Category: Sports

PCLGA and PCMGA Mixed It Up in May!

Carole Schumacher The PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) and PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) Mixer Tournament was held in May where the 18-hole ladies hosted the 18-hole men for a 2-day tournament with a 2-Best Ball format on May 7 at Tuscany Falls East, and a Scramble format on May 9 on Tuscany Falls West.…

PCM9GA Odd/Even Tournament

Erv Stein The PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) held an Odd/Even Tournament on May 23 at Tuscany Falls West. Seventy-two PCM9GA eager participants utilized the Odd/Even net scoring format where the score for each foursome was compiled based upon two team member net scores for even numbered holes and three team member net scores…

PCM9GA Announces New Executive Board Members

Erv Stein Our PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA), formed in 2005, is one of four long established PebbleCreek golf groups and has currently grown to 380 active members. On June 7, our newly elected executive board members along with our equally key committee members conducted our first executive board meeting to refine plans for…

Pickleball for Juniors

Recently PickleBall Club member Ron Nelson, a certified pickleball coach via PPR/Professional Pickleball Registry, provided pickleball coaching to eight physical education teachers associated with West Point High School located in Avondale. Ron is working with the high school to introduce the game to their students beginning with the start of their next school year. Ron’s…

Lady Niner Golfing News

Pat Jensen The month of June brings a new leadership team to the league. They are excited and ready to continue providing fun and challenging weekly games. The group grew by 98 new members this past year, so our total number of members is almost 400. It takes many volunteers to manage the weekly tasks. Here…

Relishing Pickleball: The 4th Shot

David Zapatka We have learned the importance of the 3rd shot drop and that the receiving team has the initial advantage in the rally. The question now becomes, what does the receiving team need to do to maintain their advantage? Court positioning is vital as you prepare for the 4th shot. Only the player receiving…