Howie Tiger The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association has named Chuck Ransom the 2019 Most Improved Player of 2019. The official announcement was made at the PCMGA annual meeting on March 12 during the Member-Member tournament luncheon. Chuck is originally from Clintonville, Wisconsin, a small town of about 5,000. He attended the University of Wisconsin in…
Shirley Seymour Because of her passion and dedication to pickleball, Sherrill Mercer has been selected as this month’s PebbleCreek Pickleball (PCPB) Club Volunteer/Player of the Month. Sherrill has been an advocate for the beginner pickleball players in PebbleCreek. She is on the front line, introducing new players to the sport and to the club, taking…
Roxie Forrest PCTC’s social director, Joan Patchin, deserves a hearty thank you for a job well-done! On Feb. 13, our social, Mardi Gras, was held. Fifty-six members signed up to play tennis and over 68 social members attended the luncheon. Total attendance for this social hit an all-time high of 125! Also, thank you to Diane…
Dennis Whitley Congratulations to the Men’s 4.0 Tennis Team. The team took first place in their division in the West Valley Men’s Tennis League.
Fred Dresser On Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, numerous PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) players participated in the annual Arizona Vision Walk sponsored by Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB). For those of you not familiar with this organization, FFB was established in 1971 by Gordon Gund, American businessman and professional sports owner, who became blind in 1970,…
Pam Grimwood On Feb. 18, 2020, Roberta Ginter became the newest member of the PCL9GA Hole-in-One Club! The big event happened on hole No. 17 of Tuscany Falls East. The pin placement was left of center about 95 yards. Roberta hit the ball with her 6-iron and watched as the ball bounced off the little…
The Ace Girls won all three courts during the match with Corta Bella on Jan. 17, 2020. Front row (left to right): Linda Elliott (captain), Leota Easley, Janet Wise, Shelly Gallagher, Cathy Lopez, Clarita Tom. Back row: Jean Campbell, and Vanette Pinto. Photo by Tom Campbell.
Cynthia Schwartz Marylou Furaus grew up in a small copper mining town in Montana and was one of 13 children. She commented, “Everyone was poor, and we did everything together. Everything we had was homemade. I shoveled sidewalks in the winter, babysat, ironed clothes for families, and sold newspapers in the saloons for my brothers.…
Dennis Whitley After a fun and competitive season of tennis in the Men’s West Valley Tennis League, the PebbleCreek Men’s 3.0 team took 1st place in their division.
Cynthia Schwartz In February, the PebbleCreek Pickleball (PCPB) Club hosted the fifth annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Tournament. The PCPB Club’s tournament is a USAPA (United States of America Pickleball Association) sanctioned tournament and is classified as a tier 2 event. Almost 500 players participated in 44 bracket events that included men’s, mixed, and women’s doubles. Matches…