Cynthia Schwartz 2019 is a busy year for pickleball tournaments. In the United States, there are over 700 pickleball tournaments that provide opportunities for avid pickleball players to compete against other players in the same age bracket and skill level. In 2019, 82 pickleball tournaments are being held in Arizona. Slots to play in tournaments…
Cynthia Schwartz From Nov. 2 to 10, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (IWTG), a $77 million professional sports complex, will host the world’s largest pickleball tournament. IWTG is owned by Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation. Twenty-eight tennis courts will be converted into 45 pickleball courts that will accommodate hundreds of matches for more than 2,500 professional and…
Pancho Epstein It’s party time for the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club. Our club’s biggest social of the year, the Welcome Back Concert will be held on Oct. 20, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest dining room and patio. The featured band will be the Rhythm Edition, a high-energy, ten-member (with seven lead singers)…
Pancho Epstein The fourth annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Club USAPA Sanctioned Tier 2 50+ Doubles tournament was a great show. Scheduled to be held February 13-15, 2019, because of meteorological conditions the February 14 mixed play was cancelled. But, the men’s doubles and women’s doubles…
Pancho Epstein Giving is what the holiday season is about. And the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club gave Goodyear children more than 400 new toys (including nine two-wheel bikes) during its annual “Toys for Goodyear Kids” social. Admittance to the upbeat event was a minimum of one toy per person. Said PebbleCreeker, club member and Goodyear City…
Sherrill Mercer The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club recently elected new board members for the term May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019. The newly elected board members are John Angus, President; Bob Chester, Vice President; Maureen Dolan, Treasurer; Martha Urbin, Secretary and Sherrill Mercer, Officer at Large. The new board was formally introduced at the club’s…
Pam Smith The 2018 Club Championship for PebbleCreek Pickleball Club was held on March 23, 24 and 25—Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Men’s Doubles. It was three beautiful days of great playing. Skill levels ranged from 2.5-5.0. There was a tremendous turnout from our members and volunteers, referees and spectators. Special thanks to Alex Potapoff…
Pam Smith Our social kicked off at 8:00 a.m., September 4, with a wonderful attendance of club members. Many thanks to our hosts Scott Beseda and Mary Marlow for a great social! Lots of delicious breakfast dishes, with prizes awarded for first, second and third place; 1st place Bev Shankland, 2nd place Nevin Nelson and…
The April 30 Robson League Picnic was for people who played in the Robson Team League Challenge throughout the year, plus significant other/spouse. Awards Picnic held at Sunrise Park at Eagle’s Nest in PebbleCreek. Great food from Rudy’s BBQ! Beautiful day, wonderful friends along with fun and games for everyone! Congratulations to the PebbleCreek 2017…
Thanks to the generosity of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, Therapy Paws received an early Christmas present this past December! The Pickleball Board presented a check for $500 to several members of the Therapy Paws Board on December 22. Therapy Paws is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on supporting therapy dog teams and working with various…