Cindy Sota Grab your red Solo cup, as “Let’s Have a Party” is the theme for the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association kick-off event on Nov. 17. Co-chairs Kathi Curtis and Palm Volm are encouraging all the participants to decorate their carts and get into the spirit of the tournament by wearing red and white. It will…
Cynthia Schwartz Steven was born and raised in Seattle, Wash. Growing up, Steven spent summers at his grandfather’s cabin in the San Juan Islands. He enjoyed scuba diving, hiking, playing ping-pong, waterskiing in 45-degree water, flying homemade kites, and fishing for salmon. Steven was a pole vaulter, played soccer, and embarked on his journey to…
Norma Whitley On a beautiful fall day, the PebbleCreek Stingers tennis team caravanned to Dottie Kiley’s home for a visit. This moment has been a long time coming due to setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dottie Kiley is the captain of the Stingers tennis team. This is not an easy job, since it requires…
Cindy Sota The 2020 AGA Women’s State Senior Stroke Play Championship was held on Sept. 9 through 11 at Trilogy Golf Course at Power Ranch in Gilbert. Carolyn Suttles was the sole representative from PebbleCreek. She powered through the heat and tough course conditions to beat the players in the masters flight and legends flight…
Cindy Sota ‘Tis the “Par-Tee Season” for the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association Red and Green Tournament held on Dec. 8 and 9. Co-chairs Sue White and Lynn Grice are taking the reins for this seasonal merriment. They are encouraging all players to dust off those red noses, jingle bells, and holiday sweaters for this special event.…
Dennis Whitley As a young man, tennis was not Dan Schimmelpfennig’s sport of choice. Dan was a 220 lb. high school football star who received multiple scholarship offers to play football in college. One of the scholarship offers he turned down was to the University of Alabama. No one knows if Dan would have been another…
Chris Mucha PCM9GA continued tournament golf during the sweltering heat of this summer with sessions held on Sept. 10 and 24. Winners, whose games were as hot as the desert sun, were as follows: Sept. 10: 2/3/4 Tourney 1st Place at -4: Gary Switak, Richard Spampinato, Robert Fiorita, James Jimenez $20 each 2nd Place at +1…
Chris Mucha PCM9GA continues organized pandemic golf play at Tuscany Falls. The Golfing Niners played a combination of regular golf, as well as club tournaments, during the month of September. Hearty souls would not be deterred by the oppressive heat and humidity of our crazy Arizona summer, as they took out their frustrations on those little…
Cindy Sota On Oct. 6, 64 members of the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) ventured off campus to Verrado Golf Club for a wonderful day of golf on the Founder’s Course. The tee times started at 8 a.m. The Verrado Golf Club is just a short drive west from PebbleCreek. It’s worth the drive if…
Carolyn Rota, Public Relations The day has finally come. On Oct. 21 the PC Bocce Ball members started rolling and began the 2020-21 bocce season. The Bocce Board, along with the HOA, worked diligently so we could once again go to the courts and play in a safe, healthy, and fun way. Of course, there…