Carole Schumacher PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) Co-Chairs Sue White and Lynn Grice are up to their shenanigans as they plan the upcoming two-day Member/Member Golf Tournament scheduled for Sunday, March 10, with the finale on Tuesday, March 12. The Tuscany Golf courses will be the venue for the spectacle where two-person teams will play Arizona…
David Zapatka Slicing serve returns and dinks are favorite shots of mine. A slice puts backspin on the ball. The slice makes the ball travel from 6 o’clock to 12 o’clock back toward the player who contacted the ball. These shots can be hit with a forehand or a backhand. A slice is effective for these reasons.…
Kim Jacobs, Publicity Manager The PebbleCreek Bocce Club is in the midst of their winter season. This season has the most teams in the club’s history, with 80 teams and more than 750 people playing in one or more of six leagues. Leagues are on Tuesday afternoons at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday evenings at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m.,…
Donna Gillen The Tennis Club is not just a competitive group of active adults. We also have our softer, glamorous side. Once a year, we remove our tennis shoes and don our elegant threads for the annual Holiday Dinner Dance. Our demeanor goes from being competitive to our compassionate side as we gather to celebrate…
Fred Dresser Previous articles brought the reader up to speed on the growth of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) as well as how the game of softball started. The question that remains is: What exactly draws the individuals who play this game at this stage of their life back to playing a game from their younger…
Pam McWhorter The first PebbleCreek Pickleball Club “team challenge” was held on Dec. 9 and 10. According to the participants, it was an outstanding success! Huge kudos to Jim Barbe, Dick Burns, Robin Weaver, Bill Cagle, Chris Stelplugh, and Bob Chester for organizing this event. Jim, the master planner, reports there were 30 teams of six players…
Arlene Engelbert On Dec. 15 the Fairway Foxes gals, including the spouses, all gathered for dinner at the Eagle’s Nest Restaurant. Our Friday group has been together for 15 years. We enjoy our friendships and call it more of a social group and who cares what the scores are. Those present left to right were: Don…
Carole Schumacher The annual PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) Senior/Super Senior Tournament will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Eagle’s Nest, and Saturday, Feb. 17 at Tuscany Falls East with 8:30 a.m. shotgun starts both days. Following individual flighted stroke play an awards luncheon will be held at the Tuscany Falls Ballroom, where the net and gross…
Norma Whitley It was another beautiful day for a tennis match at PebbleCreek (PC). Being able to play tennis outdoors in January is a blessing and a pleasure. We are so fortunate to live in PebbleCreek. Two new players to the 3.5 PC Stingers team, Jenny Rosenblad and Becky Marrer, brought home a win for…
Pam McWhorter Val and Marty Braden along with Vicky Ballew and Laurie Johnson organized another ladies pickleball Drills & Skills group. More than 150 ladies were enrolled in this fall/winter session. The coaches were Marty Braden, Sean Weaver, Keith McDonald, Chris Johnson, Jeff Gauvin, Mike Meline, Sara Meline, Mike Behrendt, Ray Henson, Jeff Antrican, Tammy Dana-Bashian,…