Lon Federwitz POP tennis is the rebranding of the 100-year-old paddle tennis that is being played across the USA and around the world. POP tennis is a scaled-down version of regular tennis, only played on shorter tennis courts with shorter, solid racquets and lower compression tennis balls. POP tennis has the same scoring and rules…
Debbie McGeehan Girls just wanna have fun! Leave it to Sue Case to make sure of that! Tennis is not always about competition. It is also about the memories you make on the court with your friends while enjoying friendly matches. Shortly after Sue’s husband passed away in 2010, she started playing full time in…
Debbie McGeehan The Tucson Senior Olympics Festival is held annually. This year it started Jan. 4 and ended Feb. 2. The sporting events include ping pong (largest turnout), tennis, pickleball, swimming, golf, basketball, bridge, bowling, etc. The tennis event was held at El Conquistador tennis courts at Oro Valley Community and Recreation Center. Entry fee…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Jan. 25 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. Thank you, PPB, for sponsoring this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles Tournament was double-elimination. This is the third in a series of five 8-ball…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank Voyager’s Billiard Club (VBC), Ted Beery, and Voyager’s billiards team for the friendly competition and cordial luncheon at Fat Willy’s Clubhouse after the 8-Ball Team Challenge. Another big thank you goes to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, PPB’s Travel Team captain,…
BK Koch On Jan. 20 the putting green was flooded with pink and green as 36 Verde Sputters hosted 36 Ranchette Putters in a challenging game. Laughter as well as a few expletives filled the air. The set-up and planning crew threw a lot of curves at the players. Our theme, “Jack Frost in the…