Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners love an excuse for a party celebration, and holidays provide the perfect opportunity. On Oct. 18 we enjoyed a Halloween Gala. We had a creative Halloween team golf game called Black Widow Spider. After each hole, one player’s net score was chosen as the team score for that hole. On…
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Sports, November 2022
POP Tennis at Night
Stuart Watkins Usually, the courts are full at night, but on this night, only court 8 was in use. From 6 to 8 p.m., the courts are often available at SaddleBrooke One, as well as MountainView and DesertView. The night lights make the visibility excellent. POP Tennis is not just a daytime sport.
Sports, November 2022
First World Team Tennis Tournament!
Debbie McGeehan A dream finally came true for Mike Oberski. For years, Mike has been mentioning how fun it would be for our club to organize a World Team Tennis event. Well, he met Bill Wallin, and they made a dream come true! Bill and Mike organized four teams to play on Monday nights starting…
Sports, November 2022
Farewell to Our Wonderful Tennis Coordinator!
Debbie McGeehan Yes, it is true that Nancy Frazer is leaving her position as lead tennis coordinator after 24 years! She has been such an asset to our tennis community from the very beginning. Ed Robson had a vision to build a premier tennis facility at SaddleBrooke in 1987. In 1994 the construction began for…
Sports, November 2022
Meet the Octogenarians of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club!
Linda Merritt The SaddleBrooke Swim Club has over 100 members, and of those members, 20 are 80 years and older! Currently, the oldest is 89, but the Swim Club has had members in their 90s and as old as 104 in past years. Many of the current octogenarians first joined when Doug Springer started the…
Sports, November 2022
Preserve Ladies’ Luncheon at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm
Forty-four ladies from The Preserve enjoyed a lovely fall day at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle on Oct. 14. The generous buffet of finger sandwiches, beet and goat cheese salad with honey/lavender dressing, blueberry/lavender cheesecake bites, and a lavender blueberry mini scone, accompanied by lavender Earl Grey tea, was catered by the…
Sports, November 2022
Mulligan’s Island
Shirley Hamann On Sept. 12 Mulligan’s Island came to life as the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 ladies invited gentlemen from the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association to play golf together in a two-person team scramble event. Eighty players participated, enjoying a fun day of friendship, golf, and a delicious lunch in the Vistas. Mulligan’s Island is a…
Sports, November 2022
MPMGA Individual Match Play Tournament a Fight to the Finish
The MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association held its annual individual match play tournament on Aug. 8, 11, and 18. Participants were divided into flights based on their course handicaps and tee selection. A player had to survive three matches to win his flight. Final flight winners were as follows: Kelly Paxton over Lee Leksell, 2 and…
Sports, November 2022
MountainView Lady Putters Are Dedicated to Growth
Eileen J. Snearly The new MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) board for 2023 was voted in at the luncheon on Oct. 10. This board, as well as the previously elected members, are dedicated to continuing the membership growth. Without these new members, the organization will not be able to support their activities and charity donations. New…
Sports, November 2022
SaddleBrooke Desert Gems Advance to USTA Sectionals!
Kathy Kortus SaddleBrooke’s own 2022 USTA Ladies 65 and over team, Desert Gems, has done it again! They will now move on to challenge themselves at Sectionals. After losing their first match (1-2), they went on to win the next seven matches (3-0, 3-0, 2-1, 2-1, 3-0, 3-0, 2-1). The last match played determined which team…