Kwong Young, USPTA Tennis Professional, IronOaks Tennis Club What’s the ultimate reason a tennis player loses a point? We often blame footwork, timing, poor shot selection, excessive power, a lack of fundamentals, or even racquet strings and tension. While all these factors play a role, the truth is simpler: You lost the point because your…
Jim Wegman, Publicity Ironwood closed on Sept. 29 for overseeding, with a reopening date of Oct. 19, followed by three weeks of cart path only golf. Oakwood courses will follow. We have a new golf pro at Ironwood. Coby Welch has joined the BlueStar golf team. If you are playing at Ironwood, stop in and…
Barb Jorgensen How many volunteers does it take to run one of the largest multi-community tennis charity events? More than 60 volunteer positions have been filled, thus far! The list of volunteers to pull this off is mind-blowing. It’s an all-hands-on-deck affair, and we are very thankful to each and every one of them, as…
Jeff French The Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association played their way to the end of the 2024-25 season by teaming up with the Cottonwood Men’s Club for a fun Beat the Pros event at Cottonwood on Oct. 11. When the course reopens after overseeding, the combined men’s clubs will again attempt to beat the pros…
Richard Staszewski The Ironwood Men’s Golf Association (IMGA) will be accepting renewal and new member applications for memberships for the next year, running through Dec. 31, 2026. Applications can only be done online. Renew early and get almost 15 months of membership for the price of 12. Full membership is only $145, including the Arizona…
Nadine Stark Sept. 2 Blue Flags Only Flight 1: 1st (tie) Penny Nowicki, Kathy Schneider; 3rd (tie) Judy Wegener, Barb Arakelian Flight 2: 1st Jan Fletcher, 2nd Karen Simon, 3rd (tie) Kelly Dennis, Kerri Jerome, Sabrina Erhardt, Marci Kopplemaa Flight 3: 1st Peggy Huot, 2nd Linda Ryland, 3rd (tie) Mary Eberle, Chris Jackson Sept. 9…