Arizona Pickleball Players League ends with Salad Bowl finale

On Saturday, April 26, 2019, the inaugural season of the Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) 4.5+ Salad Division ended in a tightly-contested, season-ending Salad Bowl matchup between the top two teams in the six-team division. Teams Up To No Gouda and The Unbeanables had split their two regular-season matches, so it was clearly a bragging…

Relishing Pickleball

David Zapatka Lucy Kovalova and Dick Johnson are this year’s Pickleball Rocks Players of the Year. Why is this a special moment for pickleball players in the Phoenix metropolitan area? Because Dick Johnson resides right here in the Valley. Many of our readers know and have played with or against Dick Johnson in social and…

Cottonwood Tennis Club’s great season in review

Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club’s 2018-19 season began with the “Rainbow Classic,” a two-day, fun-for-everyone where teams play against one another and all levels participate together. The first tournament of the season, “The Bradshaw,” was open to players from SunBird, Sun Lakes CC and IronOaks as well as Cottonwood PV players. It was played November…

Card making class

Join us on the second Saturday of every month to make two greeting cards with an Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. Class fee is $5 and includes everything you need! Doors open at 9:20 a.m. and class begins at 9:30 a.m. Space is limited to 15 participants; therefore, registration is required in advance. Please contact Debbie…

The Strike Zone

Cindy Werth, Secretary/Treasurer The 2018-2019 season wrapped up another fun and exciting 27 weeks at Bolero Kyrene Lanes in Chandler on April 17, 2019. One of the most memorable moments happened in November, 2018, when Jim Hatzenbuhler bowled his first-ever 300 game. The cheering was probably heard all the way to Sun Lakes! The Sunny…