Relishing Pickleball: 2020 Pickleball Rocks Players of the Year

David Zapatka 2020 was a crazy year. Many pickleball tournaments were cancelled. Public pickleball courts were closed and padlocked. That being said, Arizona pickleball players found ways to safely play, and even through the pandemic, new players found pickleball in record numbers. For 2020, Pickleball Rocks Clothing and Equipment Company recognized a mixed doubles pair…

Colorado Club Has a Ball Playing Bocce

Linda Shannon-Hills Under the evening stars, members of the Colorado Club gathered at the new Bocce Ball lanes for a great time of bocce. We had 40 players, which meant there were five pairs per lane, but we managed things so that all five pairs played against each of the other four pairs. With a…

Congratulations Rudy!

Debbie Witten SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) is proud to announce that Rudy Dominguez has now completed his certification to test 4.0 and 4.5 skill levels by the International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA). SBRPA now follows the IPTPA guidelines in testing the advancement of ratings of a player. Rudy had been certified to only test…

Learn About Home Automation

Linda Shannon-Hills Join the SBR Technology Club special interest group (SIG) to learn about and share experiences with home automation for members, on Thursday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., via Zoom. Home automation gives you access to control devices in your home from a mobile device anywhere in the world. The term may be used for isolated…

Bocce at the Ranch

Judy Fisher Bocce has hit SaddleBrooke Ranch by storm! Every day you can find the courts by Ed’s Dogs and the Tennis Courts full of people throwing a little white ball, called the pallino, and red and green balls trying to get closest to it. Encouraging shouts, whistles, and groans can be heard from the players…

Let’s Save Some Lives on July 10

Linda Shannon-Hills On Saturday, July 10, SBR will roll up our sleeves and help save lives as a proud partner with the American Red Cross. The blood drive will be held in the Ranch House Ballroom between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. You can register to donate at www.redcrossblood.org. Enter the ZIP code 85623, then scroll…