Pickleball Ladie's Doubles receiving their medals.
Sue McGinnis,
Dena Randall
Brenda Neafsey

Pickleball Men's Doubles receiving their medals.
Don Gullakson
Marvin Mcginnis

Pickleball Mixed Doubles receiving their medals.
Don Gullakson
Sue McGinnis
Marvin McGinnis
Anita Pasiak

Highland Lakes Pickleball Barbecue Outing

Karen's husband came to visit her this weekend and to watch her play the game of Pickleball. We were glad to see him join us at the Pickleball Barbecue Outing.

Pickleball Group Picture with players & their spouses.







Our Pickleball Barbecue Outing was held on Friday, March 27, 2009.
It was nice to have such a large crowd join us for some good food and fun. Everyone had a great time. We would like to Thank everyone who brought a dish, dessert or some type of food item. It was greatly appreciated. In conclusion we would like to say we don't think of ourselves as a Pickleball Group but we do think of ourselves as a Pickleball Family.

Pickleball Group picture with players only.

Pickleball Coach of the year.

Don Gullakson
I love my new hat.

We were glad to have Anita's sister & brother-in-law join us at our barbecue.




Anita had a Birthday yesterday and we all want to wish her a Happy Birthday.

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Table #1

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Tableball #2

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Table #3

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Table #4

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Table #5

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Table #6

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Table #7

Pickleball Barbecue Outing
Table #8

Highland Lakes Beginners Olympics

Beginners Olympic Partners
Diane Santi
Penni Ebersman

Beginners Gold Medalist
Kathy Garza
Donna Leech





Congratulations to our Beginners. Our Pickleball Coach Don Gullakson was very proud of his students who played in the Beginners Olympics today. They played a great game of Pickleball and had fun doing it.

Beginners Olympic Silver Medalists
Ann Parker
George Brown

Beginners Olympic Bronze Medalists
Dyan Zimmerman
Richard Ekstrand

Beginners Olympic Partners
Donzetta Miller
Karen Orman

H.L. Beginners Pickleball Group

A job well done. Our beginners outdid themselves playing in the Olympics this morning. They looked great, concentration was at a level high and the scoreing was unbelievable.

Highland Lakes Mixed Doubles Olympics

The Mixed Doubles Olympics were played today and it was a great success. There were ten teams playing. This is the most teams we've had since we've been Chairpeople. They all gave their best and had fun playing the game. We Thank them all for their efferts. We are proud of all our players. We want to also Thank the Judges and all who attended and cheered the players on.

Gold Medalists
Marvin McGinnis &
Anita Pasiak

Team #2
Walter Tajmajer &
Irene Blenis

Silver Medalists
Don Gullakson &
Sue McGinnis

Team #4
Harry Yorgensen &
Donna Leech

Bronze Medalists
Ed Buonopane &
Connie O'Leary

Team #6
Dick Mell &
Bebina Zeis

Team #7
Jack Randall &
Judy Marshall

Tema #8
Joel Zimmerman
& Karen Orman

Team #9
Bob Miller & Janet Panchryz

Team #10
Cal Blenis & Dena Randall

H.L. Mixed Doubles Pickleball Group

H.L. Senior Olympics Women's Doubles

Gold Medal Winners.
Sue McGinnis
Bebina Zeis

Silver Medal Winners.
Connie O'Leary
Dena Randall

Bronze Medal Winners.
Brenda Neafsey
Marie Cardoza

Pickleball Participants.
Irene Blenis
Janet Panchyrz

How do you like our shirts?

Women's Doubles Pickleball group.
We love our new shirts.

A Thank You to our Line Judges

We thank the Judges for helping us out during our Pickleball Olympics. Your help was appreciated by us and by all the contestants. Thank You for a great job.

Line Judges
Don Haro
Harry Yorgensen

Line Judges
Manny Cardoza
Richard Ekstrand

Line Judges
Marie Falcon
Janet Panchyrz

Line Judge
Russ Hellein

Line Judge
Ed Saresky

H.L. Senior Pickleball Olympics 2009

Let the games begin!
Today was the start of H.L. Pickleball Olympics. The Men's Doubles were the first group to play on St. Patricks Day. Our Women's Doubles will be played on Thursday.
Please note:
The Pickleball Picnic has been changed from Saturday, March 28th to Friday, March 27th.

Men's Doubles Gold Medalists.
Don Gullakson & Marvin McGinnis.

Men's Doubles Silver Medalists.
Cal Blenis & Walter Tajmajer.

Men's Doubles Bronze Medalists.
Harry Yorgensen & Joel Zimmerman.

Men's Doubles Participants.
Jack Randall & Dick Mell.