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Congrats to the winners of SCPA Members April Round Robin!
Beginner Division
Intermediate Division
Intermediate Division
Gold - Russel Postell
Silver - David Pearson
Dora Rogers
Intermediate Division
Intermediate Division
Intermediate Division
Gold - Robert ford
Silver - Kathy Oxford
Bronze - Kenneth Black
Advanced Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate
Gold - Hailey Deatherage
Silver - Ah'yana Byrd
Bronze - John Nance
Thanks to everyone for your participation.
Advanced Division
Advanced Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate
Gold - Darien Jackson
Silver - Kale Archer
Bronze - Matt Polk
"A big round of applause for our amazing volunteers!"
The Ladder League is full. The waiting list is open.
2026 SCPA Members Spring Ladder League
The Spalding County Pickleball Association
Spring Ladder League will start on Monday April 27
and will occur for 4 weeks.
Each session will be on Monday evenings at 6:30 P.M.
(6:00 P.M. Sign in/Warm up).
The cost will be $10.00 per participant for the entire four weeks. The last day of play will be
Monday, May 18th.
The format will be the same as the previous ladder league. Each week there will be
2 sessions of 3 games
(total of 6 games).
If we have at least 12 women registered who would like to be in a separate ladder,
we will have separate play for women.
If not, we will have one co-ed ladder.
The maximum number of players will be 48
(combined men and women).
The minimum number of players will be 24.
The registration cutoff date is Friday April 24th.
You must be a SCPA member to register.
Registered players who cannot play in any given week are expected to find their own substitute.
Subs are not required to be SCPA members.
Please contact Brent Hardin, (812) 972-9055
if you have any questions.
Why Is the Sport Called ‘Pickleball’?
The name of the game pickleball has as clear an origin story as any other sport. But a debate eventually emerged over that name, which we’ll try to clear up.
by Bennett KleinmanShare
Word Smarts Daily Edition
Much like the ’90s trends of racewalking and Jazzercise, pickleball is a major sporting craze. People of all ages play this popular paddle sport, which admittedly has an unusual name. It’s not like the sport is played in a giant bath of brine, nor is anyone hurling dill pickles across the court, so why is it called “pickleball”?
In the summer of 1965, the Pritchard family was vacationing at their home in Bainbridge Island, Washington. To stave off boredom, U.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard and his friends cobbled together a game using a badminton court, some table tennis paddles, and a perforated plastic ball. Thus, pickleball was created.
The name of the game came from Joel’s wife, Joan. As an avid rowing fan, Joan threw out the name “pickle ball,” a reference to “pickle boat” rowing competitions in which leftover crew members are thrown together on a team. She felt this name was appropriate since the newly created game incorporated “leftover” elements of similar sports, such as badminton and table tennis. In the context of rowing, the term “pickle boat” came from old fishing fleets, as the very last boat to return to port was responsible for pickling that day’s catch. Joan’s recommendation was adopted and eventually shortened to one word.
But confusion over the name’s origins ensued. In 1968, the Pritchards got a new dog and named it Pickles. Years later, Joel was interviewed by a reporter about where the name “pickleball” came from, and he told the true story. Joel also joked about how they named it after the family dog, and the reporter opted to run with that (false) angle instead. This muddled the origin story for pickleball fans, but it was Joan who originally came up with the name.
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