In the May Splash on page 71, the “Wearing of the Green pickleball social” article names Jerry Pederson as the B level winner with Ellen Forbes. The winner is actually Dave Sproull. Congratulations Dave and Ellen!
Generals, June 2016
Correction
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Sports, June 2016
Summer of Love
Janet Myrick Summer of Love was our last Pickleball social until next fall. Players picked their own partners and played a round robin within their level of play. We had one A group, two B/C groups and a C/D group. Everyone had a great time. Matches were exciting. In the A Division Todd Williams and…
Sports, May 2016
Wearing of the Green pickleball social
Janet Myrick What a great time 60 participants had celebrating St Patrick’s Day in a mixed doubles social. Partners were decided from a blind draw. Our day started at 7:00 a.m. in order to set up our temporary nets and court lines for the extra four courts. This takes a team effort, which we had.…
Sports, May 2016
The Duel in the Desert Pickleball Championships
Jack Hill and Tom Dawson are winners at the Duel in the Desert! Sun Lakes pickleball players Jack Hill and Tom Dawson ventured out of the familiar Sun Lakes pickleball confines 28 miles east to the Duel in the Desert. No, this wasn’t the familiar OK Corral saga. This was the more serious Palm Creek…
Sports, May 2016
Sun City Spring Slam and Sun City West Fun in the Sun tournaments
David Zapatka and Don Simmons, 4.5 gold medal winners David Zapatka and Dianne Zimmerman, 4.5, 50 Plus silver medal winners Dave Zapatka Sun Lakes players trekked across the valley to compete in the Sun City Spring Slam Pickleball tournament and play they did bringing home gold and silver medals. This tournament was held in Sun…
Front Page, May 2016
Pickleballers Take Top Spots At Evil Tournamement
The EVIL Women’s team; seated, center, is Karn Rounds, team captain.[/caption]Karn Rounds Congratulations to the women of Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cottonwood (SLPCC). For the second year in a row, the SLPCC women won the top spot in the East Valley Interclub League (EVIL). The women played ARC (Ahwatukee Recreation Center), Province, Solera and Trilogy…
Sports, April 2016
Tommy Wong Memorial Pickleball Tournament results
David Zapatka Sheila Parkinson and Dianne Zimmerman fought their way to a Bronze Medal in their third Women’s 4.5 Pickleball Tournament together. On January 8, at the well-attended all-age skill Tommy Wong Memorial Tournament in Surprise, Sheila and Dianne overcame a large deficit in their first match to win 11-8 and 12-10 to set up…
Sports, April 2016
5th Annual Mission Royale Pickleball Tournament results
David Zapatka The tournament-tough Sun Lakes pair Dianne Zimmerman and Sheila Parkinson teamed up for yet another successful East Valley pickleball competition. This time it was in Casa Grande at the fifth annual Mission Royale Pickleball tournament. Attendance at this year’s tournament far exceeded previous years leading to four tennis courts being striped with pickleball…
Sports, April 2016
USAPA Southwest Regional Pickleball Champions
David Zapatka As you can see from the picture, Bev Krueger and Dick Johnson, gold medal winners of the 3.5 skill bracket, 75 plus age division had a wonderful time playing together. This was a huge win at a huge tournament where pickleball competitors from all over the country came in search of gold. Congratulations…
Sports, April 2016
What’s not to love about a Club Love Tournament?
Irene D’Aloisio, Publicity The Sun Lakes Pickleball Club Cotton (SLPCC) held its very first Club Love tournament on February 16. The Valentine event was a blind draw mixed rated tourney for SLPCC members only. The tournament encompassed members from 2.5 level through the 4.0 level. Each team was comprised of two different levels of skill…