Category: Sports

What Are the Odds of This Four of a Kind?

John Zelinger Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, proved to be a historical day for four PebbleCreek residents with somewhat average golfing skills. They achieved something statistically more difficult than a hole-in-one. All four players in the same group birdied the same hole. Dan and Patty Gilbertson and John and Belinda Zelinger found the par 4, number…

Bocce Club Christmas Food Drive a Success!

Caela Casarino Everyone is back from the holidays and ready to roll into this new year! The deadline for the Post prevented us from getting our grand results for the food drive out in the January edition, but the club was thrilled with the results of its Christmas Canned Food Drive. In the two weeks provided…

Hole In One

Liz Mitchell’s Second! Carole Schumacher Liz Mitchell scored her second hole-in-one on Jan. 3, 2023, during PCLGA league play at Eagle’s Nest on hole number 8. Carol Dick and Ellen Enright witnessed the momentous event. “My first hole-in-one was with my husband and stepson,” said Liz. “The enthusiasm was much greater with my women friends!…

Coming Soon: The Greatest Show on Grass!

Carole Schumacher PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) co-chairs Cindy Sota and Claudia Tiger are busy juggling as they plan the upcoming 2-day Member Member Golf Tournament, “The Greatest Show on Grass,” scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 28, and Wednesday, March 1. The Tuscany Falls golf courses will be the venue for the circus where 2-person teams will…

Lady Niners Hold Annual Charity Tournament

PebbleCreek Lady Niners held their annual charity tournament on Jan. 10. St. Mary’s Food Bank was the recipient of the Lady Niners’ donations, which included non-perishable and non-expired items or donations directly to St. Mary’s Food Bank. There was apple pie a la mode in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom after golf. In addition, a raffle…

Billiard Class Recap

This was a billiard class hosted by Johnny Henson, professional billiard instructor. The students were Terry Schmidbauer, Keith Longley, Bill Frustaglia, and Mike Finnegan. The class was 4 hours on Jan. 5. We hope to have more classes in the future as interest in billiards is growing in PebbleCreek. Contact Johnny Henson at 623-377-0042 to…

2023 Tennis Club Board of Directors

Donna Gillen The new Tennis Club Board met on Jan. 4 for their first time. The new president is Michael Stepien. Jeff Gillen is the vice president. Rick Camozzi has taken on the duties as the treasurer. Vikki Constable will be coordinating all Tennis Club court activities as the tournament director. Sharon Connors has taken…

Nine-Holers Celebrate a Busy December

Ken Whitney December was a busy month for the PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA). No December would be complete without the Annual Christmas Party. Two golf competitions—a Cha-Cha Tournament and a Holiday Tournament—rounded out the month. The Dec. 8 Cha-Cha Tournament, held on Tuscany Falls West, featured four-man teams competing with a rotating low…

Relishing Pickleball: The Lob–Part 2

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at the non-volley…

John Flynn—A Tennis Club Treasure

Donna Gillen Recently the PebbleCreek Tennis Club lost a member who was so involved in leading this club both as president and as a mentor to players and club members. He also was a very talented musician who was vital in adding musical color to many of our social events with his smooth voice and…