Christianne Dettmann On Feb. 5 the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club proudly inducted Mike Close into its membership ranks. Mike has been a Rotarian in other clubs for over 25 years, including being a charter member of the Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands in Puget Sound, Wash. He and his wife Jan are both…
Category: March 2026
March 2026, Features
Play Your Best Pool: The Parallel Between Shooting a Gun and Shooting Pool
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Whether you’re standing behind a firearm or leaning over a pool table, the act of “taking a shot” has more in common than most people realize. Both activities require discipline, alignment, body control, and mental focus. However, the most revealing similarity lies in the reasons people miss their shots. In both…
Sports, March 2026
Mike ‘The Lip’ Collins Kisses 15 Opponents Goodbye!
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Jan. 31 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center Billiards Room. This was the third of five 8-Ball qualifiers for the PPB Club Championship. The PPB was the sponsor of this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles tournament…
March 2026, Sports
SaddleBrooke’s Doug Springer Obliterates Masters Swimming World Records
Karin Bivens Huge congratulations to SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s former head swim coach Doug Springer for his phenomenal achievements at two recent Masters swim competitions. At the 2026 Fabulous Las Vegas Short Course Meters Swim Meet (Jan. 17) Doug broke three Masters 80-84 age group world records in the 50 Breaststroke (40.29), 100 Breaststroke (1:29.22), and…
March 2026, Sports
Lowell ‘8-Ball’ Hegg on Top, Finally!
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles tournament on Feb. 14 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The PPB had a scheduled Travel Team event with Green Valley Recreation (GVR) at SaddleBrooke’s Catalina Recreation Center, but at the last minute, GVR had…
March 2026, Sports
SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Senior Softball Action!
King Mitchell The St. Patrick’s Day Softball Tournament is on Saturday, March 14. Yep, well, let’s hope this edition is hanging on your mailbox just before the 14th, cuz it’s St. Patrick’s Day Tournament time! That’s right, softball fun, music, eats (donations appreciated), and lots of softball “dramedy” on tap on Saturday, the 14th, starting…
Sports, March 2026
Winter Brings a Glut of Major MPMGA Tournaments
Jim Grosjean The new year is brimming with MPMGA (Mountainview-Preserve Men’s Golf Association) tournaments. First off, in January, was the three-day Member-Member Match Play event. The flight winners were John Cahill and Scott Lundgren in Flight 1, Mark Gingerich and Don Sanders in Flight 2, Dave Field and Carter Luther in Flight 3, Bill Messick…
Sports, March 2026
SaddleBrooke TWO Wins the 2026 Javelina Cup
Dennis Marchand The Javelina Cup is a decades’ old competition among 120 golfers from the SaddleBrooke One (SMGA) and SaddleBrooke TWO (MPMGA) Men’s 18-Hole Golf Associations. The tournament was held on Jan. 28 at the SMGA courses and on Jan. 29 at the MountainView course, home to the MPMGA. The tournament consists of four nine-hole…
Sports, March 2026
2026 Men’s Niners Home and Home with Sun City
Max Fleming The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners (SBMN) Golf League had a Home and Home Scramble with The Views at Sun City on Feb. 25 and 26, with a joint lunch at Sun City. The winning team on Feb. 25 was Peter Bartling, Ken Kemp, Jay Hansen, and Gary Brunelle at -9. The SaddleBrooke Men’s and…
Sports, March 2026
MPWGA 2026 Presidents Cup Winner Smiles for the Camera!
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) held its 2026 Presidents Cup Golf Tournament on Feb. 10 and 11. The overall title was awarded to the player with the best two-round low net total. Last year’s champion, Lori Stegink, organized this year’s successful event, which was sponsored by The Moore Advantage. Both rounds featured…