Linda Bush 
All Summit County Pickleball Association (SCPA) members who competed in the inaugural Colorado Pickleball Open, a USAPA-sanctioned tournament on June 22-24, 2018, finished with medals! Congratulations to: Lori Miller and Wendy Markley for Gold in 4.0 Womens Doubles 55+ Jim Shultz for Gold in 3.5 Mens Singles 65+ Lori Miller and Bill Clark for Silver in 4.0 Mixed Doubles 55+ Wendy Markley and Jim Schultz for Silver in 3.5 Mixed Doubles 60+ Linda Bush and Mike … Read more
Bet you didn’t know that SCPA has a Junior Olympian among our members! Rick Garcia took first place in a Junior Olympics diving competition at age 12. He went on to earn a gymnastics scholarship to Colorado State University, where he competed in vaulting, trampoline, and floor exercise. He could even do a double back flip! … Read more
In May Jerry and Joan Veazey spent spent 10 days touring and playing pickleball in Japan, hosted by USAPA National Champion Daniel Moore. Here’s Jerry and Joan’s exciting first-hand report: Our group of 17 Americans acted as pickleball “ambassadors” in an effort to promote the growth of the sport in Japan, where it was introduced … Read more
David and Junior Sirionel hail from Houston, TX, where David owned a tattoo and body piercing business. They moved to Silverthorne in 2015, along with Junior’s two older brothers. Father and son discovered pickleball at the Silvethorne Rec Center drop-in in January 2018 and fell in love with the game. Just four months later, Junior … Read more
March 21, 2018 Dear Summit County Pickleball Members, Thank you so much for being a vital part of promoting pickleball in Summit County as a fun, social, and healthy activity for anyone living in or visiting our beautiful mountain community. We’ve come a long way since the Summit County Pickleball Club (SCPC) formed in 2011 … Read more