Palm Creek Pickleball has been an enjoyable part of my life for the past 16 years! For those of you who do not know me, this is the first and will be the only time, I will tell you some things about my pickleball history on this blog. We started with one tennis court, providing four courts facing the wrong way!  I refer to the early club, as the Pioneer Group of 40! Many players today can not imagine a time when the entire club knew "everyone" and all gathered every Wednesday for " Happy Hour". The enthusiasm and willingness to volunteer were contagious, it caused our club and its reputati ..read more

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 Keith, from Gig Harbor, WA, just whipped up this fun poem for you to enjoy: 12 Days of Pickleball Christmas On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: A pickleball in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Two overheads—and a pickleball in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Three bench hens, two overheads—and a pickleball in a pear tree. On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Four calling nerds, three bench hens, two overheads—and a pickleball in a pear tree. On the fifth day of Christmas, my true ..read more

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Written by Jennifer Lucore Barney McCallum – A Wonderful Life The pickleball world has lost its last living founder, inventor and a pioneer of this great sport. Barney McCallum passed away at his home in Seattle, WA on Monday, November 18, 2019. He was 93 years old. I will miss his sharp wit and humor, our in-depth conversations, his amazing storytelling, and his true friendship and positive outlook on all things. Barney had an amazing memory, often recalling and sharing his life experiences as he interweaved them into the conversation. I’m going to miss those chats! Barney lived an interest ..read more

2009 -2014 Buckeye, AZ The first USAPA Nationals had just under 400 participants from 26 states and several Canadian provinces. Eight dedicated pickleball courts were used with an additional 12 courts set up on adjacent tennis courts using taped lines and hand-built, free-standing nets. 2015 -17 Casa Grande AZ Palm Creek and Robson Ranch co-hosted this event in 2015, this is the first time champion courts were available. 2016 - Palm Creek, AZ With 32 courts this was the first time players were capped at 860. 2017 - Palm Creek, AZ To accommodate more players in 2017, an additional twelve courts ..read more

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Palm Creek is proud through Pickleball they helped raise funds for the Gary Senise Foundation for Wounded Warriors! Gary Senise has an incredible sense of what is important https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/snowball-express ..read more