The City’s Athletics Division has received a last-minute booking from USCA Volleyball for a clinic for their volleyball teams on Sunday, August 31. Because of this, Gym 2 will be reserved for volleyball use all day and will not be available for table tennis or pickleball on that date. Odell appreciates your understanding and flexibility as they accommodate this amazing opportunity for our young athletes to learn some new skills. Thank you.
Aiken Pickleball News
Last evening was our fourth and final Groovy Tuesday.in celebration of National Pickleball Month. This was our best yet - Six courts of free pickleball lessons - drawings for Gift Certificates and a brand new Pickleball Paddle; followed by complimentary pizza and brownies. Special thanks to Harve Mobley for organizing the clinics; Harve and Mo, our two teaching pros, for donating Gift Certificates for private and group lessons; our social committee that provided the pizza and brownies; and all the volunteers that helped with the drills that made it all possible.
Nominations for the Aiken Pickleball Inc. Board of Directors will now be accepted at AikenPickleball@gmail.com through Oct. 31. Anyone interested in serving on the board of this non-profit organization should submit their name and a brief biographical statement showing prior experience with pickleball, other background that might benefit API and its board, and reasons for wanting to serve on the board.
Ideal candidates should support API’s goals of promoting competitive and social pickleball activities. They should be willing to encourage sportsmanship and camaraderie and be able to work well with other board members. They should be of good character and operate with integrity and honesty. Duties include monthly meetings and occasional special meetings. The election is scheduled for Nov. 10, and the new board members will take office in January.
Bobbi Atwell, a former pickleball player who was one of the original Pickledillys in Aiken, will celebrate her 90th birthday on October 25th. Bobbi continued to play morning pickleball at Odell Weeks well into her 80s. She is one of the reasons pickleball is so special.
Bobbi would appreciate texts and calls from her friends. If you'd like you can send her flowers through Flowers by Magnolia on Ping Log Road (803 480-1110). They have her contact information.
Registration closed at noon on Wednesday, July 23.
Registration is still open for volunteers.
Christy Pritchard, 71, of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away on August 4, 2025.
Sadly, the Aiken pickleball community has lost another of its members. John Cox passed away on Friday, February 21. Below is a link to the information on services.
https://www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com/obituaries/john-cox
