Jerry Vance Jan. 8 found the Sun Lakes Tennis Club enjoying our monthly dinner meeting in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. A delicious chicken, potatoes, salad, and vegetables meal was enjoyed, topped off with chocolate mousse cake. Members were all dressed up and enjoying each other’s company. After the meeting, President Ed…
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Sports, February 2020
Oakwood 18-Hole Couples League
Dick Teater We had a fun and exciting event on Dec. 13 playing a Three Best Ball Stableford tournament. Surprisingly, it proved that our golf skills significantly exceeded our scorekeeping and math skills! Score cards contained 46 errors. Thanks to our president, webmaster, and forensic accountant (Fred Smith), appropriate corrections were made, and 11 couples qualified…
Sports, February 2020
Wolfe and Associates Capture Lakes Title
Larry Wolfe Manager Bill McCoy’s Wolfe & Associates team won the Lakes Division’s Fall League title with a record of 11-5, barely nosing out Manager Gary Hillabolt’s Young Realty Team, which finished a game back at 10-6. At the close of the fall season, Dennis LePore was leading the league with an average of .859.…
Sports, February 2020
Ironwood Lady Niners Love a Challenge
Beth Zdeblick Gifted Golden Golfers: Two Ironwood Lady Niners, who will remain anonymous due to very red faces, found themselves in an unusual and complicated golf situation after teeing off on the 6th hole at Ironwood. Without going into detail, let’s just say the hole did not end well for the two ladies. On Jan.…
Sports, February 2020
Ladies Pitch and Putt
Our season kicked off in January and runs through the end of March. Even though it was a bit chilly, special events like teeing off with oven mitts helped keep everyone warm and provided some laughs along the way! Another chuckle was provided by teeing off using a tennis racket instead of a wedge! It…
Sports, February 2020
Holiday Tennis Tournament
Jerry Vance Twenty members of the Sun Lakes Tennis Club (lots of members watching also) gathered Dec. 14 to play tennis and eat lots of great food. The sun was out, and it was a great day for all. Matches were competitive and fun. The hot egg dish and coffee got the day started, and…
Sports, February 2020
Sun Lakes Tennis Club Takes on SunBird Tennis Club
Jerry Vance A sunny Jan. 4 opened with four courts full of tennis players at the Sun Lakes Tennis Club. SunBird came down the street to play Sun Lakes, and the matches were fast? and furious? Well, anyhow, they were fun, and the food was great. We started at 9 a.m. and finished at 1…