Sports

Lady Niners Begin 2022-23 Season

The Cottonwood Lady niners (a league founded 28 years ago) were scheduled to begin our season on Nov. 3; however, poor weather conditions canceled our play. Not to be deterred, we began on Nov. 10. The fall lunch and meeting were held on Nov. 17. We currently have 64 players registered. It’s not too late…

Niners November Golf Results

Jim Wegman, Publicity Here come the holidays, and our winter residents are returning in droves, increasing the number of foursomes we are fielding each week. It’s great to welcome back members from all over the USA and Canada. Winners: 11/3/22 Scramble Lakes. 1st Greg Gustafson, Jim Coughlin, Larry Johnson, Al Metz; 2nd Butch Bosselli, Rich Gihring,…

Oakwood Ladies Golf Association

Kathy Burns After a long layoff from golf because of overseeding, our OLGA league play commenced on Nov. 1. We played from the 150-yard marker, because it was “car path only.” Winners in Flight 1 were first Glo Malmberg, and tied for second were Mary Dyrseth and Debbie Wood. Flight 2 was won by Dolly…

Relishing Pickleball: The Pickleball Market Continues to Grow

David Zapatka Last month we announced Major League Pickleball had arrived. High-profile individuals Drew Brees, James Blake, Lebron James, Draymond Green, Kevin Love, and a host of others invested in teams. The new Vibe Pickleball League was recently announced. The first high-profile team owner is Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team.…

29th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Save the date for the 29th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sun Lakes, on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Oakwood Country Club. Registration begins at 11 a.m., the ball drop is at 12:15 p.m., and the shotgun start is at 12:30 p.m., followed by dinner, awards, auctions, and more!…

All Ladies Pitch N Putt

Welcome back, all you snowbirds! Hope everyone is ready to fire up another season of Pitch N Putt. The format will remain pretty much the same, but it’s been requested we move the starting time back a bit to catch a little more heat. So, everyone plan on being there at 9:30 a.m. for a…

CMGA October Event Results

Buddy Meola With overseeding taking place on the Cottonwood golf course, only the monthly Ace of Aces Qualifier and CMGA/PVMGA Team Beat the Pros competitions were played. CMGA and the Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association also played a Team Beat the Pros event at Palo Verde on Oct. 29. The Oct. 1 Ace of Aces…