer who tested scientific satellites for a living, found his way to Tucson where he played tennis until a second knee replacement ended his tennis playing days. Significantly, this Chicago boy has always been devoted to volunteering, first as an AARP tax counselor and then as a math…
Sports, July 2015
Fantasy football
If you are a football fan and you want to enjoy watching football even more, join others in SaddleBrooke playing fantasy football. You are the team manager/coach. You draft a team from available NFL players. You select who plays each week. This is competitive and fun. An entry fee is required. There are a limited…
Sports, July 2015
Congratulations to Tom “Ski” Kaliski – SaddleBrooke 8-ball Open Champion
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland On June 6, 2015 the second 8-Ball Tournament, sanctioned by the SaddleBrooke Billiards Club, was held in the SaddleBrooke Starter Shack. The Tournament Directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The 16 participants were Cliff “Lucky Shirt” Terry, Tom “Ski” Kaliski, Al “Big Al” Petito, Paul “Bankster” Callas, Jim “Aviator”…
Sports, July 2015
STC’s own Debbie McGeehan
Jay Clayton Wilson Joyous and helpful are the terms that describe the STC volunteers who make our programs so successful so it is no surprise that those two terms go far toward describing Debbie McGeehan. Let me introduce her to you. Debbie’s love for the active life stems from the days when she crewed on…
Sports, July 2015
Ho-hum, just another hole-in-one
Bob Edelblut On Friday, June 12 at The Preserve Golf Club, Dick Stanley had his seventh hole-in-one. This is not a misprint. It really was his seventh. It occurred on the sixth hole and Dick’s best guess was that the shot was about 140 yards. He chose his trusty eight iron. Dick and his playing…