Author: maddynailedit

Spring Fest, a fun event for children, was held at Gleneagles Community Centre on May 5, 2018.

The North Shore Pickleball Club held a very successful one-day tournament on March 24, 2018.  We had 78 entries in two separate formats: a rotating partner format, and a fixed partner format.

Thank you to all the volunteers who worked tirelessly to help make this third annual tournament a success:   on the food side – Georgia Hunter, Ann Hale, Ann Westwood, Diane Brothers, and Pat Crawford; on the registration desk, scoring desk and marshalling – Linda McIntosh, Paulette Cloutier, Lorinda Rawlings, Ed Orlovsky, Estha Murenbeeld,  Anis Kanji, Chris Minions, Ginny Minions, Gael Hannula, Patty Tougas; and, for assisting with set up / take down, Jo-Ann Elliott and Ivy Hung.

We also would like to thank the tournament director, Charles Neufeldt, and the NS Pickleball Club President, Linda Sullivan who supervised the day’s events.

Thank you to all the sponsors:

• Manta World Sport
• Cono Sur by Authentic Wines
• Bean Around the World
• Parkgate Farm Market
• Safeway
• Rackets and Paddles

Thank you also to all the people who donated and collected the door prizes—15 in total, which included wine, coffee cards, pickleballs, a sport bag, and shirts.  Thank you Dennis Hoffman, Patty Tougas, Pat Crawford, Georgia Hunter and Allan Gauthier.

Thank you to all the participants who entered our third annual Picklemania tournament at Parkgate; and thank you to all the spectators who showed up to cheer on their family and friends during the day.

Results

Women’s Doubles 3.0 Random

Women’s Doubles 3.5 Random

Men’s Doubles 3.0 & 3.5 Random

Open Doubles 4.0 Random

Open Doubles 4.5 Random

Mixed Doubles 3.0

Mixed Doubles 3.5

Mixed Doubles 4.0+

More Pictures

Tuesday August 1, 2017 Doug Perkins brought a group of Summerhill Parc residents out to play pickleball. There were about a dozen ladies in this group, minimum age unknown. But in the group was what we believe to be the most senior pickleball player on record – Gerda Thrane who is not quite 99. And play pickleball they did – for nearly an hour outside in the sun and heat.

It was really great to see the expressions on their faces and hear the laughter in the air. And then to hear a few days later that they want a pickleball court in their building so they can play more often.

This was the second group of seniors that Doug has brought out to play pickleball. About 10 NSPB regulars were there to assist Doug.