The second annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Tournament was held February 15 to 18, 2017. We had more than 500 players and more than 200 spectators daily for this four-day event. The 500 plus players represented 23 states and five Canadian Provinces and 38 different clubs. Our PebbleCreek Pickleball Club had 88 players entered.
As many people said to us, “We weren’t sure how you were going to top last year’s tournament—but you did!” We could not have done it without the help of our more than 200 volunteers. When something needed to be done, they did it. Our guests were impressed. Thanks so much to all of the volunteers.
Here are the PebbleCreek medal winners:
Men’s Doubles
Gold – Mac McQuaid and Bob Carter; Bill Roehrs and Steve Peterson
Silver – Robert Chester and Steve Cain; Chuck Saunders and Ron Debrincat; Dan Schuler and Don Foster
Bronze – Steve Hanlon and Bart Alford; Terry TerHaar and Dick Burns; Kerry Krueger and Jim Thomas; Jim Barbe and Scott Johnson; Big Bird Makinen and Troy Horton
Mixed Doubles
Gold – Lynn Lionhardt and Dan Schuler; Marylou Furaus and Bill Marshall
Silver – Pam Smith and Mark Lisko; Maggie Charlton and Bob Taylor; Heidi Farrell and Kerry Krueger; Mary McConaughey and Pat Murphy
Bronze – Karyn Davies and David Kremsdorf; Candy Rickard and Tee Hutchins
Women’s Doubles
Gold – Maureen Dolan and Judy Nehls; Lynn Lionhardt and Heidi Farrell
Silver – Pam Smith and Karyn Davies; Ann Faber and Virginia Troester; Sheri Sears and Renee DeLassus
Bronze – Linda Krueger and Robin Weaver; Lori Orth and Jill Lewis
This year we had a raffle for a 50” LG Smart TV to help St. Jude Children’s Hospital which is the national charity of the USAPA (USA Pickleball Association). Tickets were sold all four days and the winning ticket was drawn on Saturday. Our own Judy Myers won the TV. She just couldn’t even believe that she won. Congrats, Judy!
We’d like to thank all the players, guests, sponsors, vendors and the volunteers for making our second annual PebbleCreek Tournament such a success. We are all looking forward to next year.
The Tournament Committee
Pat Murphy, Mark Clark, Dennis Makinen, Ann Faber, Paula Handrup, Rob Dolan, Jane Steele