Buddy Meola The month started with the annual Home and Home competition against the men of Leisure World Golf Association. This event is a two-day challenge with two-man teams from each club. On Dec. 5 play was held at Leisure World, and on Dec. 7 play was held at Cottonwood Golf Course. The format was…
Category: February 2025
Sports, February 2025
IMGA News
Bruce McCorkle Keith Landry—New IMGA VP Growing up in an Air Force family, Keith started playing golf at the young age of 11. He’s still endeavoring to perfect his game and eliminate the yips which sometimes plague him. Working for 30 years for the Department of Defense in the Foreign Military Sales Accounting area allowed…
Sports, February 2025
MOGA February Newsletter
Bruce McCorkle 2024 MOGA Shootout Champion After 12 months of intense competition, the MOGA Shootout Champion has been declared. Lee Smith has prevailed as our new Shootout Champion. Congratulations, Lee! Drink Day The third Thursday of each month is Drink Day for MOGA members. It is designed to give us the opportunity to have a…
Sports, February 2025
Softball Player Profile: Joe DiLabio
Larry Wolfe A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, Joe DiLabio was a member of the Northern Ontario provincial high school football champions, playing corner linebacker. He’s been very active in a wide range of sports during his entire life, starting with Little League baseball, then fastpitch softball, intramural sports in college, ice hockey and…
Sports, February 2025
Play Your Best Pool: How to Not Let Your Guard Down and Lose When You Are Competing
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool My partner and fellow Professional Billiard Instructor Association (PBIA) and American Cue Sports (ACS) instructor, Steve Farmer, recently wrote the outline for this article. I feel that this is a subject that every player has been a victim of from time to time, myself included. When playing against a player who…
Sports, February 2025
Fall Season Recap, Winter Season Underway
Larry Wolfe Here’s a recap of our recently completed Fall Softball Seasons in both the Lakes and Sun Divisions: Manager Dave Kratz and his A-1 Golf Carts team won the Lakes Division title with a record of 12-8. First Response Roofing, managed by Dennis Kennedy, and the Young Home Team Realtors, managed by Gary Hillabolt,…
Sports, February 2025
IronOaks Lady Breakers
Kim L. Hutchinson Have you played pool before and forgotten the rules? Has it been years since you played and you’re afraid you might embarrass yourself? Were you never that good but really enjoyed playing? Then the IronOaks Lady Breakers might be just what you need. IronOaks Lady Breakers would like to invite you to…
Sports, February 2025
Outreach Program at Cottonwood Palo Verde in Full Swing
Barb Jorgensen The Cottonwood Palo Verde Homeowners Association approved an outreach program that allows anyone from Sun Lakes and nearby communities to attend a free Tennis Clinic on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. These free clinics are open to all levels, whether just learning or needing a tune-up to the game, and they are held at…
Sports, February 2025
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Dannette Hunnel With a nod to St. Valentine’s Day and just for fun, I looked into why we use the term “love” when playing tennis. The term has been used since the 1800s. Here is what I found: Myth #1: In sports, it’s common to refer to a nil or zero score as a duck…
Sports, February 2025
How I Met New Friends and Conquered My Fear
Dannette Hunnel In 2014 I moved to Sun Lakes and signed up for the free Monday night tennis clinics with Don Neu and Pierre Moresi at Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC). Still occasionally babysitting four grandkids and not knowing many people, I was hesitant to commit to a weekly morning league, as well as uncomfortable looking…