The King Kong Tournaments is back this Sunday with the Men’s 6.5-8.0 happening 10a – 2p at Ezell. I hope everyone enjoyed a great Thanksgiving with family and friends and the extended open play at Ezell for the holiday. But now we’re back and we have a full slate of 18 plus a few extra teams […]
If it weren’t for the wind, what a fine day it was for pickleball! We had the Men’s “6.5” and Under. Despite having a couple of teams that were a bit out of the range, everyone played pretty competitively and no team was truly out of the contest. Only 1 team came away undefeated and the
Fritz and Pearson are your Gold medalists for the Men’s 6.5 and Under! Read More »
Updated 10/18 4:30pChange in one team as have not heard back from Tom and if he found a partner to play with. Team 10 will now be Rich Fuleky and Joe Verber. Good luck everyone! It’s looking like another beautiful fall weekend coming up and the King Kong Tournaments has the Men’s “6.5” and Under on
Let’s hear it for the men! They really put on a show today at theKing Kong Tournaments Men’s 8.0+ and we got to see some of the best games played so far this year! And with hurricane Milton gone, we’re finally beginning to see some nicer weather after enduring a brutally hot and humid summer.
John Buffington and Rick Stehno for the Men’s 8.0+ Gold! Read More »
Update 10/12 9:30a – One change to report. Mark switching partners to Spencer as Al won’t be back in time to play. Safe trip back to The Villages, Al and Dawn. Post Milton, who isn’t ready for some great pickleball action? We’ve got just the ticket for you as this Sunday’s King Kong Tournament will feature
Local reports confirm that those tiny little drops have condensed into a full on rain. Sorry folks, we are rained out! Enjoy your Sunday off from the King Kong Tourney. Stay dry and safe with Milton looking to mess up Florida for the remainder of this week. I’ll be looking to reschedule this event in late November
Update 3 10/5 pm: We have another withdrawal due to illness. Peter Parrillo and Wally Pero will be taking Tony Birchall and Mike Scott’s spot. Hope all who can’t make it are all feeling better! Update 2 10/4 pm: Round and round she goes, where she stops, no one knows! Ok, had a second round of withdrawals
Locked and Loaded for the Men’s 6.5 – 8.0 this Sunday! Read More »
Happy Sunday! We had the Gold-Silver match carried over from last week’s interrupted Men’s Doubles Age 64 and Younger this morning. The power combo of Jason Hedden and Doug McClintock proved to be a little too much for Jim Bruton and Gary Chalmers to overcome, winning 11-7 and 11-8 to take the Gold. Jim and
Good and bad news. First, the bad: we couldn’t muster enough teams to play in the Mixed Doubles Age 65 and Older this weekend so that event is cancelled. But here’s the good news: we’ll be having the Gold-Silver Match with Jason Hedden and Douglas McClintock to face Jim Bruton and Gary Chalmers in a best 2
Pardon the interruption. I needed a beer or 5 (!!!) to process what transpired at the King Kong Tournaments Men’s Doubles Age 64 and Younger today. TS Debby held off until the very final end of play today, cutting short the conclusion to an exciting day of play. In the found robin play, only one team made
TS Debby Interrupts the Conclusion of the Men’s Doubles Age 64 and Younger Read More »
