Wanda Ross It’s summer in SaddleBrooke, and it is beautiful here. Many of our snowbird members are away for much of the summer, but those of us who are here are enjoying the wonderful community we call home. Our weather in June has been idyllic, with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.…
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Sports, July 2023
Relishing Pickleball
Shot Selection David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, it is time now to learn about shot selection. Mary Littlewood says the ideal sequence of shots provides a means for all four players to get to the net where pickleball is won and lost…
Sports, July 2023
Aces, Eagles, Birdies, and Putters—SBWGA 18ers
Shirley Hamann Four of our golfers have had a very good month. They are Melanie Bassham, Bonnie Westra, Nancy Huffman, and Brenda Brown. On June 1, Melanie had a hole-in-one on SaddleBrooke hole number 2. She used a pitching wedge for the 91-yard hole. Witnesses were Jackie Bassham and Stew Dresh. This is her second…
Sports, July 2023
Verde Sputters Update
BK Koch Is Verde Sputters a putting club that likes to be social, or is it a social club that likes to putt? Inquiring minds want to know. Come and find out for yourself. It is every Monday morning at the SaddleBrooke One putting greens. Sign-up times start at 8 a.m. and putting is at…
Sports, July 2023
Racquet Sport Safety Tips
Mike Oberski Unfortunately, each year there are about 36 million falls from people older than 65 years, and about three million of them wind up in the ER (Ref: AARP Bulletin, June 2023). But don’t give up yet. There are some techniques to falling, even in sports like tennis and pickleball, that could make a…
Sports, July 2023
Jack ‘Crash’ Hoverter Crashes the 9-Ball Party!
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiards Club wants to thank our generous tournament sponsor Red Lobster, 11695 N. Oracle Road, 520-544-7887. On April 27 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Tournament director…
Sports, July 2023
MPWGA ‘Girls of Summer’
Denise Cashmore MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) officially kicked off the summer season in May with 7 a.m. start times, beautiful weather for our “Girls of Summer” golfers, and some classic events. On May 1 MPWGA President Judy Grow grabbed a shovel for the groundbreaking ceremony at MountainView Golf Course where exciting improvements are happening.…
Sports, July 2023
Hole In One
Congratulations to Stefanie Williams! Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Lovely day! Lovely swing! Lovely hole-in-one on the Tucson Course, hole number 8, on Monday, June 5. Using a 6 iron, Stefanie Williams stepped up to the tee and effortlessly swung her club, sending her pink Callaway #2 ball airborne and landing it close to the hole.…
Sports, July 2023
Come Drop In and Swim This Summer!
Claire Guidas When it’s too hot outside, come have some fun in the pool and make new friends! From May 2 through Aug. 31, the Swim Club will offer coached practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Two practices will be available on those days from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 to 10 a.m. While…
Sports, July 2023
SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Palaver!
King Mitchell Well, softball fans and friends, here it is June 26 and Progress deadline time. The big enchilada? Well, number one was our Memorial Day Tournament on May 29. It was a humdinger, folks. Three scintillating games with tunes, food, fun, and, of course, softball “dramedy.” It was coordinated again by Tournament Director Jessica…