Janet Myrick The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club of IronOaks held its December social on Saturday afternoon, December 9. JoAnn Zapatka formed teams according to their birthdates (January birthdates with December, February with November, etc.) Each team played five matches, one game to 11. Prizes were given along with six raffle prizes. Evonne Jasnic received…
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Sports, November 2017
Pickleball Winners Corner – summer 2017
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
IronOaks Pickleball Club to offer clinic with National Champion player
Janet Myrick IronOaks Pickleball Club is proud to offer a two-hour clinic with 5.0+ National Champion Laura Fenton Kovanda on November 18 and 19. Laura is IPTA certified, and her recent titles include 2017 – U.S. Open – gold – women’s doubles 45+, National bronze mixed doubles 50+; 2016 Tournament of Champions, plus bronze open…
Sports, November 2017
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka, USAPA rating committee member The Super Senior International Pickleball Association, SSIPA, became a reality last year when a group of us met at last November’s USAPA National tournament. SSIPA formed in 2016 to promote pickleball among our active senior (60+ years of age) population in this country and internationally. Our generation continues to…
Sports, November 2017
SLCC Pickleball season begins
Mary Eberle, Secretary SLCCPC Sun Lakes Country Club Pickleball Club is starting its exciting new season of pickleball, and we are inviting Sun Lakes Country Club (HOA1) residents to come to our “Introduction to Pickleball.” On November 18, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, our club members will be at the courts to explain and demonstrate…
Sports, October 2017
Pickleball is really fun
Doug Williams In short, it’s an exciting, wildly-popular and fast-growing exercise game for active adult communities. A combination of tennis, badminton and table tennis, it’s played on a smaller court (with a slower, “whiffle- like” ball), so you don’t have to run so much! (Perfect for the, ahem, “senior” set.) In fact, nearly 70% of…
Sports, October 2017
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka These are truly exciting times for pickleball. Not only is the sport growing by leaps and bounds across the USA, the United States of America Pickleball Association, USAPA, hosts its annual national tournament, a 10-day extravaganza of the best pickleball in the world, the first full week of November every year. This year,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka Pickleball in Sun Lakes has exploded the past eight years. From the first temporary courts in Cottonwood/Palo Verde in 2008 to the first Sun Lakes permanent courts in IronOaks in 2011 to the six courts in Sun Lakes Country Club in 2016, Sun Lakes pickleball players are now 700+ strong. With so many…
Clubs & Classes, August 2017
Summer pickleball Hawaiian style
Irene D’Aloisio Never let it be said that the Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood is made up of weather wimps! Over 24 club members started early to play in the Summer Social – Hawaiian Style on June 26 at the Cottonwood pickleball courts. Oh yeah, it was definitely warm, but that didn’t stop these…
Sports, June 2017
5th annual Norris Invitational scheduled at Cottonwood Pickleball Club
Mark your calendars now for this once-a-year fun event! We don’t want you to miss out. The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC) has scheduled the 5th Annual Norris Invitational Tournament for March 5 through March 9 in 2018. The annual event is held at the Cottonwood pickleball courts in Sun Lakes and is…