Raymond H. Goettsch SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has scheduled the Second Annual Dinking in the Desert intramural tournament for March 15 through 17. Men’s games will be held on Friday, March 15; women’s games will be held on Saturday, March 16; and mixed games will be held on Sunday, March 17. On each day, matches…
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Sports, February 2024
SMGA Takes Javelina Cup
Jim Grosjean For the first time in a decade, the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) wrested the Javelina Cup away from the MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) on Jan. 3 and 4. The men from SaddleBrooke One took a 23-point lead after the first round on the SaddleBrooke and Tucson Courses, while MPMGA made a…
Sports, January 2024
Major Events Highlight December MPMGA Schedule
Jim Grosjean The MPMGA closed out its 2023 golf season with two highly anticipated events: the Winter Bash and the Club Championship. The MPMGA Club Championship took place on Dec. 11 and 14. Unfortunately, the MountainView front nine remains closed until the spring, requiring both rounds of the championship to be played on The Preserve…
Sports, December 2023
Battle for the Saddle Tournament
Raymond Goettsch On Oct. 20 through 22, 118 members of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) faced off against 118 SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SRPA) members on the Ed Robson Pickleball Center courts in the Battle for the Saddle Tournament. The tournament was for women’s, men’s, and mixed doubles teams competing in a round-robin format in which…
Sports, December 2023
Pool Players of The Brooke vs. Quail Creek Billiards Club
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Quail Creek (QC) Billiards Club and their members for the friendly competition and camaraderie. Thanks also go to Tony Cardillo, captain of the PPB Travel Team, who set up this match. On Oct. 28 at 9 a.m., the PPB hosted…
Sports, December 2023
SBWGA-18 Cactus Classic
Ellen Avenoso On Nov. 14, 16, and 18 the SBWGA-18 Holers held their final major tournament of the year: The Cactus Classic. This is a three-day net tournament comprising 18 holes of play on each of the SaddleBrooke One nines. Forty-seven members participated, and with the generous sponsorship of Lexus of Tucson, we were able…
Sports, December 2023
SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Enjoy Turkey Shoot Tournament
It’s autumn. The weather is excellent and the snowbirds are returning to SaddleBrooke. So, what do the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners do? We enjoy our annual Turkey Shoot Golf Tournament and Luncheon. The tournament was held on Nov. 14 with a Gone Golfin’ theme. It was a time to set our worries aside, to get out…
Clubs & Classes, October 2014
SaddleBrooke 8-ball open
What: 8-Ball Tournament; $5 entry fee; BCA Rules. Play on two tables, Double elimination, (two out of three or single games to be decided based on number of players). Sixteen spots available. First sixteen to pay the $5 entry fee to Joe Giammarino (jgpool@outlook.com) or Dominic Borland (dominicborland@gmail.com) will be in tournament. All entry fees…