Eileen J. Snearly For four weeks in March, the MountainView Preserve Lady Niners participated in a modified golf match play format. The approach was “modified” in that in order to finish with a postable score, players did not give putts or concede holes. The player with the lower net score than her opponent on a…
Cinco de Mayo tennis social Mike Oberski Our Social Coordinators, with the help of some of our members, were able to pull off another successful tennis social. On May 5 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. our club members swung their maracas (I mean tennis racquets) while enjoying the camaraderie of their fellow amigos. We had…
Marsha Camp I’ve been saving the Ace Day winners for a special occasion, today. January’s winners are Shawna Janson with a gross score of 80. Nancy Wylie shot 61 net. You may remember February was frozen out. For March, Debbie Green shot 78 gross and Ann Running scored 63 net. April’s winners were: Kerry Crowell…
Lyn Moreno Over 2,000 swimmers from all over the United States converged on Mesa April 25-28 for the 2019 national USMS swim meet. The four-day meet is a culmination of the season, bringing the best of the best swimmers together for a final showdown. Many former Olympians were present and many national and world records…
Trudy Rossi As the Sputters 2018-2019 year was coming to a close, the ladies and their guests were busier than ever working on and enjoying the annual Founder’s Invitational on Sunday, April 14. The weather was beautiful, the course was difficult and the individual holes were crazy as one tried to putt with oven mitts,…
The MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) hosted a “Cinco de Putter-O” tournament and luncheon with the Ranchettes on April 29. The MVLP and the Ranchettes take turns hosting this annual fun event. The ladies put their putting skills to the test. They enjoyed getting to know each other, sharing lots of laughter and prizes. Following the…
Don Erickson and Joe Oczack The 2019 Member Guest tournament was held over a three-day period beginning April 4 with a shoot out in the afternoon followed by a BBQ at the Mesquite for all golfers and significant others in the evening. The shoot out is always a fun event with partners playing alternate shot…
Jim Donat As the foursome approached the fourth green at MountainView, they noticed that only three golf balls could be accounted for. Ron knew he hit a good shot but Paul Zapf, who was also in the foursome, did as well. Ron suggested to Paul that he should look in the hole for his ball.…
Ann Lange Eleven was heaven for Loralee Horwedel on April 16, the first golf day of the Member/Guest Tournament when she aced that par 3 at the Preserve Golf Club for her very first hole-in-one. Loralee and Susan Dell, members of MPWGA and their respective guests, Dede Crowder, SBWGA and Marion Ewing, SBRWGA, started on…
Jim Donat “He plays a game with which I am not familiar.” Those famous words can also be used to describe Mike Williams. To begin, he hits from the wrong side of the ball. Yes, he is a lefty. He is also a member of the Sensitivity Group that meets every Monday on the golf…