Category: Sports

Ace of the Month winners

Ann Martin At their August 12 business meeting, the MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association recognized their monthly Ace of the Month winners for April through July. Winners were April: Low Gross Denny Dalton, Low Net Donna Barnard; May: Low Gross Janey Clausen, Low Net Cassie Bonnet; June: Low Gross Ralene Peters, Low Net Janey Clausen,…

Milestones recognized at MPWGA business meeting

Break Pin winners Connie Plapinger, Connie Sherman and Lonnee Plattner

Ann Martin The following ladies were recognized at the MPWGA August business meeting. Break Pins Breaking 100, Debbie Schmidt; Breaking 90, Connie Plapinger and Lonnee Plattner; Breaking 80, Connie Sherman and Barb Heaps. Also Janey Clausen, Ralene Peters and Jo Helms were recognized for having eagles!

Dogpatch visits SaddleBrooke courses

July Aces

Kathy DeMerritt The hot July weather did not deter the spirits of the Dogpatch clans on July 22. The Yokums, Polecats, Shmoos and Moonshiners had a great time on and off the course thanks to the efforts of co-chairs Debra Finn and Molly Fullerton. Yokum 1st place winners: Beaver Simpson, Debbie McMullin, Jerry Back and…

A Pair of Firsts

Dan Schroeder On July 21 Jon Fisher stepped up to the 157 yard par 3 seventh hole at Sewailo Golf Course at Casino Del Sol Resort. With his 7 iron in hand Jon scored his first ever ace that day. Maybe it was all those sevens in the mix but it turned out to also…

Verde Sputters news and playday results

Trudy Rossi It may have been a hot, lazy summer in SaddleBrooke but every Monday the Sputter diehards who are still here show up at the HOA 1 practice green to putt and then saunter up the hill to the back of the Roadrunner Grill to get refreshed and enjoy a short social and informative…

SB Lady Niners swing into fall

Barbara Johnson The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners wound up their summer activities in style. First up was our Ace of the Month competition on August 5. Ann Irwin was the winner for Low Gross, while Olga Lawrence won Low Net. Congratulations, ladies! August 12 brought an afternoon tee time, which was made much more pleasant by…

SSSA bids goodbye to Joe Lestingi

Ed Cussick thanks Joe Lestingi for a job well done; photo by Paul Jarzembinski

Rick Ervin The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association bid bon voyage to one of its founding fathers and most dynamic organizers on Wednesday, July 9 at the HOA 1 Activity Center. Joe Lestingi, who is moving to Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Jean, was honored by an overflow crowd of appreciative softballers and their spouses. The…

SaddleBrooke Masters’ results

US Masters Swimming, or USMS, has three swim competition seasons: Short Course Yards (SCY), which is swum in a 25 yard pool, Short Course Meters (SCM), swum in a 25 meter pool, and Long Course Meters (LCM), swum in a 50 meter pool. SaddleBrooke Masters, the competitive arm of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, has achieved…