Eileen J. Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) organization chose to sponsor a charity after collecting funds at their President’s Cup Tournament and raffle. They presented a check to the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Thanksgiving Holiday Basket Program. For the third year, the SBCO conducted this program, led by Mona Sullivan and Mark Liefke.…
Stuart Watkins She serves so softly; underhand of course reaches the highest returns even ones just over the net stretches her arm and pops it back hits the “T” or down the alley and her cross-court return is a winner lobs over my head and laughs she even knows how to win with a sneaky…
Sandy Strack and Eileen J. Snearly The MountainView Lady Putters will hold their annual registration on Jan. 20, 2022, in the main MountainView Ballroom. The new members will arrive at 8:15 a.m. for orientation, and returning members will arrive at 9 a.m. Annual dues of $75 will be collected at this time, with checks made…
Raymond H. Goettsch This year, USA Pickleball adopted a provisional drop serve, Rule 4.A.8. Under this rule, the server can drop the pickleball and then serve after the bounce. No limitation is based upon the height of the drop beyond the physical limitations of the server’s reach. However, the ball must be dropped, not bounced.…
On Nov. 9, the Verde Sputters hosted the Lady Niners in a fun tournament. This is a partnership with a long tradition. How does this tournament work? Two Sputters team up with two Niners, and the Niners hit their shots to the greens, and then the Sputters take over and do the putting. This year,…
Eileen J Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners are always excited about new members. Two new members just happen to be relatives. New member Janet Ekkert is the niece of Donna Schwald. Janet has lived in SaddleBrooke about a year and a half after arriving here from Illinois. A longtime golfer, Janet has never been…
Jim Ryan Horseshoe pits, that is—ringers, leaners, points, and fun. It’s the horseshoe pits’ Open House every Tuesday and Friday, and you are invited. All SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO residents are welcome. Sandy Best, the only female horseshoe pitcher, extends an extra-special welcome to other women to join her. Come on, ladies, give it a try!…
David Zapatka Backhand Groundstroke Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a backhand groundstroke, “The same principles apply when you’re hitting a backhand groundstroke (as a forehand groundstroke) except that you move to the left rather than to the right (right-handed players). While some players change the…
We wish to note that the founder of Verde Sputters, Marj Cattrell, has passed away. She is sorely missed. For those of you who never met Marj, she began this great group of ladies and the wonderful event of “Sputting” we all enjoy. In her honor, the annual Invitational event held in the spring will…
Trudy Miller Spurred on by the terrific American victory in the late September Ryder Cup, the 18-hole men’s leagues from SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO went head-to-head in the annual SaddleBrooke Ryder Cup challenge. The two-day event was held on Nov. 1 and Nov. 4. At the end of day one, played on the SaddleBrooke…