Jim Wegman Publicity Sadly, I must announce the recent passing of former Niner Bill Coleman. Bill was a kind man and a ready volunteer whenever there was work to be done. I had the pleasure of working with Bill on the Niners Rules Committee and the Ironoaks Golf Committee. We played golf together over the…
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Sports, August 2016
Hot news for OLGA
Ruth Rees, Publicity The OLGA ladies are a hardy bunch! Maybe not all qualify as desert rats but those who play continue to enjoy their time together and are happy to have earned more chits to spend. Liquids are plentiful and especially welcome when swallowed or drenched over our warm selves after playing. Water in…
Sports, August 2016
Sun Lakes Oasis Park – you cannot say no to Bocce Ball
Ellen Williams The Sun Lakes Oasis Bocce League is getting ready for 2016-2017. Since Ellen does the scheduling for the league, it doesn’t get much easier and fun than that. If you live in Sun Lakes Country Club (Sun Lakes HOA 1), you may telephone Ellen between October 1-14 to select a playing slot. If…
Sports, August 2016
SLLGA 18 Holers results
Nancy Field Dry Holes – Flight 1: 1st Terri Mandt, 2nd (tie) Marylou Claypool and Julie Hamlin, 3rd Dang Parker; Flight 2: 1st (tie) Betty Reagan and Kelly Dennis, 2nd (tie) Debbi Ebel and Pearl Martin, 3rd (tie) Carolyn Luna, Nancy Field and Shirley Brenner; Flight 3: 1st Cheryl Bunch, 2nd Shelby Larson, 3rd Judi…
Sports, August 2016
The Strike Zone
Kings and Queens Cindy Werth Kings and Queens senior mixed bowling league is looking for fun people to join us this fall. We are a sanctioned league bowling at Kyrene Lanes (southwest corner Chandler Blvd./Kyrene Rd.) on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. starting the first week of October 2016. All levels of expertise welcome. Kings and…
Sports, August 2016
CLGA news
Mary Nelson June 16 play was Cha Cha Cha (four person team event where you take one score net on first hole, two scores net on second hole and three scores net on third hole and repeat thereafter.) The results are 1st place team with a score of 138 was Mary Lu Esget, Nancy Gahn,…
Sports, August 2016
IronOaks clay court winners
70 plus 85 = 155. This was the combined ages for the winners of the “ageless” 3.5 clay court men’s doubles tournament held at IronOaks Tennis Club. Wayne Newman and Len Paulson defeated Burt Hustad and Mel Terechenok in the annual IronOaks Open Clay Court Tournament finals held on June 17. This beat-the-heat early morning…
Sports, August 2016
It’s coming, it’s coming: IronOaks Breakers Pool League annual championships
David “The Godfather” Mork, Chairman of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League The league’s fifth annual Championships are planned for November 8-12 in the IronOaks Billiard Room, which hopefully will be completely remodeled concurrent with the remodeling of the Oakwood Clubhouse restaurant, bar and lobby. There will be 16 players vying in the 8-Ball Championship, and…
Sports, August 2016
PVMGA playday results
Bob Armstrong, Publicity Our intrepid competitors at Palo Verde continue to tee off on Saturday mornings despite having to face, day after day, the relentless sunshine of the Arizona summer! They all deserve recognition, but we have to report the victors – and they were: On June 11, a Three Net Best Ball event was…
Sports, August 2016
Never too hot for SLPCC Pickleballers
Not even Arizona’s heat can stop the Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) members from having fun! The summer social was held in the evening on July 6 at the Cottonwood pickleball courts and a good time was had by all. The social was a blind draw, round robin. The winners: 3.0 Level, Gene Nelson…