Category: Sports

Sisk Park Bocce Ball Club concludes successful season

The Sun Lakes Bocce Ball Club will conclude another successful season at its annual potluck and awards party January 17 at the Sisk Park pavilion. A record 198 players are competing on two-player teams in 12 divisions in the round-robin tournament ending January 10. Awards will be presented to the top three finishing teams in…

IWLN 2016 Executive Board

Pictured (seated left to right) Denise Fleshner and Susan Meer; (standing left to right) Linda Liberti and Marcia Gaudioso

Nancy Davis, Publicity Happy New Year and welcome back holiday travelers! We just want you all to know that since you couldn’t be here in Sun Lakes during the holidays, we all enjoyed golf and our gorgeous Chamber of Commerce holiday weather for you! 2016 Executive Board: The 2016 Executive Board was installed at our…

Because of you

Janet Baron, Publicity Chairman Because of you, the annual Palo Verde Cottonwood Golf for Life cancer fundraiser held on November 17 was the most successful event. Because of you, Linda Grendahl (our chair), Nancy Howell for her organization of the Cottonwood ladies, all participants, players, committees, donors, Palo Verde Men’s League, and last but not…

Oakwood Lady Niners welcome new executive

Pictured (left to right) 2016 OLNGA Treasurer Rachel Enloe, Secretary Julia Collier, Vice President Margaret Johns and President Barbara Stewart

Ann Rounthwaite The ranks of the Oakwood Lady Niners Golf Association have swelled this fall with several new members joining us to play nine holes on Tuesday mornings in a friendly, supportive environment, and to socialize at casual lunches or organized luncheons afterwards. While some Lady Niners play just for fun, others compete to represent…

Food, glorious food!

Mary Ann and her team

Oliver would be happy. No gruel here – nothing but tables of delicious fare made by the volunteers that provide meals to the Cottonwood Tennis Club members and their guests at the five annual tournaments, the three social events with neighboring communities and the closing picnic: a total of over 11,000 individual meals when you…

Oakwood 18 Hole Couples golf

Stephanie Higgins November 13 was the first event of the season for the league; we played a Four Ball Scramble. The results: 1st Barb and Paul Dinardo, Joan and John Triplett, 2nd Lorraine and Don Blair, Janet and Paul Beeks, 3rd Debbie and Larry Horner and Jan and Mike Skibo. KP Palms No. 4 John…

CMGA posts recent scores

Results of recent events: 11/07. Morning and afternoon Ace of Aces qualifier – Flight 1 Gross: 1st Jack Goyer, 2nd Ed Frees and Jay Mays; Flight 2 Gross: 1st Dennis Bockelman, 2nd Bob Schaedel, 3rd Gary Whiting and Gerry Rooney; Flight 3 Gross: 1st Ron Sarnicki, 2nd Don Klein and Rick Nelson; Flight 4 Gross:…

Play Ball! Again!

Tim Baldwin sprints toward first base in a recent contest. Umpire Ken Brenden follows the play while on deck hitter, TJ Tjernlund, looks on. (Courtesy of Core Photography, LLC).

Larry Wolfe The Sun Lakes Senior Softball Association’s winter season opens on Tuesday, January 5. For the first time, our league will have seven teams vying for the title. Each team plays a 24-game schedule. Team sponsors are: A-1 Golf Carts, Brenden Financial Planning, Farmers Insurance (Frank Margiotta Agency), Mutual of Omaha Bank, State Farm…