Category: Sports

RRLGA Travel Team

Left to right: Mary Pryor, Mary Nielsen, Becky Sheffler, Dema Harris, Pam Costner, Rhonda McGree, Candy Burtis, and Regina Bellach

Robson Ranch Ladies Golf Association (RRLGA) traveled to Papago Golf Club in Phoenix for the first match of the 2021–2022 season. Team members consist of RRLGA ladies who enjoy match play and traveling to different courses throughout the area. Any member can be a part of the travel team, but must play to a maximum…

Next on the Tee…

Getting ready to tee off on hole number 10 are Terry Fondurulia, Mary Kindt, Sally Fullington, Joanne Johnson, Pam Costner, Mona Rod, and Lorna Watts.

Let the golfing season begin! The golf course has reopened and is beautiful. Forty-eight ladies turned out to golf in early November, and as snowbirds return, that number will increase for even more fun, laughs, and friendly competition. The event of the day was net score on odd holes, gross score on even holes. A…

Relishing Pickleball: Backhand Groundstroke

David Zapatka Backhand Groundstroke Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a backhand groundstroke, “The same principles apply when you’re hitting a backhand groundstroke (as a forehand groundstroke) except that you move to the left rather than to the right (right-handed players). While some players change the…

Arizona Pickleball Players League Adding White Mountain Region

David Zapatka The Arizona Pickleball Players league (APPL) has now expanded its popular team-based pickleball league into its fifth region. After founding the first team-based pickleball league, East Valley Interclub League in 2012 (which has grown ever since), the Arizona Pickleball Players League was formally organized as a nonprofit in 2019 by a group of…