Pat Kaer The 2017-2018 season began for the Lady Niners on November 14—a beautiful sunny day. Giddy Up Girls was the theme for the event, planned by Pam Grimwood and Dee Reynolds. 152 players gathered for a taco salad lunch with golf on the Falls, Palms and Lakes golf courses. Many dressed in cowboy attire…
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Clubs & Classes, Sports, January 2018
Putters compete in Member/Member Tournament
Maureen Campbell One of the most valuable benefits of membership in a club is the opportunity to meet and learn from other members. On November 15, 2017, the PebbleCreek Putters Club held its fall Member/Member Tournament and members enjoyed a friendly competition with other members. Teams were divided into five flights based on their established…
Clubs & Classes, Sports, January 2018
Pickleball Mixed Doubles Final Four Event
Pam Smith PebbleCreek Mixed Doubles Final Four Event: November 13, 2017 Teams played an initial seeding match, then moved into groups of four teams each. Each team played three games against the other teams in their group for a total of nine games. The team with the most wins finished first. Ties were broken by…
Sports, January 2018
Start the New Year off right with tennis lessons
Norma Whitley Have you ever considered learning how to play tennis or haven’t played in quite some time and would like to play again? Start the New Year off right. The PebbleCreek Tennis Club will be offering Beginner Tennis Lessons on Monday afternoons instructed by a certified tennis professional. The class will be limited to…
Sports, January 2018
PCM9GA 2018 Member/Guest Tournament announcement
Bruce Hulbert This season’s PCM9GA Member/Guest Tournament will feature an exciting new agenda. It will take place at Tuscany Falls on February 22, 2018 and to encourage participation by even more members, it will take on a completely new and exciting twist! True to our Association’s roots this year we will be offering only nine-hole…
Sports, January 2018
Senior Softball Association APS clinic
Fred Dresser Arizona Public Services (APS) recently held a Fundamentals Clinic for infielders, pitchers and catchers at Robson’s Field of Dreams. A second clinic for outfielders is scheduled for February 2018. APS has been providing this clinic for the past several years and the PCSSA players appreciate their time and effort to instruct those in…
Sports, January 2018
Bocce Association Food Drive kicks off on Sunday, January 7
Pat Milich The Aqua Fria Food Bank is especially grateful for the donation of non-perishable food items to replenish its pantries after the busy holiday season. Last year, the PebbleCreek Bocce Association made great strides toward helping to re-stock the Food Bank shelves when it collected 432 pounds of food at its annual Membership/Potluck meeting…
Sports, January 2018
PCLGA kick off tournament
Bev Clinton On November 14, 2017, 165 PCLGA members kicked off the year with a major tournament themed Lett-uce Ketch-up. The chairs were Sharon Dawe, Carol Langhardt and Chris Duprey. All agreed it was a great tournament with the creative theme interwoven into the game and the luncheon where we were entertained by Pam Volm…
Sports, January 2018
Sweet Shots semi-annual Staycation
Judy Newell The Sweet Shots golf group had their semi-annual Staycation. This November they headed to Scottsdale and rented a great VRBO home for three days of golf, shopping and wonderful homemade dinners. Of course, hot tub and game times contributed to many laughs. But just plain fun and hanging out with best buds was…
Sports, January 2018
PCLGA Roadrunners starting strong
Bev Clinton The Roadrunner traveling team golf season is off to a terrific start. After two very competitive league play days at Wildfire and Tonto Verde, your PebbleCreek Roadrunners are playing very solid golf. The Faldo Course at Wildfire Golf Club had its challenges with its 106 sand bunkers strategically placed all around the course,…