Susan Gottschalk Pictured is the 1st place winner in the 13th annual Lady Joker’s Wild Hand and Foot Tournament Anna Cody, left, Phyllis Schager, right, is the 2nd place winner in the annual tournament.
Barb Jorgensen In February of this year, Sun Lakes tennis enthusiasts enjoyed a unique opportunity to learn from collegiate-level talent. Grand Canyon University (GCU) head coach, Dane Vorster and assistant coach, Oleksandra Dobranos conducted an engaging coaching drill for a select group of players from both the Cottonwood and lronOaks Tennis Clubs. The event was…
Barb Jorgensen Definition: A spirit of trust and goodwill among people closely associated in an activity or endeavor. That is exactly what defines the Cottonwood Tennis Club. Tennis is more than just a sport here; it is a catalyst for building relationships and fostering team spirit through frequent social events. And believe us, we have…
The 2026 Gayle King invitational golf tournament took place on March 20, 21, and 22 at the Oakwood and Ironwood Golf Courses. There were seven teams in each of the 10 flights for a total of 134 men playing three days with three different formats. The first day was a Scramble; second day was Best…
Christa Pensworth This year’s Oakwood Ladies Golf Association (OLGA) Member/Guest Tournament hosted 80 participants. The teams of two dressed as iconic duos, such as peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, ketchup and mustard, Velma and Daphne from Scooby Doo, good and evil, Dr. Seuss’ Thing 1 and Thing 2, etc. Sally Berreth created 17…
Sonny Williams, Tournament Director The IronOaks Breakers Pool League’s annual Double-Elimination Partners Tournament was held on March 5 and 6. There were 16 players divided into eight teams of two players each. The players didn’t know who their partner would be or who they would be playing against until just before the tournament started. This…
Kathy Hoff, Publicist February and March were busy months for the Sun Lakes Bocce Club. The Club Tournament was played on Feb. 22, and the winners were as follows: 1st Place: Sherry Parmon, Jeff Blankenship, Tom Sackett, Monty Bonello 2nd Place: Roy Parfitt, Ralph Costa, Kerry Murdock, Melissa Hance 3rd Place: Linda Parfitt, Don DeProfio,…
Larry Wolfe After steamrolling the opposition in winning the Winter League pennant, Mgr. Vern Rodgers’ A-1 Golf Carts team also captured the post-season tournament championship, but it wasn’t easy. Here’s a recap of the Lakes Division Tournament. In the tournament’s opening game Mgr. Kim Van Nausdle’s third-seeded Robson Reserve squad upset Mgr. Gary Hillabolt’s number…
Dottie Wodraska The Sun Lakes Lady Niners love to play golf. A schedule of three weeks of league play and participation in the SunBird Home and Home Tournament at SunBird were completed in February. The weather is anticipated to allow for more league play during April. The Lady Niners golf at Sun Lakes Country Club…
As we waltz into April and our wonderful Arizona spring weather, we know we will be saying goodbye at the end of the month to our many Niners winter golfers. It’s always a bit sad to send so many of our residents back to their summer homes, but we know they’ll be back in Sun…