Happy Summer…

Open Play: Please consider joining open play.

Saturday 8:30-11am at LWR High School.

Lakewood National through September:

8:30 am Tuesday 2.5, Wednesday 3.0, Thursday 3.5, Friday 4+

County Parks Update: Manatee Parks currently is planning to

repurpose 8 basketball courts soon.  I’m not sure the locations or timeline.

Upgrades to G.T. Bray will follow along with

plans to add 24 pickleball courts and 2 covered stadium courts at

Premier Sports starting in 2020.  Planing is ongoing.

USAPA: If you are not currently a member of USAPA, please consider

joining by going to https://www.usapa.org.

Equipment: Onix Pickleball merchandise is being offered as a

member benefit, select Equipment tab on our website for offerings.

Also, visit Pickleball Sarasota (Skybox Sports) www.skyboxstore.com

and give them code VIPBOB to get your special gift/discount and to

sign up for their monthly newsletter with coupons.

Membership:

Current Membership: 321 paid + 106 affiliates.

We have improved our invoicing capability so members will automatically receive

their yearly $15 renewal and given the opportunity to opt out.

This will also reduce operating costs.

Tip of the month:

Consider lobbing while engaged in dinking at the net. It moves your opponents

off the non-volley zone giving you control.

Bob Haskin, IPTPA, PPR

President LWR PB Club

Team Onix

LWR Pickleball Club Spring League Final Standings:

Congratulations to the following for placing in the first LWR Pickleball Plus 4 Challenge.

Competetion was tight with five tied after the first round robin play at 52 points.

1. Nate Griffin
2. Gavin Thomas
3. Kent Gardner
4. Dan Pechtol

We have some Yellow Sandhill Classic shirts for sale @$10

We also have many Blue Club Logo Towels for $7

Results:

Women’s:

3.0

• Gold: Nova Grande & Sally Nista
• Silver: Mary Maxwell & Sonja Reed
• Bronze: Christine Hayashi & Allison Samona

3.5

• Gold: Barb Westermeier & Judith Robertson
• Silver: Beth Gambrell & Cindy Thomas
• Bronze Michelle Ionne & Susi Ruettimann

Men’s:

3.0

• Gold: Angelo Blanda & Robert Tobias
• Silver: Drew Gordon & Joushua Linney
• Bronze: John McGory & Dennis Grove 3.5

3.5

• Gold: Mario Martino & Bruce Chipurnoi
• Silver: Joe Pasquale & Luc Lucero
• Bronze: Robert Burns & Jerry Jones

4.0

• Gold: Josh Jeffcott & Corey Knapp
• Silver: Scott Barker & Gavin Thomas
• Bronze: Bryane Kowaleski & Doug Dundon

Mixed:

3.0

• Gold: Dennis Stacy & Leslie Witczak
• Silver: Norm Bowman & Doreen Bowman
• Bronze: John McGrory & Margaret Abbott

3.5

• Gold: Jerry Jones & Beth Gambrell
• Silver: Luc Lucero & Elizabeth Warrier
• Bronze: Gary Eichmeyer & Susi Ruettimann

4.0

• Gold: Scott Barker & Janet Cauchi
• Silver: Dan Pechtol & Sandy Rice
• Bronze: Mario Martino & Lizane Nadon