Wow what a day! Thanks to all of you that played in this years Party 4 Life tournament. Like a party, a Pickleball Tournaments success is in the people participating. We have such a fun and competitive group of players that it is almost impossible to have a bad tournament. Thank You All! for supporting me and my tournament. Special Thanks to Tom Rankin and Lee Tally for all the help they gave me. I could not have pulled it off without the support of the fella's from Sun River.
Here are the results
2009 Party 4 Life Pickleball Tournament Results
Women’s Doubles
Gold Medal
Sandy Bryant-Karen Marchant
Silver Medals
Diane Shanklin-Geralyn McEwan
Shelly Mattinson-Karen Spadaro
Bronze Medal
Mary Lynn Larsen-Denise Allen
Men’s Doubles
A Flight Gold Medal
Scott Campbell-Dave Timmons
A Silver
Marty Grossman- Steve Hafen
A Bronze
Stephan Lemire-_Walt Ashby
B Flight Gold
Chad Williams- John Chuba
B Silver
James Grappo-Wayne Spadaro
B Flight Bronze
Lem Lucia-Sheldon Schmit
Mixed Doubles A Flight
Gold
Bob Bock-Pam Gossett
Silver
Tom Wheeler- Diane Shanklin
Bronze
Frank Feltner-Mary Lynn Larson
Mixed Doubles B
Gold
Gene Fradella- Anna Lindsey
Silver
Gary Rink- Shelly Mattinson
Bronze
Wayne Spadaro-Karen Spadaro
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Party 4 Life
Ok entries will close this Saturday, November 7th. If you have mailed an entry please call Carey at 702-346-6006 and let her know your entry is in the mail. I will be working on pairings starting Monday November 9th. After I have finished pairings there will be no late entries allowed.
We will start the morning off with Men's and Women's Doubles. Following a short lunch break, we will start Mixed Doubles
Tom Wheeler will have a vendor booth at the tournament. He will be selling an excellent "Caffeine Free" Vitamin Hydration drink called "9 Iron" Tom is also Donating a small amount of 9 Iron that will be available on the courts for you to try.
Tom will also have Solar Flashlights and Racquet Guards to protect you Pickleball Racquet. I will direct you to Toms Booth at the tournament. Because Tom is donating an additional portion of his sales to the American Cancer Society I would ask you all to support his booth.
We will start the morning off with Men's and Women's Doubles. Following a short lunch break, we will start Mixed Doubles
Tom Wheeler will have a vendor booth at the tournament. He will be selling an excellent "Caffeine Free" Vitamin Hydration drink called "9 Iron" Tom is also Donating a small amount of 9 Iron that will be available on the courts for you to try.
Tom will also have Solar Flashlights and Racquet Guards to protect you Pickleball Racquet. I will direct you to Toms Booth at the tournament. Because Tom is donating an additional portion of his sales to the American Cancer Society I would ask you all to support his booth.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
What is Pickleball all about
I recieved an email from Bob Klarich today that I want to share with everyone
It came from Jed Christianson a newcomer to pickleball who came down to St George with a group of friends from Northern Utah to play in the Sun River tourney in Sept
If you were at the tourney you will remember them, they were the young Gentlemen with the pickleball T-shirts
He wrote this on his facebook page and sent it to Bob
Enjoy!
St. George Pickleball Tournament Aftermath
So as you know my family and I recently attended a pickleball tournament in sunny Southern Utah. I learned quite a few things and not all of them had to do with the game.
First, yes we got creamed. By creamed I mean mutilated to the fullest extent. Going into the tourney the only thing we had to rate ourselves by was pickleball videos on the internet. These are deceiving because pickleball is not necessarily a fast sport. You cannot tell a difficulty level from an online video. Our honest opinion was we were either going to be really good, or get humbled. Believe me, by the end of the day we were ready to throw up from humble pie.
If this isn’t bad enough, most of the people we played were well above 60. One team member of the particular duo that gave Lance (23) and I (28) an old-fashioned schooling was 75. His partner was not much younger. Bob Klarich, the tournament director, called my mom when he received our entries. He wondered how we heard about the tournament, how we would rate ourselves, and told us that the players were very good in St. George. After this phone call we naively thought; “maybe he is nervous that these young players are coming to hustle them.” Now, we know he was just trying to look out for us. He didn’t want us to drive 400 miles for a beating when we could just stay at home and jump in front of a semi, he knew the outcome would be the same.
In our defense, we hadn’t been practicing the scoring right. It is harder to score in tournament play than what we had been practicing at home. Mom and dad spent their first four games trying to figure it out. That was about the only rules we didn’t have down though. So there we were lined up, one by one, like laboratory tomatoes waiting to be tested in a new high-speed blender. And one by one we jumped in, got pulverized, then scraped ourselves up and limped off the court. In fact, come to think of it, lab tomatoes don’t make the choice to be in a lab. So who is smarter?
Now, what I learned on the courts outside the game. The tournament is held in a planned retirement community. These people wake up, get on their golf cart, and drive to the pickleball courts. They play from seven to nine o’clock in the morning six days a week. It is a thin slice of heaven if you ask me. I am already trying to figure out how to retire in the next year. During our off time we associated with and became friends with many of the players. My mom was thinking about how many 75 year olds she knew that were so active and healthy – not many. I watched all of them in a row sitting and talking and do you know what I didn’t see? Not one cell phone. I was amazed, nobody sitting with their face glued to a 1x2” screen texting every thought that crosses their mind. When you have a conversation you are met with a friendly face and eye contact. Yes, this tournament was an eye-opener in more ways than one. There was an atmosphere present that is almost lost to our current generation. It was one of manners, courtesy, and respect. There was competition, but you let your skills show on the court, not in your mouth. My brother-in-law and I both work with the youth. We have both tried to get them into pickleball. Sometimes it seems they can’t put their phone down long enough to even hold a paddle. It was refreshing to associate with this group of people and I felt welcome. I don’t know of any similar paddle sport that a 23 year old can play against a 75 year old and have age difference play no advantage. Maybe that is why I like this game so much.
I can see myself playing it for a long time. Will I go back? Of course. We are already planning on attending the tournament in Mesquite this November. We know what to expect now and hope that in two months we will get beat a little less. Had we never entered a tournament we never would have known what was out there. We would have stayed in our little bubble of bliss. We may never get to the top of the rankings, but we all had a great time and met many wonderful people. Being a part of this tournament has helped me realize that getting old is not a bad thing. It doesn’t mean sitting in a wheel chair, or on the front porch complaining about how things used to be. Getting old can mean going to the courts and beating the crap out of some kids less than half your age with no assistance but a knee brace. It makes me excited to retire, that’s for sure. But for now, at age 28, I think I will enjoy being the young punk on the court
It came from Jed Christianson a newcomer to pickleball who came down to St George with a group of friends from Northern Utah to play in the Sun River tourney in Sept
If you were at the tourney you will remember them, they were the young Gentlemen with the pickleball T-shirts
He wrote this on his facebook page and sent it to Bob
Enjoy!
St. George Pickleball Tournament Aftermath
So as you know my family and I recently attended a pickleball tournament in sunny Southern Utah. I learned quite a few things and not all of them had to do with the game.
First, yes we got creamed. By creamed I mean mutilated to the fullest extent. Going into the tourney the only thing we had to rate ourselves by was pickleball videos on the internet. These are deceiving because pickleball is not necessarily a fast sport. You cannot tell a difficulty level from an online video. Our honest opinion was we were either going to be really good, or get humbled. Believe me, by the end of the day we were ready to throw up from humble pie.
If this isn’t bad enough, most of the people we played were well above 60. One team member of the particular duo that gave Lance (23) and I (28) an old-fashioned schooling was 75. His partner was not much younger. Bob Klarich, the tournament director, called my mom when he received our entries. He wondered how we heard about the tournament, how we would rate ourselves, and told us that the players were very good in St. George. After this phone call we naively thought; “maybe he is nervous that these young players are coming to hustle them.” Now, we know he was just trying to look out for us. He didn’t want us to drive 400 miles for a beating when we could just stay at home and jump in front of a semi, he knew the outcome would be the same.
In our defense, we hadn’t been practicing the scoring right. It is harder to score in tournament play than what we had been practicing at home. Mom and dad spent their first four games trying to figure it out. That was about the only rules we didn’t have down though. So there we were lined up, one by one, like laboratory tomatoes waiting to be tested in a new high-speed blender. And one by one we jumped in, got pulverized, then scraped ourselves up and limped off the court. In fact, come to think of it, lab tomatoes don’t make the choice to be in a lab. So who is smarter?
Now, what I learned on the courts outside the game. The tournament is held in a planned retirement community. These people wake up, get on their golf cart, and drive to the pickleball courts. They play from seven to nine o’clock in the morning six days a week. It is a thin slice of heaven if you ask me. I am already trying to figure out how to retire in the next year. During our off time we associated with and became friends with many of the players. My mom was thinking about how many 75 year olds she knew that were so active and healthy – not many. I watched all of them in a row sitting and talking and do you know what I didn’t see? Not one cell phone. I was amazed, nobody sitting with their face glued to a 1x2” screen texting every thought that crosses their mind. When you have a conversation you are met with a friendly face and eye contact. Yes, this tournament was an eye-opener in more ways than one. There was an atmosphere present that is almost lost to our current generation. It was one of manners, courtesy, and respect. There was competition, but you let your skills show on the court, not in your mouth. My brother-in-law and I both work with the youth. We have both tried to get them into pickleball. Sometimes it seems they can’t put their phone down long enough to even hold a paddle. It was refreshing to associate with this group of people and I felt welcome. I don’t know of any similar paddle sport that a 23 year old can play against a 75 year old and have age difference play no advantage. Maybe that is why I like this game so much.
I can see myself playing it for a long time. Will I go back? Of course. We are already planning on attending the tournament in Mesquite this November. We know what to expect now and hope that in two months we will get beat a little less. Had we never entered a tournament we never would have known what was out there. We would have stayed in our little bubble of bliss. We may never get to the top of the rankings, but we all had a great time and met many wonderful people. Being a part of this tournament has helped me realize that getting old is not a bad thing. It doesn’t mean sitting in a wheel chair, or on the front porch complaining about how things used to be. Getting old can mean going to the courts and beating the crap out of some kids less than half your age with no assistance but a knee brace. It makes me excited to retire, that’s for sure. But for now, at age 28, I think I will enjoy being the young punk on the court
Friday, October 23, 2009
Party 4 Life
When you register for the tourney just go to http://party4life.dojiggy.com
Hit register then go down page to Pickleball and put 1 in box
Then in the comments section put the name of your partner/s
That is all you need to do
$25 per player is good for however many events you play in (No additional charge for playing in 2 events)
Hit register then go down page to Pickleball and put 1 in box
Then in the comments section put the name of your partner/s
That is all you need to do
$25 per player is good for however many events you play in (No additional charge for playing in 2 events)
Friday, October 9, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A good way to raise money for your club
Here is a great idea for raising money for your Pickleball Club
Tom Wheeler 301-922-6050 is offering SolarLite Hybrid Flashlights
for sale by Pickleball Clubs to raise money for club events. All you
need to do is contact Tom and tell him how much you are trying to raise
and he will send the flashlights to you free of charge. You only pay for
what you sell. If you have any left over, Tom will arrange to have them
picked up at no cost to the club. The club only pays for the flashlights they sell.
Everyone needs a flashlight the works and works all the time. See the brochure
below for additional information or call Tom to discuss pricing.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Party 4 Life
When registering online please insert your partner and whether you will be playing in the "A" division or the "B" division in the comments section.
There is Mens and Womens Doubles and a Mixed Doubles. There will be an A and B level in each of the events.
The cost is 25.00 and is the same if you are entering 1 or 2 events.
There is Mens and Womens Doubles and a Mixed Doubles. There will be an A and B level in each of the events.
The cost is 25.00 and is the same if you are entering 1 or 2 events.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Click on picture to enlargeParty 4 Life Pickleball Tournament sign-ups have started! All sign ups will be online or in person at Sun City Mesquite's Recreation Center.
Sign up at http://party4life.dojiggy.com
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
New Indoor Courts in St George!
Had a chance to play this morning at St George's new indoor pickleball facility. It is a winner! 4 well painted courts with concrete surface. They "boys" were all there Don Odle,Bill Dysert, Steve Hafen, Scott Lindsey and honorary "Boy" Mary Lynn Larson.
We had some good games and I noticed right away how well your eyes picked up the ball. Also the courts are painted Red and Blue with White stripes which makes line calls very easy.
I have a good feeling about this place. The owner is very nice and open to any ideas we bring him. We will be out there again Thursday morning at 8:00am
Here is the link to the courts website
http://indoorpickleball.com/
Here is a copy of an email the owner has sent out
For this week (Sep. 21 through 26) the courts will be free to play on, so bring your friends (players & non-players) and get down here!
Our hours of operation this week (Sep 21 through 26; Monday - Saturday) are:
8:00 - 12:00 mornings,
then opening again in the evening
from 6:00 - 10:00 pm.
We are truly grateful for everyone's support, ideas, and feedback - And are looking forward to building great relationships with you all.
_______________________
Looking toward the future:
After this week we'll begin a drop-in and punch pass system.
For drop-in play, we'll charge by the hour at $3 per person for mornings, and $4 per person for evenings.
We'll also be selling a 10 and 20 time punch pass (Punch pass good for both mornings and evenings!):
10 Punch Pass - $27 (1 Free Hour or $2.70 per time )
20 Punch Pass - $51 (3 Free Hours or $2.55 per time)
Hours of operation will stay the same:
Monday Through Saturday
8:00am - 12:00 morning
6:00pm - 10:00 evening
Best Regards,
--
Charles Riggs
SGIP
clriggs@gmail.com
Monday, September 21, 2009
Party 4 Life
Registration is now open for Sun City Mesquite's upcoming pickleball tournament on Nov 14th. Registration will be done online. Your non playing guests will also be able to register for other events during the day. This is going to be a huge event with Food, Live Entertainment, Vendor Booths, Contests and Games for the kids.
Party 4 Life is a national cancer charity and we will be supporting Mesquite Cancer Help Society.
All information is on our website
http://party4life.dojiggy.com/
Just click on registration and select pickleball. In the comments section please tell me who your partner is and what events you are playing. Events are Mixed, Womens and Mens Doubles.
If you have any questions regarding this event please email me.
Thanks 4 supporting our charity by playing
Party 4 Life is a national cancer charity and we will be supporting Mesquite Cancer Help Society.
All information is on our website
http://party4life.dojiggy.com/
Just click on registration and select pickleball. In the comments section please tell me who your partner is and what events you are playing. Events are Mixed, Womens and Mens Doubles.
If you have any questions regarding this event please email me.
Thanks 4 supporting our charity by playing
Sun River Fun
Wow! The people from Sun River once again hosted a great tournament. By far the best run tournament I have ever been involved in. Great job Bob, Lee and all the rest who helped make this a fantastic event. Thanks Guys!
I have posted a slide show from the tourney below.
Hope to see you all in Mesquite on Nov 14th for our big "Party for Life" Pickleball Tournament.
Here is my favorite picture
I have posted a slide show from the tourney below.
Hope to see you all in Mesquite on Nov 14th for our big "Party for Life" Pickleball Tournament.
Here is my favorite picture
Thursday, September 17, 2009
SUN RIVER INFO
Sun River has created a website for their Pickleball tourney this weekend. Check it out here http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=5841
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
New Idaho pickleball website
OK folks Jan Johnson and Sharon Sacco have created a pickleball site for people in Idaho. The site looks great and has quite a bit of information regarding pickleball in Idaho. Take a look http://idahopickleball.blogspot.com/
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Sun River Tournament
Once again the Sun River St. George Open is being held on Sept 18th and 19th. Mixed doubles will be on the 18th and Mens and Womens doubles on the 19th.
All events are double elimination. They are going to have 2 different age groups for each event. 18 to 54 in one, 54 and up in the other. The folks at Sun River know how to put a tournament together and it will be great time. $25.00 will cover tournament, T-Shirt and Choice of lunch items at their grill. If you need an entry form just email me and I will send you one.
Also if you are looking for a partner let me know and I will get your info to the right people.
Any other questions can be answered at 801-389-0568 or 435-773-6731
Just a month away so get your entry in now.
All events are double elimination. They are going to have 2 different age groups for each event. 18 to 54 in one, 54 and up in the other. The folks at Sun River know how to put a tournament together and it will be great time. $25.00 will cover tournament, T-Shirt and Choice of lunch items at their grill. If you need an entry form just email me and I will send you one.
Also if you are looking for a partner let me know and I will get your info to the right people.
Any other questions can be answered at 801-389-0568 or 435-773-6731
Just a month away so get your entry in now.
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