Calvert City and Benton Pickleball players didn’t have to travel very far to compete in the 3rd Annual Paddle Up Paducah Pickleball Tournament last weekend. The event was hosted by the Paducah Parks and Recreation Department at the brand-new Noble Park 8-court facility.
There were 68 teams competing for medals. Our players brought home 36 medals – 12 Gold, 14 Silver and 10 Bronze medals. This was a great tournament for our newer players to experience the tournament atmosphere close to home and try for a medal. Seven of our players medaled for the first time in their very first tournament including Noah Cox, Nathan Mee, Eric Long, Robyn Threatt, Shane Cosby, JP Roberts, and Michele Smith. Michele has only been playing since Labor Day.
Gold Medal Winners:
Brent Thomson and Cameron Brown – 4.0 Men’s Doubles
Leigh Toby and Gurtej Sandhu – 4.0 Mixed Doubles
Ray Lane and Steve Shidal – 3.5 Men’s Doubles
Sara Darling and Lisa Tack – 3.5 Women’s Doubles
Jason Williams and Sara Darling – 3.5 Mixed Doubles
Noah Cox and Nathan Mee – 2.5 Men’s Doubles
Silver Medal Winners:
Cody Dalton and John Dalton – 4.0 Men’s Doubles
Kayla Travis and Cameron Brown – 4.0 Mixed Doubles
Chad Hunt and Ruben Leal – 3.5 Men’s Doubles
Joseph Vaughn and Dave McGary – 3.0 Men’s Doubles
Blaire Bushart and Brigette Thompson – 3.0 Women’s Doubles
Jackie Long and Eric Long – 3.0 Mixed Doubles
Robyn Threatt and Shane Cosby – 2.5 Mixed Doubles
Bronze Medal Winners:
Dustin Brown and Marvin Travis – 4.0 Men’s Doubles
Dustin Brown and Mallory Richardson – 4.0 Mixed Doubles
Melissa Dumes and Rhiannon Greer – 3.5 Women’s Doubles
JP Roberts and Shane Cosby – 3.0 Men’s Doubles
Michelle Smith and Jack Smith – 3.0 Mixed Doubles
Other participants included:
David Darnell, Joe Clouser, Jason Jones, Jeremy Hudgin, Donnie Reynolds, Rick Borges, Peter John, Trad York, Terrance Phifer, Suzanne Shidal and Jennifer Shidal
Submitted by:
Darlene and Parvin Latta
USA Pickleball Ambassadors Marshall County
