Category: Sports

Anza Athletic Club Schedule of Classes

Schedule subject to change – Check Anza or website www.quailcreekhoa.org/activities/fitness_classes.htm. Jan. 14 through Feb. 14 – Note: Classes are 50 minutes in length. CLASS DAY/TIME LOCATION INSTRUCTOR Aqua Fitness T,TH 2 p.m. Anza Pool Stacey Bogar Balance & Functional Movement T 2 p.m. Acacia Studio John Evans Bands & Core T 8 a.m. Acacia Studio…

Anza Athletic Club Class Descriptions

Aqua Fitness T,TH 2 p.m. Stacey Bogar. High-energy, low-impact class uses water resistance, resistance bands, and upbeat music to boost strength, balance, and cardio—all in a supportive, social environment. Perfect for all fitness levels. Bands & Core T 8 a.m. Lisa DeFalco. A fun, full-body session focused on building strength, stability, and flexibility using resistance…

Stretch and Mobility Classes Now Offered at Anza

Lisa DeFalco Quail Creek residents are invited to take advantage of new stretch and mobility classes now being offered at Anza. These classes are designed to help participants improve flexibility, balance, and overall movement quality, supporting an active and healthy lifestyle at any age. Classes focus on safe, effective movement patterns that translate directly to…

Relishing Pickleball: Aggressive Dinking

David Zapatka Dinking is often misunderstood as purely defensive play—a soft, patient exchange while you wait for your opponent to make a mistake. The most effective pickleball players know that dinking can be a powerful offensive weapon. Aggressive dinking transforms you from a passive participant into the player dictating the pace and creating opportunities to…

QCPC Thanks Dave Mungo

Shireen Kolarik The Quail Creek Pickleball Club (QCPC) presented Dave Mungo with an award for his many years serving on the QCPC board. Dave served in many capacities, including as president, and has always helped with whatever needed to be done, from fixing court nets to overseeing the opening of the new courts. Dave’s passion…

Cookies and Memories

Gloria Bible Life is funny. This time last year, Anne Jones was busy deciding what cookies she would make for the annual QC Tennis Club Cookie Exchange, a tradition she started oh so many years ago. Little did anyone know that a year later, Anne’s tradition would live on without her. In what has become…

Quail Creek Pickleball Club Monster Bash

Shireen Kolarik The Quail Creek Pickleball Club’s new Social Committee, led by Barb Ware, threw a Monster Bash on Oct. 25 to begin the new pickleball season. The committee, comprised of Barb Ware, Tricia Kordalski, Susan Grass, Georgine Thomas, Jan Allen, Michelle Skoglund, Shelley Kais, Dawn Perez, Liz Yuengling, and Bill Foraker, organized round robin…

QCTC Ladies Lunch with a Cause

Gloria Bible In keeping with what has become an annual holiday tradition, the Quail Creek Tennis Club (QCTC) ladies spread Christmas cheer on Dec. 8 by combining fellowship and a worthy cause. This year, the Social Committee (Hilary Wade, Sandy Hirdes, Carol Modesto, and Holly Crombie) selected TROT (Therapeutic Riding of Tucson) as the designated…

QC Billiards Plays Voyager at Home

Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) Travel Team hosted Voyager on Dec. 13 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. Dennis Desmond was the tournament director of the game of 8-ball. QCBC demonstrated a promising start. After the first two rounds, which were comprised of 24 individual contests, they…