Mimi Blythe
Board of Directors Elections
In March, membership will elect a new board of directors. All members are eligible to run for any of the five volunteer seats: president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and officer at large. To submit your name as a candidate, please contact Jeff Antrican at [email protected]. Guidelines can be found in the club bylaws.
PebbleCreek Final 4 Men’s and Women’s Tournament
Fantastic play was seen for two straight days at our first of two in-house tournaments. A large number of volunteers gave their time to referee multiple games, set up and take down tables, check in players at registration, provide refreshments and snacks, and so much more!
The Final 4 format (seamlessly run by volunteers Alex Potapoff and Tony Wells) is different from most tournaments. Players are seeded in groups of 8, then divided into 2 pools of round robin play. After 3 games of round robin, players are ranked according to the win/loss records. The top-ranked players from each pool play each other, 2nd ranked play, and the 3rd and 4th ranked play each other. Below are the medal winners from all of the groups. Congratulations, all!
Women’s Medal Winners
* Gold: Linda Doud/Nancy Preston, Silver: Melida Klinka/Hope MacAllister, Bronze: Charla McGue/Kathy Mendel
* Gold: Lee Ann Thompson/Debbie Welsh, Silver: Darleene Lockhart/Linda Nathan, Bronze: Virginia Coffee/Cathy Adkins
* Gold: Barbara Graves/Jody Ryan, Silver: Deenie Clinton/Mikki Leach, Bronze: Chris Jiminex/Judi Johnson
* Gold: Michelle DiLeonardo/Laurie Johnson, Silver: Debbie Jones/Nancy Vansickle, Bronze: Teresita Laron/Tammy Sorg
* Gold: Arleen King/Karen Kraus, Silver: Kristin Diliberti/Kit Mays, Bronze: Sue Crawford/Paula Tlachac
* Gold: Libbie McClaflin/Jan Raugust, Silver: Kathleen Heigh/Stella Mitchell, Bronze: Ellen Enright/Kathy Hubert-Weiss
* Gold: Wendy Langhals/Danielle Tsai, Silver: Sharon Hadley/Renee Salko, Bronze: Chris Stelplugh/Jean O’Reilly
* Gold: Jo Comstock/Jill Lewis, Silver: Renee DeLassus/Andrea Dilger, Bronze: Heidi Farrell/Lynn Lionhardt
Men’s Medal Winners
* Gold: Bill Fensters/Ron Flathers, Silver: Raul Rivas/Bruce Weintraub, Bronze: Jim Soileau/Victor Villafor
* Gold: Frank Gorski/Dan Zukowski, Silver: Bill Segal/Randy Harvey, Bronze: Alan Boyce/Scott Coffee
* Gold: Glenn Schneider/Scott Weide, Silver: Ron Nelson/Mark Sellnow, Bronze: Darrel Livingston/Mike McWhorter
* Gold: Walt Heitz/Steve Peterson, Silver: Jerry Johnson/Jim Littlefield, Bronze: Mark Mecklenburg/Brian McClaflin
* Gold: Gerry Clipperton/Al Drennan, Silver: Mike Adkins/Doug Hartman, Bronze: David Graeff/Dick Spampinato
* Gold: Gary Bertolet/Monte Williams, Silver: Bart Alford/Steve McElroy, Bronze: David Carlson/Roger Rosenbusch
* Gold: Dave Trimble/Reg Van Drecht, Silver: Guy DeCosterd/Darrel May, Bronze: Marty Braden/John Stiepel
* Gold: Dick Burns/Dan Schuler, Silver: Bobby Czajkowski/Jeff Tomkins, Bronze: Brent Ebert/Byron Knapp
* Gold: Steven Schaefer/Howard Mendel, Silver: Jim Barbe/Terry Long, Bronze: Steve Manns/Kerry Krueger
PebbleCreek USA Pickleball Tournament
PebbleCreek hosts one of the premier pickleball tournaments in the state. Players will come from across our state, country, and Canada for this 3-day tournament:
Feb. 8: Women’s Doubles
Feb. 9: Mixed Doubles
Feb. 10: Men’s Doubles
Come and experience incredible games, and see why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the world!
Upcoming Events
Feb. 3: First Friday No-Host Social
Feb. 8-10: PebbleCreek USA Pickleball Tournament
Feb. 15: Board Meeting, 3 p.m., Tuscany Falls Milan Room
March 9, 10, 12: Club Championship Tournament