Christianne Dettmann On Feb. 5 the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club proudly inducted Mike Close into its membership ranks. Mike has been a Rotarian in other clubs for over 25 years, including being a charter member of the Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands in Puget Sound, Wash. He and his wife Jan are both…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Whether you’re standing behind a firearm or leaning over a pool table, the act of “taking a shot” has more in common than most people realize. Both activities require discipline, alignment, body control, and mental focus. However, the most revealing similarity lies in the reasons people miss their shots. In both…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Jan. 31 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center Billiards Room. This was the third of five 8-Ball qualifiers for the PPB Club Championship. The PPB was the sponsor of this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles tournament…
Karin Bivens Huge congratulations to SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s former head swim coach Doug Springer for his phenomenal achievements at two recent Masters swim competitions. At the 2026 Fabulous Las Vegas Short Course Meters Swim Meet (Jan. 17) Doug broke three Masters 80-84 age group world records in the 50 Breaststroke (40.29), 100 Breaststroke (1:29.22), and…
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles tournament on Feb. 14 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The PPB had a scheduled Travel Team event with Green Valley Recreation (GVR) at SaddleBrooke’s Catalina Recreation Center, but at the last minute, GVR had…
King Mitchell The St. Patrick’s Day Softball Tournament is on Saturday, March 14. Yep, well, let’s hope this edition is hanging on your mailbox just before the 14th, cuz it’s St. Patrick’s Day Tournament time! That’s right, softball fun, music, eats (donations appreciated), and lots of softball “dramedy” on tap on Saturday, the 14th, starting…