Alan Doan The MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) 2022 Member-Guest Tournament was held April 28 through 30 at the MountainView and Preserve golf courses. This was the club’s first three-day member-guest event since 2019. Thankfully, our out-of-town guests were able to travel with fewer restrictions. Member-guest teams were divided into three flights of 10 teams each, based…
Wanda Ross We SaddleBrooke Lady Niners thoroughly enjoy golfing with each other, but we also like golfing with men. On April 26 we held a fun Ladies Choice tournament. Each Lady Niner invited a gentleman of her choice (who was not her husband or partner) to play with her. The theme of this event was…
Shirley Hamann The annual Member/Member Tournament was held on May 2 and 3. The theme was “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” The first day was an alternate shot Chapman event, and the second day was 1 Gross Best Ball and 1 Net Best Ball event. The overall winners of the Member/Member Tournament were Debbie…
Ann Stonecipher Congratulations to Don Eckstedt on his third hole-in-one. Don had a great-looking shot on Tucson hole number 8 Saturday morning, May 14. We all thought it was close, and then the ball disappeared a few seconds later—into the hole! It was witnessed by Ann and Stoney Stonecipher as well as Dave Caplener. We…
King Mitchell, aka Mitch Well, softball fans and friends, the winter season is in the books, as has been previously chronicled by our now-departed wordsmith Terry Hurley. No, not to the great ballpark in the sky! Terry and his wife Nora have saddled up and departed the Brooke for grand and continuing travels to parts…
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “As opposed to the volley, which is a shot taken when the ball is still in the air, the half volley is hit just after the ball has bounced. It is a reaction shot taken most often as…
Ann Lange The classic coyote is foxy; mostly nocturnal, but often active in the early morning; travels in packs; symbolizes playfulness, good luck, and supernatural qualities; and makes 11 different noises, including greeting songs, high-pitched yelps, yips, growls, howls, huffs, and whines. Well, doesn’t that just sound exactly like a pack of 52 MPWGA female canines loading…
Raymond H. Goettsch With great appreciation, SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, Inc. (SPA), announces that Scott N. Sheftel, M.D., FAAD, and HealthySkin Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology (H/S Dermatology) have made a generous donation to assist in the expansion of pickleball at SaddleBrooke. After graduation from Medical University of Ohio, Dr. Sheftel completed residencies in internal medicine at…
BK Koch On the bright, sunny day of May 2, 43 Verde Sputters and three guests descended upon the SaddleBrooke One putting green for another rousing game of Sputters. Debbie Van Berkom was the big winner of the Money Hole. There were 26 holes-in-one, not counting Helen Bellacqua’s when she was shooting for hole number…
Stuart Watkins Jack Sandilands, Debbie McGeehan, Landon Sheat, Carol Kula, George Collins, Fran Meckler, Greg Hlushka, Donna O’Shea, and Stuart Watkins gathered to discuss future POP Tennis goals and ideas. Greg Hlushka was named SaddleBrooke Tennis Club POP Tennis committee chair and held his first meeting with some POP players who coordinate playgroups and some of those…