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…
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…