Nancy Dowell SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association was well represented at this year’s National Pickleball Championships, held Nov. 2-10 in Indian Wells, California. Some SPA members played in the highly competitive tournament. Others went to see the action which, by all accounts, was a spectacular display of pickleball prowess. The level of play was extremely high and…
Dan Hoshino The January 2020 tournament for the MountainView-Preserve Couples Golf will be held Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at the MountainView Golf Course. It will be a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start; the format will be 4 person, 2 best net balls, one from the women and one from the men. The team score is the…
Debbie McGeehan Who doesn’t like some competitive, but fun tennis? Today we recognized a key person who makes that happen every Saturday morning. TJ Duffy has been organizing men’s doubles and mixed doubles for several years and the group has grown to almost 50 similarly skilled, friendly players! Every week TJ sends multiple emails to…
Eileen J. Snearly The MPLN President’s Cup, two-day golf tournament was held at MountainView and Preserve Golf Clubs on Nov. 11 and 12, 2019. A delicious lunch was graciously served by the staff at The MountainView Bar and Grill. Raye Cobb led the field with the winning score and was crowned the new MPLN President’s…
Pat Morris In late October the MV Lady Putters got into the swing of fall by dressing up in our favorite costumes to celebrate Halloween week. Many members have returned from their summer travels and enthusiastically showed up for Putting Day as witches, pirates, angels, and a few unrecognizable characters. Putting commenced with the usual…
Terry Hurley On another perfect fall weather day last month, SaddleBrooke Senior Softball held its annual Veterans Day tournament at their gem of a ballpark dressed up in red, white, and blue bunting and miniature American flags. A large crowd paid tribute to the many military veterans on the field and in the stands. Vern…
William Nagy The inaugural Charity Golf Tournament to Support Veterans was held at the 49ers Country Club on Nov. 2, 2019. All proceeds will be used to complete needed infrastructure upgrades to allow Esperanza En Escalante to continue to support homeless veterans in our community. The mission of Esperanza En Escalante is to provide transitional…
Ann Lange The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) hosted the 18th annual Robson Challenge Nov. 13 at the MountainView Golf Club. On a beautiful SaddleBrooke, Arizona day, the MPWGA and seven other Robson community women’s golf leagues warmed up on the range preparing to get their best game on for a little inter-community camaraderie and…
Eileen J Snearly Each year the Arizona Golf Association (AGA) conducts their State Medallion Tournament. Both 18-hole and 9-hole leagues throughout Arizona holds competitions to see which of their members will represent their club at the AGA Championship held in January the following year. These four talented golfers have qualified for the State Medallion this…
