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Registration Is Open!

The Bradshaw/Neu Tennis Tournament, sponsored by the Cottonwood Tennis Club, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 7. Entry is open to all 55+ communities in the area, and all the Cottonwood courts will be used for the event. Make sure that you are a part of this event as a spectator,…

Chess Club Inaugural Tournament

Rick Whitney The Sun Lakes Chess Club held its inaugural Chess Tournament on March 24. Winners included Group A: Jon Heimarck in first, with Jerry Dew capturing runner-up; Group B: David Jones won, with Rick Whitney finishing second; Group C: Jim Gabriez in first, with Dave Thomas in second; and Group D: Curt Bergan in…

Save the Date!

The 2024 Bradshaw/Neu Tennis Tournament, sponsored by the Cottonwood Tennis Club, will take place Sunday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 7. The Bradshaw/Neu is the largest and most exciting tournament of the year for both participants and spectators. Entry is open to all 55+ communities in the area, and all the Cottonwood courts are used…

Cottonwood Lady Niners

Bette Lu Buchanan The annual Member/Guest Tournament held on March 21 was a great success. With Rachelle Wilson at the helm as committee chairperson, the theme was “Holiday Extravaganza.” All 130-plus players dressed in an array of various and clever costumes representing their favorite holiday. Through the sale of raffle tickets, baskets, mulligans, a jewelry…

Palo Verde Men’s Golf Association

Jeff French This month’s play for the PVMGA was highlighted by the 2024 John Dobson Memorial Member/Guest Tournament played Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7. The weekend event began with a Friday afternoon practice round for the players to finetune their games. There were several closest-to-the-pin and a circle hole contest, followed by dinner…

PVLGA News

Susan Lamb Palo Verde Ladies Golf Association (PVLGA) has a 2024 Club Champion crowned on March 12. Tracy Rice has won again after winning in 2023! She had a low two-day gross score of 140! Congratulations, Tracy! The Flight 1 winner was Mary Nelson with a 149, the Flight 2 winner was Pat Tjosvold with…

Can-Am Two-Day Tournament Fun and Close

Penny Petersen The two-day tennis tournament between Canada and the USA, Can-Am, provided good competition and lots of fun eating and drinking, and the surprise was that the USA won by one point. As Sylvia Page said, “The U.S. squeaked by with a one-point victory, setting up a rematch for next year.” Special thanks go…

Ironwood Lady Niners

Maggie McLeod Last month four of our IWLN ladies played in the SaddleBrooke Ladies Invitational Tournament, with Deborah Greenwood’s team coming in fourth in their flight and Denise Weibel’s team coming in third. Also, Oakwood Golf Course hosted the Sun Lakes Rotary 30th Annual Golf Tournament, and two of our ladies from IWLN entered the…