Sonny Williams, Tournament Director The IronOaks Breakers Pool League’s annual Double-Elimination Partners Tournament was held on March 5 and 6. There were 16 players divided into eight teams of two players each. The players didn’t know who their partner would be or who they would be playing against until just before the tournament started. This…
Larry Wolfe The A-1 Golf Carts-sponsored team, managed by Vern Rodgers, won the Lakes Division Winter title with a record of 13-5, outlasting Manager Gary Hillabolt’s Young Home Team by two games. Robson Ranch and First Response Roofing finished third and fourth. In the Sun Division, Manager Marty Hobby’s Wolfe & Associates squad, with a…
Kathy Hoff, Publicist February and March were busy months for the Sun Lakes Bocce Club. The Club Tournament was played on Feb. 22, and the winners were as follows: 1st Place: Sherry Parmon, Jeff Blankenship, Tom Sackett, Monty Bonello 2nd Place: Roy Parfitt, Ralph Costa, Kerry Murdock, Melissa Hance 3rd Place: Linda Parfitt, Don DeProfio,…
David Zapatka Wind is the great equalizer on the pickleball court. It doesn’t matter how polished your dink game is or how powerful your drive is; a stiff breeze can turn your best shots into unforced errors in a hurry. The good news is that with a few smart adjustments, you can use the wind…
Larry Wolfe After steamrolling the opposition in winning the Winter League pennant, Mgr. Vern Rodgers’ A-1 Golf Carts team also captured the post-season tournament championship, but it wasn’t easy. Here’s a recap of the Lakes Division Tournament. In the tournament’s opening game Mgr. Kim Van Nausdle’s third-seeded Robson Reserve squad upset Mgr. Gary Hillabolt’s number…
Larry Wolfe Manager Mike Gloyd’s Spooner PT-sponsored team won the Sun Division Winter Tournament in a thrilling come-from-behind championship game. Highlights of the tournament follow. In the opening contest, Mgr. Marty Hobby’s Wolfe & Associates-sponsored club overcame a six-run deficit by scoring a lucky seven in the seventh inning to beat Mgr. Barron Liebert’s Redeemed…
Jeff French February for the PVMGA began with a four-man 2 Best Ball net game. The following week featured our annual Presidents Lunch at Palo Verde restaurant, honoring past league presidents. Next, we held the Home and Home event with the Oakwood Men—starting Thursday at Oakwood and concluding Saturday at Palo Verde with a breakfast…
The ladies of Sun Lakes had a wonderful time receiving golf lessons from Sun Lakes golf professional Dennis and his assistants Tom, Bernie, and Pete. We even had a putting contest in which our winners were Lisa Geier and Marge Owen, who received a box of golf balls for their new expertise. Thank you to…
Susie Welker During the month of February, the heat was turned on in both the weather and our golfing. We enjoyed a variety of games and had a congenial time playing them with different foursomes. That is one of our goals with the Palo Verde Lady Niners (PVLN) informal golf group: to meet new golfing…
Richard Stasszewski A full field of 120 golfers (members and guests) played the annual Ironwood Member-Guest on Feb. 17. Thank you to all our sponsors who participated and contributed. See you again in 2027! First and second place positions for six flights were as follows: Flight 1 1st Redger and Lara, $120 2nd Bassi and…