Cynthia Schwartz PebbleCreek Pickleball Club players are winners! From September 2019 to March 2020, almost 120 club members participated in 16 local pickleball tournaments in men’s, women’s, mixed doubles, and singles events. What draws players to the tournaments is competition. Our members won 364 medals across age and skill categories. Topping the list is Lyla…
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Sports, June 2020
Jonathan Colter, Pickleball Player and Chiropractic Physician, Develops Plan to Stay Healthy
Cynthia Schwartz When Jonathan Colter opened up his practice as a Chiropractic Physician in North Carolina, he found that due to the time commitment he had to give up one of his favorite activities—team sports. To maintain a high activity level, Jonathan worked out at health clubs and became a long-distance cyclist. When Jonathan and…
Sports, June 2020
PCM9GA Continues to Support Luke Spouses’ Club Fund
Christopher Mucha Even in these trying times, the PCM9GA continues its support of the Luke Spouses’ Club Scholarship Fund. This program was our top charity beneficiary last year, when we provided them with $6,000—28% of the total amount they awarded to worthy scholarship recipients. Even though our primary charity tournament has been postponed because of the…
Sports, June 2020
PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association Registration
Fred Dresser With the spring season being cancelled due to the coronavirus, the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association is looking forward to the 2020-21 fall/winter season. Registration for the aforementioned season will begin on Monday, June 1, and close on Monday, August 17. Registration can be found at pcssaquickscores.com. The 2020-21 season promises to be a…
Sports, June 2020
Tennis Player of the Month: Dan Clinton
Dennis Whitley What do helicopters, Bill Gates, and Singapore have in common? Not much really, but all three were part of Dan Clinton’s life before PebbleCreek. Dan was born in California, but spent most of his childhood and adult life in Oregon. After completing his ROTC at Oregon State, Dan enlisted in the Army and…
Sports, June 2020
All Quiet at the Ballpark
Fred Dresser Needless to say, the ballpark is quiet as the coronavirus shut it down in March. The PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA) shut their season down with six games left to play. With the season being cancelled, the players are looking forward to the 2020-21 season that will begin in October. This past season marked…
Sports, June 2020
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Sports, June 2020
Pickleball Players Head to the Hills
Cynthia Schwartz For those who love pickleball and play several times a week, the shutdown of the courts has been an opportunity to explore other kinds of physical activity and fun. A group of women in PebbleCreek have kicked off their court shoes, found their hiking boots, and headed to the hills. Ellen Enright decided…
Sports, June 2020
Men’s 3.5 Tennis Championship
Jim Meyer The PebbleCreek Men’s 3.5 Tennis Team lost a close match in the division championships to Trilogy at Vistancia. Team members shown include (left to right): Wayne Cox, Jim Meyer, Eric Rohlman, Cliff Hopes, Rick Camozzi, Keith Constable (captain), Ed Elliott, Mike Harter, Jonathan Colter, and Troney Hutchins. Not shown are Jim Lewis and…
Sports, June 2020
Tennis Is Back!
Norma Whitley The PebbleCreek (PC) Tennis Club is overjoyed with the return of tennis at PebbleCreek. Members of the tennis club patiently awaited the reopening of the courts. On May 8, the green light was given for phase one of the gradual return to normalcy in this community. The members of the PebbleCreek Tennis Club…