Diane Mazzarella Karyle Steele won the MountainView/Preserve for the second year in a row with the lowest net score among all the players. Participants in the two-day flighted tournament played at MountainView on Monday and Tuesday, November 7 and 8, 2016. First place flight winners were first flight Linda Rouse, second flight Karen Koch and…
Ginger Riffel Social Team Tennis (STT) is beginning January 18, 2017 at 12:45 p.m. The final week is February 22. It is a fun and social event for SaddleBrooke Tennis Club members. For six weeks on Wednesdays there will be separate men and women team matches with all levels playing. Sign-up sheets will be at…
Andrea Molberg If you are traveling over the holidays, you may wonder, “Where can I play Pickleball?” This addictive sport has taken off all over the country, so players need not despair. In suburban Minneapolis, for example, the summer courts temporarily situated on an ice rink may be gone, but the local community gym provides…
Joseph F. Giammarino First we would like to thank Mission Royale and Steve Speckhart, President of the Mission Royale Billiards Club, for their hospitality, competition, hot coffee and delicious cookies. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic Borland, vice president of the Pool Players of the Brooke, for organizing this event and making sure…
Diane Mazzarella The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners honored their 2016-2017 sponsors at the Grab a Gal and Golf tournament on October 26, 2016 at MountainView golf course. A record number of members, guests and sponsors participated in this Halloween-themed event. Sponsors who were able to be away from their businesses to participate in the tournament received…
Bonnie Barker On November 1, 3 and 8 forty members of SBWGA participated in the annual Cactus Classic, a three day net tournament. Hooray for the Red, White and Blue was the tournament theme this year. Lynn Stewart was the overall champion with a three day net score of 206. Congratulations to Lynn for…
There is nothing more frightening than hearing “Your child has cancer.” You step back, close your eyes and try to take a breath. In the instant it seems as though life has been knocked out of you. It is something no parent should ever have to hear—Chrisie Funari’s daughter Ava was diagnosed at age 18…
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland Pool Players of the Brooke want to thank our generous sponsor Olive Garden Italian Kitchen. On November 19, 2016 the Pool Players of the Brooke hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament at the SaddleBrooke Billiard Center. Thankfully we had beautiful weather and the players were comfortable sitting outside on the patio…
Diane Mazzarella MPLN members elected their 2017 Executive Committee at a business meeting in conjunction with the President’s Cup Tournament on November 8, 2016. Congratulations to new officers Kathy Schoenwetter, president, Linda Rouse, vice president, Judy Hendricks, secretary and Deb Bunker, treasurer. Susan Elliott, current president, announced changes to 2017 dues that will benefit all…
Diane Mazzarella MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) kicked off their fall events with the Halloween-themed Grab a Gal ‘n Golf tournament on October 25 at MountainView course. A record 82 members, guests and sponsors participated in the fun event organized by co-chairs, Joyce Sutay and Phyllis Cadden and their committee. Many participants showed their Halloween spirit…