Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) conducted its final major tournament for the 2022 season. The format for this three-day event was a 4-man scramble where the members chose their own teammates. There was a 3-drive minimum for each player. The tourney was held on Dec. 1, 3, and 8. This is a…
On Dec. 4, the Sunday Golf group celebrated a Comfy and Cozy Christmas at the home of Mike and Jayne Dinan. Each couple dressed comfortably in their holiday or favorite pajamas. They each also brought their favorite Crock-Pot soup. All six soups were tasted, then everyone voted and agreed that Barbara Chilton’s soup was the…
Fred Dresser It’s now 2023, which means another page of the history book has been turned. In our last article, we provided you with the history of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association. We now focus on how and when the game of softball became the game it is today. History of the Beginning of Softball,…
Dalonna Cooper The Title IX law enacted on June 23, 1972, prohibited federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex. Before Title IX, few opportunities existed for female athletes. In 1972 there were just 30,000 women participating in NCAA sports, as opposed to 170,000 men. Title IX corrected those imbalances;…
Donna Gillen Several of the PebbleCreek Men’s Monday/Wednesday/Friday tennis group noshed at Eagle’s Nest on Nov. 10 for their welcome back event. These men enjoyed breakfast while roasting each other on their individual tennis endeavors. A lovely señorita crafted by John Russell was an award presented to an unnamed male player who seems to exude…
Howie Tiger On Nov. 10, 2022, Larry Burnson made a hole-in-one on the 8th hole of the Eagle’s Nest course. He made this super shot while playing in a PCMGA regular Thursday men’s golf event. As such, Larry now qualifies to share in the annual hole-in-one prize along with Tom Sandgren, Mike Christensen, and Tim…
Carole Schumacher ‘Survivor!’ was the theme for the PCLGA kickoff tournament in November when the goal was to outsmart, outlaugh, and out-fun each other. Ladies formed their own 4-person team to play a 2-net best ball tournament on the Tuscany Falls courses. During the 18-hole round, several holes had challenges that the teams had to…
Diane Burns The PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) sponsored the 2nd annual Hometown Pride golf scramble at Eagle’s Nest on Nov. 29. The Lady Niners invited the PCLGA to play a 9-hole scramble. Participants were encouraged to wear apparel supporting their hometown or home state. Thank you to Donna M. Strand, RealtyOneGroup, who donated…
Howie Tiger First Tee of Phoenix will be accepting donations of golf clubs, golf bags, golf balls, and push carts at Tuscany Falls on Wednesday, March 15 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. A collection area will be set up in the Tuscany parking lot adjacent to the Pro Shop. This will be our seventh…
Mary Jo Wagner PebbleCreek Pickleball (PCPB) Tournament Director Mike Crabtree will be launching the 7th Annual USAPA Sanctioned Tournament by delivering a welcome address to all the participants from the USA and Canada to get the tournament underway. Feb. 8 (Wednesday) is Women’s Doubles; Feb. 9th (Thursday) is Mixed Doubles; and Feb. 10th (Friday) is…