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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Debbie Bornmann The Verde Sputters endured frost delays in January, but that didn’t stop these ladies and guests from bringing their all to complete the 18-hole putting course! Members celebrated in January with money hole wins and holes-in-one, as well as hosting their first annual meeting, which was an early-morning brunch and program. Many thanks…
EJ Snearly On Jan. 14 two members of MPLNiners from SaddleBrooke presented a check to their chosen charity, Beads of Courage, from a Christmas event in December. Beads of Courage is a nonprofit organization, and since 2005, it has over 300 collaborative partnerships. While we were there, a tour of the facility was conducted. This…