David Zapatka If you have played pickleball very long, you’ve heard of this strategy, “hit the middle of the court.” What does this mean, why should we do it and why does it work? Our first thought may be that this means to hit the middle of the opponents’ side of the court. This is…
Ruth Sollin ‘Twas the night before Christmas—or maybe three weeks early! The MountainView Lady Putters were decked out in their festive holiday attire, celebrating the holiday season and sharing the Christmas vibe. The holiday luncheon on Dec. 9 rocked the house, with 118 in attendance. Al Weigel, as “Pa,” from the Community Circle Players, read…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Rincon Country West Billiards Club (RCW), Bob McKenna, and RCW’s Billiards Team for their camaraderie and friendly competition. Another big thank you goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, PPB Travel Team captain, for organizing this event. On Dec. 14 the PPB’s…
Raymond H. Goettsch On Nov. 8–10, 2024, 78 members of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) faced off against 78 SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SRPA) members on the SRPA courts in The Battle for the Saddle Tournament. The tournament was for women’s, men’s, and mixed doubles teams competing in a round-robin format in which each SPA…
Christine Schmitz Did you know that the SaddleBrooke Cornhole Club is the first club to form in SaddleBrooke TWO since Robson Management left? We currently have more than 400 members to date, and we aren’t even one year old! But to keep up with growth, we need the help of our members. Volunteers are sought…
Ret Convey It’s hard to believe that our 2024 golf season wrapped up on Dec. 3 at our annual holiday luncheon. It seems like just yesterday that Cathe Kropp stepped up to the podium to preside over her first general meeting and luncheon 12 months ago. Cathe and her board did a splendid job organizing…