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A 36 person round-robin was held on Saturday, June 15th, as a social competition.  All skill levels played with and against one another, with a request that better players take this opportunity to have fun, practice their soft game, and help new players feel great about playing pickleball.  The get-together was a rousing success, with a huge THANK YOU to all the members of the organizing committee:  Jo Morrissey, Marcie Moody, Gail Trembley, Ginger Alfini, and Dawnell and Charlie Muecke.

After seven rounds of play, a raffle was held with an assortment of prizes being awarded.  Unfortunately the photo file of the raffle winners got corrupted.

Please give congratulations to all the following players who were promoted to a higher level of Round Robin play during the month of June:

Drew Johnson - from 3.6 to 3.7 & Up, our highest level of RR play.

Greg Thomas and Mark Morrissey - up from 3.5 to 3.6

Rick Anton and Anthony Juarez - from 3.2 up to 3.5

2.5 RR - Championship not held - too hot.

2.7 RR - Dori Mion and Sammi Maon played Michelle Bourbeau and Andrea Schmidlin in the 2.7 RR Championship match. The game was played to 11 due to the heat.  Michelle and Andrea won the match 11 to 5. 

3.0 RR - It started out as a close match, but the sun and heat were relentless. In the end Anthony Juarez and Kit Edwards were able to overcome these obstacles more successfully than Rick Anton and Jaime Coffin and won by a score of 15-5. It was a better match than the score would indicate. This is supported by the fact that both Anthony & Rick have been promoted to the 3.2 level, and Jaime & Kit are very close as well!

3.2 RR - Karen Kovacs and Bill Friend beat Susie Jarvis and Tara Fish 15 to 8.      

3.5 RR - This month's Championship game on June 27^th was truly one for the books. We had a husband-and-wife showdown between Jason and Patty Fulton, and a thrilling battle of the sexes as Robyn Frye teamed up with Patty to take on Jason and John McAlister.  As usual, the Arizona heat and wind did their best to challenge the players, but the opening rallies were an incredible display of both finesse and power. The score went back and forth, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats! Ultimately, Jason and John managed to pull ahead after the switch, securing a well-deserved victory with a final score of 15-7.  Huge congratulations to Jason & John for taking home the championship title this month!  A special shout out goes to our amazing referee, Lauren Sebastien, for keeping things fair and official.

3.6 RR - Not held - too hot

3.7 & Up RR - The championship game was played between Barry "Bear" Hegrenes & Corbin Cox vs. Harold Rice & Chris Hennon. The match was a classic!  The opening volley was a 12 hit smash fest! The  point differential was no more than 4 points. Hennon & Rice were down 13-9 and made a epic comeback to win 15-13!   

  

 

Four of the five winners to the Teaser Questions were available to receive a prize and be photographed.  Tami Harmon won the Golden Pickle question but is not pictured below.  Winner for the best incorrect definition of a Golden Pickle is Mary Curran-Perkins.  Winner for the question of 'what happens when the wind blows the ball back over the net' is Mike Christensen.  Mike also won first place for the reason the No Volley Zone is called the Kitchen, with second place being a tie between Jerry James and Stephen McLean. 

Mary                                                                 Mike

Jerry, Mike and Stephen

Numerous players were promoted to a higher level of competitive Round Robin play during the month of May.  Our congratulations to all of the following:

Moving up from 2.5 to 2.7:  Dee Johnson, Greg Schmidlin, and Andrea Schmidlin

From 2.7 up to 3.0:  Ching Thomas, Phil Farrell, Cristal Anton, Kristen Law, Cass Vogel, Michelle Bourbeau, Jamie Coffin, and Erik Swanson

Promoted from 3.0 to 3.2:  Rick Merring, Laura Williams and Craig Hoff

Going from 3.2 to 3.5: Nancy Wells and Jim Ray

Moving up from 3.5 to 3.6: Dave Cottongim and Mark Morrissey

On air interview with PJ Janik, Roc Paez, and PPA VP Mary Paez regarding Prescott Pickleball Association membership, program details & Member Mashup Tournament. Link: April 8th, 2024

The IRS has issued a determination that the Prescott Pickleball Association is exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). Donors can deduct contributions they make to us under IRC Section 170. We are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522.

We are considered a public charity under IRC 501(c)(3). The Bylaws page has more information and the complete document we filed as our articles of incorporation for this determination.