Any SaddleBrooke resident is welcome to attend an introductory lesson on Friday, October 21 or Thursday, October 27 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. on courts 7 and 9 at The Preserve. Participants will be asked to arrive 10 minutes before the lesson begins to complete necessary paperwork. The cost is $10 – either a check…
Tag: Pickleball
Sports, September 2016
Try different Pickleball games
Andrea Molberg Ever needed an extra player or two for pickleball? I just did while at a dude ranch near Jackson Hole. My husband’s late wife’s family rode horses, fished, swam and played pickleball at Red Rock Ranch for years in the late 90s and early 2000s. This year the Greenleaf family and I (17…
Sports, September 2016
What about a different Pickleball?
Andrea Molberg Concerned about noise and wanting more opportunities to play, SaddleBrooke residents have asked whether different balls might be used to lower the sound of pickleball, the fastest growing sport for those over 55. A friendly and addictive game, pickleball has taken off here in SaddleBrooke. SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has more than 600…
Sports, August 2016
Mister Mister and Missus Mister Don and Linda Cornish help Picklers cool off
Andrea Molberg Avid SaddleBrooke pickleball players Don and Linda Cornish have made playing this fast growing sport in the heat more comfortable. Have you noticed that local restaurants cool and attract customers with misters installed on their patios? Having experienced the cooling effect, pickleball players have been commenting how misters would improve both waiting to…
Sports, August 2016
Playing Pickleball when temps soar
Andrea Molberg With Tucson temperatures over 100 degrees for more than a month, SaddleBrooke pickleball players creatively find ways to play this popular sport. Most players seek to be on the courts very early when they open at 7:00 a.m. With over 600 SPA (SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association) members and only six regulation courts, this is…
Sports, July 2016
Hurdles and Hoops – Bob Long has jumped them all!
Shawne Cryderman Singer, world traveler, pickleball player – Bob has done it all and continues to beat the odds while battling multiple myeloma, a form of blood and bone cancer. Bob Long and Jim Haakenson recently participated in the Duel in the Desert International Pickleball Tournament at the Palm Creek Resort in Casa Grande, Arizona.…
Sports, June 2016
Pickleball Social Event
The theme for the social gathering that took place on April 24 was Mixed Pickle. It was a very successful event of 48 participating senior men and women Pickleball players. We had a wonderful time doing the meeting/greeting/playing thing. Categories were dill, gherkin, bread and butter, relish, kosher and sweet. All six courts at Ridgeview…
Front Page, June 2016
SPA members play and work together
Shawne Cryderman On Saturday, May 7 approximately 30 SPA members gathered in the parking lot near the RidgeView Courts to sweep the gravel and dirt off the asphalt. Court Maintenance Chief Ken Powers recruited volunteers to complete this SPA self-help project. The project outcome is twofold. One, lessen the gravel and dirt tracked onto the…
Generals, May 2016
SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association offers introductory lessons for beginners
Any SaddleBrooke resident is welcome to attend an introductory lesson on Tuesday, April 19 or Friday, May 6 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on courts 15, 16 and 17 at The Preserve. Participants will be asked to arrive 10 minutes before the lesson begins to complete necessary paper work. The cost is $10 – a…
Sports, April 2016
More pickleball medals for SaddleBrooke
On Wednesday, March 9 SaddleBrooke Pickleball had three doubles team’s medal at the Southern Arizona Senior Games held at Robson Quail Creek in Green Valley. Men’s Doubles Skill Level 3.5 Age 50 plus Gold medal: Gale Evans and Bill Stickney Men’s Doubles Skill Level 4.0 Age 70 plus Silver medal: Dan Stebbins and Stan Strebig…