David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly-motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me: “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first 10 mistakes the past five months. This month, we…
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Sports, June 2021
Oakwood Lady Niners Golf League
Reggie Wegman Any lady golfer interested in trying out our league, please write to me at [email protected], and I will be glad to have you play along with us. The summer is upon us! So, get out your cool towels and sun hats. As in years past, we will not pay chits for the games…
Sports, June 2021
Oakwood Couples Golf League
Frankie D. La Salvia The 18-Hole Couples Season has come to an end! It has been a great year for this league, even though the players all had two-shot penalties (also known as COVID vaccines!). Cheers to all of the players in this league who managed to persevere! Another special tribute as we close this…
Sports, June 2021
SLLGA April Results
Judy Wegener Now that April is here, the signs are there of almost perfect golf weather and the migration of our snowbird friends leaving to escape the desert heat. We ask them to be safe, and we look forward to the winter season. 4/06 Fun Day: Flight 1: 1st Judy Bray, 2nd Brenda Heyink, 3rd…
Sports, June 2021
Tennis Singles Event at Cottonwood
Penny Petersen Ralph Howland was quick to say that all the fun singles matches going on during April were “not sanctioned or endorsed or anything by CTC. I just saw that Dean Sinerius had gotten some guys together for singles, and it looked like fun.” He agreed to be the organizer, and Ken Nelson did…
Sports, June 2021
Two Groups, One Goal: The Lady Niners and the 18-Hole Group
Glenna Twing Last event of the year: the Cottonwood 18-Hole Group hosts the Cottonwood Lady Niners. Great golf, patio party, prizes, and fun. Two groups, one goal; play golf and have fun. Want to join? Contact the Cottonwood Lady Niners.
Sports, June 2021
ILGA Woman Scores an Ace
Sharma Goodwin On a beautiful day in May, Leslie Smith hit a perfect shot to score her first hole-in-one on number 13 at Ironwood. Congratulations, Leslie!