Stan and Dan
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Many WKPC members competed in the Kelowna Open Pickleball Tournament on July 5 - 7, 2019. Congratulations to the following members who won medals.
Stan Kuropatwa and Danny Stang - won gold in the 4.5 (60+) men's doubles Stan Kuropatwa - also won silver in the 4.5 (60+) mixed doubles with his partner 'Chocolate' Plamondon Linda Currie - won gold in the 4.0 (16+,50+) women's doubles with her partnerColleen Wolkosky Matthew Toren - won bronze in the 3.5 (16+) men's doubles with his partner Tony Rossignoli Nell and Bill Hinchey - won bronze in the 3.0 (60+) mixed doubles Bill Hinchey - also won bronze in the 3.0 (60+) men's doubles with his partner Don Jeffrey If anyone has access to pictures of these folks, we'd love to have them posted on our website. |
2019 Kamloops Open ~ Message from Faron Ward and Lee Stephen
We were the gold medalists for the 3.0 mixed division with a record of 14W and 2L. There were 17 teams in our division. We would like to thank all the members of the West Kelowna Pickleball Club for allowing us to practise together during the open play times the past few weeks in preparation for this tournament. It really played a big part in our success! |
The Origin of Pickleball: How It All Began (1965) on Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA. Click on the photo for a link to the You Tube video.
The new shed holds all the equipment for our club including squeegees and blowers. Thank you to Eric Shoaf for helping to get this in place.
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On Monday, June 3rd, our club members gathered at the courts to present Kevin Bourchier, the Supervisor of Recreation for the City of West Kelowna, with a cheque for $229 for KidSport. Funds continue to be raised through volunteer hours, donations, and Get Out of the Kitchen 50/50 draws.
HI-LO TOURNAMENT July 19, 2019
Our inaugural Hi/Lo tournament was a great success! 64 players, including one Drop In, showed up to play, and were smart enough to get the event wrapped up just before it started to Rain!
We used Rally Scoring for this event to move things along, and while it was a bit of a challenge sorting out the process for some (including the guy who was supposed to be running it) it worked out well, and sped up play quite a bit.
In the MARVEL division, the winners of Brand New Cars were:
Ann Taylor and Gord Hermann with Gold
Una Magas and Dave Edwards with Silver
Teresa Letoski and Tim Kovacic with Bronze
In the AVENGERS division, the winners were:
Marilyn Hogan and Craig Van Every with Gold
Angie Strynadka and Gary Hogan with Silver
Irma Milson and Wayne Skaley with Bronze
Congratulations to all on the additions to their Garages.
We used Rally Scoring for this event to move things along, and while it was a bit of a challenge sorting out the process for some (including the guy who was supposed to be running it) it worked out well, and sped up play quite a bit.
In the MARVEL division, the winners of Brand New Cars were:
Ann Taylor and Gord Hermann with Gold
Una Magas and Dave Edwards with Silver
Teresa Letoski and Tim Kovacic with Bronze
In the AVENGERS division, the winners were:
Marilyn Hogan and Craig Van Every with Gold
Angie Strynadka and Gary Hogan with Silver
Irma Milson and Wayne Skaley with Bronze
Congratulations to all on the additions to their Garages.
PADDLE TO THE MEDAL TOURNAMENT IN VERNON, BC AUG. 23rd - 25th
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WKPC MEMBERS:
Roz Condrashoff and Hank Bryce
Silver Medalists in Mixed Doubles, Level 4.0 Age 60+
Also Matthew Toren with his partner Roland Krasznai (not WKPC)
Silver Medalists in Men's Doubles, Level 3.5 Age 16 - 59
(Photo MIA)
55+ BC GAMES HELD IN KELOWNA SEPT. 9th - 14th, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WKPC MEMBERS:
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WKPC MEMBERS:
Ed Stuerle and Theresa Dow won Gold in Doubles 3.75
Ed Stuerle and his partner, Dan, won Bronze in 3.75 Doubles
Faron Ward and Lee Stephen won Gold in 3.25 Doubles
Theresa Dow won Bronze in 3.5 Singles