Category: Sports

Octoberfest at the Quail Creek Tennis Club

Gloria Bible Oktoberfest and tennis? Now there’s a combination most people don’t associate! But on Oct. 15 the Quail Creek Tennis Club did just that by hosting the Arizona Beerfest After-Tennis Potluck Tailgate event. Tennis play was open to everyone, and all six courts were filled with eager players. While storm clouds gathered elsewhere and…

Putters Resume Activities After Overseeding

Peggy McGee After the putting greens were closed for several weeks because of the annual overseeding, the Lady Putters were able to resume their weekly putting schedule on Oct. 12. Without an opportunity to practice their putting skills, no one got a hole-in-one on the money hole on their first day back, but the following week,…

Relishing Pickleball: Pickleball Hitting the Major Leagues

David Zapatka The Seattle Mariners hosted “Pickleball Night” on Sept. 10. Group tickets helped raise money for the Seattle Metro Pickleball Association. Valley resident and Seattle native, Riley Newman, threw out the first pitch for his hometown team. Riley grew up a Mariners fan, and this was a dream come true for him. Riley is…

QCMGA 2-Man Alternate Shot PYP, October 18

  Silver Flight 1: 1st Bob Pettiti/Vance Gross, 73; 2nd Richard Bobillot/Kevin Collins, 76; 3rd Stuart Minuskin/Jay Allred, 78 Silver Flight 2: 1st Randy Davis/Bill Eckebrecht, 72; 2nd Daniel Ward/David Meadows, 73; 3rd Shel Zatkin/Craig Parsons 76 Silver Flight 3: 1st Jeff Hansen/Gary Reitz, 71; 2nd Jim Lubinski/Elza Harmon, 73, 3rd Steven Jarrett/Kyle Evens, 78 Silver Flight 4: 1st Jay Thompson/James Easley, 74; 2nd Tracey…