Category: Sports

MPWGA Hosts the Return of the Beach Bums

Denise Cashmore The Return of the Beach Bums Tournament was held on Aug. 20 at The Preserve Golf Course. Both MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) and SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Associations (SBRWGA) played in this fun event, organized by Debbie McMullin and Kim Cox. It was a 7:30 a.m. shotgun, and everyone played red/yellow combo…

Ranchette Putters Helper of the Month!

Pat Albu The Ranchette Putters, like many clubs and organizations in Saddlebrooke Ranch, had to find ways to communicate with their members after GroupWorks closed down. We chose to go with Team Reach, and we were very fortunate to have an SBR resident, Jon Sooy, to step up to help our board make the transition.…

SBRWGA Charity Event a Success!

Patti Jo Lewis The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) raised $9,260 for Impact of Southern Arizona! This was our inaugural year for this event. We had 108 players register with 27 teams. We invited all golfers at the Ranch to join the fund. Our community and beyond were so generous in their donations! Thanks…

Ready for Fall

Debora Witten The Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch have changed to their fall hours. They will play each Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Divas use Team Reach to register for playing. Anyone looking to join the Divas can contact Debora Witten at 330-565-1997 to obtain the sign in code for Team Reach. Everyone is welcome…

A Chicago-Based Putting Group

Pat Albu Every week at Ranchette Putters, we pick numbers to determine which of the 18 putting holes we will each start on. Recently, at hole number 6, there were four women who originally hailed from the Chicago area. It was an unusual but fun occurrence! This is one of the great things about the…

Bocce Club Summer League Champions

Marty Knezovich, SBRBC Competition Director The SaddleBrooke Ranch Bocce Club (SBRBC) Summer League playoff matches were played on Aug. 26 through 28. Only the top eight teams out of a field of 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Bocce Ball Blasters team, captain Terry Pendy, edged out the Ballz & Dollz team, captain Rich…

Tennis Tips: Stay Strong, Stay Healthy

Kathie Marshall Congratulations Ranchers! You’ve made it through the long hot summer and as the weather cools the real fun begins for the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA). Many of you have been traveling throughout the summer or like me have been too lazy to play at 7 a.m., so you might have taken a…

September Raffle Winners!

Pat Albu Here are the Ranchette Putters monthly raffle winners for September. Pictured left to right are Jackie Winter, Sandy Sleigh, Andrea Cothran, and Sheryl Ratliff. Sheryl Ratliff was the big winner of a $100 gift card to the Pro Shop. Congratulations to you all!