Debbie Witten In the late afternoon each Tuesday, you will see the pickleball courts packed with women pickleball players who call themselves the Dinking Divas. The group was started when Sherry Brinster and Debora Witten wanted to play pickleball with just women of liked ratings. A small group of eight grew to more than 25 members within a month…
Deborah Witten Every pickleball player must have a bag to carry things such as paddles, extra balls, phones, water, bug spray, and maybe a snack or two. The pickleball bag by Franklin appears to be the bag of choice for the SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball players.
Debbie Witten Summer travel is over, so these four SaddleBrooke Ranch women are reunited and back playing pickleball each week. Barbara Simms and Debbie Street were friends in Colorado and began playing with Chris Logan and Carol Osgood almost three years ago. You will often hear them laughing and playing on the courts.
Debbie Witten The Pickleball Canada National Championship took place in August in Red Deer, Alberta, just a few days after Canada reopened their border. Elida and Chris Jerman were invited to attend the tournament. Though the Canadian pickleball tournament was only open to Canadian pickleball players, both Elida and Chris worked at the tournament. Elida…
Debbie Witten Eight women play pickleball each Thursday evening. They have been playing together all year. The group was started by Linda Wright. She keeps the women organized, as well as maintains a list of available substitutes for the regular members. They took on the name of Sweet Pickles shortly after the group was formed.
Nancy Eisenstein On Friday, Oct. 8, 104 active SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball players participated in a fun and competitive game called King and Queen of the Court. It was made possible through all the hard work of Anna Ung and her committee, which included Gary and Sally Grasso and Debbie McCauley. Players were randomly divided by…
David Zapatka Are you looking for an enriching retirement activity? Are you interested in quality exercise while having a good time? Are you interested in a social environment where you can meet friendly, fun people? Are you interested in making new friends in your community? Consider giving the fastest-growing sport in the world, pickleball, a…
Debbie Witten The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association president, Larry Burchfield, continues to remind his members to play safe. Safety on the court starts with how each player enters and exits the pickleball courts. In the accompanying picture, Raynelle Duhl demonstrates the safest (and only) way to enter and exit the court is by pushing the…
Debbie Witten In early spring, Alison and Bruce Haney decided to get four SaddleBrooke Ranch couples together each Monday evening to play pickleball. First, they play with their spouses as their pickleball partners against another couple. Then, the group plays round robin for five games, playing randomly with all the members of the group. The…
Nancy Eisenstein SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) officially began selling homes in February 2008. Amenities sell communities, so four pickleball courts were constructed where Ed’s Dogs and the bocce ball courts are now. There were thirty pickleball players when play began in late 2010–11. The courts were reserved for member play four days a week, Mondays, Thursdays,…