Tag Archive for pickleball

Wearing of the Green

Janet Myrick Wearing of the Green, Saint Patrick’s Day Pickleball Social was another huge success. This year, we had 48 players which were split into eight teams with six players each. It was a team event only allowing each person two points when serving with any rotation of players for all five rounds. The names…

Cruise lines now embrace pickleball

Pictured are Bev and Jan Krueger of IronOaks winning a gold medal on Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas. Pickleball is now included in their sports program for adults and kids. Other cruise lines that are also making this sport available are Princess Cruises and Holland America Cruise Line. Travel the world with pickleball!

Relishing Pickleball

David Zapatka If you don’t know George Anderson, you should. Nearly everyone who plays tournament pickleball in the Valley knows this gentle soul who takes charge on the court as one of the best pickleball referees in all of Arizona. I think George has refereed more matches than all the other Sun Lakes pickleball players…

6th NIT at Cottonwood Courts

Irene D’Aloisio It was the sixth time, and it was just as successful this year as it was the first. With 86 teams and loads of volunteers, the Norris Invitational Tournament went for four days with lots of happy participants. The weather was absolutely perfect, and so was the play. Spectators cheered for their faves,…

Pickleball clinic

Janet Myrick The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club of IronOaks invited champion pickleball player Helle Sparre to our courts to give a clinic for our members. Helle Sparre had an elite tennis career and competed in all four major grand slams – The Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. She was once…

Relising Pickleball

Jack Hill and Janice Golden

2018 NIT Mixed Doubles Tourney Champions, 4.0+ Division David Zapatka The 6th Annual Norris Invitational Pickleball Tournament, the NIT, Sun Lakes’ largest pickleball tournament of the year, returns this month, March 4-8. The NIT namesake is Dick and Maureen Norris who worked so hard on behalf of the pickleball community to have a place for…