Jerry Vance March 31 found the Sun Lakes Tennis Club hosting Ironwood in a friendly tennis match. Competition was fierce with Sun Lakes coming out the winner. Great food was shared by all the participants. This was our last intraclub match of the year. We look forward to Sun Lakes members interested in tennis signing…
May 2018
May 2018
State Farm wins Sun Lakes Division Pennant
Larry Wolfe The State Farm Insurance team, managed by Ron Carmichael and sponsored by Ralph Vasquez’ Agency, won the Sun Division Spring Softball pennant with a 13-5 record, two games better than Brenden Financial Planning’s 11-7 mark. Ken Brenden’s squad swept a doubleheader from the Real Estate Rustlers on the last day of the season…
May 2018
IMGA Personality of the Month
Bruce McCorkle It was a cloudy August day in 2001, and the motorcycle ride through the Rockies with his wife Stevie was enjoyable. Then an elderly lady rounded a bend left of center and headed straight toward them. Steve reacted quickly, turned the Harley to the right, taking the full impact on his left side…
May 2018
Men’s IronOaks Niners host 4th annual Hamilton High Boys Golf fundraiser
David Mork The fourth annual fundraiser raised $3,120.00 for the Hamilton High Boys Golf Team (HHGT) through the use of the Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) Tax Credit program. The funds will offset the HHGT travel and expenses at their future tournaments. The Niner’s have raised, cumulatively, over $6,900.00 in these four events. The HHGT…
May 2018
Other Card Results
Cottonwood Pinochle Join us for Pinochle every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Cottonwood Clubhouse, A-7 Painting Room. 3/07. Women: 1st Sharon Zubchevich 772, 2nd Ellie Ewish 693, 3rd Marge Mogelnicki 679; Men: 1st Dennis Nelson 774, 2nd Dennis Mulcahy 751, 3rd Steve Kauffman 744 3/14. Women: 1st Christine LaMont 799, 2nd Marlene Hechel 763,…
May 2018
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka, USAPA Rating Committee member Last month in this column, I made the barn-busting announcement that the Indian Wells Tennis Garden located near Pam Springs, CA, signed a five-year agreement with USAPA to host the USAPA National Championships 2018-2022. I also stated we knew very little about the details. That changed April 1 when…
May 2018
Softball player profile: Mike Torreano
Larry Wolfe Mike Torreano grew up in the Kennedy Heights neighborhood of Cincinnati and graduated from Woodward High, where he played football and baseball for the Bulldogs. He was a star left-handed pitcher who was good enough to go on and pitch for the Air Force Academy Falcons baseball team. Mike earned a degree in…
Sports, May 2018
Sun Lakes Tennis at Springfield
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club was hosted by Springfield in tennis matches on March 24. We started at 8:00 a.m. and played to noon on four courts. There were lots of great tennis matches, and the food provided by Springfield was excellent. Sun Lakes had two more tournaments, hosting IronOaks on March…
May 2018
Bridge Results
Cottonwood Ladies Bridge 3/15. 1st Margaret Amos, 2nd Nancy Smith, 3rd Cora Zuchowski; Hostesses: Margaret Amos and Suzanne Swanson 3/22. 1st Alice Garner, 2nd Jeannette Newman, 3rd Jeannie Kitzman; Hostesses: Maureen Howell and Jody Heiman 3/29. 1st Nan Hare, 2nd Sue Kavanaugh, 3rd Marge Rasmussen; Hostesses: Dorothy Thurman and Barb Sampson 4/05. 1st Lori Scharbach…
May 2018
Energy Yoga May schedule
Paullene Caraher Experience the benefits of Energy Yoga with Paullene at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, third floor. Mornings: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. – Nidra Yoga on the second Tuesday (May 8) Afternoons: Monday, Tuesdays and Thursday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. – Nidra Yoga every Tuesday Note: There…