Beth Chamberlin In November, more than 2,000 pickleball players travelled to Indian Wells, CA to complete in the Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships. This is pickleball’s premier event with more than 4,000 matches being played. Many players from the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Club competed in singles and doubles events, and three brought home medals for their efforts!…
Lorraine Smith “Diner en Blanc” is a worldwide event, spanning six continents, in which people gather in a public space and set up a chic dining area. Guests come dressed in white to enjoy quality food and wine. The event was founded in 1988 by Frenchman Francois Pasquier. On Oct. 10, a simpler “Diner en…
Pickleball players have lots of events to get involved in during late summer and early fall. Competitive Events Summer League Play for mixed doubles begins in late September. Thursday, September 26, SBRPA is hosting a tournament with Encanterra. Levels 2.5-4.0+ Men’s and Women’s doubles, as well as Mixed doubles are invited to play. Tuesday, October…
The Sol Ballroom was packed with a quorum of SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleballers to listen and learn about the status of the club, new policies and general information for the membership. Ron Green, president of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA), started by emphasizing the goals for 2019. These include skills and development trainings, social and…
On May 29, over eighty pickleballers participated in the second Pickles and Burgers social play event with a carnival theme. Players were assigned to teams of five or six with mixed skill levels. The teams rotated courts and earned points by practicing their serves, dinks, volleys and game skills. One game was called “Fast Hands”…
Tim McCauley, SBRPA Membership Chair Now that I’m an aging baby boomer, I sometimes think back to my youthful perception of so-called “senior citizens.” My naive world view of “senior living” envisioned early dinners, card playing, shuffleboard and, for the more robust, leisurely rounds of golf or tennis. The contemporary term “active senior adults” would…
Actually, the real winner of the World Cup Festival was the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Club community. With a new format that ensured inclusiveness, 211 games were refereed in the three days (March 28-30) of World Cup tournament play. One hundred one SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball members from all rankings participated; many playing in a pickleball tournament…
On the afternoon of February 27, over 60 Ranch pickleball enthusiasts gathered under the Ramada to join the Pickles and Burgers social play event. Players rotated teammates after playing a game to eight points. Competition was friendly and enjoyed by all the participants. Congratulations to Joe Campion, Cliff Hall, Bob Koerner and Anna Ung for…
Twenty-one undergraduate students from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa enjoyed a visit to the Ranch on January 17. Mark Pohler led an instructional pickleball session which included a demonstration and supervised play. SBR Pickleball Association members Dave Marx, Randy Brosnahan, Ed Harris, Mick Borm and Christi Miller volunteered with pickleball play. Dr. Anne Marx Scheuerell,…
Our members have elected new officers to lead our association for 2019. Newly elected board members are Ron Green, President; Larry Burchfield, Vice President; CJ Halverson, Treasurer; Cindy Sundquist, Director of Events and Ronda Hayes, Secretary. In addition to our new board, we would like to introduce our members that have volunteered to be our…