Come join the fun and find out! Learn about pickleball on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early for paperwork. Space is limited to 28 people, so visit our website at www.sbrpickleball.club to register, then click on “Click to reserve a space” below the flyer sign. What you’ll need for pickleball:…
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Sports, December 2022
Relishing Pickleball: The Pickleball Market Continues to Grow
David Zapatka Last month we announced Major League Pickleball had arrived. High-profile individuals Drew Brees, James Blake, Lebron James, Draymond Green, Kevin Love, and a host of others invested in teams. The new Vibe Pickleball League was recently announced. The first high-profile team owner is Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team.…
Sports, December 2022
SBRMGA Founders’ Cup Tournament
Tom Graham The Oct. 26 and 27 SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) Founders’ Cup Tournament ended in a playoff the following day. The Founders’ Cup is a 36-hole individual low net tournament. Eighty golfers completed the two-day tournament in near perfect conditions. Bill Borden and Jim Rodine finished in a dead heat at 1…
Sports, December 2022
Putters Welcome Ladies from MountainView
Camille Esterman On a cool, sunny morning in October, 55 Ranchette Putters were delighted to welcome 44 MountainView Lady Putters to SBR. Everyone was excited to reinstate an annual tournament that has been suspended the last two years. As colorful fall leaves fluttered on the green, the clubs (both wearing pink shirts) assembled for a…
Sports, December 2022
What Is a Dinking Diva?
It takes the love of pickleball plus a tiara, black dress, pearls, a champagne glass with an olive, and a pickleball paddle with court shoes! (Photo by Andy Abadia)
Sports, December 2022
Swim Club Enjoys First Season Away Meet!
Claire Guidas In late October, 24 Swim Club members attended the two-day Ron Johnson Invitational Swim Meet at the Arizona State University Pool in Tempe, Ariz., where a total of about 200 swimmers competed. Both seasoned swimmers as well as new Swim Club attendees enjoyed the perfect temperatures and sunny weather along with the friendly…
Sports, December 2022
News from the Softball World!
King Mitchell (aka Mitch) Well softball fans, the softball world here in the SaddleBrooke ‘hood is into the fall season. That means, among other things, that most of our fall and winter snowbirds have drifted on in and the rosters are filling up. It’s good to see them back. Well, most of them—yours truly generally…
Sports, December 2022
A Spooky Halloween for the Funday Monday Golf Gals
Constance Garrison The Funday Monday Golf Group had a super fun Halloween Party hosted by Connie Garrison and Linda Zoellner. The gals played 18 holes of golf and then arrived at Connie’s home for cocktails and appetizers. After everyone had some treats, we drew numbers and divided into two teams to play “tricky” miniature golf…
Sports, December 2022
Pickleball Showdown Part II
Jeff Smith It took a month, but the SaddleBrooke Ranch/SaddleBrooke Pickleball Tournament was finally completed on Sunday, Nov. 13. Rain delayed what was originally scheduled to be a three-day event in mid-October hosted by the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Pickleball Club. The round robin competition included players ranked from 2.5 to 4.0. The first day of…
Sports, December 2022
All Dressed Up and Ready to Play Pickleball
The Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch celebrated Halloween on the courts. (Photo by Andy Abadia)