From beginning to end: The journey to being a pro

Everyone’s pickleball path is a bit different. It might be from a starter to a 4.0. Or it may be from beginner to intermediate. We all know where we were when we tried to play for the first time and we all know where we are now. Some of us are just starting and others...

Buckner, pregnant with her third child, keeps competing

Court temperatures were like a radio station – “Hot 101, Power 102,” you get the idea. But it didn’t bother Brooke Buckner. She’s from North Carolina. She knows what humidity is like. Or maybe she was just crazy from the heat? It had to be miserable, right? While a...

Celebrating Mothers on the PPA Tour

There’s no balance between being a mother and being a pickleball player. “I don’t believe in having balance in life,” said Allyce Jones. “I’m not balancing it,” said Lindsey Newman. “I’m not balancing,” said Brooke Buckner. When it comes to mothers who compete on the...

Buckner Has Best Finish of Season in Charlotte

Everyone knows the top of the women’s singles pickleball world is owned by Anna Leigh Waters. The best player on the PPA Tour has four gold medals in 2023 alone. There’s Catherine Parenteau and Lea Jansen and Salome Devidze, but there aren’t a lot of people who know...