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Doug Swartz wins SMGA Club Championship again

Seven-time Club Champion Doug Swartz with SMGA President Greg Tarr

It can’t be luck! Doug Swartz has once again proven to be the master of the SMGA Club Championship Tournament. He has won seven of the last nine club championships and this one was no squeaker. He won low gross by six strokes under his closest rival. Doug has now won in 2008, 2010 through…

Centenarians swim to all-time U.S. Masters National Marks

Fred and Mary Anne enjoy post race chat; photo by Bill Grinonneau

Phil Simpson On April 26 SaddleBrooke’s DesertView Pool was the site of a truly remarkable event as the SaddleBrooke Swim Club hosted a U.S. Masters Swimming sanctioned meet open only to centenarians, those swimmers 100 years of age and over. The atmosphere at DesertView was electric as an up-tempo sound tract provided by David Fuller…

MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners news

Left to right: Linda Rouse, Deb Bunker, Pat Mersy, Rita Smith, Carol Stellhorn, Diane Mazzarella, Linda Allison and Susan Elliott

Diane Mazzarella MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) Ace of the Month matches are scheduled one play day every month and presented the following winners thus far in 2016: January – Low Gross Linda Allison, Low Net Rita Smith February – Low Gross Linda Rouse, Low Net Deb Bunker March– Low Gross Diane Mazzarella, Low Net Carol…

Tom and Joe simply waltz to a Scotch Doubles Championship

Left to right: Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Tom “Ski” Kaliski, Paul “Bankster” Callas” and John “Hole-in-One” McKinney

Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland We would like to thank our generous sponsors: La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, Xpert Automotive in Catalina and Temperature Control Inc. On April 30, 2016, Pool Players of the Brooke hosted a Scotch Doubles 8-Ball Tournament. Tournament Directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The following field of 14 players gathered…

Winter season is HOT at the softball field

2016 Winter Season Friday Competitive League Champion – Ray Szpakowski CPA, back row: Joe Sanders, Claude DuVall, Joe Passoni, Bob Chiarello; front: Ron Quarantino, Gus Marano, Bruce Fink, Larry Weber; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

Carol Chiarello The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) concluded its winter season on April 22. This was a busy season, filled with more than 150 players on 22 teams, in seven leagues, playing four days each week. Nearly 6400 runs were scored by your friends and neighbors. Let’s recap: Monday Recreation League – Jonathan Green…

LINKS caps off the 2015/2016 season

SaddleBrooke Links Players capped off its 2015/2016 season with the election of officers for next season and a tournament to decide the Links Cup Champion. Dave Thomas is staying on as president as are Roger Bales as secretary and Tex Whitney as treasurer. Joe Kasile becomes the new vice president. The new season will begin…