Larry Wolfe In two tight pennant races, the Redeemed Team and the Core Photography-sponsored team won their respective divisions. Manager Larry Kaufmann’s Redeemed Team edged out Manager Tom Bersano’s Leckner Realty squad by one game in the Sun Division, finishing with a 10-6 record versus the Realtors’ 9-7 mark. In the Lakes Division, the race…
Larry Wolfe Technically a Detroit native, John Robinson lived in Michigan for two years before his family moved to Hopkinsville, Ky., where he played baseball and football and was a weightlifter for the Tigers. After his sophomore year, the family relocated to Mesa where John graduated from Mesa High. It was quite a change for…
Penny Petersen The colorful Can-Am social and the annual Sisk Park Picnic brought the Cottonwood Tennis Club’s competitive season to an end. There’s plenty of tennis still going on, but the tournaments are done for the 2021-22 season. The Can-Am is a competition between players from Canada and players from America. It took place on March…
Susan Ori The CWPV Pickleball Club got an early start on Christmas giving at the Norris Invitational Tournament in March. The silent auction and 50/50 raffle generated more than $2,000 in donations by players, members, and fans. Jean Jones of the CWPV Recreation Department was presented the $1,500 check for the 12 Days of Christmas…
David Mork On March 24, 16 members of the Niners played nine holes on the IronOaks Palms Course, with 9 of the 12 members of the Arizona State Champion Hamilton High Boys Golf Team (HHGT) and their coach Steve Kanner. The HHGT has won the Arizona State Championship nine times and has a 3-peat going…
Susan Ori The 2021-22 CWPV Pickleball Club season came to a close at a dinner party with more than 200 members in attendance. The gathering was held in the Cottonwood ballroom. Recognition was given to committee members, board members, and all others who selflessly donated their time and talents to make this a memorable season.
John Terranova We completed the second session of the 2021-22 Sun Lakes Bocce Club season with our annual Awards Potluck Luncheon held at Sisk Park on March 27. Monetary awards were presented to all first, second, and third place teams in each division. The divisional winners included Tony and Maria Racano (Div. A), Linda and…
After retiring in 2005, Gayle and his wife Susan began spending most of their time in Sun Lakes where they had owned a home since 1997. Gayle immediately joined IMGA and MOGA and has remained a member since. In 2009, for Gayle’s 60th birthday, Dennis Allen and Gayle started the three-day Ryder Cup format Gayle…
With many dressing for the occasion, Oakwood 18-hole couples celebrated St. Patrick’s Day during golf and dinner on March 11.