David Zapatka With the holidays behind us, there has been quite a bit of talk about how to introduce relatives to pickleball, the game we discovered and love. The debate about how best to do this centers around two concepts. The first is to begin teaching new players how to serve. The second is to…
Char Burrill Most Improved Player 2024 The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) is excited to announce that the 2024 recipient of our most improved player award was Pilar Borm. This annual award is based on handicaps from Jan. 1 to Dec. 1 and is determined using the USGA/GHIN formula for calculating “most improved.” To…
Morlin Hastings Monday Recreation Manager Jack Graef’ s Cleer Law Offices (7-2) started the season at 1-2 and went on 6-0 run to prevail over Manager Marc Argabright’s Debra Miller-State Farm Insurance (2-7). AVG: DeHaan (.800), Purcell (.800), Steffes (.792) 1B: Cartwright (24), Purcell (21) 2B: Noffsinger (5), Quarantino, Noah (3) 3B: Walder (3), five…
Marty Knezovich, SBRBC Competition Director The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Bocce Club Fall League playoff matches were played Dec. 2 through Dec. 5, 2024. Only the top 12 teams out of a field of 39 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Honor Rollers team, captain John Murphy, edged out the Big LeBocce team, captain Mark Warren,…
Carla Marquardt Free beginning piano lessons are offered Saturdays starting Feb. 22 in the La Vista Room from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. There will be seven group lessons. Did you always want to learn to read music? Well, this is the class for you! All you need is: 1. Bring your smile to try something…
Barbara Barr Bengen The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke teamed up with IMPACT of Southern Arizona, Oracle Community Center, and Bubb’s Grub, to bring Christmas to 115 seniors and shut-ins in the cities surrounding SaddleBrooke. It took a team to produce a complete Christmas dinner, music, singing, dancing, and gifts. But the smiles on the faces…