Saturday November 22nd was the First Annual Tanglewood Invitational Pickleball Tournament. The Pickleball Club there should be congratulated for the outstanding job they did organizing the day especially Jim Hoch and Al Goldberg, who spent months putting this together.
Registration for the games was only $8 per person and that included two hot dogs, chips and soda for lunch. Raffle Tickets were sold throughout the day with more than 15 drawings for cash and prizes. ThePickleball Bug had a great display for players wanting some early holiday presents for their pickleball family.And our friend from Canada, Louise the Clown cheered on the crowd all day with her Tanglewood Cheer!
It was soooooooooooooo cold when we arrived at 7:00 in the morning to help set up tables for registration and food/raffle tickets. Everyone arrived wearing their warmest winter gear including hats and gloves. But the sun came out to make it a great day for pickleball.
Here's a picture of Rich and his partne Al Goldberg staying warm before their first match.
The double elimination tournament included both men's and woman's doubles. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were awarded in both the A and B divisions. Congratulations to Rich and his partner for their Gold Medal Finish in the A Division of the Mens's Doubles. Donna didn't medal, but she and her partner Kathy Hughes from North Carolina, had a great time. They took their first match, but lost in the second round.
A representative from the local newspaper did a nice write up in the paper about the game of pickleball and the tournament. Here is some links that will take you the the article, the Tanglewood Website, and to more pictures of the tournament.
Tanglewood Site - http://www.tanglewoodpickleballclub.blogspot.com/2008/11/no-clowning-around-on-tanglewood-courts.html
News and Sun Article: http://www.newssun.com/news/1123-ct-pickleball
Photo Gallery of Tournament Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/donna.donald612/TanglewoodInvitational112208#
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