Smith Park was the place to be for Pickleball Players around Delaware County on Saturday, August 23rd. Teams came out and supported the Rally for Unity as a large fundraising event for Unity Community Center programming. Winners of the tournament were the following: in Women’s 3.5 first place was Anne Reed and Cendy Perez, second place was Cheryl Hyatt and Judy Shaal, third place was Nicole Stringfield and Rachelle Parker. In Men’s 3.5 first place was Russell Edwards and Shane Harding, second place was Kasey Sims and Mahdu Madhire, and third place was Jim Rieser and Matt Levy. For Women’s 4.0 first place went to Robyn Tirado and Crystal Gomez, second place to Lisa Shaw and Carly Trem, and third place to Jenny Grower and Yvette Maseck. In Men’s 4.0, first place was Jeff Reed and James Borror, second place was Matt DeLucas and Todd Weigand, and third place was Justin Rike and Jose Rodriguez.

We are so thankful to our generous sponsors including: Kiwanis Club of Delaware County, HOTWORX with their new Delaware location, Muse Hair Studio, Whit’s Frozen Custard, Delaware Public Health District, Habitat for Humanity of Delaware & Union Counties, J&J Mobility, and Mid-Ohio Door, Inc.  We were further supported in our raffles and event planning by the YMCA, Delaware Parks & Rec., Hollywood Casino, The Pickle Shack, Paddle Barn, and Columbus Running Company with their new Delaware location.

Special thanks go out to all of the participants, the viewers and especially to our management leaders of Dawn, Jen and Toni.