Aiken Pickleball is hosting a free New Player Clinic indoors at the Gregg Park Civic Center on Saturday, May 20th. Click here to sign up. Schedule as follows:
830 - 9am - Check-in at front desk
9 - 10am - New Players Clinic Instruction
There have been delays checking in so please arrive early and be patient. Thanks
10 - 11am - Practice Play
In this sixty minute clinic you will learn everything you need to get started playing the sport of pickleball. Please wear tennis shoes and athletic attire, and bring something to drink. Balls and paddles provided. Class limited to eight.
The April.29th clinic cancelled.
Minutes from the Leadership Team's Meeting held on Monday, April 3 have been posted. Click here to read the full report.
The 9th Annual Palmetto Indoor Doubles Invitational Pickleball Tournament, held at the Odell Weeks Activities Center August 4-6, 2023, was a great success. Over 170 players participated in twenty-one events - men's, women's and mixed doubles - in all different age divisions up to and including 70 and above! Hats off to Jay Wilson, the Tournament Director, Joyce Noland, the Technical Advisor, Mo Garcia and all of the volunteers that made this possible. You gals/guys are the greatest. And special thanks to the City of Aiken and all our sponsors listed below.
Click on "Read more" below to see a list of all the medal winners. Also go to the Aiken Pickleball Facebook page to see their photos.
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Results Palmetto tournament
Men's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Ronnie Vengua (Grovetown, GA)
Justin Santos (Evans, GA)
Silver
Joshua Pifer (AIKEN, SC)
Robert Schafer(Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Jose Gonzalez (Hephzibah, GA)
Brian White (Grovetown, GA)
Men's doubles 3.0) Age: (70 And Above)
Gold
Andrew Stivanson (Aiken, SC)
Douglas Ditter (Chapel Hill, NC)
Silver Mike Burley (Augusta, GA)
Lester Powell (Augusta, GA)
Bronze
Kenneth Mason (Evans, GA)
Ron Jackson (Evans, GA)
Men's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Ranjeet Singh (Augusta, GA)
Fawzi Naji (Augusta, GA)
Silver Aaron Shelton (Evans, GA)
Ken Oliphant (North Augusta, SC)
Bronze
Will Pethick (Aiken, SC)
Kevin Pethick (Aiken, SC)
Men's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Stan Felkner (Conway, PA)
Steve Jensen (Conway, SC)
Silver
Harry Molloy (Murrells Inlet, SC)
Bob Grueser (Bluffton, SC)
Bronze
Ken Oliphant (North Augusta, SC)
Mike Newman (Martinez, GA)
Men's Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Westin Bobadilla (Augusta, GA)
Mark Shearer (Augusta, GA)
Silver
Spencer Smith (Conway, SC)
Ralph Teal III (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Bronze
Marwan Ben-Jebara (Evans, GA)
Jon Roebuck (Evans, GA)
Men's Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
JoJo Davis (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Thomas Gull (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Silver
Harve Mobley (Aiken, SC)
Phil Breidenbach (Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Drew Walker (Greenwood, SC)
Derek Kidd (Greenwood, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Dani Ingle (Fort Eisenhower, )
Ronnie Vengua (Grovetown, GA)
Silver
Andrea Motley Crabtree (Belvedere, SC)
Justin Santos (Evans, GA)
Bronze
Emily Jones (Aiken, SC)
Joshua Pifer (AIKEN, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Aimee Kollmansberger (Columbia, SC)
Mike Kollmansberger (Columbia, SC)
Silver
Cookie Gonzalez (Hephzibah, GA)
Brian White (Grovetown, GA)
Bronze
Julie Felder (Evans, GA)
Felix Latorre (North Augusta, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Vanessa Rogers (Evans, GA)
Graham Deriso (North Augusta, SC)
Silver
Pamela King (Evans, GA)
Harry Bacheller (Evans, GA)
Bronze
Ratchinee Skinner (Martinez, GA)
Ron Jackson (Evans, GA)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Sarah Lancaster (Evans, GA)
Marwan Ben-Jebara (Evans, GA)
Silver Jane Grange (Germantown, MD)
Will Pethick (Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Anna Parviainen (Augusta, GA)
Jules Gouron (North Augusta, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Diane Pepple (Evans, GA)
Ranjeet Singh (Augusta, GA)
Silver June Melton (Asheville, NC)
Ronald Nelson (Tryon, NC)
Bronze
Tammy Pruitt (Graniteville, SC)
Mike Chaput (Aiken, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Diane Miller (Florence, SC)
Paul Miller (Florence, SC)
Silver
Victoria Miller (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Stan Felkner (Conway, PA)
Bronze
Christy Pritchard (Aiken, SC)
Michael Howard (Aiken, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (70 And Above)
Gold
Pat Truesdale (Camden, SC)
Harry Molloy (Murrells Inlet, SC)
Silver Mimi Borchers (Evans, GA)
Mike Burley (Augusta, GA)
Bronze
Sally Serago (Aiken, SC)
Douglas Ditter (Chapel Hill, NC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Joni Walls (Myrtle Beach, SC)
JoJo Davis (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Silver
Cameron Frank (Evans, GA)
Jose Vega (Martinez, GA)
Bronze
Leslie McCowan (Aiken, SC)
Brian Eberhard (Aiken, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Lisa Barrett-Johnson (Augusta, GA)
Terry (Woody) Irons (Grovetown, GA)
Silver
Cheryl Breidenbach (Aiken, SC)
Harve Mobley (Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Amy Buck (Aiken, SC)
Jeff Simizon (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Aimee Kollmansberger (Columbia, SC)
Crystal Manzi (Lexington, SC)
Silver
Christine Lightsey (Seneca, SC)
Lauren Young (Clemson, SC)
Bronze
Kissila Gunther (Aiken, SC)
Pamela King (Evans, GA)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Diane Miller (FLORENCE, SC)
Billi Jager (Lexington, SC)
Silver
Julie Newman (Martinez, GA)
Van Fleming(Evans, GA)
Bronze
Lori King (Aiken, SC)
Christina Thompson (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Bebe Murphy (Aiken, SC)
Jan Snipes (Aiken, SC)
Silver
Andrea Motley Crabtree (Belvedere, SC)
Anna Wilds (Martinez, GA)
Bronze
Victoria Miller (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Margo Harrison (North Myrtle Beach)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Sarah Lancaster (Evans, GA)
Tonya Roebuck (Evans, GA)
Silver
Jessica Coon (Evans, GA)
Faith Van Rengen (Clarks Hill, SC)
Bronze
Leslie McCowan (Aiken, SC)
Amy Myers (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Valerie Karrasch (Graniteville, SC)
Christy Pritchard (Aiken, SC)
Silver
Miriam James (Matthews, GA)
Barbara Outley (Martinez, GA)
Bronze
Sally Serago (Aiken, SC)
Barbara Dellamora (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (19 And Above)
Gold
Cheryl Breidenbach (Aiken, SC)
Lisa Barrett-Johnson (Augusta, GA)
Silver
Mary Gull (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Joni Walls (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Bronze
Rhonda Fink (Greenville, SC)
Amy Buck (Aiken, SC)
If you are trying to make a court reservations or change an old one and you get the message "ACCESS CODE REQUIRED", it is probably sometime Wednesday evening and 8am Thursday morning. That is when the Signup Genius is locked down for maintenance. During this time the new court reservations for the following week are being added. So be patient - you do not need a code - you just need to wait until 8am on Thursday when the SUG will be reopened.
On January 18th, 2023, Aiken Pickleball took the first step in becoming a non-profit organization at the request of the City of Aiken. This resulted in Aiken Pickleball, Inc (API) being awarded the contract to host the Palmetto Invitational Pickleball Doubles Tournament this August and to continue to manage the City's indoor pickleball programs at Odell Weeks and Smith-Hazel Recreation Center. You should not notice any changes with Aiken Pickleball, Inc.
As we get more organized, we are going to try to raise funds by offering memberships to Aiken Pickleball, Inc to help offset some additional costs we are incurring such as general liability insurance, legal fees, CPA fees, and a city business license. The benefits of memberships will be discounts on lessons, clinics, and drills with Little Mo, tournament registration fees, sporting clothes, and new pickleball paddles. These discounts will more than offset the annual cost of an official API membership.
Everyone that plays pickleball indoors at Odell Weeks, Smith-Hazel and/or Gregg Park and/or outside at one of the numerous outdoor courts available in the Aiken area is by default a member of Aiken Pickleball. Whether you decide to take an extra step and take advantage of discounts offered by being a paying member of Aiken Pickleball, Inc. is up to you. This also provides a way for those of you that cannot volunteer your time to contribute. Either way you can still make weekly indoor court reservations. Nothing has changed.
Clinics for Pickleball for Parkinson's are currently being offered at Hillview Baptist Family Life Center at no cost. The clinic are open to anyone with Parkinson disease, Essential tremors, or other movement disorders . Classes meet at 10 am Monday and Wednesday.
To sign up or get more information, email Nelson Swartzentruber at. truber3066@gmail.com
Pickleball really can change your life.
Thanks to everyone that participated in the Open Scramble. In addition to having a great time we also managed to fill the donation box for Golden Harvest. Next event is a Round Robin at Gregg Park, Saturday, June 24th - men's, women's and mixed, so grab a partner and click here to register. More information below.
The minutes for March 6th Leadership Team meeting have been posted. Topics discussed were: Pickleball for people with Parkinson's; Membership to Aiken Pickleball Inc; RR at Gregg Park; Time slots at Odell Weeks; Tournament Director for the Palmetto announced; League play in the spring and much more. Click here to read the full report.
We are updating our "Looking for Games" (LFG) sign up. If your entry does not include contact info it will be removed. If you no longer want to be on the list please click here to remove your name.
THE "LFG" SIGN UP IS NOT MEANT FOR BEGINNERS We have made a separate sign up just for beginners called Beginners-Games. Beginners click here to sign up. Don't forget to include your contact information - phone number and/or email address in the comments section. If you need help with any of this, send an email to our help desk info@aikenpickleball.com
