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…
Cynthia Schwartz T-Rex, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Fancy Ladies played pickleball on Halloween in PebbleCreek. Fun, fun, fun! Lots of laughs and a good time was had by all!
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 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…
Pancho Epstein It’s the fifth annual PebbleCreek USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) sanctioned, 50+ pickleball, double elimination, doubles tournament. The sign-up date is Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. tournament dates: Feb. 12 (wednesday): women’s doubles Feb. 13 (thursday) mixed doubles Feb. 14 (friday): men’s doubles The age groups are 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70+, and the skill levels are 3.0,…
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…
Karen Bush The surf was up on the last Saturday of March as the PickleGals enjoyed “A Day at the Beach” theme while playing pickleball. With beach towels and toys in tow the Beach Boys’ Surfin’ USA played as the gals went on to start their round robin. As always, theme Saturdays are a lot…
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…