King Mitchell Well, SaddleBrooke Senior Softball fans and friends, here it is June 26 and SaddleBrooke Progress deadline time. That means 600 or so words from the golden fingertips of yours truly! Wait a minute, you say! Mitch, where you been? Well, the old Mitchster has been on a bit of a “break.” But the…
The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters held their quarterly breakfast in May to present the awards for the quarter and past year. The following awards were presented: The 2023 Charles Schwab Tournament prizes were handed out by our sponsor Jeff Shields of Charles Schwab to the following putters: First place: Jim Jevne, second place: Gio Fiorino, third…
Maureen Benigno, Coordinator of Texas Hold ‘em Winners of our 12-week tournament from March 25 through June 10 are as follows: 1st Place: Terry Douglas 2nd Place: Jay Selnick 3rd Place: Kathy O’Connell 4th Place: Terry Jackson 5th Place: Mike Edmonds Final-table winners from March 25 through June 10: March 25: Bob Wainscott April 1:…
Steve Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners (SBMN) held their first annual Summer Cup tournament this June. The three-day format of the Summer Cup is very similar to the Ryder Cup with two teams of 12 members and match play rounds. The first round on Wednesday, June 12, was an alternate shot match. On…
Marie Starjnski Catalina Mountain Elks hosted its Second Annual Dart Tournament to benefit veterans. Sixteen teams competed to raise a total of $4,542 for our veterans. There were many items that were raffled, as well as silent auction items, including NASCAR tickets, golf outings, and gift certificates galore. There were many happy winners.
Each year SaddleBrooke hosts the MountainView Collegiate Women’s Golf Tournament, and 2024 did not disappoint! SaddleBrooke has been hosting this tournament for over 25 years, and this tournament is unique in that the players and coaches are housed in SaddleBrooke host homes. All the players are outstanding young women, and the coaches really appreciate the…
Jim Grosjean The MPMGA Member-Guest Tournament has concluded, with Alan Doan and his guest Ron Gillespie named overall champions. Three days of great weather, fine food, camaraderie, and even occasional decent golf defined this event. There was also an unfortunate accident, which perhaps changed the eventual outcome. The twosome of David Jones and Dave Hackathorn,…
Ellen Avenoso How do you eclipse a solar eclipse? The SaddleBrooke 18-holers did it by holding their annual Quail Classic, a member/guest three-day event, playing while the eclipse was happening (fully equipped with special eclipse-viewing safety glasses). Though it was a beautiful, sunny day, we all began to notice the effects of the eclipse when…
SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) had its annual St. Patrick’s Day Tournament on March 16 to a hungry and rousing crowd, despite the threatening weather the day before, the luck of the Irish gave the weather a needed break with sunshine and a dry field to boost the spirits of everyone who attended. The St.…
Raymond H. Goettsch On March 15 through 17, more than 148 members of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) played in the second annual Dinking in the Desert intramural tournament. The tournament was for men’s doubles on March 15, women’s doubles on March 16, and mixed doubles on March 17. Due to the weather, the men’s…