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Calvert City Pickleball Brings it home
This past weekend was a busy weekend for Calvert City Pickleball. 26 individuals played in two different tournaments over the weekend in Henderson and Lexington.
The Henderson Pickleball Tourney was held on the Henderson County High School Tennis Complex with 139 entries. This was an inaugural event with 10 Pickleball courts set up.
Calvert City Pickleball collected 12 Medals, 4 Gold, 4 Silver, and 4 Bronze. In addition to local players, participants were from Western Kentucky, Southern Indiana, Southern, Illinois, and Southeast Missouri.
The Pickleball event of the Bluegrass Games was held in Lexington Kentucky with 301 entries. Four different venues were utilized. Twelve locals participated in 10 events collecting 12 metals, 6 Silver, and 6 Bronze. There were participants from several surrounding states.
Metal Winners
| Henderson Tourney | ||||
| Allie Gold/Sam Gold | Mixed Doubles 3.0 | Gold | ||
| Leigh Toby / Dax Myhand | Mixed Doubles 4.5,40 | Gold | ||
| Allie Gold/Darlene Latta | Women’s 3.0 | Silver | ||
| Kent Cadwell/Mason Cadwell | Men’s Doubles 2.5 | Silver | ||
| Sam Gold / Marvin Travis | Men’s Doubles 3.5 | Bronze | ||
| Leigh Toby/Jenny Travis | Women’s 4.0,3.5 |
Bronze
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Other participants: Ron Johnson, Jason Jones, Parvin Latta, Kayla Travis, Judith Perez
| Bluegrass Games | ||
| Jacob Hill/Mitchell Ponder | Men’s Doubles 3.5 19+ Men’s | Silver |
| Suzanne Shidal/Steve Shidal | Mixed Doubles 3.5 65+ | Silver |
| Holly Locken/Carl Marquess | Mixed Doubles 3.5 50+ | Silver |
| Holly Locken/Chris Operle | Women’s Doubles 4.0 50+65 | Bronze |
| Chris Operle/Jacob Hill | Mixed Doubles 3.5 18+ | Bronze |
| Carl Marquess/Steve Shidal | Men’s 3.5 65+ |
Bronze
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Other participants: Shann Riley, Angela Rash, Dave Rash, Mike Rogers, Jax Rogers