Maggie McLeod As the temperatures are cooling down as we head into December and with no more worries of having to play “cart path only” golf, we look forward to the return of all our Northern friends and teammates back to the land of sunshine. On Nov. 8 there was a general meeting at Grill…
Barbara Arakelian Congratulations to Rose Wang who scored a hole-in-one on Oct. 6, 2023, at Sun Lakes Country Club, hole number 16, using a 4 hybrid. She received a cold bottle of water from Mary, a homeowner who witnessed her accomplishment! Great job!
Jerry Higgins Ron Ryer and partner Natalee Campbell used all the tricks to pull up the trophy treat from the 7.0 division at the Halloween-themed mixed doubles tournament at Gene Autry Park in Mesa on Friday, Oct. 27.
Larry Wolfe Dan Malachuk is flying high—in more ways than one! Now starting his third year in our program, Dan was named Most Improved Player in the Lakes Division last year, increasing his batting average from .566 to .683—good for a Top Ten spot. He also flies high as a pilot of 737 aircraft for…
Jerry Higgins Ollie Johnson of the Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) and Terry Jackson of Albuquerque, N.M., won bronze medals at the St. George, Utah, 2023 Huntsman World Senior Games in both mixed doubles and gender doubles. For information regarding membership in the Cottonwood Tennis Club, please contact Membership Chairs Carol Trentadue at [email protected] or Maurice…
Larry Wolfe Our Fall Senior Softball Season began on Oct. 31 and will continue through Dec. 18. This season’s team sponsors and managers are as follows: In the Lakes Division: A-1 Golf Carts (Mgr. Dennis Kennedy), Core Consulting (Mgr. Chris Jensen), Skyview Digital Media (Mgr. Dave Kratz), and Young Home Team Realtors (Mgr. Gary Hillabolt).…
Carole Rockland Tennis players from IronOaks, Springfield, SunBird, and Trilogy tennis clubs gathered at Oakwood on Nov. 4 for a great morning of shopping, tennis, food, and camaraderie. The morning began with the opening of the clothing sale, organized by Kristina Traylor. It was a huge success and netted IronOaks Tennis Club over $1,400. Rick…
Carole Rockland, IOTC Communications Chair On Oct. 28 the Oakwood tennis courts were the site of a friendly competition between IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC) and Robson Ranch Tennis Club. A total of 35 participants took to the courts, ending in a final result of Robson Ranch 18, IOTC 11. After a morning of tennis, the…
Judy Onken The new season is underway for the Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association (CLGA)! The first play date in November welcomed new and old members for a friendly scramble and a large number of members for “a sip and a bite” on the Cottonwood patio after the game. If you haven’t added the “afterglow” to…
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, Ms. Littlewood offers these basic doubles strategies for players of any level. To read all her advice, buy her book. Always face the ball on the other side of the net. Regardless of where you are on the court…