Dalonna Cooper The Title IX law enacted on June 23, 1972, prohibited federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex. Before Title IX, few opportunities existed for female athletes. In 1972 there were just 30,000 women participating in NCAA sports, as opposed to 170,000 men. Title IX corrected those imbalances;…
Donna Gillen Several of the PebbleCreek Men’s Monday/Wednesday/Friday tennis group noshed at Eagle’s Nest on Nov. 10 for their welcome back event. These men enjoyed breakfast while roasting each other on their individual tennis endeavors. A lovely señorita crafted by John Russell was an award presented to an unnamed male player who seems to exude…
Cribbage Club Gary Lind We continue to welcome back snowbirds. The Cribbage Club has weekly meetings on the first four Thursdays of each month at 1 p.m. in the Tuscany Falls Sienna Room. We start promptly at 1 p.m., so please arrive a little early. The club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in…
Howie Tiger On Nov. 10, 2022, Larry Burnson made a hole-in-one on the 8th hole of the Eagle’s Nest course. He made this super shot while playing in a PCMGA regular Thursday men’s golf event. As such, Larry now qualifies to share in the annual hole-in-one prize along with Tom Sandgren, Mike Christensen, and Tim…
Carole Schumacher ‘Survivor!’ was the theme for the PCLGA kickoff tournament in November when the goal was to outsmart, outlaugh, and out-fun each other. Ladies formed their own 4-person team to play a 2-net best ball tournament on the Tuscany Falls courses. During the 18-hole round, several holes had challenges that the teams had to…
Diane Burns The PebbleCreek Ladies Nine-Hole Golf Association (PCL9GA) sponsored the 2nd annual Hometown Pride golf scramble at Eagle’s Nest on Nov. 29. The Lady Niners invited the PCLGA to play a 9-hole scramble. Participants were encouraged to wear apparel supporting their hometown or home state. Thank you to Donna M. Strand, RealtyOneGroup, who donated…