Category: Sports

Seven Softball Women Are Living the Dream

Cynthia Schwartz From October through April, seven extraordinary PebbleCreek women suit up, grab a mitt, and bring their competitive spirit and love for softball to the Robson Field of Dreams. These high energy athletes are members of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA). Dawn Hangen is the president for the 2020-21 season and the first…

Weather Impacts PCMGA Four-Man Scramble

Howie Tiger Weather had a huge impact on the PCMGA’s final major tournament of the 2020 season. The event was scheduled as a three-day event for Dec. 2, 3, and 10. On Dec. 3, the winds were gusting to 25 MPH, which made scoring quite a challenge, especially on the Eagle’s Nest course with its…

PebbleCreek Tennis Club Looking Toward a Great 2021!

Donna Gillen Happy 2021 from PebbleCreek Tennis Club! We welcome the new year with great anticipation for a healthy and fun filled year. At the present time we, as a club, are focused on maintaining a safe environment by following the CDC guidelines and playing socially distant tennis during these beautiful winter days. After this…

Pickleball December Classic Tournament Medal Winners

Pam Lichtenberger (volunteer), Wade Johnson (tournament director), and Pam Cagle (volunteer).

Cynthia Schwartz The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club (PCPB) hosted the first December Classic Pickleball Tournament. Wade Johnson, tournament director, commented, “The event was a huge success. There were 140 two-person teams competing in women’s, men’s, and mixed doubles matches. The competition for gold, silver, and bronze medals was organized by skill levels represented by color-coded divisions.…

Pickleball Players in Action at Club Tournament

Cynthia Schwartz The PebbleCreek Pickleball (PCPB) Club wrapped up the year 2020 with the first December Classic Pickleball Tournament. The three-day tournament was open to all PebbleCreek club members, and everyone who signed up was guaranteed a spot to play in the event. More than 250 players participated in the December Classic. Members were assigned…

PCSSA Concludes Its First Session

Fred Dresser The first session of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) has been completed and congratulations go out to Spooner Physical Therapy and their manager Gary Jensen for winning the first session with an impressive record of fourteen wins and no losses. We saw some very competitive games along with the usual good-hearted harassment…

Christmas Eve Golfing Niners

PCM9GA elves leave Santa’s workshop for a quick nine on Christmas Eve (left to right): Mike Brown, “Jingles;” Joe Oliver, “Snowflake;” Fred Schmidt, “Gildor;” and Josh Rabinowitz, “Poldo.”

Chris Mucha Christmas Eve brought out 100 “Golfing Niners” to Eagle’s Nest as a last ditch effort to show Santa what good boys they have been on the golf course this past year. Their “good sides” shone; even a few of Santa’s elves took time off from their busy schedule to get in a quick…

PCMGA Recognizes Its Most Active Players for the 2020 Season

Roger Pierson, PCMGA’s Most Active Player for 2020

Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) conducts friendly golf competitions every Thursday for its members, except in October during overseed. The formats vary each week and include scrambles, best balls, goofy golf, and several major events played on all of our PebbleCreek courses. Participation in these competitions by PCMGA members is the key…