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 18, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, Championship Sunday, Denver Open, doubles, Finals, gold medal, johns, mixed doubles, Oh Snap, Tournament, Tournaments, triple crown, waters
Patience, thy name is Pickleball. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won their triple crowns at the OH SNAP! Denver Open in characteristic fashion. The champions known for consistency and precision journeyed through a few rises and falls in play on Sunday, but were able...
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...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 3, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, deakin, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, Leigh Waters, old, older players, pickleball, pickleball players, Players, playing, PPA, pro, Pros, Sports, Steve Deakin, Tour, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, waters, young, younger
By this time you’ve certainly heard about pickleball being the fastest-growing sport out there. And the reputation of the sport still precedes it. Most people think the game is for older people, ones in retirement villages who eat dinner at 4:30 p.m. and are getting...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, gold medal, intralinks, Irina Tereschenko, johns, lifetime, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, mcguffin, orange county cup, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: Waters/Johns: #1 seed. Parenteau/McGuffin: #3 seed. Waters/Johns never trailed. . RALLIES: 1,347 shots. 122 rallies. 11.04 shots per...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | alw, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, gold, lifetime, mixed doubles, News, orange county cup, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, triple crown, waters, women's doubles, womens singles
As the wins start to pile up and the triple crowns keep coming, the numbers start to lose their meaning. It’s hard to understand what 112-2 truly means. It seems made up. Officially, Anna Leigh Waters isn’t unbeatable, but her success this season is something north...
