Nancy Popenhagen The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, with almost 1,600 members, was very busy in November. The club held its first of several in-house PebbleCreek tournaments with 72 teams playing in the mixed doubles tournament. Held on Nov. 1, there was great play all day, with each team playing eight to nine games. In the end,…
Mimi Blythe School Supply Summer Classic, July 23, 7 to 10 a.m. Last year, under the guidance of Constance and John Angus, members were extremely generous as they donated much needed school supplies for Eliseo C. Felix Elementary School. Constance and John have graciously volunteered to again host this year’s event on July 23. Along…
Mimi Blythe President’s Corner: Grateful. This is how I feel about our club. To make a club strong, we need a lot of people who do bits and pieces of a lot of things. That is what we have here in PebbleCreek, many members helping in small to very large ways. Thank you so much for volunteering…
Beth Kelly Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord will be launching the sixth annual USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) Sanctioned Tournament by delivering a welcome address to all the participants from the USA and Canada. The countries’ national anthems will be sung, and The Greatest Show on Courts will get underway. Feb. 9 (Wednesday) is Women’s Doubles. Feb. 10 (Thursday)…
Mimi Blythe PCPB Recognized as Community Partners—Remember the July Fourth school supply drive and social? The Avondale Elementary School District Governing Board recently recognized the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club (PCPB), represented by Constance and John Angus, as Community Partners to the school. Constance and John did a wonderful job organizing this fun social to assist our community…
Lynn Manns On Aug. 28, more than 200 PebbleCreekers came to the Tuscany Falls Ballroom for Fun Night. The event had something for everyone, including corn hole, ping pong, and beer pong (that was really red cups filled with water). The dance floor was packed as people boogied to their favorite music. Others chilled out…
Lynn Manns Join us on Aug. 28 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom for a fun-filled night packed with something for everyone. At the Dance & Game Night fundraiser you can shake your booty on the dance floor, play cards and table games, join your friends in a corn hole competition, sing Karaoke, or chill out…
Cynthia Schwartz The 2020-21 PebbleCreek Pickleball Club board organized and hosted the Pancho Epstein PebbleCreek Pickleball Club Championship. More than 130 doubles teams competed over three days for medals in skill level brackets. Wade Johnson, tournament chairman, was assisted by other board members and a team of club member volunteers. Thanks go out to the…
Cynthia Schwartz The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club members elected the club board for the 2021-22 season. Officer terms are one year and will begin May 1. The new board is: President Nancy Popenhagen, Vice President Jeff Antrican, Secretary Kathryn Villeneuve, Treasurer Sharon Hadley, and Officer-at-Large Tony Wells. Nancy Popenhagen commented, “Most people know that pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the…
Cynthia Schwartz Pam Cagle is the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club Volunteer/Player of the Month. While Pam is new to PebbleCreek and the club, she is not new to volunteering and helping others. Reflecting back on her childhood, Pam commented, “In grade school there was a girl who didn’t have shoes or clothes that fit her. Most…