Pam Whims This year’s Cinco de Mayo Pickleball Tournament was a big hit. The three-day event was colorful, competitive, and fun for all 134 participants. Anna Ung of SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPBA) was in charge of organizing the event, and she did a fabulous job. Here’s what participants and spectators are saying. Lisa Horton…
Kelly Reuter, a member of the Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch, knows that in pickleball, it is all about the hat! (Photo by Debora Witten)
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, it is time now to learn about the drop shot after learning about the overhead smash the past two months. Mary Littlewood says the reason to hit a drop shot is to give the team deep in their…
Pam Engelhardt April was a busy month for the Ranchette Putters. Not only do we putt every Wednesday at 9 a.m., but we also drove in carpools to SaddleBrooke MountainView HOA TWO for a tournament on April 17. We arrived with lots of enthusiasm. There were three Ranchette Putters and three MountainView putters on each…
Constance Garrison Leigh and her husband, Rick, moved from San Diego to SaddleBrooke Ranch last December. Currently, they are renting while building a home in Unit 18C. Leigh is originally from Louisville, Ky. Leigh and Rick are both retired. She taught special education and he was with Continental Controls (gas turbine). They both love golf,…
The Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch celebrate the Divas who have a birthday in April. (Photo by Mardiece Patrick)
Tom Graham The SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) 2023 Updegraff Cup was held April 19 and 20. In 2022 Dr. Ed Updegraff, one of the two or three most-celebrated amateur golfers in America, endorsed our Club Championship through the renaming of the event, The Updegraff Cup. It is our premier low gross tournament of…
King Mitchell (aka Mitch) Well softball fans and friends, here it is April and Progress and Roundup deadline time again. The big news? The softball winter season, league standings, and the championship playoffs are in da books. Yep, the season began Jan. 9 and ended April 21. For the last two years, the softballers have ended their…
Marci Whitehead SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) enjoyed their third annual Member/Guest golf tournament April 24, 25, and 26. The unique theme this year was “Golf Around the World” and included three fun-filled days of golf and games. All the ladies met new friends and welcomed members’ friends from as far away as Montana…