Vicky Eisemann, tournament director The Gary Sinise Foundation Military Pickleball Association “Battle of the Branches” Pickleball Tournament was held Oct. from 17 through 20, in Casa Grande. Players competed for their branch of service, Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marines in singles, men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles age and skill level divisions. Competitors won points for…
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Sports, October 2019
Pickleball winner
Thomas Dean Congratulations to Donna Hoshide of Quail Creek pickleball club for winning the gold medal in the San Diego senior games women’s 4.0 division 60 to 64 age group.
Sports, August 2019
Pickleball courts get resurfaced
The Quail Creek pickleball courts get brand new resurfacing.
Sports, April 2019
Pickleball exhibition
Tom Dean Quail Creek Pickleball Club held an exposition by four professional players Joey Fariar 6.0 Sean Rickard 5.5 Brian Baker 5.5 and Mark Renneson 5.0 for the Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital. The pros put on a show for 240+ who attended. They saw a great show of talent and shots that were made by…
Sports, April 2019
Professional Pickleball Exhibition held for St. Jude’s
The first annual Professional Pickleball Exhibition for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital was held at the Quail Creek Country Club pickleball courts on March 20, at 5:00 p.m. The professional players were Joey Farias, a 6.0 player from Tucson and director of pickleball at the Tucson Country Club; Sean Rickard, a 5.5 player, pickleball instructor…
Sports, March 2019
Quail Creek pickleball players win gold at Venture Out Tourney
Quail Creek pickleball players won the gold medal in the Venture Out Tournament in Mesa on February 5, 2019. 5.0 Women’s Doubles winners were Gold, Sharon Kolarik and Melanie VanDelden; Silver, Carolyn Stevens and Dex Decker and Bronze, Ruth Elliott and Jennifer Witous. Congratulations!
Sports, February 2019
Welcome back, snowbirds!
The Quail Creek Pickleball Club welcomed back the snowbirds in the Snowflakes in the Desert social. 65 pickleballers participated. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports and lots of new people are starting to play.
Sports, February 2019
Quail Creek pickleball players welcome first professional female instructor
Quail Creek pickleball players welcome Helle Sparre, the first professional female instructor to teach at Quail Creek. Helle was the national champion at the USAPA nationals this past November and is a very sought-after instructor. She lives in Mesa, Arizona. She offered a small group lesson and gave a seminar on doubles strategy called dynamite…
Sports, January 2019
Quail Creek’s Pickleball Club celebration
Quail Creek’s Pickleball Club celebrated five years. Plus, they celebrated the holidays with fine food, great decoration and, of course, awesome pickleball round robin. The pickleball celebration also included festive Christmas costumes.
Sports, December 2018
Halloween at Quail Creek’s pickleball courts
Four and a half of the outstanding Quail Creek pickleball costumes are shown here; Steve S. as Popeye, Doug Christa is the clown; Tom De as a high school student, Gary Q as Batman and Jeff Glass as your average pickleball player.