Greg Hlushko Players from SaddleBrooke visited the Sun City Oro Valley Table Tennis Club for a session of intercommunity play on April 18. Sun City players were gracious hosts who provided a welcoming atmosphere and great snacks. Everyone had an enjoyable day, which included sessions of both singles and doubles play. Sun City has a…
EJ Snearly On Monday morning, April 17, the SB Ranchette Putters arrived at MountainView to compete in the annual putting event and luncheon. The MVLadyPutters were invited up to the Ranch to putt last year. This year it was the MVLadyPutters’ turn to host the event at MountainView. This tradition is well-liked and well-attended. The…
Ellen Avenoso April started off with our annual member-guest tournament, the Quail Classic, in which 128 players braved the wind and the cold to compete over two days. The tournament included an introductory cocktail party, tournament play on all three SaddleBrooke nines, and two luncheons (including the final award ceremony). Additionally, we’ve had several holes-in-one…
Claire Guidas In mid-March, close to 30 Swim Club members traveled to the two-day short course yards State Championship Meet held at the Phoenix Swim Club pool in Paradise Valley, Ariz., where nearly 200 swimmers competed. Both seasoned swimmers as well as new Swim Club members enjoyed the friendly atmosphere, even though the wind kicked…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club (SBR), Jim Kauffman, and SBR’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a congenial luncheon at the Mesquite Grill after the 8-Ball Challenge. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic “The Doctor” Borland,…
Wanda Ross Congratulations to Sue Dischner who is the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Club Champion for 2023. Sue has been golfing for about nine years, but she is new to SaddleBrooke. She and her husband Don moved here less than a year ago in July 2022. They are from Colorado but moved here from St. Augustine,…
The Verde Sputters don’t let a wind or cold or hot weather or any luncheon stop them. The turnout has been, in the words of our president, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. On April 10 the course was a bit challenging for the 45 Sputters and our three guests: Kathryn Thompson, Kathy Bigos, and Jessica Young. We prevailed to…
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, this month we will focus on the backhand smash. Last month we introduced the overhead smash. Most overhead smashes are hit with a forehand. What should we do with that ball that is high over our head on…