Jim Carlson Pickleball at Sun Lakes Cottonwood has been on full display year round! Even in the summer months, the action does not stop. Before dawn on a recent Sunday, at 6:05 a.m., courts were at capacity! Pickleball can be enjoyed and discovered at all ages. Our club has more than 30 members who are…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Are you a player struggling to improve your billiards game? If so, do you find it hard to differentiate between practicing and playing? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you’re not alone. As a coach and mentor to many students, I feel the lack of true focus…
Kim 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 the IronOaks Lady Breakers might be just what you need! We are looking for some new members and want to…
The Lucky Shot Pool Club would like to thank the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation for their recent generous donation. The funds were used to re-cover the pool tables at our facility in Cottonwood. Earlier this year, the club completed phase one of the two-phase remodel. This included replacing outdated motifs with new wall-mounted billiards…
When tennis players reserve court time, they are allotted for 1.5-hour play. This equates to three sets of 30 minutes. When players switch courts during the odd number of games (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11), except for game 1 for the pros, many take a brief drink and prepare to battle onward. During their…
Carol Rockland Kay Wengert and Ellen Maurer, IronOaks Tennis Club members, are the reigning 55-and-over Sectional 7.0 doubles team! They achieved this honor in the competition at Surprise, Ariz., Sept. 13-15. They now move on to National competition to be held in Scottsdale Nov. 1-3. Congratulations and good luck at Nationals, Kay and Ellen!
Reggie Wegman On Nov. 8 we will welcome our new board: President Jen Pender, Vice President Lloyd Schaeffer, Pairings/Handicaps Judy Hedding, Treasurer Carol Benford, and Secretary/Membership Greg Gustafson. Thank you all for volunteering and keeping this great league going. The usual schedule is every second and fourth Friday of the month. Tee times start at…
Maggie McLeod Hopefully, everyone had a wonderfully relaxing summer this year and were not bothered too much by the scorching hot temperatures some experienced here in the Valley. As we head into fall, we find many of our friends and neighbors who left for cooler temperatures are making their way back to Arizona once again.…
Barb Jorgensen There are multiple reasons to join Cottonwood Tennis Club: Excellent Facilities: Exclusive use of five beautifully maintained courts Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free Tennis Clinics: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. All Sun Lakes homeowners are welcome. Members-only skills drills. Social Membership: Can’t play right now? It’s only $30 per…
Bruce McCorkle Rules, Doug Stodgel AGA will hold a Rules Seminar in the Oakwood ballroom on Jan. 15 from noon to 2 p.m. All are invited to attend. Renew Your IMGA Membership Over 20% of IMGA members have already renewed their 2025 membership. Don’t delay. Log on to iwmensgolf.com and click on the “Join or…