Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-ball singles tournament on Oct. 26 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This was the first of five Club Championship 8-ball tournament qualifiers. The PPB thanks Oregano’s Italian restaurant and Rich “Hide the Salami” Adinolfi for sponsoring…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank the Sun City Oro Valley Billiards Club (SCOV), Robert Dufur, and SCOV’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo, PPB’s Travel Team captain, for organizing this event. On Nov.…
Debbie McGeehan It was a sunny day with a bit of wind at the Tennis Center on Nov. 2. POP players and tennis players alike experienced a perfect day on the courts to demo racquets and POP paddles. Cheri Megli and Marco Navarro came for the 12th straight year with their “store on wheels.” This…
TJ Duffy and Debbie McGeehan SaddleBrooke once again played host to a varied fundraising event in the fight against skin cancer—the most common form of cancer. The 7th Annual Skin Cancer Research Fundraiser featured an eclectic silent auction, spirited and entertaining UA Women’s and Men’s Tennis Team warm-up drills and games, STC/Wildcat-am tennis and POP…
Our SaddleBrooke Tennis Club hosted a Super Senior age tennis event on Oct. 25. The event was for all those age 80 and over, and then we added a few more age 77 and over players to even out the courts. It was amazing to see some of our outstanding super senior-age players enjoying the…
Scott Baker The semi-annual Saguaro Cup tournament between the SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters and the Highlands at Dove Mountain Men’s Putters was held on Nov. 21 at the SaddleBrooke One main putting green. The Highlands team was at the top of their form and made quick work of the challenging and fast course laid out by…
Scott Baker Called the Roosters and Hens Tournament, it was held on Nov. 14 at the SaddleBrooke One main putting green. Twenty-eight men and 36 women had joint partnership teams competing for cash prizes. After the tournament, they all sat down for a great lunch in the Vistas Dining Room. Everyone had a great time,…
Kathy DeMerritt It was a fun and beautiful day on the golf course, followed by a delicious lunch where the league welcomed new members Geri Conser, Jacquie Christiansen, Nancy Maglio, and Sharon Maxwell. Active members now total 111. Thanks to Teri Tindal for organizing our Turkey Shoot on Nov. 12. The Turkey Shoot is an…
Denise Cashmore The 2024 MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association Club Championship, sponsored by Sonora Investment Management, was held on Nov. 5 and 6. Golfers competed in a two-day overall low gross score tournament to claim the Club Championship and grand prize. There were also flighted prizes for low gross and net and for KPs (Closest to…
Ruth Sollin It was Oct. 23. Though a little unseasonably warm, the frequent breezes were welcome. Sixty-six individuals lined up at 18 different holes on the MountainView putting course. Each team of four people gave themselves a team name. When the cry “Begin Putting” was heard, all 66 began to putt their hearts out, each…