Tag: SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association

SPA Members Score Texas Gold

Raymond H. Goettsch On Sept. 23 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members Cherri Block and Michael Hovan won the gold medal in mixed singles 70+ at the United States Senior Pickleball (USSP) National Championship tournament in Greater Dallas at the Oasis Pickleball Club in Rockwell, Texas. Michael and Bob Steinhoff of Windsor, Colo., also earned gold…

Volunteer Instructors’ Skills Are Tested for SPA Player Development Classes

Raymond H. Goettsch During the last two weeks of September 2023, SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members volunteering to be instructors in player development classes had their own pickleball skills tested. The successful volunteers will be assigned to assist in three player development classes created by Player Development Director Paul Massara: Pickleball 101, Pickleball 201, and…

SPA Members Take Silver in Prescott Tournament

Raymond H. Goettsch On Sept. 9 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members Doug Turley and Greg Wilkins competed in the 2023 Labor Day @ Espire Sports pickleball tournament in Prescott, Ariz. The U.S. Senior Pickleball circuit tournament was sponsored by PIG (Pickleball Is Great) and was held on indoor courts in the Espire Sports Complex. Doug…

Rematch Pickleball Tournament Set for October 20–22

Raymond H. Goettsch Members of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, Inc. (SPA), will have a rematch against members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SRPA) on Oct. 20–22. This now annual tournament has been named The Battle for the Saddle and will be held this year at the Ed Robson Pickleball Center in SaddleBrooke. In the…

Pinal County Honors SPA

Raymond H. Goettsch On April 21 Pinal County honored the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) for clearing trash from Edwin Road for five years. Near the signage of SPA’s clean-up commitment, Jim Higgenbotham, Pinal County Public Works maintenance manager, read a proclamation lauding SPA and its volunteer members for participating in the clean-up program. Jennifer Corrallejo,…

SPA Players Competed in Doubles and Mixed Doubles

Raymond H. Goettsch On March 31 through April 2, 115 members of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) played in an intramural tournament for the first time in several years. The tournament was for Women’s Doubles on March 31, Men’s Doubles on April 1, and Mixed Doubles on April 2. The doubles teams competed in a…

How Do 800 SPA Members Play Pickleball on 14 Courts?

Raymond H. Goettsch The Ed Robson Pickleball Center now has 14 pickleball courts. However, the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) now has more than 800 members. This raises the question as to how this number of courts can accommodate so many members. While the eight new courts were under construction, SPA established a Court Allocation Committee…

More than 300 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association Members and Guests Celebrate Expansion of the Ed Robson Pickleball Center

Raymond H. Goettsch On Nov. 18, 2022, more than 300 members of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) and guests attended a late afternoon party in the MountainView ballroom to celebrate the expansion to 14 courts at the Ed Robson Pickleball Center. The MountainView ballroom was filled with tables and chairs for the attendees. The back…