Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On March 26, three talented ladies from CantaMia (CM) traveled to PebbleCreek for a spirited afternoon of pool against three members of the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC). The clubs faced off in two matches: a fast-paced short-rack 8-ball match followed by traditional 8-ball. In the end, each club won one…
David Zapatka Summer is coming and the sun is out. The sun is beautiful, but it’s also a genuine challenge on the pickleball court. We love playing in it and we occasionally curse it while squinting into a lob we’ve completely lost. Playing pickleball in the sun is a complicated relationship. You need a strategy.…
Barbara Camozzi At 76, Deborah Slaner Larkin is a solid tennis player who enjoys playing for fun as well as in leagues and tournaments. She loves the game. Or as she succinctly puts it, “I’ve got tennis in my DNA.” But that’s just the beginning of her partnership with tennis. Deborah grew up in Scarsdale,…
Ken Minichiello Men’s Drop-In Tennis held their annual tennis party on April 1 at Oasis Pool with Lou Tronzo graciously agreeing to be the usual hilarious emcee again. As always, it was a great time for the players and their spouses or significant others to get together to enjoy some good food, fun times, and…
Bob Rasins The men’s pickleball team the “Underdogs” completed the spring 2026 Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) season undefeated. The Dawgs went on to win the Men’s 50+ 3.0 State Championship! During the playoffs, the Dawgs were down four regular players due to injury. In true PebbleCreek spirit, the remaining eight members rose to the…
Pat Jensen As the busy PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) season of golf comes to an end and we start saying goodbye to our snowbird friends, it is time to reflect on all the fun we have had. With over 400 members in our group during the winter months, we were able to play…