Marty Aalto Scotty Johnson is the deserving club winner of the Volunteer/Player of The Month for December. We all know what a great pickleball player and even better coach Scotty is, but did you know his number one sport is golf? He has shot his age every year since turning 65, seven years ago. That…
Cynthia Schwartz Starting in mid-October and running until April, more than seventy women pickleball players participated in the PebbleCreek Pickleball Ladies’ Ladder. Ladder is an event intended to provide competitive matches between players of similar abilities. Once a week, players in groups of four play a match of three games to 15 points. In the…
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…
Cynthia Schwartz Pickleball players from PebbleCreek won medals in the 2019 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championship Tournament. The Nationals is the largest pickleball tournament in the world and draws thousands of spectators. This year, there more over 2,200 players from around the globe, participating in matches held over ten days. The ages of players ranged from…
Cynthia Schwartz When Bill Arsenault was in junior high school, he decided that he wanted to become a doctor. After completing two years of pre-med studies at a community college, Bill realized that he would not be able to afford medical school. Since Bill still wanted a career in the medical field, he decided to…
Cynthia Schwartz For more than a decade, the City of Goodyear has conducted a special holiday season program that provides gifts for families in need. “Extraordinary life-changing events affect many people in our community. We want to help them provide joy to their children during the holiday season,” said Goodyear Fire Chief Paul Luizzi, who…
Cynthia Schwartz On Thanksgiving Day, a group of players gathered together on the PebbleCreek Pickleball courts to play and give thanks for having great friends. Dressed as turkeys (some cooked and some still with feathers), Pilgrims, and football players, these ladies enjoyed a few hours of friendly pickleball games. “Stay out of the kitchen,” was…
Cynthia Schwartz In November, four members of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club traveled to Tucson to compete in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Tournament at Kino Sports Complex. Events in the tournament included matches in Skill/Age and Senior categories. Collectively, Marty Aalto, Gary Mattevi, Mike Schwartz, and Cynthia Schwartz won eight medals in four categories. Mike…
Cynthia Schwartz Every Sunday morning, a group of PebbleCreek softball players hang up their gloves and bats, pick up their paddles, and meet on the pickleball courts for a friendly, but competitive, round of pickleball. The organizer is Bobby Freiberg, a native New Yorker who moved to PebbleCreek with his wife Lori over 12 years…
Cynthia Schwartz PebbleCreek Pickleball (PCPB) Club players celebrated the start of the official Pickleball fall season with dancing and a buffet dinner on the Eagle’s Nest Patio. Bob Chester, President of the PCPB Club, welcomed players and said, “Thanks to all for another huge crowd at our Fall Season Kickoff Party! We are looking forward…