Andrea Molberg SaddleBrooke has a reputation for community service – raising money for Tucson military families, working at the Goose, staffing Kids’ Closet, getting residents to doctor’s appointments through Senior Village, serving on boards, mentoring young boys, placing abandoned pets, delivering the SaddleBrooke Progress to raise money to supply bicycles to kids, being pet therapists, etc.,…
Tag: Pickleball
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Pickleball players bring home medals from Nationals
Andrea Molberg In early November, 1400 plus of the best Pickleball players from around the globe participated in the largest ever National Pickleball Tournament in Casa Grande. Mixed Doubles, Women’s and Men’s Doubles and Singles, along with highly entertaining Junior players as young as 10 years old made for an exciting nine days. The event…
Sports, October 2017
Interesting Pickleball Partners
Andrea Molberg Pickleball is not only extremely popular, it is unique. How often do you find a sport where a former Wimbledon tennis champion can win a gold medal with a 12-year-old partner? Joanne Russell did exactly that. She partnered with the youngest 5.0 pickleball player on the planet, Jack Munro, and they took top…
Sports, October 2017
Pickleball excitement and membership keeps growing
Andrea Molberg As you know, pickleball has taken the country by storm. Homebuyers, renters and new residents keep asking sales associates, realtors and their neighbors about this extremely popular game. People are eager to know what’s happening with pickleball in SaddleBrooke. SaddleBrooke’s largest club is the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association with 735 members. Currently SaddleBrooke has…
Sports, September 2017
Pickleball lesson information
The SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association Introductory Lesson will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, September 19, 20 and 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on pickleball courts 7, 8 and 9 at the Preserve. The cost is $10, payable on the day of the lesson in cash (exact amount) or by check made payable…
Sports, September 2017
Lots of pickleball instruction
Andrea Molberg No doubt you know someone who plays, teaches or wants to learn pickleball. This extremely popular sport has taken the country and SaddleBrooke by storm. SPA, the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, is SaddleBrooke’s largest club with over 715 members, and the club is eager to help everyone improve their game. Many volunteers devoted hours…
Sports, August 2017
Pickleballers on the courts despite wind, rain and heat
Andrea Molberg Like the Post Office, neither wind, nor rain, nor heat, nor humidity can keep pickleballers off the courts. While a few of the SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball courts suffered some damage from a July cloudburst, the courts were soon opened and players gratefully back on them, especially because the SaddleBrooke Ridgeview courts were closed…
August 2017
A pickleball 4th of July
Andrea Molberg Despite the heat, SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members had fun celebrating the Fourth of July with friends and food at the Ridgeview Pickleball courts. While waiting in line to play, club members could check out the patriotic costumes of fellow players, watch their techniques, nibble on delicious fruit and swap stories. The misters…
Sports, July 2017
How can the Ridgeview Pickleball courts be so lucky?
Shawne Cryderman Ed Mandler is a self-appointed Ridgeview courts cleanup guy. Every morning he arrives at the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association courts and picks up all the balls, returns them to their individual court holders and makes sure each holder is full of non-cracked playable Onix Pure 2 pickleballs. Next he picks up trash around the…
Sports, July 2017
Pickleballers take care of their courts
Ken Powers leads a team of wonderful volunteers to keep the pickleball courts ready for the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA)’s 720 plus members. Because they love the sport, these volunteers regularly give of their time and themselves on behalf of the club. Hopefully most are mentioned below and hopefully you’ll decide to join the group.…