Andrea Molberg Looking for fun and fellowship on Friday nights? Try Friday Nite Lites. When SaddleBrooke lost the opportunity to play drop-in pickleball play under the lights at the Preserve courts, players finally found another way to get together for Friday night frolicking – Friday Nite Lites up at the Ranch. Friday Nite Lites…
Shawne Cryderman Any SaddleBrooke resident is welcome to attend the introductory lesson. The focus of the introductory lesson is to allow people of all ages and skills to have the opportunity to get on the court and play this fun, phenomenal, full of good time’s game. At the end of the introductory lesson, participants…
Andrea Molberg Whether you’re new to this extremely popular sport of pickleball or been playing a while, check your paddle. You may need a new, quieter one. SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association referee Steve Phillips wrote: “A lot of beginner and progressive players are not understanding why the ball, when hit, does not carry the same as…
Andrea Molberg Looking for a great way to celebrate birthdays? Some pickleball players, including Sue Diericks, Judi Wilkerson, Martha Takakoshi and Debbie Masciorini mark the event with very special birthday corsages and even wear them on the court. What a great example of pickleball fun and friendship. Come join the festivities.
Andrea Molberg SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has 763 members, a sign of the tremendous popularity of this sport and the friendliness of players on the courts. Not HOA financed, pickleball funding comes from dues and donations. SPA volunteers like Sue Diericks donate their time. Every club relies on its members to volunteer and often…
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.,…
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…
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…
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…
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…