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 14, 2023 | Anna Bright, brigham city, Finals, Gabriel Joseph, James Ignatowich, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, players to watch, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, storylines, TOC, toc 2023, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyra Black, utah
The Tournament of Champions in Brigham City, Utah is happening this week on the PPA, and here are a few players and storylines to keep an eye on. Riley Newman Is this the tournament Newman finally goes gold? Ever since announcing his split with long-time and...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 17, 2023 | alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, James Ignatowich, Judit Castillo, Lacy Schneemann, Mary Brascia, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, second half, Tournaments
The second half of the PPA season starts this week at the Denver Open. From there, the PPA will make five more stops by the end of August in places like Seattle, Kansas City, Utah, and California. Ready to go? Here are a few storylines to look out for as the players...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 15, 2023 | Championship, doubles, Finals, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, mixed doubles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Riley Newman, Tour, Tournaments
The last time we heard Matt Wright’s name it was only mentioned in conjunction with Riley Newman. Newman announced on social media and beyond, letting everyone know he was parting with Wright, his long-time doubles partner. Fair or unfair, Wright is often lumped in...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 11, 2023 | alw, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, bright, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Denver Open, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Irina Tereschenko, James Ignatowich, Jessie Irvine, johns, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, News, Oh Snap, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, storylines, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, watch out for, waters
OVERALL TOP 5: START ME UP: After a month’s break, the PPA is back to start the 2nd half. STRIKE 3: After throwing out the first pitch at the Miami Marlins game on Sunday, ALW looks to strike for 3 golds again (and her 5th triple crown in a row). 10 TO 100: Ben Johns...
