Tag: pickleball

Pickleball Club holds annual Chili Cook-Off and Food Drive

Pam Smith Despite the cold weather on January 20, the 2018 Pickleball Chili Cook-Off was well attended. Thanks to Gary Williams, Hillary Coltman and Mike Sausser for hosting this year’s event. Competitive and social play along with mofia pickleball videos for personal enjoyment. Canned goods were donated to the Aqua Fria Food Bank and there…

Playing Pickleball Jamaican Style

Cindy Watty A group of 56 PebbleCreek and other pickleball enthusiasts enjoyed a week of play on the pickleball courts at the beautiful Sandals South Coast resort in Jamaica this past December. They also spent a lot of time on the beach, kayaking, sailing, paddle boarding, snorkeling, zip-lining, dining and tasting a wide variety of…

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America

Vicki Carter “Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America,” declared NBC News last summer. Just a short time ago, everyone was asking, “what the heck is pickleball?” In ten short years, the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club has grown to a membership of about 1,400 and from one converted basketball court to 20 dedicated courts. Now…

Picklegals celebrate Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Karen Bush Saturday morning Picklegals were at it again this year with their annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, It was a perfect cool morning for wearing our ugly Christmas sweaters, playing pickleball and celebrating with brunch. Sheri Sears won the prize for ugliest overall outfit and Dalonna Cooper won for ugliest sweater. A great time…

PJ’s for a great cause

Karen Bush One fun Saturday morning in November Picklegals brought children’s pajamas; to the courts and played in their pajamas, it brought some interesting looks and comments like, “Gee did you over sleep this morning?” Meanwhile, for a month Unit 51 and friends collected pajamas and books for a grand total of over 100 pairs…

Pickleball Welcome Back Concert was a blast!

Pam Smith PebbleCreek Welcome Back Concert at Eagle’s Nest was well attended with over 300 members on Sunday, October 22; great food, taco bar buffet and Southwestern salad. Great music by Rhythm Edition and a whole lot of great people dancing and having fun! This also marks the tenth anniversary of our Pickleball Club! Thanks…

Labor Day PickleBall Social

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…

Memorial Day Pickleball Social

PebbleCreek’s Memorial Day Social Event was attended by 150 members. The 8:00 a.m. kick-off began with many of our members playing two against one with our 5.0 players. Beat the Pro – whoever scored three points first! Winning raffle tickets for door prizes! Continuous competitive and social drop-in play throughout the day. A skills and…

Robson Team Pickleball League picnic

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…