Category: Sports

Lady Nine-Hole Golfers look forward to a busy season

PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association board officers: Meg Chrisman, Ruth Ann Mitchell, Bobbie Wagner, and Norma Guillaume.

Pat Kaer, publicity chair Lady Niners, mark your calendars for a fun-filled season. For ladies who are not yet members, this is a great time to join. The officers and board members of the PebbleCreek Lady Nine-Hole Golf Association and many other volunteers are busy planning a fun year. September began the season with a…

Goofy Golf Tournament winners

PCM9GA Goofy Golf winning team: John Craven, Russ Georgesen, Jack Tulaba, and Joe Emery.

Christopher Mucha The PebbleCreek Men’s 9 Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) mixed it up on Aug. 15 with a special Goofy Golf Tournament here at PebbleCreek. The temperatures were hot, but the golf was hotter, as the Golfing Niners showed off their skills in the summer sun. Winners were as follows: 1st place: 7 under, score 29; John Craven,…

Logan boys return

From left to right: Roger Krouskup, Rick Horst, Charlie Hunt, Lou Tronzo, Dan Clinton, and Jim McKenna.

Dennis Whitley A group of tennis players and friends who participate in the Utah State University Summer Citizen program in Logan City, UT, have returned to PebbleCreek and resumed their weekly tennis matches. The Summer Citizen program was started in 1977 and serves as a destination for seniors to experience a moderate summer climate and a…

Bradshaw Open Tennis – The biggest tournament in Sun Lakes – Open to all Robson Communities

Lots of planning goes into the Bradshaw Tournament. Shown holding the banner are Len Vogelaar, Jerry Higgins, Judy Grefsheim, Al Wagner (past co-chairman), Linda Vogelaar, and CTC President Mary Ann Rice.

Penny Petersen The Bradshaw Tennis Tournament, sponsored by Cottonwood Tennis Club, will take place Monday, Nov. 11 through Saturday, Nov. 16. The Bradshaw is the largest and most exciting tournament of the year for both participants and spectators. Entry is open to all Robson Communities in the area, and all the Cottonwood courts are used for the…

A sport for a lifetime—learn to play tennis

Norma Whitley Have you ever considered learning how to play tennis, or has it been quite some time since you’ve played and would like to play again? The PebbleCreek Tennis Club will be offering beginner tennis lessons on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. instructed by a certified tennis professional. The class will be limited to six…

PCLGA players participate in final LASSI Tournament

Front row standing (left to right): Cheryl LaMotta, Donna Havener, Kathi Curtis, Tess Braden, Jean Ostroga; Back row: Sharon Dawe, Carol Langhardt, Nancy Hernandez, Karen Myers, Chanca Morrell (sitting), Sally Babbitt, Carol Taylor, Vicki McLaughlin, Geanie Aldridge, and Judi Floyd.

Chris Duprey The final LASSI (Ladies Arizona Summer Survivor Invitational) tournament was held on Sept. 4, at the Los Caballeros Golf Club in Wickenburg. The Los Caballeros Golf Club is very popular with golfers, and the field filled quickly to capacity for the tournament. Several PebbleCreek Ladies Golf Association (PCLGA) members joined in play. The teams were…

Bocce news

Carolyn Rota, PR By now, every person and team that wanted to join or re-sign for the fall 2019 bocce session has done so. If you haven’t, your next opportunity to join in on all the fun will be for the winter 2019-20 (can you believe it) bocce session. Early registration must be in by…

Pickleball Club to host annual Gourmet Concert October 20

Rhythm Edition variety dance and show band. Top (left to right): Mark Smith, Duane McClendon, Dennis Fike, Gloria Roblez, Charles Newton, and Ray Delgadillo. Bottom: Ruzo Vallalba and Mike Dominguez.

Pancho Epstein It’s party time for the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club. Our club’s biggest social of the year, the Welcome Back Concert will be held on Oct. 20, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest dining room and patio. The featured band will be the Rhythm Edition, a high-energy, ten-member (with seven lead singers)…

Challenging the heat in the Grand Canyon

Left to right: Lynn Warren (photographer), Neal Wring, Clare Bangs, and Ed Bobigian pausing at sunset at Salt Creek campground.

Lynn Warren You may think they are crazy, but for the past several years several members of the hiking club have challenged the August heat in what has become an annual backpacking foray into the Grand Canyon. A popular misunderstanding is that the Grand Canyon is much cooler than our valley but down in the…