The National Pickleball Tournament was held this year at Robson Ranch in Casa Grande, Arizona November 8 through 16. There were close to 1000 participants from across the U.S.A. and Canada. Marylou won the Gold in the 70 plus Mixed Doubles with partner Bob Youngren from California and the Silver Medal with Beverly Youngren, Bob’s…
Jim Furaus October and November were busy months for Pickleball. In September the Arizona Senior Olympics were held in Surprise. This was a qualification tournament to determine contestants for the National Senior Olympics next July in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Contestants must win a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal in their event to qualify for the National…
Pancho Epstein Mike Crabtree, active in innumerable club activities, a tournament player and 2014 vice president of the PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, was elected its new president for 2015. Elected along with Mike to the Board of Directors were Pat Murphy vice president, Gordon Cooper treasurer, Julie Cardinale secretary and Bob Oswald Member at Large, a…
Pancho Epstein On a sunny morning, preceded by a stormy evening, the pad for the first four of twelve new pickleball courts at PebbleCreek was created. On September 5, promptly at 6:00 a.m., the concrete began to flow and by 10:00 a.m. the job was ready for the sander. By noon the forms were being…
Karen Bush PebbleCreek women were well represented at the second annual Prescott Senior Olympic Games Pickleball Tournament on August 1, 2014. Six gals, three teams, traveled up to Prescott and competed in the women’s doubles in two age brackets: 50 plus and 60 plus. The tournament was sponsored by the city of Prescott and held…