09-10-2023
It was a gorgeous day for a pickleball tournament and the Men 8.5 battled under blue skies and increasingly hot conditions. 18 teams entered and 2 emerged undefeated in the random play, followed by 2 more teams trailing only by 3 pts. In the wings were 4 more teams at 50! In the end, the team of Mike Hay and Herb Smaltz collected Gold against the other undefeated team of Bob Dearth and Jim Bruton, 11-3, earning Bob and Jim Silver. In the Bronze, Rick Langford and Ron Little defeated Jim Wood and Rob Schultz (stepping in for a heat exhausted Todd McLain, 11-13 in the first playoff game) 11-3, to claim their medal. Well done everyone who played and the 50-60 people who came to watch! And thanks also for those trying to follow online. Technology got the better of me!