by Sfapickleball | Jul 24, 2023 | AJ Koller, Championship, Featured Player, Just for Fun, Thomas Wilson
As you would expect, the get-togethers are all about competition when Thomas Wilson and A.J. Koller are involved. Koller comes up with the ideas, Wilson plays along and the family vacations become a battle of the PPA stars. “It’s always competitive,” said Wilson. “We...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 22, 2023 | AJ Koller, Dekel Bar, doubles, end, Featured Player, Food For Thought, Julian Arnold, men's doubles, newman, News, partner, partnership, pickleball, Players, podium, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, split, Sports, Tour, Tournament, wright
Riley Newman and Matt Wright have won 23 medals together in the past 18 months, but Newman just announced that the two won’t be partners any more. Newman, one of the most dynamic players on tour, has been a regular on the podium stand in both doubles with Wright and...
by Sfapickleball | May 19, 2023 | acrytech, AJ Koller, atlanta open, Championship, Christian Alshon, Connor Garnett, Finals, jake kusmider, JW Johnson, lifetime, mens singles, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Christian Alshon beat Ben Johns, Jake Kusmider kept on winning and Connor Garnett finally earned his way into a spot on Championship Sunday. These are upsets, sure, but you didn’t need a crystal ball to see some of this was on the way. When Thursday was finished, and...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | AJ Koller, All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, charlotte, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, lifetime, Matt Wright, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, waters, Yana Grechkina
The last time we saw Matt Wright and Riley Newman they were undone in three games by J.W. Johnson and Dylan Frazier in the final of the Newport Beach Open, extending a winless streak that dated back to November. Newman and Wright looked tired, not exactly uninspired,...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 1, 2023 | AJ Koller, April fools, Ben Johns, change, Food For Thought, James Ignatowich, joke, Just for Fun, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, rules, Sports, Tour, Zane Navratil
The PPA Tour is instituting a number of rule changes on a trial basis for the rest of the 2023 season “We’ve always been at the forefront of promoting pickleball, prioritizing players’ best interests, and most importantly, growing this great sport,” said Connor...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 28, 2023 | AJ Koller, All-Access, bar, Ben Johns, Championship, Collin Johns, dekel, Dekel Bar, Featured Player, johns, News, pickleball, pickleball 360, pickleball getaways, PPA, pro, Tour, Tournament
It’s all about who you know. Isn’t that how the expression goes? Whether it’s business, or friendships, relationship building, or get this, even pickleball. That’s been the experience with Dekel Bar, because if the Johns brothers – Collin and Ben – introduce you to...
