David Zapatka Last month we discussed hitting slice returns of serve and dinks. This month we are discussing how to counter the opponent’s slice returns and dinks. Consider using these strategies to counter the opponent’s slice shots. * Hit through the spin using a flat drive shot. By driving the ball, you are countering the…
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Sports, March 2024
Girls Just Want to Have Fun—Ladies Three-League-Combined Event
Cyndi Hoover On Jan. 25 the Quail Creek Ladies Golf Association (QCLGA), Quail Creek Ladies 9-Hole Golf Association (QC9LGA), and the Quail Creek Lady Putters played an unflighted, combined-league event. A large field of 125 ladies competed on 46 teams, with each team consisting of one player from each league. The Lady 18ers teed off on…
Sports, March 2024
QCMGA Results
QCMGA Individual Net — 6 Gold, 6 Sil, 6 Cop, January 30 Flight 1: 1st Steve Mooneyham 69; 2nd David Kromer 73; 3rd Jay Allred 73; 4th Richard Willey 73; 5th Bob Petitti 74; 6th Joe Lynch 74; 7th Rick Wagner 74; 8th Shel Zatkin 74 Flight 2: 1st Chuck Sobiech 66; 2nd Dennis Brinkerhoff 68; 3rd Gene Knox 68; 4th Dale Backus 68; 5th Barry Davis…
Sports, March 2024
QCLGA Results
QCLGA GJWTHF, January 25 Cyndi Hoover 1st: Mary Newman, Debbie Valenzano, Carol Cooper 2nd: Linda Ulery, Ann Dixon, Donna Romero 3rd: Sandi Hrovatin, Cheryl Hauser, Carol Sheppard 4th: Phyllis O’Brien, Jill Wibbenhorst, Nancy McDaniel 5th: Janet Johnson, Barbara Struyk, Joni Hewitt 6th: Julia Fox, Phyllis McCullough, Dorothy Hofmann 7th: Susan Roberts, Lee Schmidt, Liz Anderson…
Sports, March 2024
A New Look for the Lady Putters
Peggy McGee As part of their 20th Anniversary Celebration in 2023, the board of the Lady Putters decided they wanted a new look on the putting green during their weekly putting sessions. It was Denny Huber and Denny Fost from the Quail Creek Woodworking Club who made their desires a reality. The two Dennys used…
Sports, March 2024
Lady Putters Keep on Scoring in 2024
Peggy McGee The Lady Putters ended 2023 on a high note and kept on setting new records in the first two months of 2024. Mother Nature has been on their side so far this year—no frost or weather-related cancellations. Scoring six holes-in-one to end the year was Wendy Van Dyck. So far in 2024, Carol…
Sports, March 2024
Couples Golf Nine and Dine: Luck of the Draw
Cyndi Hoover The Quail Creek Couples Golf Association held its first Nine and Dine event for 2024 on Jan. 31. The event, titled Luck of the Draw, had 112 participants playing nine holes on either the Quail or the Roadrunner courses. The format was simple: Each player was assigned a card suit of diamond, heart,…
Sports, March 2024
QCCGA Results
Cyndi Hoover QCCGA Pick Your Sixsome, January 19 Gross: Flight 1: 1st Fox, Rathvon, Spetter, Gazica Flight 2: 1st Knox, Printz, Baker Flight 3: 1st Kordalski, Wibbenhorst, Harsch, Hernandez Flight 4: 1st Gorman, Mechek, Hays, Bresnahan Net: Flight 1: 1st Nicholson, Price, Stensrud; 2nd Turner, Olse, Meadows, Nelson, Nelms Flight 2: 1st Hiles, Lynch, Jensen,…
Sports, March 2024
Challenging Tournaments for Billiards Club
Dennis Desmond, Mike Ohrel, and Alphie Smith The winter months are busy ones for the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC). Saturdays are the time for monthly tournaments, both in-house and with neighboring communities in Southern Arizona. They are open to men and women club members. The first Saturday of every month is reserved for in-house…