Debbie McGeehan Our Christmas Dinner Dance has always been one of our favorite events of the year, and this year was no exception! We had almost 130 traditional and POP tennis members along with guests attend the evening in their festive attire. The SaddleBrooke One Vista’s Dining Room was beautifully decorated, and the staff worked…
Shirley Hamann The 2022 Desert Dove Tournament was held at Robson Ranch Golf Club in Eloy. This tournament has an impressive history, having been held for more than 20 years, formerly as an EWGA tournament. Eighteen Wonder Women from Tucson competed in a match play event against 18 Super Girls from Phoenix. Although the day began…
TJ Duffy “It was very informative to learn more about the University of Arizona Cancer Research Center. We are very fortunate to have this valuable resource in our community.” —Sharon Gartner, SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) Director at Large SaddleBrooke once again played host to a multi-faceted fundraising event in the fight against skin cancer. The event…
Mark Miller The annual Ryder Cup Classic between SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO was held Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 5, 2022. Thursday’s format, played at the MountainView course, was a scramble/shamble format. Saturday, played at the SaddleBrooke and Tucson courses, was match play. While the score was much closer than in previous years,…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) held their 2022 year-end Holiday Business Luncheon on Dec. 6, sponsored by Sonora Investment Management. Golfers headed out to the course in their most festive attire, while starter Rennie Temple was tasked with picking out the best outfits. After the morning round, all moved to the MountainView…
Wanda Ross Here it is 2023, already 23 years after most of us remember welcoming in the new millennium. Oh, how the time does fly. This is a call to action to do the things we love to do now while we enjoy them, to enjoy our lives, and make the most of every day.…
Fredrick King Mitchell, Jr. (aka Mitch) Well, fellow softballers, fans, and friends, the deadline for the SaddleBrooke Progress is always around the 26th, and so it’s upon me again here on Christmas Eve. Softball is on a three-week hiatus right now and begins play again on Jan. 9, so we will be in the first or second…
Greg Hlushko You are never too old to learn or to get back again to table tennis. Many have played at least a bit of table tennis at some point in their lives—some very casually and some a bit more seriously. Well, it’s time to get back and pick it up again. If you haven’t…