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Colors Tournament Results & Other Things!

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Good Afternoon Fellow Pickleball Players

The Red White Blue {black/grey} tournament was a fun time for one and all. Especially the members of the Blue team who came out on top with the most points. Congratulations to the members of the Blue team.
Thanks to Richard and Barb Heywood and Dave Breault for running/organizing the tournament. Thanks to Jeff Skaggs for being the announcer and the several other volunteers who help collect scores. Also, thanks to Deb Lantzy and helpers for organizing the pizza dinner that followed the tournament.

We have a club member who still works and would like to organize an evening round robin. Jeannette Kokesh would be willing to lead any club members who would like to participate in a RR on a Tuesday of Thursday night starting at 5pm or 6pm. You can contact Jeannette at jeannette5911@gmail.com if interested.

The volunteer lunch scheduled for November 12th is being revamped to a classier event and has been canceled for this year. Look for it next year. While all members are required to volunteer 4 hours per year, this event next year will be for those who volunteer at least 10 hours + per year. The volunteer hours you have to date are being counted towards next year’s event.

Tournament Director training has begun! Tony Hanlin & Janet Gannon have stepped up and are learning the ropes! If any other members would like to jump in, please let me know.

Don’t forget to sign up for the Holiday Party, December 7th. Signup is on our Club website.

Happy Hitting Dan

Intergenerational Round Robin Off-Spring Fling

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Do you have family coming to visit over the Easter holiday?

There is an opportunity for RCSC card holders and specifically SCPC members to play a round robin with a family member, a child or grandchild, a niece, nephew, or whatever relative you have hanging around.

Don’t want to play? that’s okay. Come watch this fun event. Evelyn is also looking for a couple of volunteers to assist so let her know if you are interested in helping out.

Look for: Intergenerational Round Robin Off-Spring Fling on the club website.

Saturday, April 8th 2:00-4:00 pm.

We will have two different skill levels. One friendly and slower paced and one faster and more competitive.

We will take 52 players—26 teams, 12 teams will play in each level. The last two spots on the sign up will be for “stand by” players.

Important information:

  • Guest players must be a minimum of ten years of age.
  • Players must have a reasonably good understanding of the game and at least some skill level. They must be able to call score, move to the kitchen line appropriately, understand calling out balls, etc. It is not an event for players who have not played before or very little experience.
  • All teams must stay to the very end. If you bail out early it will leave a large hole in the bracket and the remaining games will have a team forced to sit out. There will be a minimum of six games and a maximum of seven.
  • If you register and then plans don’t work out, please go back into sign up genius and take your name off the registration so others can sign up.
  • There are special sign-up instructions for this event. It is imperative that you read the attachment on Sign Up Genius.
  • Each non-RCSC person must pay guest fee of $2.50. This can be paid:
    • on-line via the web portal
    • a punch card for $20 (you get eight punches) can be purchased from the rec center with cash

 

Questions?  Evelyn Larsen, 360-480-7963

Volunteer Help

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Good Afternoon

The Spring Slam is quickly approaching. The Slam begins on this Friday the 4th and runs through Sunday the 6th. All Marinette courts will be used for this tournament. The Mt. View courts will be the only available courts for open play on the tournament days.
The tournament is still in need of a few volunteers! There are openings to help out at the food table, door monitor and first aid. You can sign-up to volunteer on our web page. If available on any of the tournament days, just show up and ask if there is some way you can help out.

Shirts and hats with club logo are still available to purchase on the club web page.

Desert Frogs vs Snowbirds tournament is on March 12th. Farewell dinner to follow at Bell Center. All slots for tournament are full, but still spaces available for dinner.

All for now, happy hitting,
Dan H.

Fast

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WOW! I think the Desert Frogs vs Snowbird tournament set a record for the quickest sign-up for a club event ever? Still spots open for the Farewell Dinner.

Knowing that not everyone who wanted to play in the Frogs vs Snowbird tournament was able to get in, here is another option for you on March 12th. Evelyn Larson has offered to run a Round Robin at the Mt. View courts on March 12th starting at 3 pm. No sign-up needed just show up before 3 pm at the Mt. View courts.

Got an unused paddle laying around? Ilja Gregor has a son who going to be teaching Pickleball in his physical education class. His budget does not have sufficient funds to purchase enough paddles for the class. If you have an extra paddle you can spare bring it to the courts and give it to Ilja or myself.

Hearing rumors we are in for a weather change on Wednesday.

All for now,
Dan H..

Frogs vs Snowbirds

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Good morning, Sun City Pickleball

What a wonderful time was had this past Friday at our annual Club Tournament. Lots of good play, laughter, camaraderie and pizza eating. A big thanks to Richard and Barbra Heywood for being tournament directors. Also, thanks to those who helped the Heywood’s, Deb Lantzy and crew for setting up for the pizza lunch and all of you who participated in the tournament

Next up? Our annual Desert Frogs vs Snowbirds tournament and the Farewell Dinner that follows. The tournament play is going to take place at the Marinette on Saturday March 12th. Play begins at 2:30 pm and the dinner that follows will be held at the Bell Center starting at 6 pm. The club will be providing Cane’s chicken, dinner rolls and desert. Cups and ice will be available, bring your own drinks. The Snowbirds are being asked to bring a side dish to share. All the information and sign-ups can be found on our Sun City Pickleball web page. Thanks to Bill Booth for putting the information on the web page and setting up the sign-ups for tournament and dinner. Please sign-up soon!

There is still time to purchase club shirts and hats. The information for the purchase of these items can also be found on our club web page.

All for now. Happy hitting,
Dan H.

Desert Frogs vs Snowbirds Tournament and Dinner

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Desert Frogs vs Snow Birds—Saturday, March 12th, 2:30-5:00 pm, Dinner will follow at the Bell Center 6:00-8:00 pm.

This is our club Super Bowl event for the New Year. We will be playing for your group’s name on the perpetual plaque and bragging rights.

  • Dinner after the event.
  • The club will provide Cane’s fried chicken, dinner rolls and desert. Snowbirds are to bring side dishes.
  • Bring your own drinks. The club will provide cups and ice.
  • The plaque will be awarded and pictures taken.

The format:
A bracket – Advanced – will be 4.0 rating and above.
B bracket – Intermediate – will be 3.0 rating to 3.5 rating.
C bracket – Beginner – will be 2.5 rating and below.
Some players may be moved to a different skill level to fill a bracket.

Rounds will be limited to 13 minutes. Winner is team with highest score.  Ties will be permitted.

It is first come in each bracket. If you are late, you will be on the wait list. Total number of players is 72 (36 Desert Frogs and 36 Snowbirds).

Desert Frogs Signup…   Snowbirds Signup…   Dinner Signup… Click the tabs for the other signups. Sign-up deadline is March 5th.

Contact Dan Haberman.

December Review — 2022 Calendar Notes

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Hello Sun City Pickleball Club Members!

What a busy December this has been!! And our next year will be in “full swing”! Great to see the courts filling up each day and so many returning players . . . hmmm . . . could be a very interesting Snowbird/Desert Frog Tournament in March!!! Is that listed on the Caeser’s website!?

NEW 2022 CLUB BOARD

Congratulations to our new Club Board – elected at our annual meeting December 6! Thank you for “stepping up” and keeping this Club one of the best in Sun City!

2022 Board Members:

President – Dan Haberman
Vice President – Lynda Skaggs
Secretary – Ann Clark
Treasurer – Patty Evans
Membership – Gay Jones
Media/Technology – Kathryn Rabe
Member At Large – Dave Parenteau

OTHER ANNUAL MEETING DECISIONS

The new By Laws are now “in play”! There will be 2 more sets of bleachers purchased asap. Club donations will be sent to The Sunshine Service, the Sun City Foundation and the Sun City Fire Foundation. Gift cards will be presented to the many RCSC workers who help facilitate various facets of pickleball at Marinette and Mountain View!

CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY

The first year of holding our Club Christmas Party at the Sun Dial Auditorium was a super success – all went so well!! A special thank you to PK, Paula Beaty and Deb Still for coordinating this event and another thank you to the many volunteers who helped set up and take down! Over 220 Club Members attended this year! Next year – same venue, same caterer, same band . . . more Club Members!!?

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

This annual award was presented to one of our Club “power couples” –
MO and STEVE MCCLEAN!
Their efforts were evident throughout the year with their involvement in the success of the Round Up Tournament, the very many various Club events as important contributors and, of course, as a major part of the Lobster “survival” team!
BRAVO – MO and STEVE – THANK YOU!!

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

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Thanksgiving Schedule – Club Christmas Party – Notes/Reminders

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Hello Sun City Pickleball Club Members,

Welcome to everyone here or returning to this “winter” season in Arizona!! Bravo weather . . . ahhhh . . . so nice!!

COURT SCHEDULES:

The Holidays always bring some schedule changes for all us “pickleball addicts”! One change in court availability happens over the next few days – Mountain View Courts closed tomorrow (Wed) for monthly cleaning but OPEN on Thanksgiving Day from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Marinette Courts are open tomorrow (Wed) but CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day. All courts open on Friday as usual!

CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY:

Wednesday, December 8 – 5 p.m. – Sun Dial Auditorium – Catered Dinner (Turkey, Ham, Salad, Side Choices, Dessert) – Dancing to the tunes of the Band Street Player – Tickets ($10 Members and $20 Guests). Last day to purchase your ticket is Wednesday, December 1. See any Club Board Member for more information. You may bring a “special” beverage of your choice – of course!

NOTES:

Our CLUB VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON was a super success – some very fine food and much “entertainment” in the “raffle” choices . . . THANK YOU to P(at) K(lepadlo), Lynda/Jeff Skaggs!!!
THANK YOU to all VOLUNTEERS!!

VOTE for your 2022 RCSC Board of Directors by Tuesday, December 14. As stated before, Karen McAdam, one of our outstanding Pickleball Club Members and one of our outstanding Sun City Community Members, is running for one of those 2022 RCSC Board Seats – VOTE!!!

REMINDERS:

CLUB ANNUAL MEETING – Monday, December 6 – 4 p.m. – Marinette Auditorium

RCSC ANNUAL MEETING (QUORUM if POSSIBLE) . . . Monday, December 13 – 9 a.m. – Sun Dial Auditorium

SC/SCW RECIPROCAL – Sunday, December 19 – 1 p.m. – Marinette Courts
(sign up to play at suncitypickleballclub.org)

MEMBERSHIP DUES – Pay on line for 2022 – $15 – suncitypickleballclub.org

RESULTS:

SSIPA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – El Mirage

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R W B G/B Results — Christmas Party — More Events

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Good Afternoon Sun City Pickleball Club Members,

And, this good afternoon greeting goes to our current Membership of over 800!!! Our Club is growing – bet you knew that already from going over to either the Mountain View or Marinette Courts for “drop in” play . . . for that matter, even more and more “utilization” of courts from late morning to early afternoon – and, then, too, evenings several days a week!!! Fantastic that so many are enjoying this great Sport of Pickleball!!!

Please keep in mind that it is absolutely imperative that you SIGN IN each time you go over to play at Marinette or Mountain View (the sign in at MV is being closely monitored – SIGN IN!) Every sign in counts – Club activity/event or otherwise – SIGN IN!!

COLOR TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

Wow – another, very successful Club Event – all 4 teams – Red White Blue Grey/Black – each team accumulated over 800 points!!! It actually came down to the last few rounds – the gap in points grew smaller and smaller – however – the Grey/Black Team took TOP honors!! Congrats Grey/Black – CONGRATS!! And, thank you to every participant who took part – well played – well done! Special Thanks to Jan Booth, Jeff Skaggs, Karen Tolliver, Sue Bryant and Deb Lantzy for keeping everything “going” so smooooothly! BRAVO everyone!!

CHRISTMAS PARTY:

Wednesday, December 8, 5 p.m. – Sun Dial Auditorium – Catered Meal – Dancing to tunes put out by the Band Street Player – Tickets ($10 Members and $20 Guests) are usually available at Club Events/Activities – Daily “Drop in” – Tuesday mornings at Mountain View. Keep trying!

MORE EVENTS/MEMBERSHIP:

VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON:
Saturday, November 13, 11 a.m. – Bell Center Auditorium – see you there!!!

RECIPROCAL with SCW:
Sunday, November 21, 1 p.m. at the Liberty Courts SCW.
Sign up at suncitypickleballclub.org

CLUB ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:
Monday, December 6, 4 p.m. – Marinette Auditorium

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/DUES:
Easily completed by going to our Club Website sincitypickleballclub.org
Click on – Our Club – New or Renew – 2 steps – Member information and Member payment – maybe the best $15 you will ever spend!!

REMINDERS:
Please put the Pickleballs in the Coolers at the end of play!!! 🙂

SIGN IN . . . EVERYTIME!!

For now,
Dave B

RWB Color Tournament — Christmas Party — Other Events

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Good Sunday Morning Sun City Pickleball Club Members,

RWB(G/B) COLOR TOURNAMENT:
Tomorrow afternoon, Monday, November 8 – 3 pm – at the Marinette Courts (and later after the last games finish – sandwiches, etc. in the Auditorium), one more “fun”, “friendly competitive”, “successful”, “intraclub event” is back after an absence in that lost year of 2020! Wear those colors in full display for the many pictures that will be taken! All the teams have been set and the court schedules complete . . . please plan to check in by 2:45 at the kiosk inside Marinette. The winning team will be announced in the Marinette Auditorium once the total scores have been tallied. We have had some real close scores in the past . . . “counting” on this one being close too!

VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON:
Saturday, November 13 – 11 a.m. – Bell Center Auditorium – Lunch/Prizes
Thank you to all our Club Volunteers – sign up by Wednesday, November 11 – suncitypickleballclub.org

CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY:
Wednesday, December 8 – 5 pm – Sun Dial Auditorium – CATERED DINNER – DANCING to Tunes by the BAND STREET PLAYER – Enjoy a nice evening with friends!
TICKETS will be available – $10 Members (matched by $10 from the Club Treasury) $20 Guests. Tickets will be available for purchase at the RWB Color Tournament tomorrow and can be purchased from Club Board Members at Club Events/Activities. Tuesday mornings, also, at the Mountain View Courts.

OTHER EVENTS:
VOTE for your 2022 RCSC BOARD DIRECTORS – November 8 to December 14 – on line through the RCSC WEB PORTAL. Karen McAdam – a Sun City Pickleball Club Member and Sun City Resident Extraordinaire – is on the BALLOT running for a 2022 RCSC DIRECTORS POSITION!!

SC/SCW RECIPROCAL – Sunday, November 21 – 1 p.m. – Liberty Courts SCW
Sign up on our Club Website

ANNUAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP MEETING – Monday, December 6 – 4 p.m. Marinette Auditorium

The LOBSTER at Marinette is “back” and working well!!! A new remote!!!!
Thanks to Tom Jeffers and Steve McClean!!

TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
MONSTER SMASH – Surprise
WOMEN:
Donna Holick – Silver – 4.5 Doubles 50+
Ann Clark/Charlotte Peters – Gold – 3.0 Doubles 70+
Jan Hodgson – Gold – 4.0 Doubles 70+
MEN:
Grant Boulay – Silver – 4.5 Doubles 60+
Roland Lefebrve – Bronze – 3.0 Doubles 60+
Bob Thacker/Bob Keesecker – Gold – 3.0 70+
MIXED:
Cheryl/Rob St. John – Bronze – 4.0 19+
Penny/Kim Janecky – Bronze – 3.0 60+
Patty Evans/Bob Thacker – Silver – 3.5 70+
Cheryl St. John – Gold – 4.0 50+
Jan Hodgson – Gold – 4.0 70+

For now,
Dave B