St. Thomas Pickleball Club

Pickleball Champion October 2024

Sarnia Pickleball Tournament

Congratulations to STPC member Nathalie Leclerc and her partner Rick Axford. They won the Gold medal in 3.0 Mixed Doubles at the Sarnia Pickleball Tournament on the weekend!

Luck of the Draw Tournament

The Luck of the Draw Tournament was held on Wednesday evening at Pinafore Park Pickleball Courts. Congratulations to the three lucky winners: 1st Place - Dave Aristone, 2nd Place - Bill Paskaruk, 3rd Place Steve Paylor. Enjoy your pickles! Special thank you to the Jester - Rod Nicholson and Jan Sykes for organizing the event and her volunteers this evening. Thank you also to the participants who brought donations for the St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank!

Steve Paylor, Dave Aristone, Bill Paskaruk, Rod Nicholson

St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank Donations

St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank - The Caring Cupboard

A huge thanks to St. Thomas Pickleball Club for their generous food and $191 monetary donation collected from their members!

National Pickleball Day

St. Thomas Pickleball Club hosted National Pickleball Day at Pinafore Park Courts on August 10, 2024. All pickleball players were invited to participate in a fun morning of Pickleball and treats supplied by STPC. A large group attended and a great time was had by all!

Iron Horse Open

Congratulations to STPC member Chris Hussey and his partner Pascale Rousseau on winning a Gold Medal in the 3.0 Mixed Doubles category.

Congratulations to STPC member Chris Hussey and his partner Steve Kerlovich on winning a Silver Medal in the Men's 3.5 Doubles Category.

Iron Horse Open

Congratulations to STPC members Kat Keller and Char Rivard on winning a Bronze medal in the Women's 3.5 doubles category!

Iron Horse Pickleball Tournament

Wendy's - STPC High School Pickleball Tournament

STPC Annual High School Tournament 2024

The St. Thomas Pickleball Club will be hosting the Annual High School Pickleball Tournament, sponsored by Wendy's. The Tournament will be held at Pinafore Park on May 15, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Helen Hall will be presenting the Dave and Helen Hall Tournament Trophy to the winning High School. Bring your chairs to watch, support and cheer on our local high school pickleball stars.

STPC Christmas Party 2023

The St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank benefited from the generosity of the STPC members who attended the annual Christmas Party held at the St. Thomas Curling Club on December 9, 2023. A great time was had by all. Check the photo gallery to see pictures from the event. 

St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank - The Caring Cupboard

Huge thanks to St. Thomas Pickleball Club members for their generous food donations collected at their Christmas get-together. Members, Mary Howcroft & Richard Lenz delivered along with $40 monetary donations!

Update

STPC has initiated a pilot project to introduce pickleball into the Elementary School PE curriculum in St. Thomas. Both TVDSB and LDCSB schools are involved in the project. The Club has purchased 4 nets and has had 8 paddles donated by Selkirk and 16 paddles donated by Paddletek. Two schools at a time will be provided with 2 nets, 8 paddles and balls for a 6-7 week period. At the end of that period the equipment will be passed on to two other schools for their use. We have been advised by one of the initial schools that they would like to have additional paddles for the students to use. We are asking that if you have an old paddle at home that you are no longer using that you consider donating it or loaning it for use in the elementary school project. Used paddles can be brought to Club play and given to either Jan or Vicki. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Elementary School Pilot Project

The STPC has proposed a two year pilot project to local area principals for pickleball to be taught in elementary schools. STPC has offered to provide nets, paddles and balls to each school for a six week period.

Luck of the Draw Fun Tournament

STPC Members competed in our Luck of the Draw Tournament on Wednesday August 30, 2023.Members were asked to bring a food item to donate to the St. Thomas Food Bank!

Lessons

STPC  conducted Beginner Pickleball Lessons on August 22 and August 29 at the Pinafore Park courts. Contact STPC if you are interested in future lessons.

Annual General Meeting

St. Thomas Pickleball Club held their Annual General Meeting of Members on June 20, 2023.. The meeting was held at Pinafore Park Lakeside Pavilion.

High School Tournament

St. Thomas Pickleball Club hosted the Annual High School Tournament at Pinafore Park. The Dave & Helen Hall tournament Trophy was won by West Elgin Secondary School. Thank you to our Sponsor Wendy's St. Thomas.

Celebration of Life

Dave Hall's Celebration of Life was held at the Caso Station in St. Thomas.

Donation

On February 13, 2023 a donation of $500.00 was presented to Mr. Dave Fox, the representative of the Friends of St. Joseph's High School. STPC is fortunate to have use of St. Joe's gym for our winter season and are honoured to contribute to the endeavors of Friends of St. Joe's. Friends of St. joseph's supports many projects for the school and students, which, in turn betters our community. Projects like the score clock in the gym, equipment for the arts and scholarships for graduates.
It is great that the STPC can help to support their goals, the donation was graciously accepted.
Well done STPC!