Picklefest Fundraiser 2024
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The 2024 Picklefest on August 11 & 12 was another success. Twenty-three people of all abilities played on Saturday. Partners were selected randomly, and the top 4 scorers played for the pickles. Joe Hebert & Chris Burns played against Jamie Semprebon & Monica Erickson. Joe & Chris won the match and the coveted pickles. A good time was held by all and there were plenty of spectators to watch the matches. Louis Cassani did a great job in getting the players onto the respective courts and keeping track of the scores. Pam Hebert was the timekeeper and used the foghorn brilliantly! Laela Roberts had cookies and lemonade for sale which were delicious and appreciated. Laela also was given a special chocolate treat for being the best sports person there.
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Joe Hebert and Chris Burns
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Alex & Teo Bravakis
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On Sunday the tournament was by teams. There were 6 advanced teams and 4 intermediate teams. Father/son teams won both categories. In the intermediate category the father/son team of Alex & Teo Bravakis beat the team of Rob Stewart & Dana Denny. In the advanced category the father/son team of Scott & Evan Burns beat the team of Joe Hebert & Kris Erickson. Thanks go to Bob MacLeod for keeping track of the teams and scores and a huge thanks to Laela Roberts for her ability to be a human foghorn to start and stop the games.
The Commish, Tom Segale, organized this annual tournament and looks forward to 2025 for the next Picklefest. The 2024 Picklefest raised $1400 for the JPA tennis court fund. |
Picklefest Fundraiser 2023
It just keeps getting better and better! Tom Segale and crew organized 37 pickleball players on Saturday August 12 to have a fun tournament with all levels of skill and experience playing against each other. Everyone played 3 games which were timed to be 11 minutes. Each game had randomly chosen partners and the four players with the highest score played for the championship. The event raised a record of $2,265! Thank you, everyone.
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In Saturday's final match, Paul McCann and his son James (Lee and Ginger Erdman’s son in law and grandson) played against Danielle Stevens and Teo Bravakis (Dave and Kim Kidney’s grandson). In an exciting game, Paul and James beat Danielle and Teo 11 points to 9 points. Each of the finalists were awarded a jar of homemade pickles made by Paige Crosby. Another jar of pickles was awarded to the Erdman family who supplied the most family members (8) to play in the tournament.
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Sunday was another exciting tournament. It was a more competitive tournament with teams for an intermediate skill bracket and an advanced skill bracket. Andrea MacCloud and Norma Segale put up a good fight, but Peter and Paige Crosby took home the pickles for the intermediate game. In the advanced round, there were 10 teams participating and a tremendous finals match with Danielle Lewis and Jamie Semprebon earning the pickles trophy against the more mature and very consistent duo of Mike Segale and Joe Hebert. There's no doubt the biggest and rowdiest crowd was in attendance for this match.
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It was such fun to see the 9 year olds Teo (far left) and James (left) compete to be the winner of the tournament.
Laela Roberts happily supplied lemonade and cookies. |
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New players are always welcomed and if you have any interest in playing, contact Thierry Guerlain or stop by and join us!
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Picklefest Fundraiser 2022
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On a beautiful Saturday (August 13) the JPA held the annual Pickleball Tournament; a fundraiser event for the upkeep of the tennis courts. Twenty five people played in the fun filled tournament organized by Tom Segale and assisted by Louis Cassani, Pam Hebert and Joanne Stewart. The randomly chosen teams played for 15 minutes on the 4 courts, or until a score of 11 was reached. Each player reported their score and after 4 games, the person with the most score won the prize. The prize was a jar of Paige Crosby's home-made pickles. The winners of the tournament were:
Evan Burns - men's highest scorer Danielle Stevens - women's highest scorer Bob MacLeod - men's second highest scorer Robin Nicholson - women's second highest scorer |
As a final event, Evan Burns and Danielle Stevens played against Bob MacLeod and Robin Nicholson in an exhibition match. Evan and Danielle took the honors. To date, $1500 has been raised by the players in this fundraising tournament.
Chris and Scott Burns won the doubles tourney on Sunday, with 6 teams participating. |
Our Pickleball courts are busy! Come and join us!
