Tag: PC Pickleball Club

Pickleball Players Excited About Plan for New Courts

Cynthia Schwartz Following the February PebbleCreek HOA meeting, the PC communications team published the following announcement: “Sixteen new pickleball courts are being planned for Tuscany Falls. Jack Sarsam, PebbleCreek HOA (PCHOA) Board President, made the announcement at the HOA monthly Board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Sarsam said that Robson Communities, Inc. (RCI) has agreed…

Pickleball Players Host Jingle Ball Rock – A FUNRaiser to Bring Joy to Families-in-Need

Cynthia Schwartz Pickleball players Sheri Sears and Chris Morlan were sharing stories about the neighborhoods that they lived in before moving to PebbleCreek. They realized that back home they both had experiences in giving a family a Christmas they never expected. Their memories sparked the idea to create Jingle Ball Rock, a FUNRaiser in PebbleCreek.…

Pickleball Players Ring in the New Year on the Dance Floor

Cynthia Schwartz The dance floor was rocking with dozens of pickleball players who attended the PebbleCreek New Year’s Eve Party in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Hosted by the PC Activities Office, the annual event featured Rhythm Editions, a dance band that is frequently seen at PebbleCreek. Joanne Burch was heard saying, “The best part of…

Pickleball is a growing sport – Pickleball Club offers free novice training to all residents

Left to right: Peggy Steffin, Instructor Bill Arnsenault (PCPB Club), Chuck Kelley, Teri DeMars, and Kay Skripka. Photo by Kathy Alto.

Cynthia Schwartz In 2019, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary added 530 new words, and pickleball is one of this year’s entries! This entry confirms that pickleball is a growing and popular sport! According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s 2018 Participant Report, there are more than 3.1 million pickleball players in the United States. In addition, the…

Pickleball Chili-Cook Off

Mike Nadon and his hard-working crew of volunteers. Back row: Greg Sork, Mike, Jay Ward, Sally Ward, Gary Williams, Kathy Sork, Steven Jensen; front row: Rene Chester and Carol Nadon; not pictured: Bob Chester. They kept everyone fed and entertained.

Pancho Epstein More than 1200 personal hygiene items were donated by members of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club to the Homeless Youth Connection (HYC) during the club’s January 13 Chili Cook-Off social. According to Mike Nadon, who ran the event for the Pickleball Club, the goal of the HYC is to raise awareness and meet the…

Sensational National Pickleball tournament coming to PebbleCreek

Pancho Epstein Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the States. It is the greatest show on courts; fast play and marvelous entertainment. You’ll see pickleball at its finest at the fourth annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Club USAPA Sanctioned 50+ Doubles Tournament. The exciting action occurs over a three-day period: Women’s Doubles, Wednesday, February 13; Mixed…

PebbleCreek Pickleball is golden!

Vicki Carter This is true not only because of the many medals won by our club members at the recent USAPA sanctioned pickleball tournament but because of the tremendous turnout and support of our member volunteers. Within 17 different categories, there were a total of 213 volunteers over the three days of the tournament. They…

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America

Vicki Carter “Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America,” declared NBC News last summer. Just a short time ago, everyone was asking, “what the heck is pickleball?” In ten short years, the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club has grown to a membership of about 1,400 and from one converted basketball court to 20 dedicated courts. Now…

Pickleball Welcome Back Concert was a blast!

Pam Smith PebbleCreek Welcome Back Concert at Eagle’s Nest was well attended with over 300 members on Sunday, October 22; great food, taco bar buffet and Southwestern salad. Great music by Rhythm Edition and a whole lot of great people dancing and having fun! This also marks the tenth anniversary of our Pickleball Club! Thanks…