Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Nov. 15 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This was the second of five 8-Ball Tournament qualifiers for the PPB Club Championship. The PPB was the sponsor of this tournament. The format…
Joe Giammarino Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank the Sun City Oro Valley (SCOV) Billiards Club, 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. 8…
Dennis Marchand It wasn’t the tournament that was planned but, nevertheless, despite threatening weather, both the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) from SaddleBrooke One and the MountainView Preserve Men’s Association (MPMGA) from SaddleBrooke TWO held their annual Ryder Cup tournament on Nov. 19 at the SaddleBrooke/Tucson courses of SaddleBrooke One. Normally they would play day…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) held their 2025 Presidents Cup Golf Tournament on Nov. 18 and 19. Overall winner was the player with the best two-round low net total. Last year’s winner Kathy Quesnell was honored with organizing this year’s successful event, sponsored by Pride Mechanical. Both days were an 8 a.m.…
Donald Dow, President The SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView Preserve Men’s Niners (MPMN) kicks off a new season of golf in January. MPMN provides both a friendly and competitive opportunity for golfers of all skill levels to participate in nine holes of golf on a weekly basis each Tuesday afternoon. MPMN plays both SaddleBrooke TWO courses: Mountainview…
Lon Federwitz POP Tennis Drop-In has started, and we have had some excellent turnouts. Many new players are enjoying POP tennis. We also have another hot racquet sport hitting the scene. It’s called Red Ball and it’s a blast to play. We have two courts for Red Ball and six for POP tennis at SaddleBrooke…
Connie Kotke On Nov. 18, 76 players from the SaddleBrooke One Lady Niners golf league and the Verde Sputters women’s putting group teamed up for a fun (and chilly) tournament on the Catalina course. This is an annual event that encourages new friendships, builds putting skills, and gives those Sputters who don’t golf a chance…
King Mitchell Well, softball groupies, it’s hard to believe the Fall softball season is into its eighth week here on Nov. 24. Just this week and two more and 2025 will be “in da books.” Then a three-week hiatus over the holidays into January and SaddleBrooke Senior Softball’s Winter session. Winter season will run Jan.…
Connie Kotke, Co-President Membership in the SaddleBrooke Verde Sputters continues to grow! Women putters of all skill levels who enjoy fresh air, camaraderie, lots of cheering, and the chance to win money or prizes are welcome to become a Sputter any time during the year. But one of the most important events for all members…
Connie Kotke Monday mornings are lively on the main putting green behind the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse. That’s when dozens of Verde Sputters come together to enjoy 18 holes of ever-changing fun. Women of all skill levels find a sense of accomplishment as they focus on skills of aim and speed. They also find lots of…