by Sfapickleball | Jun 21, 2023 | All-Access, frank pritchard, origin of pickleball, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball origin, PPA, Tour, Tournament
With pickleball booming in popularity, on TV each and every week, courts being built on every corner and people talking about it all the time, it’s hard to imagine a time when pickleball wasn’t the talk of the town. It’s kind of hard to imagine it was a game dreamed...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 16, 2023 | All-Access, complaints, crowd, dink, DJ Young, fans, Food For Thought, informative, Lucy Kovalova, News, noise, pickleball, Players, playing, PPA, pro, quiet, rowdy, rules, Sports, Stream, Tour, Tournament, Tyler Loong
As pickleball emerges and grows and becomes more commonly seen on TV, the sport has an interesting question it needs to ask itself moving forward. Is it going to be like tennis and golf, or is it going to be like everything else? Because, honestly either way could...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 14, 2023 | All-Access, flag day, memorial day, military, navy, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, presidents council, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, wensing
Kevin Wensing knows a little bit about getting people involved in sports. Seems like he’s an expert at it. And he knows a thing or two about making sure United States military veterans stay active, as well, so when it came to promoting pickleball this past Memorial...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, gold medal, intralinks, Irina Tereschenko, johns, lifetime, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, mcguffin, orange county cup, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: Waters/Johns: #1 seed. Parenteau/McGuffin: #3 seed. Waters/Johns never trailed. . RALLIES: 1,347 shots. 122 rallies. 11.04 shots per...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | All-Access, Ben, Ben Johns, Championship, collin, Collin Johns, gold, johns, lifetime, men's doubles, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournaments
Doing whatever it takes to win is all that really matters for Ben and Collin Johns. Being perfect is just the goal. However, if you look closely at what happened in the last two games of the Championship Men’s final against Matt Wright and Riley Newman, it sure looked...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 9, 2023 | All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Finals, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, Singles, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
Anna Leigh Waters still hasn’t lost, Tyson McGuffin is still acting like it’s pledge week on Frat Row, Ben Johns is out and Connor Garnett is back in a final. That about sums up San Clemente after Day 1 singles action as the PPA Tour goes from hot and humid Texas to...
