Category: Sports

31st Annual Bradshaw Tournament

This was the 31st year for the Bradshaw Tennis tournament held at the Cottonwood Racquet Club. There were many close matches with over 50 needing a tie-break game. The IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center had many members place in the top three in their division. The results are as follows: Dave Rokusek was part of…

Venture Out pickleball results

David Zapatka/Don Simmons

David Zapatka Sun Lakes Pickleball competitors played the ever popular Venture Out Pickleball Tournament November 17-19 in Mesa and brought home numerous medals. In the 4.0 mixed division Sheila Parkinson and Steve Smitham had a strong tournament slicing, dinking and driving their way through a strong 4.0 field making their way to the finals of…

Softball Player Profile: Dan Bradfield

Larry Wolfe The word “inspirit” means to instill courage or strength of purpose, to hearten, to inspire and to encourage. Dan Bradfield recently opened a company in Casa Grande called Inspirit Gymnastics to provide gymnastics training for children and teens, but he teaches much more than tumbling, vaulting and the use of parallel bars; he…

Cottonwood Lady Niners plan for golf, fun and charity

Cottonwood’s Lady Niners officers for 2015-16 are from left Treasurer Lynn Tanner, President Bette Lu Buchanan; Secretary Cathy Kinnick; and Vice President Dixie McQuaid.

Lila Ritchie Lots of golf, fun and charity fill this year’s schedule of Cottonwood’s Lady Niners with President Bette Lu Buchanan announcing the upcoming activities. In addition to weekly golfing events, the Lady Niners will host its annual Member-Guest Tournament on Thursday, March 10, which will include a luncheon, prizes and fun golf activities. A…

Sun Lakes Tennis Club news

Jerry Vance Mary Jane Robinson says it’s time to play tennis again for the Sun Lakes Tennis Club. Our potluck dinners started on November 11 and will be the second Wednesday of each month with the next one January 13. Officers leading the club this year are Mary Jane Robinson, president, Dan Thorsen, vice president,…

The Strike Zone

Guys and Dolls Ava Greenwood Happy New Year bowlers! 11/09. Scratch Game – Men: 1st Dave Cichoracki 213, 2nd Doc Heckler 212; Scratch Series: 1st Doc Heckler 597, 2nd Bob Reeves 596; Scratch Game – Women: 1st Karen Sowney 164, 2 Pat Pokorny 163; Scratch Series: 1st Karen Sowney 469, 2nd Joyce Anderson 446 11/16.…

4 IronOaks Tennis Teams advance to USTA sectionals

IronOaks Tennis Club is thrilled to recognize four of our USTA teams who won their season on the local level and advanced to the sectional competitions on December 11-13. All four teams were in Surprise, AZ at that time. These are all 65 and over teams. Their competition was teams from the rest of Arizona,…