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PVMGA – March results

Monty Meuwissen and Jim Czaja, winners of the annual Member/Guest tournament

Jim Davis, Publicity March results start out on the 14th with a Scramble format for both morning and afternoon groups. The winner in the morning scramble with a 39 was Dick Howell, Bill Dwyer, Bill Triquart and Richard Koon. The winners of the afternoon scramble with a 38.5 were Jim Wedeward, Bill Saxton, Lou Grijalva…

Sun Lakes Niners news

Verla Matuschka, Publicity The regular season is winding down and many of our members are heading for places with cooler summers. April events went smoothly. For the Awards Banquet, the ladies enjoyed a pasta buffet in the Navajo Room at the Country Club and delicious desserts made by Sandy Iosue and Liz Tollefsen. Awards were…

Cottonwood Tennis Club picnic

Spencer Roberts, winner of the microphone-eating contest. Photo taken by John Langan

Rod Hayward With months of tournaments, league play and socials behind them, members of the Cottonwood Tennis Club gathered at Sisk Park March 21 to close another successful season and to bid Bon Voyage to their northerner friends, poised for the annual spring migration to cooler climates. The afternoon was filled with entertainment and skill…

Niners results – March 2015

Jim Wegman, Publicity Jim Poland is the 2014 club champion, Jerry Vickery was second and Dennis Fisher was a close third. Ringers Tournament Winners: Flight A: Eddie Allen, Ron Betti, Dennis Fisher, Jim Poland, Larry Johnson, Bill Slattery and Warren McCurdy; Flight B: Bill Stoutenberg, Dave Peters, Jim Wegman, Jack Cook, Rich Funk and Bill…

IMGA Personality of the Month

Don Dinkelman

John Concannon, Publicity This month my subject for this column is someone known, not only to IMGA members, but throughout IronOaks; not because of his golf prowess, but, because of his current occupation. Don Dinkelman, in addition to his activity in IMGA, is what I call a vacation watch manager, but more on that later.…

Softball player profile – Steve Schaider

Larry Wolfe A native of Maple Heights, Ohio, Steve Schaider attended high school at St. Peter Chanel, a small Catholic high school in nearby Bedford. Chanel High didn’t have a baseball team, so Steve was on the Firebirds’ cross country team and played on city league baseball teams. After graduation, he entered a work-study program…

Pickleball Club members continue their successes

4.5 Silver Medal winners Dianne Zimmerman and David Zapatka

David Zapatka Robson Ranch, Eloy – In the 3.5 Men’s Doubles division the formidable Hank Bryce/Steve Smitham pair fought valiantly in a large bracket to their first medal together, bronze. Sun Lakes top point winner of the season, Jeannine McKinna, took gold in the 3.5 Women’s Doubles with Jan Ardis, a feat they have shared…

CWLGA Winner

Mikky Rydell, a winner’s winner!

Penny Fox, Publicly Mikki Rydell is the 2015 Match Club Winner and 2015 Club Champion of the Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association. Mikki plays on our golf team and is a friendly high spirited golfer; she always has a smile and friendly attitude. Congratulations to Mikki and all the flight winners! Our member guest Wild West…

CMGA play day results

Results of recent events: 3/07. Ace of Aces – Flight 1 Gross: 1st Paul Brauer, 2nd Cliff Mattson, Jay Mays and William Moore; Net: 1st Dan Paxton, 2nd William Moore; Flight 2 Gross: 1st Ken Pearson, 2nd Robert Walk; Net: 1st Robert Walk, Jerry Cisneros and Hank Clausen; Flight 3 Gross: 1st Jim Czaja, 2nd…

MOGA upcoming events

MOGA President TJ Jones (right) congratulating Peter Yoon on winning the MOGA Club Championship

Bob Greene, Publicity Last month’s editorial quoted the new President, “TJ” Jones, of his intention, “to have more communications to the members and to inspire more camaraderie and increase social functions before, during and after tournaments.” He asked members to pitch in to accomplish the goals and for the continued success of MOGA. He is…