Softball Player Profile:  Mike Willits

Larry Wolfe With roots in both Nebraska and Colorado, Mike Willits was born in the Cornhusker State, but lived in Ft. Collins and Greeley, Colorado, before returning to Cozad, Nebraska, where he played high school basketball and football for the Haymakers. He also played American Legion baseball in the summers. It was then back to…

OLNGA – new season

Molly Bergesen We started off the season with a step-aside scramble on our first three golf dates in November. Weather was ideal and because we weren’t recording our scores, a lot of us took the opportunity to “practice” our shots. Additionally, it was a great time to catch up on news, especially with the snowbirds…

OLNGA – past presidents and November luncheon

Molly Bergesen We had a wonderful luncheon on Tuesday, November 14, to start our 2018 season. We also had some very special guests: Paula Ferguson, past president 1999; Gail Jones, past president 2000; Marie Montagne, past president 2001; and Karen Kanda, past president 2003. Other former OLNGA members attending were Jo Williams, Barbara McMullen, Barbara…

Never a “dill” moment with this Pickleball Club

  Janet Myrick The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club of IronOaks held its December social on Saturday afternoon, December 9. JoAnn Zapatka formed teams according to their birthdates (January birthdates with December, February with November, etc.) Each team played five matches, one game to 11. Prizes were given along with six raffle prizes. Evonne Jasnic received…

Fall softball season wraps up

Larry Wolfe The fall softball season wrapped up a week after our press deadline, so you’ll need to go to the Stats page on our website, www.sunlakessoftball.com, to see the final standings and batting averages. Heading into the final week of play, Ken Brenden’s Financial Services club and Manager Tom Kasunic’s Rustlers Realty squad were…

CLGA news

Mary Nelson The course looks great. Superintendent Bill Todd and his crew did a remarkable job on the overseed this year. We would like to give a special thanks to them for all they do for us. Upcoming tournament events to be aware of for this season are as follows: January 4 is the CGLA/PVLGA…