by Sfapickleball | Apr 10, 2023 | All-Access, Ben Johns, brascia, Collin Johns, doubles, Jackie Kawamoto, Jade Kawamoto, johns, johnson, Jorja Johnson, Just for Fun, JW Johnson, kawamoto, Lindsey Newman, newman, pickleball, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, siblings, Sports, Tour, Tournament
Jackie and Jade Kawamoto live together. They work together. They eat together. Here’s the deal: Their schedules align. And on the court they often team up together. “Jade doesn’t like my critiques of her,” Jackie said. “But that doesn’t stop me.” Jackie Kawamoto Jade...
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...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 22, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, bright, Catherine Parenteau, Collin Johns, Federico Staksrud, Finals, James Ignatowich, johns, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
Stats and facts emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open: Anna Leigh Waters said in a post-match interview she plans to take off for about a month. She said she is having her wisdom teeth pulled, and her mother is having her long-postponed knee...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Championship, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, James Ignatowich, johns, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
2023 has been an eventful year on the PPA Tour, and it’s just getting started. There have been upsets and qualifiers, new faces, new partnerships, a bit of sun, rain, and cold, too. But as the PPA Tour takes a week off so its players can head to Major League...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Federico Staksrud, Finals, James Ignatowich, johns, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, PPA, Riley Newman, Sports, Stats Wrap, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
In several previous matches, the team hitting toward the video board on Championship Court had an advantage. Will that hold up? The weather has been rainy and cold most of the week – what will Sunday bring? Ben Johns turned 24 on Saturday. === MEN’S SINGLES === BEN...
