Boise Area Pickleball News

Thanks to Ben Reed at Home Court we now have four courts to play on.  I am so thankful to our club members who turned out to help tape off the new courts.  There were too many to list, 15 in all, but you know who you are.  We really have a great membership in our club and again hats off to all the volunteers.  I am continously encouraged by my fellow members who, on more than one occasion, came out to support and help with events. We have to support the game we all enjoy so much.  To see some of the pictures of our taping endeavour today go to our Photo tab and take a look.

With the addition of two new courts we can now accommodate beginners and 4.0 players anytime they want to play in fact Rhonda and I introduced three newbies to the game and encouraged them to come any day and we’d teach them how to play.  So hopefully the two new courts will clear up any issues we may have had in the past, such as waiting time, and now everyone will be happy (LOL).  See you all on the courts.

We have added a special tab for information regarding upcoming tournaments in and around Idaho.  You are encouraged to check frequently to see if new tournaments have been posted. We also encourage all of our fellow pickleballers to support as many tournaments as you can, it helps our club as well as others throughout our state as well as our neighboring states.  Hope to see you at a tournament.

It seems the medals just keep coming for our fellow club member, Rhoda Zaph.  Her and her partner, Joetta Nolan took a Bronze metal in the 4.0 Level in  Women’s Doubles at the annual Phoenix All City Tournament held in Mesa, AZ on February 7th-9th.  CONGRATULATIONS (again) and keep up the great work.

It seems I jumped the gun in my post concerning the Northern Idaho Senior Games in Lewiston Idaho.  I wrote that the tournament was a “sanctioned” tournament currently it isn’t but they are working on getting the sanctioning.  It’s still a great event so support our fellow pickelballers and sign-up.  Sorry again for any problems this post may have caused.

I have good news to pass on about one of our club member’s, Rhoda Zaph.  Rhoda and her partner, Joetta Nolan, won a Bronze medal at the 2012 Happy Trails Classic in Surprise, AZ on January 27. So next time you she her give her a big thumbs up.  It’s great to hear about our fellow members doing so well in the game we all love… Way to go Rhoda.