Judy Wegener Summer is officially here. Although our numbers are much smaller, we play on! June 7, T&F Holes Flight 1: 1st Barbara Arakelian, 2nd Nadine Stark, 3rd (tie) Judy Bray and Donna Smid Flight 2: 1st (tie) Betty Reagan and Jan Fletcher, 3rd (tie) Dori Winchester and Kelly Dennis Flight 3: 1st (tie) Sabrina…
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Sports, August 2022
Relishing Pickleball: The Lob
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at the non-volley line,…
Sports, August 2022
OLGA Results
Kathy Burns The heat doesn’t bother a hearty group of golfers in OLGA. On June 14 the POD was Sweet and Sour. Flight 1 was won by Eun Yoon, second was Eleanor McCann, and tied for third were Mary Perry, Dang Teater, and Dari Akin. The second flight was won by Nancy Cohn, tied for…
Sports, August 2022
Cottonwood Tennis Club Sends Team to World Team Tennis Competition
Penny Petersen For the first time, Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) sent a team to the World Team Tennis Competitions. The three-day event was June 2, 3, and 4 in the evening, at Scottsdale Ranch Park. The CTC team competed at the 3.5 level. According to Barb Jorgensen, they were clearly the oldest team. The competition…
Sports, August 2022
Niners Results June 2022
Jim Wegman, Publicity The Thursday field is shrinking, and the temperatures are getting higher, so it is more important than ever to keep the game moving along. No one wants to be waiting in a fairway as the mid-morning heat closes in. Let’s try to play Ready Golf and finish the round as close to…
Sports, August 2022
Join the IronOaks Ladies Billiards Club for a Fun Time
Have you played pool before and forgotten the rules? Has it been years since you played and you’re afraid you might embarrass yourself? Were you never that good but really enjoyed playing? Then the IronOaks Ladies Billiards Club might be just what you need! Many people in Sun Lakes don’t even realize that Oakwood Country…
Sports, August 2022
June CMGA Golf Results
Buddy Meola A two-day competition combining the monthly Ace of Aces Qualifier with the Summer Sizzler were played on June 4 and 11. Both days were individual play by flight. It was both a low net and low gross scoring format. Two low gross and low net players in each flight qualified for next year’s…
Sports, August 2022
IronOaks Tennis Tip from Coach Kwong
At some point in time, you will be taking a trip somewhere (?), and that’s what you want to do is to take a trip (transition) on the tennis court. Starting from the backcourt as a server/receiver does not mean to place yourself there only. If one wants to be more successful in doubles play,…
Sports, August 2022
Hits & Misses Bowling League
Pat Smith, Secretary/Treasurer It’s time to be thinking of something to do in the fall. How about bowling for fun and a chance to win some money? The Hits & Misses bowling league will start up Oct. 4, with a membership meeting on Sept. 27 to form teams, elect officers, and approve the league rules.…
Sports, August 2022
Softball Season Stats for Dummies
Larry Wolfe For the first time in several years, there were no new individual batting records set during the 2021-22 softball season, at least that we know of. We track only “traditional” or “standard” statistics, not the new, advanced metrics. Maybe somebody set a record for one of those metrics, but we’ll never know! Look…