Mardiece Patrick The Olympics were not just in Paris! The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) held its own Olympics of sorts, and it was a blast! It started on July 25 with a Torch Parade that featured our official sponsor, SBRanchRealty.com, firefighters, representatives supporting cancer survivors, police, and military, and the final torchbearer was Ray Ritson,…
Kim Ahlgrim-Heine On behalf of our 2022 board members, I’d like to thank the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) board members, committee chairs, and committee members who served our club in 2021. Besides all the day-to-day things, they had to contend with the results of the wind storm, continued COVID precautions, and a huge surge…
Nancy Eisenstein The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) enjoyed a Hawaiian “Aloha” themed party at the Ranch House Grill Sol Ballroom Saturday evening, Nov. 6. It was difficult to recognize many pickleball players because they were dressed in tropical or island-style attire. The Luau buffet-style dinner was served, and dancing with a D.J. followed. Anna…
Debbie Witten In May, Kim Ahlgrim-Heine received her certification by International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) to rate for the advancement of pickleball players into rating levels of 3.0 and 3.5. This is considered a CRS4 certification. She offers Saddlebrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) members the rating sessions on Thursdays. However, she willingly works with…
Debbie Witten Who are the SBR Pickleball Association (SBRPA) Sunday Chicks, you ask? Well, every Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. you can find a group of fun-loving women on the pickleball courts who call themselves the Sunday Chicks. This is no ordinary group of Ranch pickleball women players. First, you will hear music…
Debbie Witten Pickleball games can be played with the same gender or mixed gender. Several couples living in SaddleBrooke Ranch desire to play with their spouse. In the past few months several couples have tested with their spouse to improve their ratings. When requesting to be tested for the next level, SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association…
Nancy Eisenstein Larry Burchfield is 2021’s President of SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA). There were many changes to the club in 2020 due to the sudden appearance of the Coronavirus. Larry is hoping for a much better year in 2021 and for play and social events to return to as close to normal as possible.…
Alastair Stone Five years ago, Mac Melhuish and Alastair Stone were unbeatable when playing pickleball together, going 16-0 for the year. Then they had 160 years between them, and a plan was put in place to play in January 2021. Alastair would be celebrating 80 years, and Mac would already have had his very special birthday…
Alastair Stone In spite of the COVID-19 impact, the board has been busy all year. The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) has continued to play every day (except for the fewer than expected rain days) and having monitors has become a way of life! Membership numbers grow all the time (there are over 400 now) which means there…
Alastair Stone Many tournaments have been cancelled in Arizona recently, but seven SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SPRPA) members are registered for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) pickleball tournament which is played in Tucson Nov. 13 to 17. Our correspondent found mixed doubles pair Joe Campion and Ronda Hayes getting in some practice. Good luck to them…