Tera Crisalida The IronOaks Breakers Pool League recently held an 8-Ball tournament. There were a total of 18 pool players playing in the tournament, and the winners were Terry Proctor in first place, Gene Granquist in second place, and Willie Foster in third place. The pool league has four tournaments a year, and with our…
Val Walsh-Haines Do you want to have fun in the sun and the water? Do you want to laugh and cheer, tease and jeer, leap and stretch, bounce, and spike? Well, don’t let a cool breeze or a cool morning temperature keep you away. Consider playing water volleyball in the afternoon twice a week at…
Bruce McCorkle Kevin Koznick Scores a Hole-in-One When a guy has as many holes-in-one as his wife, well, you know what must be done. On Dec. 19 Kevin Koznick was victorious on the 13th hole at Ironwood. He used his gap wedge, hit it 115 yards, and it backed up three inches and fell into…
David Zapatka Slicing serve returns and dinks are favorite shots of mine. A slice puts backspin on the ball. The slice makes the ball travel from 6 o’clock to 12 o’clock back toward the player who contacted the ball. These shots can be hit with a forehand or a backhand. A slice is effective for these reasons.…
Bruce McCorkle Data wizard and webmaster extraordinaire Fred Smith was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He took his first computer class in September of 1967, and the very first day he said, “This is for me.” His work career took him through computer consulting, the family retail furniture business, and an investment advisor, ending…
Buddy Meola The 2023 Ace of Aces Finals were played on Dec. 2 and 3. The Champions would be the lowest gross score from the Blue flight and the low net score from all the flights. A total of 56 qualifiers were divided into one Blue, two White, and one Green flight. Blue Flight: Low…
Barbara Arakelian On Dec. 16, 2023, local resident John Young made a hole-in-one on the difficult 17th hole at Sun Lakes Country Club using a 7 iron. He was playing with Ed Norris, Carmine Iosue, Jim Bennett, and Marv Selby who witnessed his great achievement. Congratulations, John!
We all have experienced this, and too often it is on full display—frustration! You may play great during practice, but when it comes to team matches, your play may suffer. If you are an inconsistent player, this will equate to frustration for sure! Players may be upset with themselves, and it shows on the court…
Nadine Stark We celebrated with our Christmas and Awards Banquet, and new co-presidents were sworn in: Jane Fletcher and Marci Kopplemaa. Kathy Schneider got a hole-in-one on the 15th hole on Nov. 29, 2023. Our annual Valentine’s Party will follow our golf game on Feb. 13. 12/5 Sucker in a Bucket 1st: Kelly Dennis, Kerri…
Larry Wolfe Sixty-one years and counting! That’s how many consecutive years Charles “Charlie” Alley has been playing on organized softball teams, some fast pitch early on, but mostly slow pitch teams. From the fields of North Dakota as a teenager to the Field of Dreams in Sun Lakes as a septuagenarian, Charlie’s been playing the game…