Irene D’Aloisio It’s the biggest and best pickleball tournament in Sun Lakes! Come to play, or come to watch. Registration is now open for the Norris Invitational Tournament (NIT). The annual pickleball event is scheduled for March 5-9, 2018, with March 10 saved for a rain-day. This tournament is held at the Cottonwood pickleball courts…
Category: Sports
Sports, February 2018
IronOaks Winner
Janet Myrick Congratulations! Yes, another IronOaks Pickleball Club winner. Brenda Lee and Mike Kovalchik won the silver medal in the 3.0 mixed doubles at the Tommy Wong Tournament in Surprise.
Sports, February 2018
Core Photography captures Lakes division title
Larry Wolfe Entering the final day of the Lakes Division Fall League, the Core Photography team, managed by Randy Rothenbuehler, held a slim one-game lead over the A-1 Golf Carts squad, managed by John Seigla. The Photographers and Golfers were scheduled to play a doubleheader against each other on that final day. In the opener…
Sports, February 2018
ILGA first place winners
Candy Bain, Cheryl Reed and Fran Kelly, first place winners from the annual Home and Home Tournament between Ironwood and Sun Lakes held on January 4 at Ironwood and January 9 at Sun Lakes; missing is Ursula Bird.
Sports, February 2018
SL Pitch and Putt League
Arlene Fletcher The opening day of the Sun Lakes Pitch and Putt League was on Thursday, January 4, 2018. Thirty women enjoyed the warm sunshine, the camaraderie and the game of golf on the Pitch and Putt course behind Sun Lakes Country Club. There was a tie for first place with a team score of…
Sports, February 2018
PVMGA December 2017 Tournament results
Bob Armstrong, Publicity So, for all of us who made New Year’s resolutions and are still keeping them going, be careful out there … we don’t want to overdo things. The 2018 golf season is in full swing! We are pleased to provide the most recent results of our Saturday scheduled play: On Saturday,…
Sports, February 2018
OLNGA scores and news
Molly Bergesen Thankfully, finally we put “aside” the “step aside scramble” and got to play real golf! We played the newly-renovated Sonoran course on December 12. The fairways were in fantastic shape, and the greens were fast! It was the first qualifying event for the State Medallion. Flight winners were Flight 1: 1st Cora Levensky…
Sports, February 2018
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka The inaugural Pickleball Hall of Fame inductees were honored at the USAPA National Pickleball Championships this past November in Casa Grande. This was an exciting event for everyone attending, with the audience honoring and showing great appreciation for those who have laid the foundation of our great sport. Joel Pritchard – The…
Sports, February 2018
Debbie’s Ace
Debbie Ramirez Koch, Oakwood homeowner, scored her first ever hole-in-one on January 4, 2018, on the Oakwood Country Club – Sonoran hole #3 from 94 yards using a 6 iron!
Sports, February 2018
Cottonwood Tennis Club offers free lessons to newcomers and members
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club has a long history of introducing newcomers to the joys of tennis as well as providing competitive and non-competitive ways to enjoy the sport. One of the best offerings CTC has is the free lessons provided every Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. from early October through April. The…