Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) had an informal singles competition against Sun City Oro Valley (SCOV), sponsored by Red Earth Tile & Stone, on July 16 at SCOV. The PPB would like to thank Sun City Oro Valley’s Billiards Club, Sean Park, and SCOV’s billiards team for their pool…
Raymond H. Goettsch Under standard pickleball scoring, players can only score points when they are serving, and players cannot score points when their opponents are serving. However, rally scoring is often used in group play or round robin play when players are on more than one court and will play with different opponents in the…
Raymond H. Goettsch Every year pickleball players submit proposed changes to the rules of the game to USA Pickleball, and other players have the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes. The decision as to which proposed rule changes will be adopted is made at the end of the year. This year has generated many…
King Mitchell (aka Mitch) Well, SaddleBrooke Senior Softball fans and friends, here it is July 23 and Progress and Roundup deadline time. So, time to strap on the ol’ feedbag … I mean, break out the laptop, and let the electricity from my brain flow into my fingertips! Well, the deadline is actually the 26th,…
Kathy DeMerritt On July 17 members of the SaddleBrooke Niners Ladies and Men’s Niners united to enjoy a fun nine-hole scramble event and lunch. The high temps didn’t deter the golf or fun. As a Lady Niner remarked, “It was a really good time, and we had a great team.” Congrats to the winning team…
Jim Grosjean When afternoon temperatures routinely reach triple digits this summer in SaddleBrooke, the MPMGA continues its weekly golf events at 7:30 a.m. like clockwork. Recently, the three–day Individual Match Play Tournament was contested on the MountainView Golf Course. Before turning to tournament results, it should be said that golfers are very happy with the…