Jacksonville Senior Games Results

The 2011 Forever Fit 50 & Beyond Senior Games took place on  Friday October 7, 2011 at the Cecil Gym and Fitness Center in Jacksonville, Fl

Congratulations to all the Medal Winners!!

2011 Senior Games

Pickleball Results

SINGLES

55-59 – Female

1st Place (Gold) Gwen Iyobe

2nd Place (Silver) Karen Neider Dupius

60-64 - Male

1st Place (Gold) Tim Katchen

2nd Place (Silver) Wayne Richardson

3rd Place (Bronze) Larry Myers

65-69 – Male

1st Place (Gold) Michael Piccolo

2nd Place (Silver) Bert Williams

3rd Place (Bronze) John Foard

70-74 – Male

1st Place (Gold) Tim Poplawski

2nd Place (Silver) Ed Janke

3rd Place (Bronze) Jim Abercrombie

DOUBLES

Women’s

1st Place (Gold) Gwen Iyobe

Susan Stevenson

2nd Place (Silver) Pat Sencer

Betty Sweat

  

Men’s

1st Place (Gold) Ed Janke

Tim Poplawski

2nd Place (Silver) Tim Katchen

George Catalano

3rd Place (Bronze) John Foard

Wayne Richardson

NOTICE - START TIMES change for Halloween Tournament in N. Georgia

Ann Earley and the North Georgia Pickleball Club asked that we let everyone know of a "small" program change for the start times at  Halloween Pickleball Tournament this coming weekend in Canton, GA.

"Given the cool/cold morning temperatures predicted and then
distance many of the players must travel (including those from Nashville,
Tellico Village, and Opelika - about four hours away!), we will begin at
9:30 a.m. for "warm-up" and registration.   At 9:45 a.m. we will have the
draw for court time, and immediately have our grand "Opening Ceremony".

You won't want to miss the Opening Ceremony- which will be professionally videotaped and hopefully available here on our website in the coming weeks. So check back in ................. 

Coffee, orange juice, scones, and fresh fruit will be availabe in the morning and lunch between 11:30 and 1:00 pm for all the players.
 Even if you are not playing you are welcome to come enjoy the event.  There is lots of room on comfortable benches courtside.
 
Thanks yesterday to Lana Chadwick, Jon Pyles, Ken Riordon, Ken Terrell,David Barron,Carole Hess, Judy Vonesh, Bill Whatley, Tom Earley, and Ann
Earley  for their work on the courts to clean and retape the lines for the
tournament.

Let the games begin!

"PLAY WITH THE MEDALISTS"

Fun, social and valuable experience!
(Event open to The Villages Residents ONLY)

Question: How often do Advanced Beginner and Intermediate players have an opportunity to to test their skills against some of the Top Medal winning pickleball players in the Country?

Answer: Not often; however, thanks to the Pickleball Community Volunteer Group (PCVG) efforts, a PLAY WITH THE MEDALISTS Clinic has been scheduled for November 3rd (Thursday) from 1-3 PM, at the Pimlico Recreation Center.

Many of the Top ranked Villagers -- those who have proven their skills in State, Regional and National tournaments (they have collectively won hundreds of medals), will be volunteering their time so that participants in this Clinic will be able to play with and against them.

To do: Come on out and play, or simply observe. If you choose to play, bring your "A" game, and have fun hitting with the Medalists as they share winning tips with you.

This is open to male and female 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 players ( make sure you have either completed a Self-RATING FORM or been RATED at a Rating Clinic).


NOTE: registration is limited and is on a first come first serve basis.

Halloween Tournament at Capacity - Come and Watch, Come and Support a Good Cause

A message from the North Georgia Pickleball Club's Halloween Tournament!!

"We have reached our maximum entries for both days of our upcoming
Halloween tournament on the 29th and 30th! We have had full entries for
about a week, but wanted to alert those who have not sent in their money to
confirm.

 It should be a great tournament and I'm excited about the folks
coming from all around the southeast region. With some hot Sunday
competition, we expect an audience as well.

If anyone would like to simply come to watch, perhaps pay the entry fee for a t-shirt and lunch as well,they are welcome. We have bench seats for at least 40 good seats! With a hill over the north end of the courts, it is quite a view!

The tournament begins both days at 8 a.m. with "opening ceremonies".......a new surprise in our program inspired by the Palm Creek PB Club tournament.

Thanks for posting this information............

Ann Earley - North Georgia Pickleball Club

Girl Talk Plays Pickleball - Video - WXII The Triad

Girl Talk is a featured program on WWII, the NBC affiliate in Winson Salem, NC.

Ambassador, Laura Patterson is interviewd by the Host of Girl Talk, along with her pickleball friends at the Winston Salem YMCA 

CLICK and ENJOY

Girl Talk Plays Pickleball - Video - WXII The Triad

Update from Florida's Space Coast

Scott Nelson, Ambassador, Space Coast, Fl

Here are some pics from the Viera Recreation Center and Satellite Recreation center.

It was a little bit of challenge trying to convince the director to give us time to play a silly game called Pickleball.

We had such a good response the first two weeks that we had to get a third net to accommodate all the players.

I think that they know that we are here to stay….

Health First is also now open for Pickleball play. We had our first clinics , with a great turn out. With the help of  Dave and Deb Christian  we ran successful beginner and intermediate clinics.  It is a semi private facility so no pictures are allowed to be taken.

Great News - Pickleball added to NSGA Summer Games

A message from Nancy Jordan
(and a special Thank You to Chris Thomas, Regional Ambassador,Western Region and his group for their help in making this happen)


"I had two different NSGA staff confirm ( while I was in Rochester NY for the Winter Games) that I could announce that pickleball has been added to the 2013 NSGA summer games in Cleveland, OH as a regular sport not a demonstration sport.


Qualifications will take place from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2012. They will take the first four places in each event. No skill level events only age groupings. Players must qualify at a designated affiliate of NSGA.  In most cases, it is the state senior olympics event.


You must be 50 or more in 2012 to qualify for these games.We will put out more info as it becomes available."

Thx
Nancy Jordan

An Update from Myrtle Beach, SC

Submitted by:
Rena Grant, Ambassador
Myrtle Beach, SC

The Seniors at Prince Creek West area are still going strong since our clinic on September 8, 2011. Carol and Tom Gray have painted two courts in a parking lot and they play twice a week. I loaned them my paddles and net to get started and now they have ordered one net and four paddles. Carol and Tom are doing a fabulous job promoting Pickleball. Carol is becoming a member of USAPA.  Seasons at Prince Creek West in Murrells Inlet, SC has been added to our places to play.

The evening clinics at Crabtree on September 12th,16th and 26th went very well. I am very grateful to Rich and Diane Skrovan, Carol Gray and Pat Mills who came to help with those clinics. We picked up a few new members and lots of enthusiasm for the game of Pickleball.  This is a photo from our first night. 

On September 16, 2011, North Myrtle Beach Pickleball players came to Crabtree Gym for a tournament and we had some real good matches and fun was had by all. A big thank you to Richard Brown for setting up the tournament. He did a great job. Thanks also to Fay Mills for planning the refreshments. Thanks to Diane and Rich Skrovan who were a big help and also took photos of the day and of the winners.

 All of our players from Crabtree prepared a nice lunch which everyone enjoyed. Thanks to all who took part in a truly fun day.

Winners:

Dan Sturzenbecker and Debby Rea

Gary Skinner and Trish Snyder

Tommy Bray and Fran Jenkins

Others who attended:

Jerry Eamer and Lori Schommer

Adam Schroeder and Pat Rider

The Conway Recreation Center opened on September 1, 2011. David Williams, whom I’ve been working with for some time to get his Pickleball program started, invited Rich Skrovan and I for a tour. “Wow” what a huge center. They have 2 full size basketball courts, a 1/10th mile track over that, an Olympic size swimming pool and every workout piece of equipment you would want. Although he has put 3 Pickleball courts in already, he is willing to put in as many as needed. He has room for 6. He ordered USAPA nets and paddles.

 

Thank you to Rich and Diane Skrovan who helped me hold a clinic there on September 19th. We had 10 people attend. David is so eager to get Pickleball going that it makes me want to help him as much as I can. Right now Pickleball is played on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to Noon. If the interest is there the courts will be available 7 days a week. I will be going there on Fridays to teach newcomers till we find someone to take over. Although I will be driving 30 miles each way in order to help him, David is so eager to get Pickleball going that it makes me want to help him as much as I can.  We have also added the Conway Recreation Center, in Conway, SC to our places to play too.