Pete Giljohann The USAPA Pickleball National Championships were recently held in Casa Grande where a SaddleBrooke Pickleball mixed doubles team won a silver medal! Making it all the way to the Championship Round, Joan Van Matre and Bob Koerner finished second out of 23 teams in the age 65 to 69 division. This was the…
Andrea Molberg Pickleball players find fun off the courts too. On October 25 about 65 SPA (SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association) members gathered in the HOA 1 Activity Center for lots of fun and tasty appetizers. Linda Cornish did a great job with the decorations and the mood was festive. Everyone who came received a goodie bag…
Andrea Molberg With the 2016 Rio Olympics behind us, some are already thinking about 2020 in Tokyo and wondering if pickleball might be included. Although getting a sport into the Olympics isn’t easy, six new sports – baseball, softball, karate, skateboard, sports climbing and surfing – have recently been added to the 2020 Olympic lineup.…
Pete Giljohann Some of the top Pickleball teams from SaddleBrooke had a busy summer and lots of success. It’s amazing with the growth of pickleball how many tournaments there are all over the country. Someone with real desire, who is maybe a bit crazy, could actually play in a tournament every week all year long.…
Pete Gilohann Pickleball players from all the Arizona Robson Communities except Quail Creek are gearing up to play in a new Robson Communities Pickleball League. The goal is to have a league for pickleball players from various communities to have a social and competitive opportunity to play one another. This inter-community league is ready to…
Andrea Molberg SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) cares about your health and wants you prepared for emergencies. SPA is providing free medical information cards for your wallet, gym bag or glove compartment so that your critical health facts are readily available to first responders, just in case. Pick one up, fill in updated medical facts and…
Any SaddleBrooke resident is welcome to attend an introductory lesson on Friday, October 21 or Thursday, October 27 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. on courts 7 and 9 at The Preserve. Participants will be asked to arrive 10 minutes before the lesson begins to complete necessary paperwork. The cost is $10 – either a check…
Andrea Molberg Ever needed an extra player or two for pickleball? I just did while at a dude ranch near Jackson Hole. My husband’s late wife’s family rode horses, fished, swam and played pickleball at Red Rock Ranch for years in the late 90s and early 2000s. This year the Greenleaf family and I (17…
Andrea Molberg Concerned about noise and wanting more opportunities to play, SaddleBrooke residents have asked whether different balls might be used to lower the sound of pickleball, the fastest growing sport for those over 55. A friendly and addictive game, pickleball has taken off here in SaddleBrooke. SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has more than 600…
Andrea Molberg Avid SaddleBrooke pickleball players Don and Linda Cornish have made playing this fast growing sport in the heat more comfortable. Have you noticed that local restaurants cool and attract customers with misters installed on their patios? Having experienced the cooling effect, pickleball players have been commenting how misters would improve both waiting to…