
Tom Dean On January 11, player development chair, Jean Bustard, welcomed 33 interested pickleball players to our introductory classes.

Tom Dean Eldon Housley and Bill Foraker performed at the Green Valley’s got talent on Dec. 11. Eldon Housley known as the singing cowboy and the poet cowboy performed three songs and read two cowboy poems. Bill Forker plays the drums in the hardscrabble road band the house band for the Green Valley’s Got Talent…
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…

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…
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…
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!

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…