Susan Parker Everything is bigger in Texas and Robson Ranch! The recently held Pickleball Carnival was the largest sporting event held at the Ranch with close to 200 in attendance. Comments ranged from “What a great time” to “Well run event with great prizes.” All enjoyed appetizers, desserts, snacks and a good time! The door…
Susan Parker On Saturday, April 23, the Robson Ranch Denton Pickleball Club held a tournament named for a well-liked member who passed last year, the William (Bill) Girdwood Memorial. The format was A, B and CC/C/D divisions with a blind draw for partners. In all 68 players entered, and the weather cooperated spectacularly to give…
David Parker The Robson Ranch Pickleball Club held a beginner’s academy and skills clinic in March. Students were privileged to have Sherril Kerr as professor. Sherril is not only one of the top female pickleball players in the country but also one of the top pickleball instructors in the country. The academy is intended for…
David Parker The Robson Ranch Pickleball Club sponsors an academy for new and beginner players. The academy graduated it first class of 2016 in January with the degree of Bachelors of Pickleball. All graduates learned the rules of the game, basics strokes, scoring and basic strategy in four one-and-a-half hour classes. After graduating from the…
Susan Parker The Robson Ranch Denton Pickleball Club will be holding its annual membership meeting to elect officers. The meeting will be March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. All members are encouraged to attend.
Ellen M. Gilgore Recently a number of Robson Ranch Pickleball Club members were asked to McMath Middle School in Denton to teach the 6th grade students how to play pickleball. This was our fourth year of volunteering, and the teachers enjoy playing as much as the students. We spent three days during the P.E. classes…
Dave Parker On November 4, 20 men from the Bs, Cs and Ds played “Pickle Poker” on the outdoor courts. After every game the winners got to pick two cards out of the pile, and the losers got to pick one card. After an hour and a half of playing pickleball, the prizes were given…
Susan Parker The Robson Ranch Denton Pickleball Club will be holding a membership meeting to approve changes to the bylaws. The meeting will be November 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the Patriot Room of the clubhouse. All members are encouraged to attend. The proposed language changes will be sent to the membership for review…
Lots of spirited play all day and into the night was the hallmark of the Robson Ranch Denton Pickleball Club Tourney on October 9 and 10. Teams faced off in the double elimination event, which featured three of the four teams coming back out of the losers bracket to win the gold medals. Many matches…
The Pickleball Club had over 50 participants in its Senior Olympics event held on September 25 and 26.