Category: Sports

Niners April Golf Results

Jim Wegman, Publicity Our two March events are in the books. The events provided an $8,000 donation to the Hamilton High School Golf program. A big thank you to all the members who pitched in and all the sponsors whose donations made it possible. At the luncheon, Niners President Jerry Richards presented a Thank You…

OLGA Golf News

Mary Dyrseth Okay, golfers, here is a word to the wise. On an OLGA play date, I only played 12 holes before I had to leave for a doctor’s appointment. The next day I looked up my scorecard on GHIN, and I had been given four triples and two doubles on the holes I didn’t…

SLMGA News

Charles Carbajal On April 8 and 10 SLLGA and SLMGA held their annual Home and Home. Twenty teams participated, and the weather and course conditions were great! The winning team was Jeanne Nelson, Terry Kohler, and Walt Newicki.

Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association

Judy Onken Zara Logan has been a consequential president of our association for the past two years. Her calm demeanor belies her underlying fierce determination to enhance the experience of being a member of CLGA. She credits the success of her administration to the members of her executive board who, as self-starters, are also talented…

IMGA News

Rick Staszewski, Publicity The short game challenges at Ironwood! As we all are aware, the Ironwood layout as a par 67 is one of the best in the USA. It is challenging and makes the player use all of the 14 clubs allowed. The short game is a crucial part of your scoring and handicap.…

The Sun Lakes Lady Niners

The last day of league play for the very successful 2024-25 season ended on April 29. Some of the highlights of the 2024-25 season include hosting a tournament with the SunBird Lady Niners and participating in tournaments at Apache Wells, Oakwood, and Cottonwood. Sun Lakes Lady Niners love playing golf, and the ladies enjoy taking…

That’s a Wrap!

Trish Kolb Oakwood Couples 18-Hole Golf League has wrapped up another fun-filled season of friendly competition, good food, and good times. A couple of weeks ago, we had our annual Couples Club Championship event where Vince and Karen Bustillo prevailed and beat out the field to be crowned the Overall Low Gross Champions for 2025.…

Relishing Pickleball: Beating the Bangers

David Zapatka From 2.0 to 5.0, we have all faced the “bangers,” those players who prefer to hit everything hard rather than play the soft game hitting dinks and drop shots. Would you like to defeat these hard hitters? Consider adopting these tips. Hit deep returns. Keep the banger at the baseline with a deep…

IronOaks Lady Breakers

Kim L. Hutchinson Have you played pool before and forgotten the rules? Has it been years since you played and you’re afraid you might embarrass yourself? Were you never that good but really enjoyed playing? Then IronOaks Lady Breakers might be just what you need. IronOaks Lady Breakers would like to invite you to stop…

Cottonwood Lady Niners News

April was a busy month for the Lady Niners! The slate for our 2025-26 officers was announced at the spring business meeting on April 17. We send warm congratulations and thanks to incoming officers Renee Seifert, president; Diane Score, vice president; Beth Johnston, secretary; and Kay Newton, treasurer. We look forward to a 2025-26 season…