Jim Wood Congratulations to Jim Wood who scored a hole-in-one on Nov. 18, 2023, at Ironwood Country Club, hole number 15, using a 5 iron. Great job! Charlie Fields Congratulations to Charlie Fields for scoring a hole-in-one on hole number 3 of the Sonoran Course at Oakwood Country Club. Charlie used an 8 iron for…
On Nov. 4 the last Ace of Aces Qualifier was played. The low gross and low net scores qualified for the Ace of Aces tournament being played in December. Blue Flight: Low Gross Steve Steinhilber, Low Net Ron Resop White Flight 1: Low Gross Bob Kish, Low Net Dan Paxton White Flight 2: Low Gross…
Yes, we are doing it again! IronOaks Pickleball Club is inviting all the pickleball enthusiasts from Sun Lakes, Solera, Springfield, and SunBird to join us in this fun and challenging event. With over 100 participants in our first event, we are anticipating more than 150 competitors in our March 11 through March 14 event. The tournament…
John Terranova, President Registration opened for Session Two on Dec. 7 and closes on Jan. 7. The second session of play for the 2023–24 season begins on Jan. 15 and concludes on March 17, with our final Awards Banquet on March 24. The club’s Session One Awards Banquet will be held at Sisk Park on…
The Low Net tournament was held on Nov. 9 and 16. A total of 60 women played in the tournament from four different flights. Congratulations to Mary Medved with a final score of 131 for the two-day tournament.
Peggy Martin The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) will host its 10th Annual Norris Invitational Tournament (NIT) on March 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the pickleball courts at Cottonwood Country Club, 25630 S. Brentwood Drive. The NIT tournament is named after Maureen and Dick Norris who first brought pickleball to Cottonwood Palo Verde,…
Larry Wolfe There must be something about the cooler weather that’s stimulating a deluge of record-breaking offensive performances in our fall softball season. On Nov. 10 there were 171 runs scored in our two doubleheaders. That’s an average of nearly 43 runs per game! In game one that day, the Spooner PT squad scored 18…
Jerry Higgins The Cottonwood Tennis Club held its annual Holiday Party on Dec. 10 in the Cottonwood San Tan Ballroom. One hundred five members experienced the holiday spirit, as well as other liquid spirits, and a fine dinner served by the Cottonwood Bar & Grill.
Bette Lu Buchanan Hey Ladies, welcome back to golf in Sun Lakes! It’s not too late to join the Cottonwood Lady Niners. Our new roster of officers includes President Minna Rasmussen, Vice President Rachelle Wilson, Secretary Lori Aaspas, and Treasurer Barb Sletto. Each week we will be playing a different game. After golf, we enjoy…
Carole Rockland, IOTC Communications Chair Coming in as a wildcard team in the 65+ division, the IronOaks Tennis Club women’s 7.0 team Sandbar triumphed in the Sectionals competition in Scottsdale. They will be representing the Southwest Division at the next level of competition on Jan. 26-28 in Surprise, Ariz. The winner at that level will…