Friday Sistah’s Hole-in-One EJ Snearly On Feb. 7, 2025, a very special Sistah and good golfer, Janice Best, scored her first hole-in-one, also known as an ace. While golfing with three witnesses on the 6th hole on the SaddleBrooke One Catalina course. She picked a pink Srixon ball and used her Ping 7 iron to…
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March 2025, Sports
Get Ready for Summer Swimming! Sign Up for the Free ‘Let’s Swim’ Clinic
The SaddleBrooke Swim Club is again offering a free swim clinic to residents this spring. The “Let’s Swim” clinic focuses on improving stroke technique and increasing conditioning in a fun, supportive environment. More than 300 SaddleBrooke residents have taken these clinics in the past eight years! The clinic is designed for new or returning lap…
March 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: How Closing Your Eyes Can Really Improve Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool This article was written by my partner and fellow Professional Billiard Instruction Association (PBIA) and American Cue Sports (ACS) instructor Steve Farmer. Players are always looking for simple ways to improve their games, and we use this technique in class to help our students progress. If I told you that your…
March 2025, Sports
MV Lady Putters Celebrate Strong Women in Arizona
Dee Rock The first luncheon of the 27th year of MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) was the annual Founders Day luncheon on Feb. 17. Members gathered around rose-themed tables in the MountainView ballroom to honor and celebrate strong women in Arizona. Fifteen past presidents were distinguished guests, recognized and honored with a single long-stemmed rose. LouAnn…
Sports, March 2025
SBL9GA—Spring Is in the Air!
Kathy DeMerritt After a dry, cold, frosty winter, spring is just around the corner, and the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners are busy teeing it up. 2025 brings many tournaments and play days for us to enjoy. March is an especially busy month, with the following play dates set: 9ers Unite on March 5, Club Championship on…
March 2025, Sports
Joe Vidmar—Hard Work Pays Off!
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Feb. 22 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center Billiards Room. Thank you, PPB, for sponsoring this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles Tournament was double-elimination. This is the fourth in a series of five 8-ball tournaments…
March 2025, Sports
12th Annual Mars/Venus Event
Denise Cashmore MPWGA hosted this year’s 12th Annual Mars/Venus event on Feb. 4 and 6, with 21 teams from Mountainview/Preserve Men’s and Women’s Golf Association. This event has evolved from men versus women to mixed teams of both sexes, allowing the most competitive of handicaps, some great banter, and an opportunity to meet different golfers…
March 2025, Sports
Be Healthy and Happy—Play Pickleball
Linda Schmidz The benefits of exercise are well documented and familiar by now. We know exercise boosts mood by lowering levels of stress hormones and increasing the production of endorphins. That’s the clinical assessment. But the thing about playing pickleball for healthy exercise is that it also happens to be great fun. It has quickly…
March 2025, Sports
Come and Try Out the Verde Sputters
BK Koch Consider becoming a playing or social member in the Verde Sputters! This lively group provides women of all skill levels a chance to putt 18 holes while enjoying the sunshine, fresh air, and mountain vistas of our beautiful desert setting. In addition to working on your aim, you’ll enjoy luncheons, tournaments, and social…
March 2025, Sports
SaddleBrooke Rattlers Capture Two Championships
Eloy Tournament Champions The SB Rattlers traveled down to Robson Ranch in Eloy, Ariz., on Feb. 7 and 8 and came away with a hard-fought championship. The Rattlers finished with a 3-1 record in the two-day, five-team, round-robin tournament. The Rattlers started the tournament off with a nailbiter, defeating the Palm Creek Gila Monsters in…