David Zapatka 2020 was a crazy year. Many pickleball tournaments were cancelled. Public pickleball courts were closed and padlocked. That being said, Arizona pickleball players found ways to safely play, and, even through the pandemic, new players found pickleball in record numbers. For 2020, Pickleball Rocks Clothing and Equipment Company recognized a mixed doubles pair…
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Sports, July 2021
Three Eagles for the Bunker Boys
Gordon Seaman May proved to be a great golfing month for three members of The Bunker Boys golf group, who all scored eagles on PebbleCreek courses. First, new Bunker Boy member, Roger LeBlanc, shot a fairway wood from 178 yards for his second shot on Eagle’s Nest hole 6, the number one handicap hole on…
Sports, July 2021
PCM9GA May Results
Mark Eichkorn As warmer weather arrived, the 9 Holers moved to morning tee times for those braving the summer Arizona temperatures. This month’s team events included the four man scramble and the four man best ball cha cha cha tournament. Individual competition included low gross and low net, in addition to weekly closest to the…
Sports, July 2021
PCMGA Conducts Goofy Golf Tourney
Howie Tiger On May 27, the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association (PCMGA) held their annual Goofy Golf Tourney on the Eagle’s Nest course. This is a fun event where the members play from all sorts of teeing areas, and the flagsticks are placed in precarious positions. The format was a four-man team scramble with a three-drive minimum…
Sports, July 2021
Pickleball Club Tournament Results
Kevin Hillstrom More than a dozen PebbleCreek Pickleball Club members made the 50-minute drive across the urban desert to Mesa to play in the Celebrity Tanning Open. This event attracted approximately 500 souls for three days of competition. I am happy to report that many Creekers came away with hardware! Women’s 3.5 60+ was a…
Sports, July 2021
Gimme Girls Gather for Summer Goodbye Luncheon
Sue White The Friday Gimme Girls gathered at the home of Jayne Dinan for a wonderful lunch and drinks after golf on May 14. They were happy to be gathering, as two of their members are leaving PebbleCreek. Bonnie Stuto is moving back to Nebraska, and Irene Bates is moving back to Utah. We wished…
Sports, July 2021
Bocce Updates
Carolyn Rota The spring bocce leagues ended on May 21, along with the 2020-21 bocce year. Congratulations go out to all who played during this session of COVID-19, CDC/HOA procedures, and the ever-changing restrictions. A very big thank you goes to the bocce board and members because without them putting in place all that was needed to…
Sports, July 2021
Bocce News
Carolyn Rota Once again, the bocce league contributed to a worthy veteran’s organization. The month of May was designated Poppy Month by the PebbleCreek Activities Office. Poppies are given out in May to celebrate and support our military men and women, both veterans and those currently serving our country. The PebbleCreek Bocce Ball Association (PCBBA) helped…
Sports, July 2021
Brian Rosenbloom Makes Second Ace 50 Years After His First One
Howie Tiger On May 5, Brian Rosenbloom, while playing in his regular Wednesday golf group, made a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at Eagle’s Nest. This was his second career hole-in-one. It was almost 50 years ago to the day that Brian made his first one back in New York. As this ace did not…
Sports, July 2021
PCLGA’s Karen Stadjuhar Makes Her First Ace!
Cindy Sota On May 14, Karen Stadjuhar hit the best shot of her life. Karen teed it up on the fourth hole of the Eagle’s Nest Course with the same club she always uses for that hole. The yardage was 106 yards, and the pin was in the middle. As Karen hit her shot, her playing…