City of Santa Rosa Guidelines for re-opening of Pickleball play.
Temporary Finley Courts entrances shown in map below. Howarth open now, Finley opens May 22
Other County locations information provided when received.
Temporary Finley Courts entrances shown in map below. Howarth open now, Finley opens May 22
Other County locations information provided when received.
Cancelled !It’s that time again ! Sign up for The 9th Annual Sonoma Wine Country Games Pickleball Tournament in Santa Rosa June 14, 15 and 16. Here is the link to the registration page: www.pickleballtournaments.com/tournamentinfo.pl?tid=4139
Thanks to everyone who bought some Sonoma County Pickleball swag! And Thanks to Dinktee.com for their donation !
Fantastic Comeback !! Nathanael and Juanita win 4.5 Mixed Gold at the Hawaiian Open !!
Buy a Tee Shirt or Sweatshirt and donate to building more Pickleball Courts !
Dinktee.com is donating the proceeds from the sale of the Sonoma County Pickleball shirts (below) to Sonoma County Pickleball Club Ltd for construction of MORE courts in Sonoma County. Click on the link to go there and BUY !
Click on “Store” to Check out all their products ! You NEED more than one shirt !
Click on “Store” to Check out all their products ! You NEED more than one shirt !
Thanks to ALL who contributed to the Gift drive organized by by Nancy
A Big Shout Out to local NorCal players who Medaled at Nationals !
Theo MacKinnon Bronze Junior Mixed Doubles
Phil Walker Gold Mens Doubles 3.5 70+
Pat Crabtree & Steve Walker Gold Mens Doubles 4.0 65+
Adam & Theo MacKinnon Gold Mens Doubles 4.5 19+
Tom Kendrick Bronze Mens Doubles 4.5 65+
Darlene & Steve Walker Gold Mixed Doubles 4.5 70+
Juanita Magardie Silver Womens Doubles 4.0 35+
Darlene Walker Gold 4.5 70/75+
Phil Walker Gold Mens Doubles 3.5 70+
Pat Crabtree & Steve Walker Gold Mens Doubles 4.0 65+
Adam & Theo MacKinnon Gold Mens Doubles 4.5 19+
Tom Kendrick Bronze Mens Doubles 4.5 65+
Darlene & Steve Walker Gold Mixed Doubles 4.5 70+
Juanita Magardie Silver Womens Doubles 4.0 35+
Darlene Walker Gold 4.5 70/75+
And congratulations to All who attended, participated, played :
Eddie Brascia
Steve Fujii
Nathaneal Magardie
George Silvas
Jenny Witous
T H A N K YOU F O R R E P R E S E N T I N G US !
Eddie Brascia
Steve Fujii
Nathaneal Magardie
George Silvas
Jenny Witous
T H A N K YOU F O R R E P R E S E N T I N G US !
Congratulations to Adam MacKinnon who has just been ranked 5.0 !!
Adam and Theo enjoyed great success in Utah at the Tournament of Champions !
Adam's note is below:
Adam's note is below:
FYI: Theo and I just got back from the Tournament of Champions in Brigham City, UT, where we won Gold on Friday in the Mens Doubles 4.5 19+ event (see attached pic).
We also both medalled in Saturday's Mixed 4.5 19+ (Theo and his partner Carla Walker took Silver, and my partner Victoria Charkouskaya and I took the Bronze).
The quality of Pro play there was fantastic. I know Nathanael has been sharing some links, but if people want to watch recordings, here are several sources:
Center court will be on the USAPA page at https://www.facebook.com/pg/usapickleballassociation/videos/
Mofia Pickleball will be showing high-level pro match off the center court. You can go to this link https://www.facebook.com/pg/mofiapickleballLLC/videos/
And Live with Lauren will be covering a 3rd area of the facility you can find here at https://www.facebook.com/livewithlaurenmclaughlin/
We also both medalled in Saturday's Mixed 4.5 19+ (Theo and his partner Carla Walker took Silver, and my partner Victoria Charkouskaya and I took the Bronze).
The quality of Pro play there was fantastic. I know Nathanael has been sharing some links, but if people want to watch recordings, here are several sources:
Center court will be on the USAPA page at https://www.facebook.com/pg/usapickleballassociation/videos/
Mofia Pickleball will be showing high-level pro match off the center court. You can go to this link https://www.facebook.com/pg/mofiapickleballLLC/videos/
And Live with Lauren will be covering a 3rd area of the facility you can find here at https://www.facebook.com/livewithlaurenmclaughlin/
Tournament in Ukiah September 22-23 !
You register through the City of Ukiah's website and it appears you need to create an account to register. Once you do that, click on the "Programs" menu item and then find "Sports."
Under the sports programs you will find the "Jim Colling Memorial Pickleball Tournament" item with a "Register Now" button.
https://ukiah.recdesk.com/Community/Program
You register through the City of Ukiah's website and it appears you need to create an account to register. Once you do that, click on the "Programs" menu item and then find "Sports."
Under the sports programs you will find the "Jim Colling Memorial Pickleball Tournament" item with a "Register Now" button.
https://ukiah.recdesk.com/Community/Program
We are excited to announce the launch of Sonoma County Pickleball Club Ltd. This organization is a registered California non-profit corporation with IRS 501 (c) (3) determination as a public charity. This means donations, gifts and bequests to Sonoma County Pickleball Club Ltd (SCPBLTD) are fully deductible from your federal income tax.
SCPBLTD was formed for a specific purpose, one that we all see the need for: “to construct pickleball courts for the public use.” Compared to other municipalities in Northern California (think Concord, Auburn, Redding, Palo Alto, Pleasanton) our area is lagging behind in public court construction despite the long history of PB play in the area. In fairness, after much effort by local pickleballers, Windsor and Rohnert Park have committed to court construction sometime in the near future, Healdsburg has a very active club pushing for resources there and Petaluma has some momentum going for court conversion at Lucchesi Park. However, the exponential growth in the number of players and their increasingly complex needs (drop-in play, private group play, drilling, instruction, structured play by skill-set, leagues, ladders) require even further action for more courts. SCPBLTD believes we should take nothing for granted and move forward with fund-raising for additional courts.
There are multiple models for how to achieve court growth, what size and where. One idea is negotiation with the local municipalities to donate existing park space for court construction, choosing the most attractive offer. In turn, the finished courts would become public property and managed by the municipality. Another is to raise monies with Tennis groups to build additional public tennis courts, in exchange for the right to convert existing tennis courts at Finley or Howarth to pickleball. A larger complex of 10-16 courts would make varied concurrent play possible and allow Sonoma County to become a magnet for regional tournaments. Smaller facilities (4 courts) scattered throughout the county would facilitate spontaneous local play, reduce travel time and perhaps contribute to league play between localities. Anything is possible, but we want to get moving.
Fund-raising methods are being developed and some will be put in place soon. If you order from Amazon, you will be able to designate SCPBLTD as a charitable recipient of 0.5% of your order total. There will be a website so you can donate securely online. Entry fees from round-robins and tournaments can be another source of construction funds. We are investigating a “Go Fund Me/Kickstarter” site. There will probably even be bake sales and BBQ’s. We will keep you updated as things develop. In the interim, should you have a need to donate immediately, checks can be made out to: Sonoma County Pickleball Club Ltd, and mailed to:Sonoma County Pickleball Club Ltd, 4801 Grange Road, Santa Rosa CA 95404. We’ll send you a receipt with our tax ID for your records.
Thank You All for your support of Sonoma County Pickleball !
Board of Directors: Eddie , Beagle , Norm, Pat, Reed, Al, Dale, Mike, Anita, Kathy, Ken, Arlene, Jim
Some familiar faces far away at the Pickleball Zone Tournament in Bend.
Partial Results from Golden State Championships, Thursday July 25-Saturday July 27:
Congratulations to all players with North Bay connections who won medals !
In the Senior Divisions:
Eddie Brascia/Jim Passey - Gold Men’s 4.0 50-54
Jamie Love/George Silvas - Bronze Men’s 4.0 65+
Tom Kendrick/Peter Shaw - Gold Men’s 4.5 65+
Reed Ferrick/Gayle Blake - Gold Mixed 3.5 60+
Steve Fujii/Kim Danielson - Gold Mixed 4.0 60+
Jenny Witous/Batong Briones - Silver Mixed 4.5 55+
Tom Kendrick/Andrea Mayorga - Gold 4.5 65+
In the Open Divisions:
Macey Lampi/Ken Ronk -Gold- Mixed 2.5 19+
Juanita Magardie/Nathanael Magardie - Gold Mixed 4.5 35+
Way to go, Howarth Group !
Stay tuned, more games Sunday !
Sunday Results:
Dot Lampi/Diana Walker-Gold- Women’s 4.0 19+ 35+ [19]
Jim Passey/Eddie Brascia Men’s -Gold- 4.0 19+ 35+ [19]
Scott Parisi/James Moore -Bronze- Men’s 4.0 19+ 35+ [19]
Great Showing for our Area !
Well Done ! To Adam and Theo who got Gold at the German Open, Men’s Doubles 4.5 10+ !!
A HUGE THANK YOU to Jim and Denise Passey and Eddie Brascia for contributing two benches to the Finley Park Pickleball Courts. They will be placed on the east side of Court 4 and will definitely help with player congestion next to Tennis Court 2 on Saturdays and “seats in the shade” on all days. Thank you All so much for this extremely generous donation !
Have Information you want to Share ? Email to scpball@gmail.com to be posted here
Way to go Eddie and Jim who won gold at the Paso Robles Wine Country Classic April 27-28. They played Men’s 4.0 50’s. Tom Kendrick also got a silver in Men’s 4.5 60+ but we don’t have a picture of him because the camera broke !
Congrats to the medal winners in the West Coast Classic in Santa Monica this past week April 12-14 ! George Silvas and Steve Fujii a silver in Men’s 4.0; Juanita and her partner silvered in Women’s 4.5 and Jenny Vitous took bronze;Steve Fujii silvered in Mixed 3.5; George Silvas got gold in Mixed 4.0; Juanita and Nathanael won bronze in Mixed 4.5. Way to everybody !!
Good Luck and Paddles Up ! to all our friends playing this weekend in Palm Desert at The Lakes Tournament: Reed Ferrick and Sandie Brodsky, Juanita and Nathanael Magardie, Tom Kendrick, Jenny Vitous. Link to tournament page: https://www.pickleballtournaments.com/welcome.pl?tid=2185
GREAT NEWS !!!! Windsor Town Council votes 5-0 to put construction of 4 Pickleball Courts into 5 year Master Plan
Sonoma Wine Country Games Pickleball June 7 Women’s Doubles, June 8 Mixed Doubles, June 9 Men’s Doubles. Sign up on Pickleball Tournaments dot com
Congrats to the Sonoma County area participants and medalists at the USAPA Western Regionals in Surprise, AZ
Breaking news from the Nationals (11/6/2018) ! Congratulations to Adam (Gold, Mixed 4.0 35+)and Theo MacKinnon (Gold, Men’s 4.0, 19+), Tom Kendrick (Gold, Men’s 4.0, 65+) and Marlene Barri (Bronze, Mixed, 65+, Bronze, Women’s 4.0 65+) and Audrey Sherfey (Gold, Mixed 4.5 70+) Hooray !
Tom Kendrick has joined PADDLETEK as Northern California Dealer/Rep. After consulting with other players and reps, he’s decided to carry three paddles:
Phoenix LTE (a lighter paddle, forgiving and easy to use) 50.00
Element (medium weight, broad-spectrum paddle used by 3.0 – 5.0 players) 65.00
Bantam EX-L (solid feel. More power) 85.00
Prices reflect a 15% discount off retail and include a 30-minute session with Tom. He’ll analyze your game and give you one important thing to work on.
Tom says there are a lot of paddles out there, and choosing one can be very confusing. Paddletek is made in the USA, used by more national champions than any other paddle, and they stand behind their product.
He has demos available for you to try.
Tom’s number is (707) 888-6334
Phoenix LTE (a lighter paddle, forgiving and easy to use) 50.00
Element (medium weight, broad-spectrum paddle used by 3.0 – 5.0 players) 65.00
Bantam EX-L (solid feel. More power) 85.00
Prices reflect a 15% discount off retail and include a 30-minute session with Tom. He’ll analyze your game and give you one important thing to work on.
Tom says there are a lot of paddles out there, and choosing one can be very confusing. Paddletek is made in the USA, used by more national champions than any other paddle, and they stand behind their product.
He has demos available for you to try.
Tom’s number is (707) 888-6334
Best Wishes for success to all the area players/teams competing in the Engage Golden State Championships this weekend, July 27-29, 2018 !
Women’s Doubles 7/27: Sandie Brodsky/Jo Slovek ; Juanita Magardie/Andi Wolpert
Mixed Doubles 7/28: Ellen Beardsley/Reed Ferrick; Sandie Brodsky/Beagle Brodsky;Jo Slovek/Jim Helmer; Dot Lampi/ Evan Lampi; Nathanael Magardie/Juanita Magardie; Adam MacKinnon/Dee Morris; Marlene Barri/Tom Kendrick
Men’s Doubles 7/29: Reed Ferrick/Kevin Beardsley; Adam MacKinnon/Theo MacKinnon; Evan Lampi/Justin Woo; Eddie Brascia/Jim Passey; Pat Crabtree/George Silvas; Jamie Love/Craig Fraser; Nathanael Magardie/Sang Park; Tom Kendrick/John Adams.
Mixed and Women’s Pro: Jenny Witous
May a successful time be had by All !!
Round Robin Team Tournament in Concord in October ! Sounds like fun; check out details:
https://www.secure.pickleballtournaments.com/welcome.pl?tid=2215#2
https://www.secure.pickleballtournaments.com/welcome.pl?tid=2215#2
Congratulations to Oakmont on the opening of their new courts !
www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8423367-181/pickleball-courts-open-in-oakmont?sba=AAS&artslide=5
www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8423367-181/pickleball-courts-open-in-oakmont?sba=AAS&artslide=5
Thanks to Everyone for their hard work on the 2018 Sonoma Wine Country Games ! A Grand Time was had by All. Results here:
https://www.secure.pickleballtournaments.com/cinfo.pl?tid=1826
https://www.secure.pickleballtournaments.com/cinfo.pl?tid=1826
Tom Kendrick’s video impressions of the Utah Regional Games (wherein he won some medals !)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ngO6VDCS0Q
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ngO6VDCS0Q
Surprise AZ’s 8 public PB courts !
Pickleball Central gave us a paddle to review. Here's Tricia's analysis:
First of all, I want to say that this Gamma Mirage Paddle is good looking! Love the graphics!
Overall, the paddle has a great feel to it. It is a lighter paddle, but has excellent power as well as very good control. I believe that the textured surface gives it the precision control for spin shots as it grabs the ball better than some paddles that have smoother surfaces. When dinking, it provided a high level of control as well.
The grip size seems to fit many different hand sizes pretty comfortably. I say this because I had a number of our Pickleball club members give it a try and got feedback regarding this issue from quite a few of them. We also liked the "stickiness" of the handle which made the grip more solid, especially when hitting hard shots. Some folks also remarked that they liked the "cushiness" of the grip.
Also, I felt that even if you don’t hit the ball directly on the "sweet spot," you still could get the ball effectively over the net. I measured the size of the head of this paddle against several other paddles that I have and it has a slightly larger surface area, which I also liked.
As far as the "sound" factor of the paddle hitting the ball, I particularly appreciate the fact that the "pop" was more muted than some other paddles. In some instances this could make a difference if the Pickleball courts are in close proximity to homes where the noise could be a factor.
I feel that this Gamma Mirage paddle is an excellent choice for any Pickleball player who wants a good, solid paddle with both power and control. The company has incorporated the technology of the textured composite paddle face along with the Sensa Poly Core combined with the Honeycomb Cushion Grip very effectively to make it a most welcome addition to high quality Pickleball paddles.
Learn more about the Gamma Mirage paddle and other Gamma Paddles on PickleballCentral!
We’d like to thank Pickleball Central for providing us with this paddle for review, so if you’d like to learn more about the Gamma Mirage paddle or other Gamma paddles go to the Pickleball Central website… Pickleballcentral.com.
By Tricia Hoffman, Sonoma County Pickleball Club 2/19/2018
First of all, I want to say that this Gamma Mirage Paddle is good looking! Love the graphics!
Overall, the paddle has a great feel to it. It is a lighter paddle, but has excellent power as well as very good control. I believe that the textured surface gives it the precision control for spin shots as it grabs the ball better than some paddles that have smoother surfaces. When dinking, it provided a high level of control as well.
The grip size seems to fit many different hand sizes pretty comfortably. I say this because I had a number of our Pickleball club members give it a try and got feedback regarding this issue from quite a few of them. We also liked the "stickiness" of the handle which made the grip more solid, especially when hitting hard shots. Some folks also remarked that they liked the "cushiness" of the grip.
Also, I felt that even if you don’t hit the ball directly on the "sweet spot," you still could get the ball effectively over the net. I measured the size of the head of this paddle against several other paddles that I have and it has a slightly larger surface area, which I also liked.
As far as the "sound" factor of the paddle hitting the ball, I particularly appreciate the fact that the "pop" was more muted than some other paddles. In some instances this could make a difference if the Pickleball courts are in close proximity to homes where the noise could be a factor.
I feel that this Gamma Mirage paddle is an excellent choice for any Pickleball player who wants a good, solid paddle with both power and control. The company has incorporated the technology of the textured composite paddle face along with the Sensa Poly Core combined with the Honeycomb Cushion Grip very effectively to make it a most welcome addition to high quality Pickleball paddles.
Learn more about the Gamma Mirage paddle and other Gamma Paddles on PickleballCentral!
We’d like to thank Pickleball Central for providing us with this paddle for review, so if you’d like to learn more about the Gamma Mirage paddle or other Gamma paddles go to the Pickleball Central website… Pickleballcentral.com.
By Tricia Hoffman, Sonoma County Pickleball Club 2/19/2018
Sonoma Wine Country Games Registration opens March 1st
Congratulations to George Silvas for being given the Volunteer of the Year award for the Cal. Parks and Rec. Society District 1 for his work in teaching Pickleball !!
