Kenneth Nelson, Sun Lakes Tennis Clubs Another year has come and gone as the Phoenix/Arizona Senior Olympics has concluded its tennis tournament. Last year I reported that some of us from Phase 1 had gotten together and decided to enter the tennis tournament. We play one another and the local clubs from SunBird and Trilogy,…
Larry Wolfe Our Lady Sluggers senior softball team completed its 2019 season and is looking forward to another successful season next year. The Sluggers play in the Valley of the Sun Ladies League which includes teams throughout the Southeast Valley. The team was managed by Terry Finley with help from coaches Scott Steinmann and Dan…
David Zapatka If you don’t know George Anderson, you should. Nearly everyone who plays tournament pickleball in the Valley knows this gentle soul who takes charge on the court as one of the best pickleball referees in all of Arizona. I think George has refereed more matches than all the other Sun Lakes pickleball players…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club has many activities: daily play, league play, open play time, social events with other clubs and tournaments. A tournament is a multi-day competitive matching to determine the top three teams in each ability level. Members who wish to compete sign up with a partner. Only CTC members are eligible to…
Janet Myrick If any Sun Lakes resident has won a medal in a pickleball tournament and would like it to be added to the “Pickleball Winner’s Corner,” please send photo, name of the tournament and division to Janet Myrick, [email protected].
Jim Wegman, Publicity It is with great sadness that I report the passing of friend and longtime follow Niner Jerry Meer. Jerry left us on March 6, 2019, while in home hospice. Jerry was the definition of a Gentleman Golfer and was one of the nicest, kindest men I have met, on or off the…
Gary Vacin Thirty-two Sisk Park Bocce Club members braved cool temperatures and partly-wet courts to play in the club’s annual tournament. The round-robin tourney featured players drawn at random and placed on teams. Each team played games against three other teams drawn at random. The team of Kathy Mylnaraczyk, Maria Racano, Michael Dalsanders and Frank…
Trudy Houghton Despite the variable weather this past month, Cottonwood Ladies enjoyed some spectacular golf. We played our prestigious Club Championship and Net Tournaments. It is with great pleasure we announce that Paddy Newton is the 2019 Club Champion, and Rita Healy is the 2019 Net Champion. Congratulations, Paddy and Rita. Both of these ladies…
John Brasch The IOTC finished up its mixed doubles tournament in late February, proving once again that being married and playing mixed doubles is usually not the road to happiness. The results of the tournament are listed below so that the involved individuals have something to clip out and send to the grandchildren to prove…
Vicki Mendenhall and Beth Zdeblick, Publicity After several weeks of atypical Arizona weather, February 13 turned out to be a beautiful day to golf and to celebrate Valentine’s Day with husbands and friends. Over 100 players, many in red shirts, headed onto the Ironwood Golf Course for a noon shotgun format. Following this great day…