Barbara Johnson The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners truly took advantage of the beautiful spring weather this past month with some exciting and enjoyable events. First off, we held our annual Club Championship on March 7, 9 and 14. The ladies played all three courses to determine the Low Gross winner of the three days and after…
Category: Sports
Sports, April 2017
The Joy of Balls
Ballbasher Balls have been a source of pleasure and entertainment for many generations of humankind. Small, large, soft, hard, round and oblong, all are there—in activities by the hundred. This article looks at two of them, probably the smallest and certainly the largest. We start with the latter. Big Imagine yourself on a wet playing…
Sports, April 2017
SaddleBrooke Pickleballers medal at Duel in the Desert
Pete Giljohann Gold, silver and bronze! SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) was well represented at the fourteenth annual Duel in the Desert Pickleball Tournament at Palm Creek RV Resort in Casa Grande in early March. This year’s Duel in the Desert tournament played over four days had 518 participants and 690 matches. It is one of…