Lorraine Wilson The Summer Bocce Season wrapped up in style on July 28 with an exciting playoff finale and a well-deserved celebration. After a season spent playing inside the clubhouse to escape the Texas heat, players gathered for the championship showdown that ended with plenty of cheers, pizza, and cold beer. The Gelatos claimed first…
Ralph Berry When the Broadway Musical Shucked came to Bass Hall in Fort Worth at the beginning of August, the crowds turned out to hear a show full of silly puns, double entendre, creative musical numbers, and lots and lots of mentions of corn. For members of the Robson Ranch Texas Toss team called Corn…
Give cancer the boot! The 4th Annual All Cancer Walk and Raffle will be on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. at the clubhouse Veterans Circle. Registration is $30. Pre-register at the clubhouse on Sept. 22, 24, or 29 or Oct. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Why are many of the top 100 professional players in the world ranked there year after year, while many other great players never achieve that upper level of success? It is the same reason why most of the top amateur league and tournament players are ranked at the top year after…
David Zapatka The ESPY Awards, or Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, are an annual American awards show produced by ESPN that recognizes individual and team athletic achievements and other sports-related performances. The awards are presented for achievements during the calendar year preceding the ceremony. Has pickleball ever been recognized in the ESPY Awards ceremony?…
David Zapatka Longtime friend, wordsmith, and fellow verbivore Bill Lewis recently sent me a summary of the Missouri State Games table tennis results where he presides as the grand master tournament director. He writes, “In a Johnny Quest race for first place in the Under 2100 division, there were 12 hardy corrivals.” Corrival—cor·ri·val noun 1:…