Category: Sports

PC Pickleball Volunteer/Player of the Month

Lindsay Laven It’s been a year and eight months since Kathy Aalto took the novice class at PebbleCreek to begin her pickleball journey. It was love at first bounce! She immediately began playing anywhere from 2-4 hours a day, often seven days a week. When a shoulder injury sidelined her for about four months, she…

PCLGA Players Win in AGA State Medallion Tournament

Chris Duprey The Arizona Golf Association’s Women’s 18-Hole State Medallion Club Tournament was played on January 11-12, 2020 at the Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, AZ. Entrants in the tournament were the low gross and low net winners in their club’s State Medallion Tournament. Andrea Dilger (low gross winner) and Lea Morse (low net winner)…

PCSSA Mid-Season Cookout

Fred Dresser It’s hard to believe that the 25th year of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) is halfway over. On Saturday, January 18, these finely tuned athletes and their families enjoyed exquisite tube steak prepared by executive chefs, as well as liquid refreshments and low-calorie desserts. It’s been a great season as many of the…

PCLGA Donates $5000 to the National Foundation for Cancer Research

Chris Duprey The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association’s Cancer Awareness Tournament, “Let’s Flamingle Fore the Cure,” was held on January 14, 2020. One hundred forty-four women dressed in various shades of pink played an “Alternate Shot Flamingo” game on the Tuscany Falls East Course. Players formed their own “flock” and winners of the tournament earned bragging rights, rather…

PCSSA Players Attend Detroit Tigers Fantasy Camp

Chris Raptoplous As the Valley and Goodyear prepare for spring training, a few of our boys from PCSSA went to Lakeland, Florida to join the Detroit Tigers for their annual Spring Training Fantasy Camp. The men had an opportunity to interact with current and retired Tigers for a week. There were 150 campers, creating ten teams…

PCLGA Hosts New Member Meet and Greet

Chris Duprey At her home on January 20, Jackie Goupil, PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association’s New Member Chair, hosted a meet and greet for new members to the league. She prepared a wonderful spread of snacks and appetizers for everyone to enjoy. She welcomed everyone and thanked them for coming. In addition to new members, seven…

Bocce For Ball

Bill Fenser None of us are that good at bocce. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but we always have fun because the teams we play are fun. Sometimes it’s a little too warm and sometimes the winter evenings can get a little chilly, but we still have fun. Our team is a ragtag bunch…