Local golf roundup
In the Desert Hills Men’s Association 2 man best ball, Danny Seul and Enrique Neri won low gross with a 68. Gabe Plaza and Enrique Guzman tied for second at even par with Carlos Gallegos and Christian Gallegos. Tommy Middleton and Eric Brandt won the net side with a 59. Lloyd Buck and Marc Grande were second at 60.
In the 2-Lady Scramble at Mesa del Sol, Colleen Scott and Shannon Mason won gross with a 69. Darla Peterson and Sandra Lee won net with a 49. Julie Butcher and Connie Sims tied the team of Regina Twomey and Karina Jones for best coordinated outfits. In the Pick it up, throw it, that’s a Gimme flight Barb Sanders and Tasha Heredia won gross with a 71. Lynette Bennett and Zelina Little were second with a 72.
In the Cocopah Ladies Club the Ace of the Month, winners were November: Di Plumb gross and Denice Hebich net. December: Kathy Schmidt gross and Carol Poirier net. January: Sharon Duncan gross and Nina Nyman net. February: Sheri Cotner gross and Margaret Lowenberg net.
In the Las Barrancas Women’s league, Loretta Schneider and Dorothy Gartner won gross. Tammy Dyer and Ann Burton were the net winners. In the Silver league Frank Russell, John Gaudreau and David Richelder won gross. Paul Cook, Paul McLaughlin and Ron Thacker were the net winners. Jack Joseph, Butch Ritten, Larry Engler and Larry Garrett were on the winning team. In the Copper league Carl Fritz and Frankie Allen won gross. Gary Hill and MK Hovden were the net winners. Frank Russell, Gary Sather, Mark Hammons and Don Miller were on the winning team.
In the Foothills Executive Women’s league, Dorothy Gartner, Laurie Russell and Loretta Schneider won gross. Eileen Widison, Sandra Haun and Linda Wilder were the net winners. Vickie Steelman, Ardean Oulette, Mary Banks and Pat Green were on the winning team. In the Men’s league Rollie Harris, Frank Russell, and David Richelderfer won gross. Jerry Gardner, Al Smith and Russ Trowbridge were the net winners. Howard Pickerill, Roger Sprague, Guy Follett and Butch Robideau were on the winning team.
In the Foothills Par 3 Women’s league, Sandra Haun, Linda Temple and Peggy Chatwell won gross. Carla Grove, Geneil Wilson and Mary Hillman were the net winners. Elaine Corbet, Cheryl Larson, Kristin Enger and Joyce Steffans were on the winning team. In the Men’s league David Richelderfer, Michael Costello and Tom Gsell won gross. Lee Marcum, Ken Howard and John Veretto were the net winners. Dee Larson, Palmer Hundtoff, Dave Kern and Mike Barrett were on the winning team.
In the Can Am men’s group at Mesa del Sol, Garry Sletten, Wayne Gunion, Chris Althof and Mike Mikkola took first with 82 points. Jerry Olson, Reg Marshall, George Alcorn and Ken Givens were second at 72. Tom McFarland, Don Reaksecker and Henry Browning were third at 64 points.
At Mesa del Sol in Al’s Picks, Bill Slade won first. Jerry Olson was second with Jim Peterson third with Cliff Weber fourth. In Krogman’s Follies Dave Henager, Art Scott, Wayne Winslow and Dick Bosch won with 75 points. Ken King, Reg Marshall and Dale Smith were second with 69 points.
In the Mesa del Sol Ladies league, the gross flight winners were Anita Rosemeyer, Jeannie McFarland, Phyllis Mashburn and Judy Larden. Net flight winners were Barb Sanders, Joyce Martin, Cindy Florez and Vonnie Bosch.
In the Mesa del Sol Men’s league individual quota format, Hank Browning won gross with 4 points. Reg Marshal was second with 2 and Jerry Olson third with 0 points. On the net side, Sam Samples was first with 4 points. Joe Paden was second with 3. Multiple players had 2 points with Jerry Timm winning the tiebreaker.
Hole in One
Shirley Shipley aced the 5th hole at Mesa del Sol while playing with the Moose.
Upcoming Events
February 23: Jacob Louis Daily Memorial Scramble in conjunction with the Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association at Mesa del Sol.
March 6: Desert Hills Men’s Association individual gross and net tourney: Contact miquelzendejas24@ gmail.com.
March 13: Freefall School Scramble at Mesa del Sol. Contact todd.greene@roadrunner .com.
March 20: Yuma Foothills Rotary Scramble at Coyote Wash. Contact dietmarus@ yahoo.com.
March 20: Right Turn for Veterans Scramble. Details to follow.
Please send your golf results and event information to paul@stratisgolf.com.
OMAHA, Neb. – The Marcus Zegarowski who showed up against Villanova on Saturday was the Marcus Zegarowski that Creighton had been waiting to see.
His timing couldn’t have been better.
Zegarowski scored a season-high 25 points to lead the 19th-ranked Bluejays in an 86-70 rout of No. 5 Villanova in a meeting of the Big East’s top two teams.
The performance was a long time coming. Zegarowski was the conference’s preseason player of the year, but he hasn’t been 100% while battling through injuries the last 11 months. He missed the end of last season with a knee injury that required offseason surgery, and he was bothered by a hamstring injury in January.
“It takes time to get your sea legs back,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “He’s done an unbelievable job managing some of the injury issues he’s had this year. I’ve seen him gradually get where he could be, and today was the pinnacle of a lot of hard work he’s put in to get back.”
Zegarowski led an offense that was at its high-tempo best. He scored 17 points in the first half. Mitch Ballock stepped in with 17 of his 20 points in the second.
Zegarowski was a constant throughout and bested Collin Gillespie in the highly anticipated matchup of two of the nation’s top point guards.
“I try to stay aggressive as much as possible, whether that’s scoring or making plays for my teammates,” Zegarowski said. “My teammates got me going early on, and that opened things up for them as well. It was a great team win.”
Creighton (16-5, 12-4 Big East) won for the sixth time in seven games and knocked off a top-five opponent for the first time since beating Villanova in February 2018.
The Wildcats (13-3, 8-2) sustained their most lopsided loss since a 25-point defeat to Ohio State in November 2019.
The Bluejays had their best shooting first half of the season (65.4%) and finished at 59.3%.
Ballock made three of his six 3-pointers during a 13-2 run that extended the Bluejays advantage to 67-48.
Zegarowski had struggled with his shot the previous three games. He made three 3s in the first half, including one that gave Creighton the lead for good. He also accounted for the prettiest play of the game when he drove baseline on Gillespie for a reverse layup.
Early in the second half, Zegarowski made a move to get Gillespie to go the other way, then swished a one-handed floater in the lane.
“He totally controlled the game,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. “We had different types of coverages on him. None of them worked. I think it’s because he’s so smart. He read every change we made and really sliced us.”
Christian Bishop, the Bluejays’ 6-foot-7 center, made six of seven shots and scored 16 points, and converted two lobs from Zegarowski and one from Denzel Mahoney into first-half dunks.
(19) Creighton 86 (5) Villanova 70 CRE: 16-5, 12-4 NOVA: 13-3, 8-2