This winter, 16 ladies from SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) played in the APPL (Arizona Pickleball Players League) at the 3.5 level. The Raging Ranchettes hosted APPL teams at SBR from around southern Arizona, along with visiting their home venues as far down as Tubac. The team had a great time, and enjoyed meeting other ladies who…
Jerry Fay The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association has joined the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association and the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club as part of the Tennis Shoes for the Homeless Program. A big thank you goes to Kim Ahlgrim-Heine, current president of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association, for setting up the program. Over the past four years, the…
Come join the fun and find out! Learn about pickleball on Tuesday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early at the Ramada 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…
Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch celebrated Mardi Gras by playing pickleball for two hours and then enjoying a Mardi Gras lunch at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Grill. Dinking Divas is our name and pickleball is our game!
Jeff Smith, Chairman SBR Communications Committee SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Club member Donna Burton has established a very successful mentoring program for new players—matching newcomers with some of the club’s most experienced and skilled players. This is her story. Mentoring the “newbies,” as we call our new pickleball players, is nothing new at SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball…
Come join the fun and find out! Learn about pickleball on Tuesday, April 12, at 3:30 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early at the Ramada for paperwork. Space is limited to 20 people, so visit our website at www.sbrpickleball.club to register, then click on “Click to reserve a space!” below the flier information. What you’ll…
Jeff Smith Five members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Pickleball Association brought home four medals from the first annual Legacy Classic. The tournament was staged over three days at the Bell Bank Park in Mesa. Competition was stiff among more than 560 players. We are very proud of the SBR Pickleball Association team members: *…
Come join the fun and find out! Learn about pickleball on Tuesday, March 8, at 3 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early for paperwork. Space is limited to 20 people, so visit our website at www.sbrpickleball.club to register. Click on “Click to reserve a space!” below the flyer information. What you’ll need for pickleball: * Paddle…
Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch Celebrate Valentine’s Day on the Courts (photo by Debora Witten)
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “the player returning the serve stands deep in or behind the service court, ready to return the ball. The returner should be alert and ready for the next play. As the serve travels over the net, the returner…