by Sfapickleball | Nov 9, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships 2023, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Chris Haworth, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, day 1, Jorja Johnson, Lina Padegimaite, Meghan Dizon, national championships, new format, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, round of 32, Tournament, usa pickleball nationals, usap nationals, Yates Johnson
Day 1 of a new championship and Day 1 of a new format. But a lot of the same for the top players. Ben Johns advanced in singles, mixed doubles and men’s doubles, Anna Leigh Waters advanced in all three brackets as well and the National Championships in Dallas is now...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 25, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Collin Shick, Dylan Frazier, Gabe Tardio, Hayden Patriquin, high school, Jorja Johnson, pickleball, pickleball youth, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, school, wyatt stone
We already sort of know there’s nothing too normal about Anna Leigh Waters. When you’re the world’s best female pickleball player, have competed all over the country, and have enough trophies and medals to fill a house, there’s nothing standard about life or...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 27, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, brascia, father, johnson, Jorja Johnson, Julie Johnson, Just for Fun, JW Johnson, Leigh Waters, Maggie Brascia, Mary Brascia, mother, national parents day, parents, pickleball 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, waters
Vinnie Brascia isn’t different from so many of the parents who cheer, console, partner, and, sometimes just listen, to their sons and daughters who journey through the PPA Tour. Well, there’s one major difference. Yeah, he does all of those things and more, but he’s...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 25, 2023 | beer city open, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, ppa tour, Tournaments, tournaments 2023
The Beer City Open, although not a PPA Tour stop, was a popular event this season and featured a number of PPA players. Here are a few things we learned from the weekend in Grand Rapids, Mich. Jessie Irvine plays singles Irvine is one of the most decorated players in...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 28, 2023 | break, downtime, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Gabe Tardio, Jorja Johnson, Just for Fun, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, pro, Ryan Sherry, Sports, Tour, vacation
The PPA Tour is off until mid-July, so we checked in with a few players to see what they were doing with their “downtime.” Here’s what they had to say, and check back next week for some more answers. DYLAN FRAZIER I just got back to my apartment in Columbia, Mo., ...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 24, 2023 | 2022, 2023, All-Access, Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, doubles, Dylan Frazier, gold, gold medal, jack sock, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, medalists, Meghan Dizon, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, professional, results, Riley Newman, Singles, Sports, statistics, stats, Tour, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
2023 MEDAL COUNT: TOP 6 MEN: Ben Johns, 21. Riley Newman, 17. JW Johnson, 14. Dylan Frazier, 11. Tyson McGuffin, 11. Matt Wright, 11. TOP 5 WOMEN: Anna Leigh Waters, 25. Catherine Parenteau, 20. Lea Jansen, 13. Anna Bright, 13. Allyce Jones, 7. 2023 FIRST-TIME...
