Category: Sports

Men’s Putters Club begins 22nd year

  Harlan Hobbs The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters Club, entering its 22nd year, enjoyed a wonderful and rewarding year in 2017. Membership grew to 134 putters, and in addition to the weekly, quarterly, and annual competitions, the third annual Jeff Shields/Charles Schwab Company Senior Men’s Putting Tournament was hosted by the SBMP in September. Jeff Shields…

You’re simply the best: The state medallion

  Eileen J Snearly Competition is open to all AWGA members. Winners will be determined by their two best low gross nine-hole rounds or their two best low net nine-hole rounds out of four designated rounds on a league day. Players need only participate in two rounds to be eligible. The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners…

Valentine’s Day World Team Tennis Social

  Mike Oberski SaddleBrooke Tennis Club celebrated an early Valentine’s Day with a tennis social for our members on February 13. In the spirit of attempting something different members were organized into teams of two ladies and two men with a World Team Tennis adapted format. Over 50 of our members at all levels had…

Let’s get together yeah yeah yeah

  Eileen J Snearly When SaddleBrooke and MountainView Preserve Lady Niners get together it’s called Across the Brooke. Each group hosts this event on alternating years and play nine holes of golf. This year 88 golfers were hosted by MPLN at MountainView Golf Club. The game kicked off with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun and was…

Want to increase fun and fitness? Try pickleball

  Andrea Molberg Want to exercise more, get to know your neighbors, and have fun? Join us out on the pickleball court. You’ll see why pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in the country, has really taken off in SaddleBrooke. This multi-generational game is both easy to play and easy to learn. Playing pickleball…

SPA members participating in Adopt-a-Highway program

  Mark Van Matre SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association members who participated in cleaning up a portion of Edwin Road on February 27, 2018 as part of Pinal County’s Adopt-a-Highway program, include: Front row (L to R): Ann Lange, Vennie Fernandez, Shirley Webster, Pam Lubeck, Debbie Westwater, Diana Giljohann, Olaf Lubeck and Diane Ewing. Back row: Gary…

Rick Fernandez scores an ace

  Bob Edelblut I am beginning to wonder if someone or something is priming our pumps. We are barely six weeks into our new season and four holes-in-one have already been recorded by Men’s Club members. Can we possibly best the record of 17 we set in 2016? On Sunday, February 4, at 12:10 p.m.…

Silver PB Medal for Mixed Doubles at 5.0 level

  Andrea Molberg SaddleBrooke resident Bob Koerner and his partner Carolyn Stevens, who plays out of Merrill Ranch, Florence, AZ, won silver at the Venture Out tournament in Mesa, AZ, on February 8, 2018. Competing at the 5.0 level, they placed second in mixed doubles in the 50+ age group against 12 teams. Congrats! Bob…

Bringing home Pickleball medals in Men’s Doubles

  Andrea Molberg This tournament season Brent Carlson has been bringing home medals—two golds, one silver and one bronze—in Men’s Doubles at the 4.5 skill level. The bronze was earned at a combined 5.0/4.5/4.0 level. Partnered with Carl Tietze from Mesa, Brent earned Gold at the seventh annual East Valley Tournament in Mesa on November…