David Zapatka The USA National Pickleball Championships were held for the third time at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., this past December. With 2,342 players competing in 3,944 matches in 172 brackets, it was the largest tournament in the history of pickleball. Over $70,000 in prize money was up for grabs.…
Winter season is fully underway and the bridge club is really going strong! If you have been thinking about joining a bridge group, now is the time to do it. There is a place for everyone in the Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club. For general and specific information and questions about the bridge club, contact…
Ron Hunt “Stay positive at all times and all ways.” Research about “peak” sports performance shows that a positive attitude results in greater outcomes. No surprise, right? You’ve probably noticed this already as you play. You also may have played other sports before and seen this in your previous experience. So here are a few…
Ross Dunfee Flag—What do you think of by reading the following list: Fluked, Admiralty, Stockless, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Northill, CQR, Delta, Danforth, and Bruce? If your answer was “various kinds of anchors,” you are correct. The first (unofficial) flag of the Continental Navy, called the Infantry Battalion Flag, was adopted in December 1864. It consisted of a…
David Zapatka The Tour de France is one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the year. I love watching the drama and triumph. While watching the broadcast, I heard a commentator describe the upcoming chicane in the course and knew immediately that “chicane” would be my next word of the month. Chicane verb chi·cane | shi-ˈkān , chi- 1. to…
Ken Muhlbeier Because his father was a prolific boxer and had no love for team sports, Allie Woodcock was first encouraged and instructed in the pugilistic arts. Soon, other boys in their Norfolk, Va., neighborhood were showing up for instructions and sparring sessions. When neighborhood mothers became aware of what their youngsters were dabbling in,…