Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank Mission Royale’s Billiard Club (MRBC) and their president Brian Kjensmo for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo, PPB Travel Team director, for organizing this event. On March 11 the MRBC…
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Sports, April 2023
Snow Closure
Sports, April 2023
Getting to Know Your Golf Pro: Molly Fullerton
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg What do softball, kickball, football, volleyball, track, shot put, basketball, and, more importantly, golf have in common? The answer: Molly Fullerton, LPGA Apprentice of the SaddleBrooke One Pro Shop. Molly’s life story, to date, falls under the rubric of “You Won’t Believe This.” As always, discussing a person’s history for an article…
Sports, April 2023
MVLP Founder’s Day 25th Year Celebration—‘This Is Your Life, Madam President’
EJ Snearly On Feb. 13 the MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) celebrated the 25th anniversary year since the organization was founded. The program was presented as “This Is Your Life, Madam President,” and the former presidents of MVLP were welcomed and individually shared what being president of this organization meant to them. They shared good memories and…
Sports, April 2023
SaddleBrooke Tennis Club Hosts an “On Court” First Aid/CPR Demonstration
SaddleBrooke Tennis Club member and SaddleBrooke TWO Golf Patrol Officer Mike Oberski planned and hosted a First Aid demonstration conducted by the Golder Ranch Fire Station personnel on the SaddleBrooke One main Tennis Center courts on March 20. Providing immediate attention to someone who has collapsed on the tennis court, either from a cardiac arrest…
Sports, April 2023
News from the SaddleBrooke Softball Planet!
King Mitchell Well, softball fans, the big news? Our St. Patrick’s Day Tournament is in the books! Yep, a full day of softball “dramedy” with music from DJ Paul Auster, lively patter from the PA announcer (he’s so good), and burgers, brats, and beverages! Sponsored (thank you) by Wildfire Wing Company and Golf Cars of Arizona…
Sports, April 2023
Come Back to Table Tennis
Greg Hlushko Come and play a few games at the SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club and get reacquainted with a game you may have played years ago! Many of our members mention that they had not played table tennis for many years prior to coming to SaddleBrooke. No problem! If you have played previously, you will…
Sports, April 2023
2023 Winter Masters Distance Invitational
Karin Bivens On Feb. 25 and 26 the 7th annual Winter Masters Distance Invitational was again sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Swim Club. The meet was held at the newly renovated Oro Valley Aquatic Center’s Olympic-size pool. What was particularly challenging, however, was Mother Nature’s surprise winter storm that arrived on Sunday, dropping temperatures and bringing snow,…
Sports, April 2023
St. Patrick’s Day Social at the SaddleBrooke Tennis Center
Tracy Reingruber The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) held its annual St Patrick’s Day Social on Friday, March 17. Although the Leprechauns did not bring us their pot of gold from the end of the rainbow, they did bring us great weather. The event featured 19 mixed-doubles tennis and POP tennis matches from 9 to 11…
Sports, April 2023
MPMGA Honors Past Presidents at Presidents Cup
Jim Grosjean Each year the MPMGA holds a two-day tournament and luncheon to honor its past presidents. The event format was individual net score and included a round at both The Preserve and MountainView. To the dismay of some, there was no max score limit, which made for some unusual totals. In the end, Bruce…