by Sfapickleball | Mar 12, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, DJ Young, doubles, Featured Player, finalists, Finals, florida open, hot sauce, Jade Kawamoto, johns, Julian Arnold, Lacy Schneemann, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, red clay, results, Sports, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, waters
The last time we saw Darrian (DJ) Young, he had just hit a shot into the middle of the net on match point. He threw his paddle down, straight down. Think about the move a blacksmith makes when striking. Unfortunately, the paddle went down and ricocheted sideways, into...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 11, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, daytona, doubles, Featured Player, Finals, florida open, hot sauce, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, johns, mcguffin, mixed, News, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, red clay, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
The hair looked flow-ier, if that’s even a word. The mullet was even more mullet-like. The sweat was sweatier and the shots were all there. Nothing has changed. Tyson McGuffin is back and that’s a good thing for pickleball. After missing about six weeks due to a foot...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 10, 2023 | All-Access, Ben Johns, Collin Shick, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, florida open, Julian Arnold, mens singles, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Collin Shick got to the courts at about 6am on Thursday morning and didn’t leave until nearly 6pm at night. Completely unknown in the pickleball world, Shick entered the Red Clay Florida Open as the No. 31 seed. And he came through the qualifier bracket. Yeah. Think...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 10, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Featured Player, Finals, florida open, Lea Jansen, News, pickleball, PPA, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Catherine Parenteau is not unfamiliar with winning. In fact, she’s used to it. A veteran player on the PPA Tour, Parenteau has seen plenty of success, from mixed doubles to singles to women’s doubles, too. Truthfully, Parenteau might be playing the best pickleball of...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 9, 2023 | brookhaven, Championship, dallas, farmers branch, golden ticket, grand slam, invited, major, national championships, nationals, News, Office, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, USA Pickleball, USAP
Pickleball’s premier event will now take place at Invited’s Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, with an increased capacity of more than 3,500 amateur players and all of pickleball’s top pros set to compete PHOENIX (March 9, 2023) — USA Pickleball, the National...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 7, 2023 | Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, florida open, Food For Thought, hot sauce, James Ignatowich, Jessie Irvine, johns, Jorja Johnson, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, red clay, Riley Newman, Sports, storylines, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
OVERALL TOP 5: They’re BAAAAAACK: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns are registered for all 3 events and Tyson McGuffin returns from injury. Sunny F-L-A: Temperatures are expected to hit close to 80 degrees – who can take advantage of the more humid conditions on the...