Blue Hole Bash 2023
We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful weekend to have Marcee Topp from Pickleball Is Great (PIG) join us and 134 pickleball players to compete in the the 2023 Blue Hole Bash Pickleball Tournament. Players came from British Columbia, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, and Washington, and ranged in age from 19-84!​
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Congratulations to:
—All Sequim Picklers who played in the tournament,
— 35 Sequim Picklers’ medal winners out of a total of 112 medals given out during the three-day event (more pics can be found at the PIG Facebook page),
—33 Sequim Picklers volunteers who helped run the show on one, two, or all three days of the tournament (a BIG shout out to: Chris Barry, Diane Froula, Felicia Mueller, Frank Medigin, Gary Poor, Goose, Heidi Ulm, Jan Tatom, Jane Gray, Janice Drickey, Janie Dicus, Jennifer Perdue, Jim Long, Ken Wahl, Krista Rambow, Lisa Rachor, Lyle Hibler, Lynda Schroeder, Margaret Garrington, Marna Butler, Mary Jo Bennis, Pam Woodruff, Patricia Knapp, Richard Cary, Rick Perdue, Rodney Diseker, Ron Baumgardner, Sara Laughlin, Sherri Ghazarian, Sherry Gyovai, Susan Barry, Tanya Baumgardner, Tom Isaacs, Tom Rambow, and Warren Mecca) , and,
—All our members who turned out to cheer on the home team!
Day One - Friday,September 29 Women's Doubles
Skill: 3.0 and Under, ages 14-59
Gold: Ruby Pugh & Cheryl Krueger
Silver: Yvonne Snow & Jodie Vanthournout
Bronze: Christiane Johnson & Nicole Lepping
Skill: 3.0 and Under, ages 60+
Gold: Therese Caouette & Izumi Garland
Silver: Andrea Jenks & Sherry Gyovai
Bronze: Lynda Schroeder & Katinka Nanna
Skill: 3.5, any age
Gold: Catherine Stefan & Cyndi Boado
Silver: Patricia Knapp & Christina Cunningham
Bronze: Heidi Eakin & Shari O'Quinn
Skill: 4.0 and Above, any age
Gold: Mika Nel & Sara Ghazarian
Silver: Fran Sweet & Michelle Teeters
Bronze: Lindy Arnold & Becky Stuve
Skill: 4.5 and Above, any age
Gold: Shauna Bo & Kali McKenzie
Silver: Kathy Kallunki & Kelsey Stulbarg
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Day Two - Saturday, September 30 Mixed Doubles
Skill: 3.0 and Under, ages 14-59
Gold: Jodie Vanthournout & Daniel Vanthournout
Silver: Nicole Lepping & Arnold Bleicher
Bronze: Christiane Johnson & Jim Long
Skill: 3.0 and Under, ages 60+
Gold: lzumi Garland & Ronald Hopkins
Silver: Joy Walton Kawasaki & Bruce Walton
Bronze: Beatrice Albarado & Ken Wahl
Skill: 3.5, ages 14-49
Gold: Mallory Leach & Michael Leach
Silver: Maria Nguyen & Ryan Phasouk
Bronze: Lindsey & Adam Rabinowitz
Skill: 3.5 ages 50-59
Gold: Libby Hartman & Don Church
Silver: Cheryl Krueger & Alan Chan
Bronze: Jennifer Cox & Timothy Williams
Skill: 3.5, ages 60+
Gold: Katinka Nanna & Bruce Good
Silver: Gayle Powers & Jeff Powers
Bronze: Laura Hogan-Reyes & John Burke
Skill: 4.0, ages 14-49
Gold: Mika Nel & Brett Krueger
Silver: Casey Fall & Liam Ballantyne
Bronze: Sara Ghazarian & Jeff Gonzales
Skill: 4.0, ages 50+
Gold: Becky Stapp & Greg Stapp
Silver: Fran Sweet & Rocky Sweet
Bronze: Kathy Kallunki & Jeff Huckestein
Skill: 4.5 and Above, any age
Gold: Kelsey Stulbarg & Joe Barkdoll
Silver: Shauna Bo & Vebol Bo
Bronze: Jennifer Bard & John Bard
Day Three - Sunday, October 1 Men's Doubles
Skill: 3.0 and Under, ages 50+
Gold: Stuart Snipper & John Kinney
Silver: Mark Linder & Tim Williams
Bronze: Drew Ealey & Jim Long
Skill: 3.5, ages 14-49
Gold: Adam Rabinowitz & Sam Rabinowitz
Silver: Andrew Gullickson & Chase Laubach
Bronze: Ty Hathaway & Thomas Gehman
Skill: 3.5, ages 50+
Gold: Don Church & Phil Milliman
Silver: Christopher Jafay & Alan Chan
Bronze: Ronald Hopkins & Philip Hutcherson
Skill: 4.0, ages 14-49
Gold: Randy Silvey & Jonathan Schweiger
Silver: Ryan Phasouk & Jon Hussey
Bronze: Gabriel Schuenemann & Josh Gonser
Skill: 4.0, ages 50+
Gold: Jeff Huckestein & John Bard
Silver: Patrick Duncan & Manny Gonzalez
Bronze: Gene Teeters & Rocky Sweet
Skill: 4.5 and Above, all ages
Gold: Vebol Bo & Garrett Little
Silver: Curt Haugen & Michael Nizic
Bronze: Joe Barkdoll & Kyle Smith