Tommy Wong Memorial Pickleball Tournament results

David Zapatka Sheila Parkinson and Dianne Zimmerman fought their way to a Bronze Medal in their third Women’s 4.5 Pickleball Tournament together. On January 8, at the well-attended all-age skill Tommy Wong Memorial Tournament in Surprise, Sheila and Dianne overcame a large deficit in their first match to win 11-8 and 12-10 to set up…

IronOaks Tennis Club thanks sponsors

Jenny Browne, Racquet Activities Coordinator The IOTC received great support for their Jason Morton Tennis Classic this year from local businesses. The tournament was held March 3-6 at the IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center and was a terrific success. Special thanks to the tournament sponsors who included A-1 Golf Cart, 360 Physical Therapy Sports Medicine…

5th Annual Mission Royale Pickleball Tournament results

Gary Baker and David Zapatka bronze medal winners 4.5 men’s doubles.

David Zapatka The tournament-tough Sun Lakes pair Dianne Zimmerman and Sheila Parkinson teamed up for yet another successful East Valley pickleball competition. This time it was in Casa Grande at the fifth annual Mission Royale Pickleball tournament. Attendance at this year’s tournament far exceeded previous years leading to four tennis courts being striped with pickleball…

18 Hole Couples League news

Carole Schmidt If you are interested in joining a great group of people to play golf as a couple, consider joining Oakwood Couples 18 Hole Golf League. Our goal is to play golf, have fun and meet new people. You do not have to live in IronOaks or Sun Lakes to be a member. We…

USAPA Southwest Regional Pickleball Champions

David Zapatka and Don Simmons Bronze Medal winners of the 4.5, 60 plus age division.

David Zapatka As you can see from the picture, Bev Krueger and Dick Johnson, gold medal winners of the 3.5 skill bracket, 75 plus age division had a wonderful time playing together. This was a huge win at a huge tournament where pickleball competitors from all over the country came in search of gold. Congratulations…