David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, it is time now to learn about shot selection. Mary Littlewood says the ideal sequence of shots provides a means for all four players to get to the net where pickleball is won and lost as opposed to…
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July 2023, Sports
SLLGA Results
Judy Wegener The league kicked off their summer league with our traditional Beat the Pro. Only seven players were successful! 5/2/23 Beat the Pro Unni Foster, Lynda Smith, Joy Cowie, Deb Mcgrail, Cat Lajune, Moe Schoenwalder, and Kelly Dennis 5/9/23 5 Points Game Flight 1: 1st Penny Nowicki, 2nd (tie) Barbara Arakelian and Judy Bray…
July 2023, Sports
Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association May Results
Buddy Meola On May 6 the monthly Ace of Aces Qualifier was played. The low gross and low net players from each flight will qualify for the Ace of Aces Tournament played at the end of 2023. Blue Flight: Low Gross John Stromstad, Low Net Martin Oerter White Flight 1: Low Gross Tim Healy, Low…
July 2023, Sports
IronOaks Ladies Pool Club Invites You to Have Some Fun!
Judy Wolthausen Did you just recently move to Sun Lakes? You may not realize that we have a group of women who play weekly in the Oakwood Country Club Billiards Room. It’s quite a nice place to play with four like-new professional Olhausen pool tables and all the necessities to be able to play comfortably.…
July 2023, Sports
Niners Golf Results for May
Welcome to warm-weather golf in Arizona. Yes, warm weather, accompanied by high winds. Our first play day in May was a tough round, featuring high winds and gusts topping 35 mph! We are always happy to welcome new members. This month we have three: Richard Russell and Sam Whitlock, sponsored by Ed Anderson, and John…
Sports, July 2023
OLGA News
Kathy Burns The temperatures are heating up, but our numbers continue to be in the 30s and 40s each week. As the faithful golfers show up each week, the competition keeps going. On May 16 we played “cross country.” Winners in Flight 1 were Leslie Smith, Peggy Cooper, and Joan Hammond. Flight 2 was won…
July 2023, Sports
Hole-in-One!
Local resident Shawn McGinn made a hole-in-one on the tricky 120-yard 17th hole at Sun Lakes Country Club on May 5, 2023, using a pitching wedge. Congratulations!
July 2023, Sports
Tennis Tip from Coach Kwong
We all know that one must return a ball that is hit onto your side of the court unless it is out of your reach, you feel it is going to land out, or when serving and it happens to be a bad toss. In the latter case, one should re-toss the ball. Do not…
July 2023, Sports
Bradshaw-Neu Annual Charity Tennis Tournament
Jerry Higgins This tennis event is one of the best, and it should be marked on your calendar: Dec. 2 through Dec. 9. Watch for more details in upcoming Splash editions, as well as formal notice invitations to your community in the Sun Lakes area.
July 2023, Sports
Oakwood Lady Niners Golf League Travel Updates
Reggie Wegman The heat is on, as they say, but we hardy souls continue playing golf. We start early and play very loose. Gimmies are an absolute, and toss out of the sand traps is encouraged. It is still a good day, and we have a lot of laughs. The Niners recently visited Lavender Farm in Pine,…