Deanna Mendiola The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association’s 2019 Senior/Super Senior Tournament co-chairs, Karen Stadjuhar and Julie Greek, have announced the tournament will be held February 19-20. The theme to honor our senior and super-senior players is “Mamma Mia! Here we go again!” The two-day event will be flighted and the format is individual stroke play,…
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Sports, February 2019
PCM8GA holds annual Holiday Party
On December 5 almost 200 PCM9GA members and their guests attended the annual Holiday Party in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Doug Wainwright and his holiday elves did a wonderful job of organizing the event, which began with cocktails and hor d’oeuvres. After an outstanding buffet of petite beef medallions or chicken cordon bleu, the attendees…
Sports, February 2019
PebbleCreek Tennis Club forms new USTA Women’s Tennis Team
Norma Whitley The PebbleCreek Tennis Club is proud to announce the addition of a newly formed USTA 3.5 Women’s 40+ Tennis Team. This new tennis team, the Pebbles, began tournament play in January 2019 with matches throughout the valley with other United States Tennis Association teams. With the addition of this USTA Women’s Tennis Team,…
Sports, February 2019
Lady Niners Club represents PebbleCreek at tournament
Pam Grimwood, Publicity Co-Chair On January 5 PebbleCreek hosted the AWGA 2019 State Medallion Golf Tournament. Six Lady Niners qualified to play in the 9-hole portion of the tournament which was a team format with a low gross player paired with a low net player. PebbleCreek’s Lady Niner teams competed with other 9-hole leagues from…
Sports, February 2019
PCMGA conducts final major tourney of 2018
Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its final major tournament for the 2018 season. The format for this three-day event was a four-man scramble where the members chose their own teammates. The tourney was held on December 6, 12 and 13. The field, which consisted of 56 teams, was separated into five flights.…
Sports, February 2019
Learn the sport of a lifetime
The PebbleCreek Tennis Club is offering tennis lessons for beginners and intermediate tennis players. Beginner tennis lessons will be Monday, February 11 through Monday, March 18 from noon–1:00 p.m., Certified Tennis Instructor, $60 total for six one-hour sessions. Intermediate tennis lessons will be Monday, February 11 through Monday, March 18 from 11:00 a.m.–noon, Certified Tennis…
Sports, February 2019
PCSSA prepares for mid winter season
On Saturday, December 29 a group of PebbleCreek Senior Softball (PCSSA) players gathered at the field to prepare the field for the resumption of play on January 5, 2019. After almost a two-week hiatus, the players and the field are ready to get back into shape to resume play. Contrary to popular belief, our Field…
Sports, February 2019
2nd annual Street Hockey game
Canadian residents recently participated in their second annual Street Hockey game, including both Canadian and American players. Pre-game the Canadian and American anthems were sung and they had their own “Zamboni” cleaning. In December 2017, the inaugural game was held, involving Team Malette and Team De Simone and had a total of 11 players with…
Sports, February 2019
Tennis tournament benefits H.O.P.E. Team
Norma Whitley On the weekend of December 14, tennis players throughout the valley came together for the Best of the West Doubles Tournament held at the Phoenix Tennis Center in support of the H.O.P.E. Team. The H.O.P.E. Team is a nonprofit organization established in 2009, which consists of compassionate and devoted community volunteers. These volunteers…
Sports, February 2019
PCM9GA focuses on giving a helping hand to those in need
PCM9GA, the Golfing Niners, are not just one of PebbleCreek’s major golf groups that focus on the game, having fun, and meeting new friends. The Niners are also committed to give back to worthwhile endeavors. This year they identified two groups to which they would provide support. Bruce Hulbert, Treasurer of the PCM9GA says, “In…