Joe Giammarino Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pain Institute of Southern Arizona presented the 41st Annual Senior Olympic Festival. This festival is a celebration to promote fitness, health, and an active lifestyle among adults 50 years of age and older. Events include volleyball, billiards, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton,…
Debbie McGeehan It is no surprise that tennis is known to be a sport for a lifetime. Our 92-year-old member Oliver “Demar” Wanstrom is a perfect example of this! Demar lived in Minnesota and was always involved in sports. He coached swimming, basketball, and tennis at various times in high school and college. In 1957…
Joseph F. Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank MOD Pizza, 4386 N. Oracle Road, 520-448-5838, for sponsoring our Travel Team. The PPB also thanks Voyager’s Billiards Club (VBC) and Ted Beery for the friendly competition and cordial luncheon at SaddleBrooke One’s RoadRunner Grill after the 8-Ball Team…
King Mitchell It’s Jan. 26 (the big 75 year for yours truly—the “hot bat” year), which is deadline day for the SaddleBrooke Progress and three weeks into the Winter season. By the time you read this in mid-February, the season should be five weeks underway. The Winter season runs from Jan. 5 through April 17.…
John Lacika The SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club is holding an Open House on Sunday, Feb. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Rincon Room in the MountainView building next to the swimming pool (not inside the large MountainView clubhouse). It’s an opportunity to come and play a few games and get reacquainted with a…
King Mitch Well, softball readers, whaddya do during Christmas break when there’s no softball action to get the blood pumping and the heart racing? Yes, well, I know—sit on your duff, watch football, and eat Christmas cookies. No! Think about softball, natch! By the time you read this, the winter softball season should be a…
Dana Eckardt Cornhole league play restarted on Oct. 20, with league play through Nov. 24. The Competitive League saw 10 teams vying against each other, with congratulations to team The Hole Enchilada (Dave Henry and Ray Sullivan) who pulled off a perfect record of 30-0! The Luk-Zels (Gary Zellinger and Chuck Lukritz) placed second, with…
Barb Wallace The MountainView Lady Putters recognized their generous sponsors at the January luncheon at the MountainView ballroom. Putters and sponsors enjoyed a delicious potato bar and salad while they learned more about the various businesses that contribute to our organization. Why become a sponsor? Sponsors help the Putters by elevating events, boosting fundraising for…
Connie Kotke On Jan. 5, 75 members of the Verde Sputters arrived bright and early at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse to kick off another year of fun, friendships, and (we hope) many personal putting records. The first-of-its-kind annual meeting included a delicious breakfast buffet, a 50/50 raffle benefiting Sister José Women’s Center of Tucson, chances…
Julie Adamen When Ken and Kathy Peterson moved through their first year as members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, they didn’t just find a place to swim—they found a community that energized them from the very first lap. Their introduction to the club began with a simple newspaper article in the SaddleBrooke Progress highlighting the…