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FeedBack ( 0) Special events include competitive play (tournaments) as well as skill improvement sessions from time to time. Will be posted here when scheduled.
FeedBack ( 0) Start looking at your calendars! Here is a list of future pickleball tournaments in Arizona and Utah that you might be interested in! If you go to the USAPA website calendar you can see all the tournaments across the United States. Some of them have links you can click on to get more information or registration forms. The tournaments are a lot of fun and we all love a good road trip! Contact Bill Reynolds for more information about tournament play and if you are interested in participating in a tournament.
2012 Huntsman World Senior Games, St. George, UT, October 15-19, 2012
2012 Arizona Senior Olympics, Surprise, AZ, October 26-28, 2012
USAPA National Tournament, Buckeye, AZ, November 4-12, 2012
2012 East Valley Skill Tournament, Mesa, AZ, November 27-29, 2012
6th Annual Voyager Holiday Open Skill Level Tournament, Tucson, AZ, December 6-8, 2012
Mesa Regal Pickleball Tournament, Mesa, AZ, December 10-12, 2012
Tucson Senior Olympic Festival, 7th Annual Pickleball Tournament, Tucson, AZ, January 21-25, 2013
2013 Mission Royale Pickleball Tournament, Casa Grande, AZ, January 30-February 2, 2013
2013 Venture Out All City Skill Tournament, Mesa, AZ, February 5-7, 2013.
2013 Palm Creek Residents Tournament, Casa Grande, AZ, February 9-11, 2013.
2013 Arizona Senior Olympics, Surprise, AZ, March 1-3, 2013.
Palm Creek 10th Annual Pickleball Tournament, Casa Grande, AZ, March 5-7, 2013.
Robson Ranch AZ, 1st Annual Skill Level Tournament, Eloy, AZ, March 21-24, 2013.
FeedBack ( 0) 29 members of the SBR Pickleball Association participated in the Voyager tournament. SBR players brought home 3 medals. They also received a lot of attention for their matching purple shirts and jackets.
FeedBack ( 0) This tournament offers competition by age group as well as skill level, starting at 3.0. Located in El Mirage, AZ (close to Surprise), you can plan on a 2 1/2 hour drive each way. For further details, check out Grand Canyon State Games.
Event: Mar 07, 2014 — Mar 09, 2014 Palm Creek 11th Annual Pickleball Tournament
FeedBack ( 0) Our trophy case is filling up! SBR Pickleball Club members brought home 3 medals from the USAPA sanctioned tournament which took place at Casa Grande. Bill Reynolds and Rick Hanson took silver in the 3.5 bracket while Bud Fairbanks and Marv Richter brought home the gold medal in the 3.0 bracket. Angela Jerman and Erene Waymeyer won the bronze medal in the women's 3.0 doubles bracket. Way to go Ranch!
Event: Mar 10, 2014 — Mar 13, 2014 4th Annual Fun in the Sun
FeedBack ( 0) This tournament will be held at the Palm Ridge Recreation Center in Sun City West, AZ - just about a 2 1/2 hour drive from SBR. The registration deadline was 3/1/2014.
FeedBack ( 0) The Green Valley Senior Games will be held March 12th-14th. This tournament starts at the 2.5 level which gives more of our members an opportunity to participate. We now have twenty SBR players registered in the 2.5 to 3.5 skill levels. It will be great to see so many purple shirts and jackets at this event.
Event: Mar 18, 2014 Pickleball Instruction
FeedBack ( 0) On Tuesday, March 18, Teri Baer will be at the courts at 4:00 to provide instruction to women players at the 2.0 and 2.5 levels. Please let Teri know if you plan to attend at teribaer@hotmail.com.
Event: Mar 19, 2014 — Mar 22, 2014 2nd Annual Robson Ranch Pickleball Tournament
FeedBack ( 0) Robson Ranch is hosting their second annual Pickleball Tournament in March. Located in Eloy, AZ, it is roughly an hour drive from SBR.
Event: Apr 08, 2014 Quail Creek Match - Player List
FeedBack ( 0) On Tuesday, April 8th, 40 of our Association players will travel to the Robson Quail Creek Resort in Green Valley, to play against a like number of their players. We will be sending players at the 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 levels. All of the available slots are filled at this time. If you would like to be put on the standby list, please let Rich Ferris know at ra.nkferris@gmail.com.
Pairings will be as follows:
Men's Doubles (3.0 and 3.5)
1. Bill Reynolds and Bud Fairbanks
2. Larry Richter and Steve Phillips
3. Bob Hills and Chris Jerman
4. Bob Johnson and Peter Bratz
5. Ken Cook and Lon Alness
6. Mark Wong and Rich Ferris
Women's Doubles (3.0 and 3.5)
1. Linda Richter and Angela Jerman
2. Erene Waymeyer and Sally Grasso
Men's Doubles (2.0 and 2.5)
1. Ernie Wolf and Mike Nicholson
2. Gene Lawrence and Ray Ritson
3. Jack Gressingh and Dave Kellogg
4. Lutz Pape and Mike Fielding
5. Tom Arnold and Alastair Stone
6. Rick Ludeman and Sam DeStefano
Women's Doubles (2.0 and 2.5)
1. Lupe Cook and Priscilla Wolf
2. Raynelle Duhl and Edie Kellogg
3. Carol Fielding and Melanie Ritson
4. Alice Ann Lenzini and Elida Jerman
5. Doreen Reynolds and Margie DeStefano
6. Barbie Gaggiano and Cheryl Ludeman
Mixed Doubles (3.0 and 3.5)
1. Linda Richter and Larry Richter
2. Bud Fairbanks and Angela Jerman
3. Erene Waymeyer and Chris Jerman
Mixed Doubles (2.0 and 2.5)
1. Lupe Cook and Ernie Wolf
2. Priscilla Wolf and Mike Nicholson
3. Dave Kellogg and Edie Kellogg
4. Lutz Pape and Sally Grasso
5. Gene Lawrence and Cheryl Ludeman
6. Jack Gressingh and Melanie Ritson
7. Tom Arnold and Alice Ann Lenzini
8. Rick Ludeman and Carol Fielding
9. Alastair Stone and Doreen Reynolds
10. Sam DeStefano and Margie DeStefano
11. Elida Jerman and Mike Fielding
12. Barbie Gaggiano and Ray Ritson
Event: Apr 08, 2014 Quail Creek Pickleball Trip
FeedBack ( 0) The roster is full for the April 8th trip to Quail Creek, with four people on the standby list. We will be combining 3.0 and above players, and 2.0 and 2.5 players. If you have someone who you would like to play with in men's doubles, women's doubles, or mixed doubles, please let me know (ra.nkferris@gmail.com).
We will be playing men's and women's doubles in the morning, followed by lunch. Mixed doubles will be played after lunch.
The folks at Quail Creek are making food available for those of us who do not care to bring our own; there are no food outlets near where we will be playing. You have your choice of a ham, turkey, or veggie wrap with chips and a bottle of water for $7.00.
Please let me know your lunch choice so I may communicate to them before we go. We will deal with time and transportation soon.
Rich Ferris
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Event: Apr 14, 2014 — Apr 19, 2014 UPDATE: First Annual SBR Pickleball Festival -- Pix Available
FeedBack ( 0) UPDATE: Click here to view the finals day slide show by Bob Hills.
The SBR Pickleball club hosted their first Pickleball Festival here at the Ranch April 14th through April 19th. This fun event began with random pairings. Winners of a match went on to the next match as opponents. We have a list of participants as well as the calendar available.
There were a few scares with the weather, but no matches had to be cancelled. 60 medals were earned for women's doubles, men's doubles and mixed doubles for 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 brackets. It was great fun for players and spectators alike. Each day of play, there were 30+ spectators cheering the players on. The support was amazing. The festival ended with a big Taco party in the Bistro.
Way to go Ranch!
Event: Jun 12, 2014, 5:00pm Let's Show our Colors!
FeedBack ( 0) The (optional) dress code for Thursday's party is SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball shirts (white or purple) and western boots.
Rich
Event: Jun 12, 2014, 5:00pm Annual Pickleball Social
FeedBack ( 0) 79 members and guests attended the annual Pickleball Club party at the Cadillac Chaparral on June 12th. Many wore the club shirts in purple or white along with cowboy boots. Some were looking pretty handsome in their cowboy hats as well.
We feasted on barbecued chicken, barbecued pork, potato salad, cole slaw, cowboy beans, and cake.
Door prizes included 1 hour pickleball lessons by some of our higher ranking players, club shirts, paddles and bags.
A special thank you to the organizers! Everyone had a good time. With the rapid growth of our club, next years event promises to be even bigger and better.
Event: Jul 13, 2014, 4:00pm Skill Building Sessions for 2.0 Players
FeedBack ( 0) We are beginning a series of Pickleball skill building sessions at our SBR Pickleball courts. The first session will be for players at the 2.0 level - 4pm next Sunday, July 13th.
If you are interested in attending the session please email Bud Fairbanks at chasfairbanks@comcast.net. The session will be capacity controlled, and those not making the first session will be wait-listed for the next session.
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Event: Jul 29, 2014, 6:00pm Skill Building Sessions for 2.5 Players
FeedBack ( 0) A skill-building clinic for players at the 2.5 level will be held at the pickleball courts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29. Attendees will be coached by some of our top-level players on drills, strategies, and court positioning.
An earlier clinic, for 2.0 players, was very well received. This is a good opportunity for those who want to elevate their game.
The clinic will be capacity controlled, and those interested should enroll with Bud Fairbanks at chasfairbanks@comcast.net.
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Event: Oct 21, 2014, 8:00am Sun City Vistoso Pickleball Players (2.0 & 2.5) Visiting
FeedBack ( 0) Some 2.0 and 2.5 pickleball players from Sun City Vistoso (Oro Valley) will be coming here on Tuesday, October 21 to play with/aqainst our players at the same level. Since we do not do much team play at those levels, our guests will be given numbers and we will use the regular format.
Their 2.0 players will be here at 8:00 a.m., and the 2.5 players at 10:00 a.m. If you feel like asking them to join you for refreshments at the Bistro afterwards that would be a good thing.
We plan on having their 3.0 and up players here later, depending upon the availability of our folks, many of whom will be traveling to tournaments.
FeedBack ( 0) Once again our SBR players made us proud.
On Monday, Lutz Pape and Bob Johnson brought home gold medals for their great performance in the Men's Doubles 70 and over 3.0 bracket.
Wednesday's matches were rained out, so play continued on Thursday resulting in several medals in the Men's Doubles 50 and over 3.0 bracket. Bob Hills and Paul Frederickson won the gold while Tim McCauley and Mike Fielding won silver.
Congratulations to all the SBR teams who represented us at the tournament.
FeedBack ( 0) Our pickleball club sent 6 teams across the state to Surprise, Arizona to play in the Happy Trails Classic. We came home with 3 medals. Bill Reynolds and his partner Linda Valencia (Albuquerque, NM) took the Bronze Medal in 4.0 Mixed Doubles on Tuesday. Thursday, in 3.0 Men’s Doubles, Bob Hills and Paul Frederickson took the Silver and Mike Fielding and Chris Jerman took the Bronze. So our "purple presence" was felt on the west side of Phoenix.
The next tournament is next Wednesday through Saturday at Mission Royale in Casa Grande, Arizona. This is roughly and hour drive west on I10 - so come watch if you can. You can find the schedule on PickleballTournaments.Com or contact Bob Hills, Chris Jerman or Bill Reynolds for more info.
FeedBack ( 0) Ranch Team Captures Mission Royale Gold!
Mission Royale (Casa Grande, AZ) had its challenges holding their 4th annual pickleball tournament. The 4 day tournament started well with sunny skies, but during day two, play was suspended because of rain – a rain which continued for the next 2 days. In the end, the tournament was condensed to men’s and women’s doubles only even with the addition of a make-up day. But then the make-up day had a delayed start due to fog. The mixed doubles competition was cancelled completely.
While the sky may have been gray, one of our Ranch teams successfully captured 1st place and a gold medal in the Men’s 3.0 bracket. Mike Fielding and Chris Jerman swept the winners half of the bracket and then stumbled slightly in the gold medal match (losing 2 games straight) but came back to win the tie breaker 16-14. This accomplishment completes a 3 week run of tournaments where the Ranch 3.0 men have won 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal. Go Ranch!
Other than Mike and Chris, the Ranch had 4 other teams compete at Mission Royale. The rain delay and mixed doubles cancelation caused two other teams to drop out.
Next week, Bill Reynolds and Rick Hanson will head to Mesa to compete in the All City Pickleball Tournament on Wednesday.
Contributed by Bob Hills
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Event: Feb 05, 2015, 3:00pm Partying Pickleball Partners
FeedBack ( 0) Come join the fun at “Partying Pickleball Partners” on Thursday, February 5th from 3:00pm until 5:00pm. This session will be for recreational team play. Your partner can be spouse or friend, man or woman. The only requirement is that all players must be members of the Pickleball Club.
Afterwards, we will meet at the Bistro Veinte for food and beverages.
Please contact Debbie McCauley at wcddbtmb@gmail.com to sign up.
In the future, we will play twice per month, on the first Thursday and the third Friday of the month. Starting times will change as summer comes closer and sun sets later. Check the club website for future dates and times.
Chris Jerman
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Event: Feb 12, 2015, 9:00am Now taking lunch orders for the 19th!
FeedBack ( 0) For those of you participating in the Quail Creek tournament on February 19th...
The Quail Creek Grill will prepare lunches for us. Our choices are:
Turkey wraps
Ham wraps
Veggie wraps
The Grill is charging $8 per wrap which I believe comes with a bag of chips and bottle of water. (Last year they were good!)
Bev Hanson has kindly offered to take your orders and collect your money (cash only) at our pickleball courts on February 12th at 9.00am. Please bring exact change.
If you are unable to make that time, you can contact Bev directly to make other arrangements.
Thanks,
Chris Jerman
Event: Feb 12, 2015, 9:00am Quail Creek Tournament Teams
FeedBack ( 0) Here are the teams signed up for the Quail Creek Tournament on February 19th. I am looking for 2 more ladies teams.
If you see any errors or omissions, please email Chris at chris280j@yahoo.com.
Ladies (10 Teams)
Linda Shannon Hills & Deb Lawson
Eddie Kellogg & Carol Kramer
Mary Tiemann & Raynelle Duhl
Doreen Reynolds & Margie DeStefano
Lupe Cook & Carol Fielding
Elida Jerman & Priscilla Wolf
Merilee Fairbanks & Linda Harvey
Melanie Ritson & Alice Ann Lenzini
Sally Grasso & Debbie McCauley
Linda Richter & Linda Gorman
Men (12 Teams)
Sam DeStefano & Tom Arnold
Jack Smith & Ernie Wolf
Bruce Deverman & Ray Ritson
Gary Grasso & Ken Cook
Mike Fielding & Tim McCauley
Bob Johnson & Lon Alness
Rich Ferris & Mick Anna
Bob Hills & Craig McHugh
Mark Wong & Bill Harvey
Ken Gorman & Larry Richter
Bud Fairbanks & Marv Richter
Steve Phillips & ??????????
Mixed (16 Teams)
Melanie Ritson & Bruce Deverman
Mary Tiemann & Rob Nemecek
Gwenn Sobel & Ernie Wolf
Margie DeStefano & Sam DeStefano
Doreen Reynolds & George Kramer
Priscilla Wolf & Jack Smith
Sally Grasso & Gary Grasso
Elida Jerman & Ken Cook
Debbie McCauley & Tim McCauley
Carol Fielding & Mike Fielding
Alice Ann Lenzini & Rich Ferris
Lupe Cook & Bob Hills
Linda Richter & Larry Richter
Bud Fairbanks & Angela Jerman
Cheryl Ludeman & Rich Ludeman
Linda Harvey & Bill Harvey
Please remember to place (and pay for) your lunch orders by February 12th. Bev Hanson will be at the courts 9 am sharp on the 12th to take your orders. That is the last day for me to place the order with Quail Creek Grill!
Chris Jerman
Event: Feb 19, 2015, 9:00am Tournament at Quail Creek
FeedBack ( 0) Here are the results from the tournament on Thursday Feb 19th:
Men's Doubles
Quail Creek 19
SaddleBrooke Ranch 25
Ladies Doubles
Quail Creek 22
SaddleBrooke Ranch 18
Mixed Doubles
Quail Creek 36
SaddleBrooke Ranch 24
Thanks to everyone who participated. It was a fun day! Next year, we will host the Quail Creek players.
Chris Jerman
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Event: Feb 20, 2015, 2:00pm Partying Pickleball Partners
FeedBack ( 0) Hello everyone! Thank you for your participation in this fun event. So far we have 7 partners participating in this Friday's event and room for more! So if you are interested, please email me at wcddbtmb@gmail.com and I will add you to the list.
We will meet at the courts this Friday (February 20th) at 2pm and play until 4pm. And if desired, follow that up with a beverage/food at the Bistro.
Here are the current participants:
Rick and Mary Snowden (1)
Sally and Gary Grasso (2)
Sheila and Jonathan Bray (3)
Ken and Lupe Cook (4)
Ernie and Priscilla Wolfe (5)
Gene and Lori Round (6)
Linda Shannon Hills and partner (7)
Thanks and see you there. Debbie
PS This session is for recreational team play. Your partner can be spouse or friend, man or woman. The only requirement is that all players must be members of the Pickleball Club.
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Event: Feb 27, 2015, 5:00pm PICKLEBALL TRIVIA NIGHT
FeedBack ( 0) Come join us Friday evening at 5pm for our first Pickleball Trivia night.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to improve your pickleball rules knowledge whether you are new to the game or an experienced player.
Steve Phillips will be providing some fun and interesting questions for this team event - followed by his own personal interpretations of the rules.
We are encouraging everyone to join us for a drink in the Bistro first to ensure some creative and interesting answers.
So I look forward to seeing you all and making it a real fun time.
Chris
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Event: Mar 05, 2015, 2:00pm Partying Pickleball Partners
FeedBack ( 0) Come join the fun and be social at “Partying Pickleball Partners” --- a recreational partner play for all player levels. Partners can be your spouse or a friend, or two men or two women, but all players must be members of the Pickleball Club.
After play, we will meet at the Bistro Veinte for food and beverages.
Contact Linda Shannon-Hills at linda@shannonhills.net to sign up to play.
March Schedule
Thursday, March 5 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday, March 20 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Event: Mar 31, 2015 REGISTER FOR THE PICKLEBALL FESTIVAL
FeedBack ( 0) Time to register for the 2015 Pickleball Festival to be played April 27th – May 2nd. To get a registration form, go to the club website and click on “Club Events” and then click on the article title “2015 SBR PICKLEBALL FESTIVAL” and the registration form will appear on your computer screen. Alternatively, you can find forms at the Pickleball Courts message board. The instructions to register are on the form.
We are 15 days into the Festival pre-registration period and we have 47 teams already signed up to play. Remember, if you register before the end of March you will be guaranteed a spot in your bracket(s) of choice. We will set bracket size and play dates for each event on April 1st and then only take registrations as space is available. So if you wish to play, please try to register before the end of the month of March.
We will try to post updates as to who has registered for each event on the Pickleball Court Message Board once a week (Friday or Saturday). If you are looking for a partner, you can check there to see who is already taken. If you want your name posted on a sheet as “Needing A Partner”, please send an email to Bob Hills. We will also post that list on the Message Board.
We will need volunteers to help run various aspects of the Festival. At the bottom of the Registration Form, there are several boxes indicating volunteer opportunities. Please give some consideration to being a volunteer for this event.
FeedBack ( 0) Mark your calendars! The Second Annual SBR Pickleball Festival will be held April 27th through May 2nd. If you are interested in playing in this year’s festival, you can access the Registration Form (with instructions) and a FAQ document by clicking on the links at the bottom of this message. The links should be working now.
This year’s festival will run as a standard pickleball tournament with Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles using double elimination brackets. This year, we will be asking everyone to partner up – registration will be by teams only. We will also provide a service to help people who are looking for partners. New this year will be a $15 entry fee which entitles the individual to play in either Men’s or Women’s doubles as well as Mixed Doubles if they so choose.
The finals will be held on Saturday, May 2nd at the stadium tennis court – which will be converted into two pickleball courts. We are also planning a large party at La Hacienda following play. Please mark your calendars, this will be the SBR pickleball event of the year.
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