It was a cold, blustery Winter Classic day, but the sun and the smiles were bright!
The SJPA hosted the first pickleball play event of the year on Sunday, January 21st. The weather cooperated for this event and gave us a bright sunny, albeit chilly, afternoon.
Due to the initial sign up being filled along with a waitlist of over 25 people, the event was split in to two sessions to be able to accommodate more players…… and accommodate we did! Both sessions were full allowing close to 70 members to enjoy the event.
Thanks go to Dick Cournoyer and his team of Leo Pacyna, Lynn Albrecht and Mike Renzaglia for volunteering their time to make this a great start to the 2024 event year, assuring that everybody had a FUN time playing pickleball. It is also appreciated that Christine Cournoyer and Peter Albrecht jumped in to help the team on the day of the event. They did a great job of organizing the event and getting the courts “winterized” with all sorts of “Northern Memorabilia” being pulled out of people’s personal storage including skis, sleds, winter garb, hockey sticks, etc..
The “King of the Court” format was used to mix up the play and did a great job of getting everyone where they needed to be quickly and smoothly.
It was a great afternoon to play pickleball and meet new people.
We thank all who came out to play and have some FUN with us. A special thanks to those who donated ball caps for the Oak Island Angels.
We look forward to our next event, “the Valentine’s Day Social” on Feb 18th.
Registration opens on February 4th.
