Category: Sports

Play Your Best Pool: Investing in Your Billiard Game

Johnny Henson, Professor Pool If you consider your billiard game as an investment, it is essential to ensure that you are getting a good return on your investment. As you invest a considerable amount of time, effort, and money into playing billiards, it is always advisable to invest in professional billiard instruction to improve your…

PCLGA Welcomes New Members

Carole Schumacher New members and members of the PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) board and Committee Chairs enjoyed an exquisite luncheon poolside on Feb. 21 at the home of Jayne Dinan, to welcome ladies who recently joined the PCLGA. Attendees shared their story of arrival in PebbleCreek and their golf “history”—as always, nice stories that…

Paul Johnson Awarded 50-Year Pin by the GCSAA

Howie Tiger On Feb. 1 Paul Johnson was presented with a pin by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) for his active membership for 50 consecutive years. This award was presented to Paul by the association’s president, Kevin Breen, during their national Conference & Trade Show held here in Phoenix. Paul’s son, Michael,…

Chuck Johnson Wins 9-Ball Title; Scotch Doubles League Launches

Jim Padgitt Winter 9-Ball Tournament After a tightly contested battle for bragging rights in the PebbleCreek Billiard Club’s Winter 9- Ball Tournament, Chuck Johnson emerged with the Grand Champion title. Chuck prevailed by amassing 59 game wins over the 8-week mini-tourney series for a final total of 62 points (one point per game win, plus…

A Diamond Is a Girl’s Best Friend

Fred Dresser It’s often been said that a diamond is a girl’s best friend. Whoever coined that phrase should have included a diamond that many girls/ladies/women play on. In previous articles we referenced that the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) also has women who play in the league. The PCSSA also has a women’s team,…

The 29th Season of PebbleCreek Softball Comes to an End

Fred Dresser As mentioned in our previous article, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball will end in the first week of April with the league and tournament champions being crowned. Due to publication deadlines we’re not able to provide you with the winners at this time. This was a great season with a lot of great games…

Pickleballers Fun at the Ballpark

Spike Razem Everyone is aware that pickleball is a fantastic favorite activity in PebbleCreek. But, did you know that many pickleballers are also Spring Training baseball fans? On March 3 there were 20 pickleball couples (and a few added family members) attending the Cleveland Guardians vs. San Francisco Giants baseball game, and all 49 of…

National USTA Winners

Congratulations to the following, from left to right: Marilyn Gense (the Grand), Wendy Linnell (Rio Verde), Sue Olson (Trilogy), Cindy Henry (PebbleCreek), Cindy Bluml, team captain (the Grand), Karen Crook (Trilogy), Roslyn Beckwith (the Grand), Sally Orr (the Grand), Sande Nielson (PebbleCreek), and Jill Lewis(PebbleCreek). They won the 2023 United States Tennis Association (USTA) League…