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…
Pancho Epstein More than 1200 personal hygiene items were donated by members of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club to the Homeless Youth Connection (HYC) during the club’s January 13 Chili Cook-Off social. According to Mike Nadon, who ran the event for the Pickleball Club, the goal of the HYC is to raise awareness and meet the…
Pancho Epstein Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the States. It is the greatest show on courts; fast play and marvelous entertainment. You’ll see pickleball at its finest at the fourth annual PebbleCreek Pickleball Club USAPA Sanctioned 50+ Doubles Tournament. The exciting action occurs over a three-day period: Women’s Doubles, Wednesday, February 13; Mixed…
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…
Karen Bush On November 24 the Saturday morning Picklegals collected over 50 pairs of pajamas at their annual wear your pajamas to play day. The pajamas collected will go to our local Pajama Program Chapter right here in Arizona. They currently have 60 community partners throughout the state consisting of shelters, group homes and foster…
The Pickleball Club was busy in October and November. Pickleball players have a new pony wall outside Court 17, safeguarding eager players from rolling down the hill when retrieving balls that were hit over the fence. Players on courts 9-12 are happy to see more canvas shades helping to block the setting sun that was…