Meadow Pointe Takes the Gold in Lee County Games

Here's a couple of pictures taken of Rich playing in the Lee County Senior Games at the Wa-Ke Hatchee Rec Center in Ft. Myers.

Rich with his mixed doubles partner, Linda Kramer. They won every single game they played - and took the Gold Medal. Awesome!!

Here is Rich playing with his doubles partner, Bruce Whitehead. They played some pretty tough matches - but took home the Bronze Medal.

Rich and I are both scheduled to play at the Heartland Senior Games in Sebring next week.

Disney opens re-branded ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando
by Leigh M. Caldwell (RSS feed) on Feb 26th 2010 at 9:50AM

.....Potrock says while no plans have been announced, there are more than 250 acres set aside for new development at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. And this spring, while dozens of softball, baseball, golf and soccer teams travel down from the Northeast and Midwest to thaw out and train, Potrock's staff is working on bringing down an event for a fast-growing, new sport: Pickleball.

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Hello - From Rich and Donna

Rich and I have been very busy this month. We held a beginner pickleball workshop at the Lake Magic Encore RV Park, not too far from Disney on SR 192. There were about 13 new players that showed up. Then we did a beginner pickleball workshop and demo over in Ruskin, Fl. This was at the Riverside Club, where more than 40 people showed up.

Then we got to play a little bit at the Winter in Paradise Wing Ding down in Sun City Center. Pictures above are the medal winners. Rich took the Gold in the mens doubles, and Silver in the Mixed Doubles, with Louann (in the pick shirt). I took the Gold in the Mixed Doubles with Gary (the guy standing behind me). It was a real fun day.

We are in Ft.Myers now for the Lee County Senior Games

See you all soon.