Category: Sports

WGA celebrates one decade of “Hoofs and Heels”

Flight Three winners

Linda Farmer The Women’s Golf Association recently hosted the 10th annual Hoofs ‘n Heels Invitational Tournament. One hundred golfers from Robson Ranch and area clubs participated in the event. The highlight of the tournament is the awards luncheon where players are encouraged to wear their best cowgirl “bling.” Guest players came from Indian Creek, Oakmont,…

12th annual Men’s Member-Guest Golf Tournament results

Frank L. McKinzie The 12th annual Men’s Golf Association Member-Guest Golf Tournament was a great success. The event was held at the Wildhorse Golf Course with 68 teams competing in seven flight for prizes and awards. The first place winning teams are as follows: Flight 1, Randy Jones and Mark Brown; Flight 2, John Claudy…

Robson Ranch Softball season gets underway

Bombers

Rebecca Cole The fall season for the Robson Ranch Softball League is underway. With the summer league coming to a close and the fall league beginning, a Single Elimination Tournament and free picnic was held on Labor Day weekend. Enough players signed up to have four teams. Volunteering to manage and draft these teams were…

Golf Tournament Committee members

The golf tournament committee, left to right: Harry Anderson, Larry Alford, Ed Spitzmueller, Leon Patterson, Billy Belew, Doyle Hicks, Wayne Ballard, Jim Foley, Larry Hull, John Thompson, Ron Cote, Jim Downer and Dave Miller. Not Pictured: Rich Dinkins, Gary Johnson, Frank McKinzie, Larry Scott and Roger Wells.

Olympic horseshoe madness

Horseshoe Madness winners, from left: Jeff Harwell 2nd Silver, Joey Misiazek 1st Gold, Barbara Wise 3rd Bronze

Scott Baker The game of horseshoes started over 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece. However, the standard set of rules we play today were established in 1881 and have been a sporting event since this time. At the Ranch the horseshoe courts were finally opened this past spring with much fanfare. Horseshoe events have a…

Tennis Club Oktoberfest

Dianne Ace The Tennis Club will celebrate October with an Octoberfest Fun Tournament on October 17. We will play tennis for a couple of hours and then continue the party at a member’s home with brats and beverages. We are expecting to finally enjoy some cool weather for this event. On September 19 the Tennis…

Wildhorse Lady Niners usher in shotgun start

The Wildhorse Lady Niners

Mary Ornberg The Wildhorse Lady Niners are now able to play with a shot gun start on Tuesdays. That means we all start on different holes at the same time and are able to celebrate in the Wildhorse Grill together. We do appreciate our president, Virginia Wheeless, for her persistence in getting this done for…