Raymond H. Goettsch With the 2022 Winter Olympics in our rearview mirror, one wonders if pickleball can become an Olympic sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris or the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The International Pickleball Federation (IPF), based in Goodyear, Ariz., is a non-profit, volunteer organization that has been working to have…
Debbie McGeehan Did you know the Senior Olympic Festival is held every January in Tucson for a few weeks? There are many activities to participate in, ranging from racquet sports, bowling, horseshoes, bridge, archery, shuffleboard, and the list goes on! For years, tennis players have competed at Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson over three days…
Alan Doan The MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) Member-Member Match Play Tournament was held on Jan. 17, 20, and 27 at the MountainView and Preserve golf courses. Multiple flights of eight two-man teams were established based on each team’s combined course handicap, with purple tee players and green tee players placed in separate brackets. A…
Joan Elder The SaddleBrooke Writers Group was one of the first groups formed in our community in the early 1990s. Very soon after the formation, Anne Leonard suggested hosting a Coffee House. Since the first one was such a huge success, the group continues presenting their original writings in a Coffee House format every other year.…
Shaun Herndon The SaddleBrooke SilverBelles performance dance team is an eclectic group of dancers of all ages, scanning four different decades, bringing in a wide array of talent. Our ages really don’t matter because we’re all young at heart, and we share a love of dance. Meet our 80-, 70-, 60-, and 50-somethings: 80-Somethings: After…
Dick Kreutzen Thirty-six SaddleBrooke Swim Club members showed up on Jan. 23 to swim in the club’s second annual Jack Fritz Pentathlon. It was a little chilly at the start, but it warmed up nicely when the sun crested the mountains. The morning turned out to be pretty nice. A pentathlon is obviously five events,…