by Sfapickleball | Aug 20, 2023 | Catherine Parenteau, Championship, championship saturday, double triple, Finals, history made, James Ignatowich, mcguffin, News, parenteau, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, TOC, Tournament, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, triple crown, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan
Parenteau, McGuffin go triple gold Until Saturday, Ben Johns was the only male to win a triple crown. Until Saturday, Catherine Parenteau had only won a single triple crown. And then Saturday happened. Tyson McGuffin went gold three times and Parenteau did the same,...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 20, 2023 | achilles injury, Ben Johns, breaking news, Collin Johns, Food For Thought, Kansas City open, Matt Wright, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023
Ben Johns is back, Collin Johns is resting, and Matt Wright is ready. Collin Johns is recovering from an injury, which means brother Ben Johns needs a partner for the upcoming PPA Tour stop at the Vulcan Kansas City Open. It only makes sense Ben would call up his...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 19, 2023 | AJ Koller, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, championship saturday, Finals, gold medal match, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan toc
It’s Championship Saturday at the Tournament of Champions in Utah and there’s a bit of a throw-back feel to heading into today’s schedule of matches. Not exactly, “Old School,” but certainly not what we’re used to seeing. At least not lately. There’s no Anna Leigh...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 19, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, championship saturday, Connor Garnett, Finals, gold medal matches, James Ignatowich, Parris Todd, Patrick Smith, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, stats preview, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan toc
Elevation (4,436 ft), may be a factor, both for conditioning, and the ball flying faster. A new combo for “Double Triple?” Tyson McGuffin is trying to become the first male player other than Ben Johns to win a Triple Crown. Catherine Parenteau is trying to earn...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 18, 2023 | Andrea Koop, Finals, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, vulcan toc 2023, Zane Navratil
Zane Navratil is back. Well, kind of. “I don’t know,” he said. “Sure. I guess I’m back.” Navratil didn’t care about the semantics of it all – call it what you want – but after a semifinal showing at the Tournament of Champions Thursday, it’s safe to say he is....
by Sfapickleball | Aug 17, 2023 | Chris Haworth, Featured Player, Finals, haworth, mens singles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, semifinal, Stream, TOC, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023
Chris Haworth just wanted to be seen. And here he was Thursday at the Tournament of Champions in Brigham City, Utah., getting plenty of camera time. On pickleball’s biggest tour, right there in front of everyone on the Grandstand Court of a PPA Tour quarterfinal. Oh,...
