Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. When did we invert the W in We to an M as in Me? Think about it. I did as I was sitting at coffee listening to people discuss times gone by. Looking back to the 1940s, in particular, 1941, it was the darkest time in the history of our country,…
April 2016
Sports, April 2016
Tommy Wong Memorial Pickleball Tournament results
David Zapatka Sheila Parkinson and Dianne Zimmerman fought their way to a Bronze Medal in their third Women’s 4.5 Pickleball Tournament together. On January 8, at the well-attended all-age skill Tommy Wong Memorial Tournament in Surprise, Sheila and Dianne overcame a large deficit in their first match to win 11-8 and 12-10 to set up…
Sports, April 2016
Table Tennis winner at AZ Senior Olympics
Gerry Vogelsang won a silver medal in Table Tennis in the Single Advanced Category. He competed in the 80-84 group. Gerry also got a silver medal in the 80-84 Table Tennis doubles group.
Sports, April 2016
IronOaks Tennis Club thanks sponsors
Jenny Browne, Racquet Activities Coordinator The IOTC received great support for their Jason Morton Tennis Classic this year from local businesses. The tournament was held March 3-6 at the IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center and was a terrific success. Special thanks to the tournament sponsors who included A-1 Golf Cart, 360 Physical Therapy Sports Medicine…
Sports, April 2016
5th Annual Mission Royale Pickleball Tournament results
David Zapatka The tournament-tough Sun Lakes pair Dianne Zimmerman and Sheila Parkinson teamed up for yet another successful East Valley pickleball competition. This time it was in Casa Grande at the fifth annual Mission Royale Pickleball tournament. Attendance at this year’s tournament far exceeded previous years leading to four tennis courts being striped with pickleball…
Sports, April 2016
18 Hole Couples League news
Carole Schmidt If you are interested in joining a great group of people to play golf as a couple, consider joining Oakwood Couples 18 Hole Golf League. Our goal is to play golf, have fun and meet new people. You do not have to live in IronOaks or Sun Lakes to be a member. We…
Sports, April 2016
USAPA Southwest Regional Pickleball Champions
David Zapatka As you can see from the picture, Bev Krueger and Dick Johnson, gold medal winners of the 3.5 skill bracket, 75 plus age division had a wonderful time playing together. This was a huge win at a huge tournament where pickleball competitors from all over the country came in search of gold. Congratulations…
Sports, April 2016
Table Tennis
Dave Zapatka Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club sent six members to the Arizona Senior Olympic Table Tennis Tournament and all came home with medals. Leading the way was Gerry Vogelsang, our senior tournament player who won a silver medal in both the 80-84 singles and doubles divisions. Jim Spolar was tops in the 75-79 singles…
April 2016
AZ Senior Olympics Racquet Ball
The Senior Olympics in Racquet Ball were held on Saturday and Sunday at ASU on March 11 and 12. This was a qualifying year for the National Senior Olympics games and both Neil Durham and Gerry Vogelsang qualified to participate in the National games in singles and doubles. Neil Durham and Gerry Vogelsang represented Sun…
Sports, April 2016
Farmer’s Insurance wins tournament title
Larry Wolfe At the conclusion of our winter league, a seeded seven-team three-day double-elimination tournament was held; 12 games were played over the three-day span before the Farmers Insurance team, sponsored by the Frank Margiotta Agency and managed by Gary Hatch, won their well-earned title. Brief game summaries follow: In game one, Farmers scored four…