Johnny Henson, Professor Pool I feel one of the main reasons players never reach their full playing ability is lapse of focus while playing. Every time you miss a shot when you are playing, think about the reason why you missed. Why did you fail to leave your cue ball where it needed to be…
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November 2025, Sports
CantaMia Pool Players Prevail over PebbleCreek in 8-Ball
Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Sept. 19, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) hosted CantaMia (CM) for an 8-ball competition at PebbleCreek’s Salerno Billiards Room, featuring two matches. The first match was a one-on-one series, with each of PCBC’s four players facing CM’s four players twice, for a total of 32 games. CM took an…
November 2025, Sports
PebbleCreek Pool Players 8-Ball Showdown with Buckeye Legends
Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On Sept. 17, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) welcomed the Buckeye Legends (BL) back for an 8-ball showdown at PebbleCreek’s Salerno Billiards Room. And, just like last month, PCBC took one match and BL took the other. But this time both matches were won by the slimmest of margins. The…
November 2025, Sports
This Game Called Softball
Fred Dresser Our last article dove into the history of the PebbleCreek Senior Softball Association (PCSSA). This article will travel back to 1887 to look at how the game of softball actually started. George Hancock, a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, is credited with inventing softball in 1887. That year, Hancock gathered with…
November 2025, Sports
Billiards Club President’s Message
Blair Dreyfus Well, we had a nice run going and then, just like life, KABLAM, the wheels fall off. I guess it isn’t that bad—but starting in November we will be using another reservation system because the one we were using went bye–bye. Of course, by the time you read this, the problem will have…
Sports, November 2025
PCM9GA Beat the Pros Tournament Results
Erv Stein Our PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) group, still with many of our snowbird members absent, conducted a most interesting once a year “Beat-the-Pros” Tournament on Sept. 25 at Tuscany Falls East. This event allows PCM9GA members to directly compete on a level playing field with our highly skilled and talented Pro Staff…
November 2025, Sports
Dedication of Bill Segal’s Table
Joe Lorino Honoring Bill Segal Family and friends of Bill Segal gathered at the mini Ramada on the North Courts on Sept. 27 for a special occasion: the dedication of Bill’s Table. This event brought together those who knew and cherished Bill, celebrating his impact on PebbleCreek and the Pickleball community. A Gift to the…
November 2025, Sports
Hole In One – November 2025
Bill Palmer Scores His Sixth Ace Howie Tiger On Aug. 29 Bill Palmer made a hole-in-one on hole number 12 of the Eagle’s Nest course. This was Bill’s sixth career hole-in-one! He made it while playing in his regular golf group, the Bandits. The 12th hole was playing 138 yards from the white tees with…
November 2025, Sports
PCM9GA Conducts Off-Site Tournament at Verrado
Erv Stein Due to annual reseeding related closures of PebbleCreek golf courses in October, our PCM9GA typically conducts two or three off-site events every fall. On Oct. 1, our first off-site tournament was held at the beautiful yet quite challenging Verrado Founders golf course. Located in Buckeye, this course truly offers simply stunning scenery with…
November 2025, Sports
PCM9GA Announces Results of Goofy Golf Tournament
Erv Stein Our PebbleCreek Men’s Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCM9GA) has invariably operated as a low–stress, fun–loving group and conducts approximately 48 to 50 typically exciting and intriguing tournament events annually. The vast majority of our events are based upon accepted worldwide and American Golf Association (AGA) sanctioned formats. Our most creative and imaginative Director of…