The Albany Pickleball Club garnered 10 medals in the Big Country RV Bend Pickleball Tournament held August 15-17, 2014.  The new Bend Pickleball Courts provided a great venue for a weekend of pickleball fun.  The addition of another 8 courts by next year’s tournament thanks, to a not-so-secret donor, will make Bend the largest venue in the northwest.

Congratulations to our APC Medalists!!!

Men’s Doubles 3.0 Silver: Jim Hoggatt – Harold Bates
Men’s Doubles 3.5 Gold: Jim Morrison – Mark Floyd
Men’s Doubles 3.5 Silver: John Morey – Richard Leed
Men’s Doubles 4.0 Gold:  Brian Morey – Tim Gardner
Men’s Doubles 4.0 Silver: Bob Anderson – Tom Kruse

Men’s Doubles 4.5 Gold: Shane Denning – Po Leung

Men’s Single’s 3.5 Bronze:  Lee Nordhagen

Mixed Doubles 3.5 Silver:  Angie Morrison – Jim Morrison
Mixed Doubles 4.0 Gold: Sherri Oslie – Brian Morey

Women’s Doubles 3.5 Bronze:  Angie Morrison – CoraMay Johnson
Women’s Doubles 4.0 Gold: Suzanne Colby – Sherri Oslie

Women’s Singles 4.0 Silver: Suzanne Colby

The 3rd Annual Rally In The Valley has come and gone.  Our Albany Pickleball Club members took their share of medals.  Way to go everyone that medaled and competed.

Day 1 – Aug 1
Men’s Singles 3.5 Gold – Brady Hallock

Men’s Singles 3.5 Silver – Lee Nordhagen

Men’s Singles 4.0 Silver – Brian Morey

Women’s Doubles 3.0 Gold – JoNan LeRoy and Libby Bogard

Women’s Doubles 3.5 Gold – Florence Allen and Joyce Torresdal

Day 2 – Aug 2
Men’s Doubles 3.0 Silver – Arlie Bell and Frank Peters

Men’s Doubles 3.0 Bronze – Brady King and Stephan Roberts

Men’s Doubles 3.5 Gold – Brady Hallock and Ira Doran

Men’s Doubles 3.5 Silver – Jim Morrison and Dick Leedy

Men’s Doubles 4.0 Gold – Bob Anderson and Jim Schupp

Men’s Doubles 4.5 Bronze – Shane Denning and Marty Butler

Men’s Doubles 5.0 Silver – Curtis Campbell and Patrick Williams

Women’s Singles 3.5 Gold – Suzanne Colby

Mixed Doubles 3.0 Silver – Libby Bogard and Jim Hoggatt

Mixed Doubles 3.5 Silver – Dick Leedy and Florence Allen

Mixed Doubles 4.0 Gold – Cami Schermerhorn and Mike Wales

Mixed Doubles 4.0 Silver – Brian Morey and Sherri Oslie

Congrats to our Oregon Senior Games Medalists from the Albany Pickleball Club:

Men’s Doubles Age 60-64:  Craig Poole & Po Leung – Gold Medal

Women’s Doubles Age 65-69: CoraMay Johnson & Angie Morrison – Bronze Medal

Women’s Doubles Age 50-54:  Florence Allen & Joyce Torresdale – Silver Medal

Mixed Doubles Age 70-74: CoraMay Johnson & Bob LeRoy – Silver Medal

And, celebration at the end of the tournament!

Great turnout from Albany.  Way to go everyone.

We had 14 Albany Pickleball Players medal in the Crunchy Dill Pickleball Tournament held in Eugene, OR. June 7th & 8th.

Mens Doubles 3.0 GOLD                       Roger Harrison & Jim Hoggatt
Mens Doubles 3.0 BRONZE                  Harold Steward & Mike Criswell
Mens Doubles 3.5 BRONZE                  Grahm Trask & Silas Baffa
Mens Doubles 4.0 SILVER                     Bob Anderson & Roger Rosenthal
Mens Doubles 4.5/5.0 SILVER               Kurtis Campbell & Patrick Williams
Mixed Doubles 3.5 BRONZE                  Angie Morrison & Jim Morrison
Mixed Doubles 4.0 BRONZE                  Sherri Oslie & Brian Morey
Womens Doubles 3.5 SILVER                CoraMay Johnson & Angie Morrison
Womens Doubles 4.0 GOLD                  Ching-chia Ko & Sherrie Oslie
Womens Doubles 4.0 SILVER                Connie Anderson & Judy Rosenthal

Congratulations to all!!!  A great showing for our club.

Our Albany Pickleball Club had a great turnout for the Timberhill Spring Fling in Corvallis.  The tournament was well run and lots of fun.  Even better, our players posted some great results!  Way to go everyone!

Men’s Singles 3.0, 3.5 Bronze – Brady Hallock

Men’s Singles 4.0 Silver – Brian Morey

Men’s Doubles 2.5, 3.0 Gold – Harold Steward & Mike Criswell

Men’s Doubles 3.5 Gold – Mark Floyd & Jim Morrison

Bronze – Brady Hallock & Matthew DeFrancisco

Men’s Doubles 4.0 Silver – Brian Morey & Mike Wales

Men’s Doubles 5.0 Silver – Patrick Williams & Kurtis Campbell

Mixed Doubles 2.5, 3.0 Silver – Mike Reynolds & Anne Reynolds

Mixed Doubles 3.5 Silver – Jim Morrison & Angie Morrison

Women’s Singles 3.0, 3.5 Gold – Katie Gulemi  Silver – Louise Muscato

Women’s Singles 4.0, 4.5 Silver – Emily Williams

Women’s Doubles 3.5 Bronze – Angie Morrison & CoraMay Johnson

Women’s Doubles 4.0 Silver – Emily Williams & Louise Muscato

Bronze – Connie Anderson & Judy Rosenthal

Suzanne & Lee participated in the Voyager RV Pickleball Tournament in Tucson, AZ. They won Silver in 4.0 Mixed Doubles, Lee won Silver in 3.5 Men’s Singles, and Suzanne won Gold in 4.0 Women’s Doubles and Silver in Singles. Congratulations to these two Albany Pickleball Club members!!

The play schedule has been set for winter play at the Boys and Girls Club.
M/W/F: 9AM-Noon – New Gym
Sunday: 4-7 PM – Parks and Rec Open Gym at the New Gym  (P&R fee $3)

• Beginning Oct 1 indoor play at the Boys and Girls Club will be the default and we can continue with outdoor play weather permitting.  So show up first at the B&GC.
• Notification will be made when the Hackleman Park nets are taken down for the winter.  People wanting to play outdoors could simply make their own arrangements with other players.
• For MWF 9-12 indoor play in the new building at the Boys & Girls Club, one of the Board members will enter the building and open up the courts and the storeroom with the equipment.  Everyone else should enter the door into the courts on the SE corner of the building, NOT the front doors. If the door is not ajar, knock loudly. Also, please wipe your feet dry before walking on the courts.  No charge at this time.
• PLEASE SIGN UP IN ADVANCE ON THE DOODLE BOARD! This is especially important during the winter when we have fewer players. People need to know whether there will be enough players to warrant the trip.
• Sunday Open Gym play will be in the New Gym.  Beginning on Oct. 13 from 4 – 7pm.  Cost will be $3 per session.  A punch card may be purchased that will bring the cost down to $2 per session.

Congratulation to the Albany Pickleball Club medalists in the 2013 Picklebarrel Classic hosted by the Columbia River Pickleball Club in Vancouver, WA.  Another great turnout!!!

Men’s Doubles 3.5
– Gold:  John Morey – Bob LeRoy
– Bronze:  Lee Nordhagen – Mark Floyd

Men’s Doubles 4.0
– Silver:  Brian Morey – Ernie Castro
– Bronze: Roger Rosenthal – Bob Anderson

Men’s Doubles 4.5
– Silver:  Po Leung – James Schupp

Men’s Singles 3.0
– Silver:  Lee Nordhagen
– Bronze:  Bob LeRoy

Men’s Singles 4.0
– Bronze:  Brian Morey

Women’s Singles 3.0
– Gold:  Sherri Oslie

Women’s Singles 3.5
– Silver:  Suzanne Colby

Women’s Doubles 3.0
– Bronze:  CoraMay Johnson – Becky Cox

Women’s Doubles 3.5
Silver:   Sue Leung – Wendy Asano

Women’s Doubles 4.0
Gold:   Judy Rosenthal – Connie Anderson
Silver:  Sherri Oslie – Suzanne Colby

The Albany Pickleball Club had its September 2013  General Meeting.  Highlights:

Congratulations to our New Officers:
– Vice President – John Morey – 2 Year Term
– Secretary – Florence Allen – 2 year Term
– Finishing their 2 year terms: Dennis Dahlen President, JoNan LeRoy Treasurer

– 2103 Budget Passed
– Dues for 2013/14 – $20
– ByLaw amendments passed
– Remember PickleballCentral.com Club Discount – For any purchase Club Members receive a 5% discount and 5% goes into a fund for the Club to make future purchases. See the Pickleball Central post
– Rally In The Valley will be August 1-3, 2014 (1st weekend in August). Swapped weekends with Bend.  Will be a better weekend for events in Albany and the school. Looking for someone to take on the Tournament Director role next year.
– Agreed to purchase an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) for club use next year.
– Agreed to make indoor play at the Boys and Girls Club the default and continue with outdoor play weather permitting.

Members of the Albany Pickleball Club rallied to win medals at the 2nd Annaul Rally In The Valley Pickleball Tournament in Albany, OR.

Congrats to all the medalists and all those that competed in the tournament.

Men’s Singles:
3.0
Gold:  Eric Swander

Silver:  John Morey

3.5     Gold:  Brian Morey

Women’s Singles
3.5/3.0/2.5
Gold:  Suzann Colby
Silver:  Sherri Oslie
Bronze:  Joyce Torresdal

Men’s Doubles
3.5
Gold:  Brian Morey/John Morey

Silver:   Lee Nordhagen/Bob LeRoy
Bronze:  Larry Haima/Charlie Crouse

4.0
Bronze:  Bob Anderson/Roger Rosenthal

4.5
Gold:  Patrick Williams/Craig Poole
Silver:  Po Leung/Vukman Soskic

Women’s Doubles
3.0
Gold:  Joyce Torresdal/Florence Allen
Silver: Diane Lane/CoraMay Johnson

3.5
Gold:  Sherri Oslie/Suzanne Colby
4.0
Silver:  Connie Anderson/Judy Rosenthal

Mixed Doubles
3.0
Gold:  Tangi/John Morey

Silver: Jean Miller/Brian Joynt (Joynt Doc)

3.5
Gold:  Sherri Oslie/Brian Morey
Silver: Suzanne Colby/Lee Nordhagen

4.5 
Gold:  Emily Willaims/Patrick WilliamsSilver:  Winsom Wong/Shane Denning