Frank Cianci The Robson Ranch Denton Bocce Club began its inaugural summer season in June. Helping to meet the growing demand for playing time, the club created two summer divisions of 20 teams. Matches are being played at 8:30 a.m. to beat the Texas summer heat. The season will last eight weeks, followed by playoffs.…
The WLN Meets, Greets, and Travels! WLN Communications The Wildhorse Lady Niners were finally able to meet as a group for pre-play instruction. Some ladies met fellow players for the first time! Previously, one person from each team retrieved the score card from a play-day team member. Therefore, many members were never able to introduce…
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…
Lea Ann Kirby The second annual Dickinson’s Challenge Event was held on a beautiful June day with more than 80 participants. This event has been a favorite event for all of the Robson Ranch Women’s Golf Association (RRWGA) ladies. The format is a two-person team where a scramble is played on all par 4’s, alternate…
Don Pooley And the winners are … Jack Zastrow and Jim (Butch) Southard. In second place was the team of Raymond Rice and Don Pooley. Arlene Pfeil presented the winners’ trophies on June 21. Below are the team net total wins through the end of the tournament, June 16. One low score (or missed match) was…
Mary Ann Bane Peter Piper picked a peck of pickleball paddles. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickleball paddles, which pickleball paddle did Peter Piper pick to play? Well, that’s my pickleball adaptation of the children’s classic tongue twister. Was it confusing? For people new to the sport and even some seasoned players, it…
Kevin Murphy The Robson Ranch Men’s Golf Association (RRMGA) held its annual two-day Member-Member event on June 5 and 6. One hundred twelve players, consisting of 56 teams, signed up to play. The basics of the event are that RRMGA members can pick their playing partner to form two-man teams. Handicaps are adjusted so no…
Kevin Murphy At the regular Thursday Playday on May 27, the Men’s Golf Association (MGA) played its annual Support Our Troops Scramble. All of the regular weekly prize money collected by the participating members plus several hundred dollars in additional donations was earmarked to be donated to the local chapter of Support Our Troops. Those…