personal interests sports and gaming pickleball
In 2023, I discovered pickleball being played at the local Yachats Commons.
Over the last year, I have met a whole group of new friends while working hard to improve my game.
Even as I continue to work as an architect, I am continually trying to find more time to play pickleball and stay in shape.
In August, I and my partner, Becky Cox, played mixed doubles pickleball in the Oregon Senior Games in Corvallis.
Recently, we formed the Yachats Pickleball Club and negotiated with a local residential community, Quiet Waters, to put in two new outdoor pickleball courts
which we would share with residents in exchange for weeding and powerwashing their existing tennis court and putting in our own lines.
Aside from my work, pickleball has become the center of my life.... and I love it.
I haven't been able to get any good photos of the action so far... but here are a few poor ones...
unless noted otherwise all images
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I have been working on a wicked underhand serve, Yachats Commons, Yachats,
Oregon, 2024
Volleying a hard driven ball (L) and preparing to drive an overhead smash (R),
Yachats Commons, Yachats, Oregon, 2024.
OREGON SENIOR GAMES
In August of 2024, I had the distinct pleasure of playing pickle ball at the Oregon Senior Games with a special lady, Becky Cox, that I met while playing in Yachats.
Even though I didn't perform to the level I wanted to, and we didn't medal, I had a really great time... mainly because Becky is always a ray of sunshine, smiling and upbeat.
A special thanks to Lynn and friends, John Costa, and Carly and Alan Kay who rooted for us all the way.
Oregon Senior Games, Lynn Benton College, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, 2024.
4th ANNUAL ILLAHE OPEN
In March of 2025, I again had the distinct pleasure of playing in a pickleball tournament with Becky Cox...
this time at the 4th Annual Illahe Open at the Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, Oregon, described as one of the top tournaments in the Pacific Northwest.
The facilities at the Illahe Hills Country Club were the best I have seen in Oregon with two structures containing 18 pickleball courts for the 311 participants.
We had both improved our game greatly since the senior games last August and we were able to win the Bronze Medal in Mixed Doubles, skill level 3.5, ages 50 and over.
We made some new friends and had a great weekend.
The tennis center. One of the two facilities used for the tournament.
NEW PICKLEBALL CLUB WITH TWO NEW OUTDOOR COURTS
Our recently formed Yachats Pickleball Club made an agreement with the local Quiet Waters
development to clean up their existing tennis court.
In exchange, we would install pickleball court lines for two courts which we would be free to use three or four times a week.
Several members of our club spent two days and many hours pressure washing the existing tennis court and putting down new tape lines for pickleball.
We purchased a locked case for our portable nets and equipment which Quiet Waters allowed us to place on the pool house patio next door.
When the weather allows, we really enjoy playing on these outdoor courts.
Overview of our clean-up of the existing tennis court, Quiet Waters, Yachats, Oregon, 2024.
John Chappell pressure washing the courts, Quiet Waters, Yachats, Oregon, 2024.
Becky, John Costa, Donna Bader, and John Chappell playing doubles, Quiet Waters, Yachats, Oregon, 2024.
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