Inaugural Louisville Tournament A Huge Success

Southern hospitality was at its finest the weekend of January 27-28 at EP Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The following post and results were provided by the fabulous Oakle “Pete” Petrey. The E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Pickleball Club E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park Louisville, Kentucky   Pickleball News                               Vol. CCIII January [...]

WOW, Pickleball Rocks at the 2011 Nationals!

Wow, wow and yes, WOW! Can’t think of a more appropriate way to describe the experience at my first National Pickleball Tournament. What a great week of fun, friendship and pickleball competition.  From the moment we pulled into the parking lot, I knew this was going to be fun.  Big white tents full of vendors [...]

Pickleball Rocks in India

Pickleball is circling the globe.  Tournaments recently popped up in India for school children and adults.  We just have to share these great pictures from the Thane District Inter School Tournament.   Thanks Swapnil Karekar for sharing.   CLICK HERE FOR PICS

Pickleball Featured on CBS Early Morning Show

All of a certain I heard the unmistakable pop, pop, pop.  To my surprise it was coming from my TV.  In case you were sleeping, or worse, working, the CBS Early Show recently featured a great television spot on Pickleball on the morning of December 17th, 2010.  The spot was filmed in The Villages, Florida [...]

What is Pickleball? THE VIDEO ANSWER

If you ever got the question, what is pickleball, you know that it is not alway an easy sport to describe because it takes pieces and parts from so many sports.  Well, a PBS TV station in Atlanta, Georgia produced this short video and it is great for answering the question.   Thank you producer, Trevor [...]

Hartland Halloween Pickleball Rocks!!!

From our small piece of heaven down in Southeastern Indiana, we generally have to drive the miles to play in good pickleball tournaments.   This weekend we certainly found a good one in Harland, Michigan. This is a personal message to the pickleball players and tournament volunteers in Michigan. I just want to put in my [...]

The Pickleball Zoo Rocks Once Again

Bob, Melissa and the whole ZOO team, once again bolstered their claim to being the center of the pickleball universe.  Thursday September 16th was highlighted by honoring super recruiter, Dick Mannaserri. Then they unleashed all the 65+ doubles plus Crazy Mixed Up doubles which is always a hit.  On Friday they opened things up for [...]

Pickleball Explosion in Southeast Indiana

If the old saying, “Build it and they will come” holds true, then we are in for a real pickleball explosion in Southeastern Indiana. Within the last two months, seven newly constructed pickleball courts have been christened in the counties surrounding us here in Brookville, Indiana. Thanks to a bulldog attitude to find funds, Tony [...]

Pickleball Rocks in Kalamazoo

Now I can say I’ve played Pickleball in the center of the pickleball world! How do I know that? First of all, because they told me so.   That has to count for something.  And because the mayor of Kalamazoo officially proclaimed it and they show me the official certificate.  They even have video to [...]

Pickleball Rocks Again In Terre Haute 2010

Paul Barksdale and his Terre Haute pickleball team put on another outstanding tournament the weekend of May 14-16.  Perfect weather greeted the singles players on Friday night as Josh Grubbs defended his title in the under 50 division, while Josh’s dad, Rodney “Some Call Me Rocket” Grubbs came away with the Gold in the 50-59 [...]

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