Tag: pickleball
Features, November 2019
Wanted—Sun Lakes Country Club pickleball players!
Karen Jankovich Come join one fun club, Sun Lakes Country Club Pickleball Club (SLCCPC). SLCCPC encourages and promotes a fun and social atmosphere where club members of all skill levels can enjoy playing pickleball, meet new friends, improve skills, and socialize. Pickleball is a fun, easy sport to learn! Introduction to pickleball lessons are offered,…
Sports, November 2019
Pickleball Winners’ Corner
Sports, September 2019
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka Last month we introduced Hall of Fame inductees Robert Lanius, Earl Hill, and Fran Myer. This month each one of those inductees is sharing their personal pickleball tips with us. These tips are paraphrased from a video they created. Robert Lanius – Be patient on the court. Wait for the right time to…
Sports, August 2019
Pickleball Winners’ Corner
Sports, August 2019
Relishing Pickleball
Hall of Fame inductees David Zapatka If you’ve played pickleball around the Valley, you will likely know something about Bob Lanius and Earl Hill, two of this year’s three USAPA Pickleball Hall of Fame members. Robert Lanius is being recognized for his contribution to the sport of pickleball by creating and developing the PickleballTournaments.com software…
Sports, August 2019
The many benefits of Pickleball
We seem to be hearing a lot about this great new sport with the funny name. It’s being played everywhere, and rumor has it that it will become an Olympic sport soon. But what’s it mean to you? For starters, the game is just plain fun. But here’s a great article from a Texas…
Sports, July 2019
Arizona Pickleball Players League champions
This season’s Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) 4.5+ champions. (see article in June’s Splash). Back row (left to right): Ron Robinson, Greg Mather (Capt.), Mark Chomko, Carl Tietze, Doug Kelton; Front row (left to right): Todd Williams, Mike Toolson. Dan Geenen is not pictured.
Sports, June 2019
Pickleball Winners Corner
Sports, June 2019
Arizona Pickleball Players League ends with Salad Bowl finale
On Saturday, April 26, 2019, the inaugural season of the Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) 4.5+ Salad Division ended in a tightly-contested, season-ending Salad Bowl matchup between the top two teams in the six-team division. Teams Up To No Gouda and The Unbeanables had split their two regular-season matches, so it was clearly a bragging…