Don Pooley On May 19 the Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club was treated to a visit by USA Table Tennis (USATT) Certified Coach Daniel Rutenberg. Coach Rutenberg, with Pong on Wheels (www.pongonwheels.com), has over 20 years of table tennis coaching experience and was the U.S. Paralympic National Table Tennis Team Head Coach from 2009 through 2012.…
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Sports, June 2021
Tennis Club News
Lorie Blanda We successfully held our second tennis event of the year, Spring Fling, on May 8. Our turnout of 32 players was a record high. Everyone enjoyed multiple rounds of tennis, social time, and a light lunch after play was over. Winners were determined by lob-off: seeing who could lob a ball closest to…
Sports, June 2021
NCAA Regional May 3, 4, and 5
Cindy Sterling Robson Ranch was selected for the NCAA West Regional tournament with Dallas Baptist University (DBU) hosting. This tournament was steered by the NCAA and they were stricter with their COVID-19 protocols. It was three days of Women’s golf like no other. We had 13 teams from as far away as Bellingham, Wash. From…
Sports, June 2021
Too Close to Call
Janet Laminack, County Extension Agent-Horticulture We know a little more now on how our landscapes fared after winter storm Uri. For the most part, I have been pleasantly surprised! It seems like many of our shrubs and trees are doing just fine. Some plants are not as happy. Crape myrtles and some live oaks have…
Sports, June 2021
Relishing Pickleball: 12 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them (Mistakes 11 and 12)
David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first ten mistakes the past five months. This month…
Sports, June 2021
Pickleball Club Members Are Headed to Montana!
Mary Ann Bane You read that headline right! But no worries, they are coming back! What’s drawing them to Montana? Well, it’s beautiful for starters, and a vacation is always nice, but if you guessed a pickleball tournament, you are right again! Find out why this tournament is special and why quite a few Ranchers…
Sports, June 2021
Men’s Golf Association Donations Continue to Make a Difference in the Community
Kevin Murphy It happened again—the golfing community at Robson Ranch came through to help out those who may not be as fortunate and to help build a stronger community. Quarterbacked by Lawry Cohen, he and the Director of Golf at Robson Ranch, T. Craig Pullen, gathered together donations from the members of the Robson golfing…
Sports, June 2021
Thirty Teams Compete to Win the Super Bag Bowl VIII
David Parker Texas Toss at Robson Ranch reached the midpoint of the season in May. Thirty teams and over 300 team members were competing to win the world-famous Super Bag Bowl VIII. Steve Targonski, World Wide Commissioner of Texas Toss, tallied the leaders to date. The leader in the Texas Bag League is Corn with…