Tim Malone Retirement is a significant life transition that offers many outstanding rewards. It also can impact our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This is a time that can lead to both positive and negative changes in a retiree’s health. Staying active helps retirees from declining physically, often brought on by reduced daily activities. Some…
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October 2024, 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…
Sports, October 2024
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.…
October 2024, Sports
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…
October 2024, Sports
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…
October 2024, Sports
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…
Sports, October 2024
Play Your Best Pool: To Take Your Game to New Heights, You Must Be a Well-Rounded Player
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool When coaching students to improve their games, I emphasize that players must improve and perform well in many different areas of their games. Over the years I have competed against many very good players in tournaments. The players who I feared the most are the ones that were well-rounded and very…
October 2024, Sports
SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association Clinic
Deb McGiboney It was a wonderful way to start out the Labor Day holiday with an awesome Tennis Clinic from Tom Marshall! Fun was had by all with tennis drills and playing afterwards. Thank you, Tom Marshall, for your dedication to helping us improve our tennis skills.
October 2024, Sports
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…
October 2024, Sports
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…