Pickleballers converge for Showdown in the Hat
By Sean Rooney on August 1, 2018.
Medicine Hat News Hordes of pickleballers kept the courts in Strathcona busy this past weekend, with the annual Showdown in the Hat involving dozens of teams from across the province. While doubles events were split into age groups, the singles competitions held Friday and Sunday were all-ages. Kim Layton won the women’s over Becks Dudley, while in the men’s singles it was Neil Maser outduelling Scott Richter for gold. Dudley was one of the few to win more than one gold over the busy weekend, teaming with Valerie Delisle to take the women’s under-50 doubles title over Lauren Vien and Theresa McMullan. Another double-gold winner was Gordon Masson, who paired with Guy Riddell to win the men’s 70-plus division, then Linda Bowles for the mixed victory over Vicki Smyth and Ken Hurshowy. Michael Wagner pulled off the double-gold, too, winning one with Mel Saranchuk in the men’s 60-plus division (over Keith Edwards and Brian Hoffner in the final), and the other with Ira Fazio in the mixed final over Yolanda Jordheim and Bill Loran. Pickleball results Results for the Showdown in the Hat, played July 27 to 29 in Medicine Hat: Men’s doubles 8-49: Gold: Tom Gordon and Trevor Burndred; Silver: Scott Richter and Taylor Martin; Bronze: Simon Careau and Michael Craig. Men’s doubles 50+: Gold: Rich Thul and Dalton Harding; Silver: Doug Grimm and Neil Maser; Bronze: Bill Loran and Darryl Lockwood. Men’s doubles 60+: Gold: Michael Wagner and Mel Saranchuk; Silver: Keith Edwards and Brian Hoffner; Bronze: Jim Hancock and Kelvin Jones. Men’s doubles 70+: Gold: Gordon Masson and Guy Riddell; Silver: Merv Armstrong and Mel Derzaph; Bronze: Ken Hurshowy and Tom Rooke. Women’s singles: Gold: Kim Layton; Silver: Becks Dudley; Bronze: Valerie Delisle. Mixed doubles 8-49: Gold: Kim Layton and Dalton Harding; Silver: Claire White and John Kim; Bronze: Becks Dudley and Neil Maser. Mixed doubles 50+: Gold: Rhonda Bews and Darryl Lockwood; Silver: Ann Klettke and Kelvin Jones; Bronze: Joanne Anhelher and Doug Grimm. Mixed doubles 60+: Gold: Ira Fazio and Michael Wagner; Silver: Yolanda Jordheim and Bill Loran; Bronze: Linda Helfrick and Gord Hebig. Mixed doubles 70+: Gold: Linda Bowles and Gordon Masson; Silver: Vicki Smyth and Ken Hurshowy; Bronze: Robbie Verwey and Merv Armstrong. Women’s doubles 8-49: Gold: Valerie Delisle and Becks Dudley; Silver: Lauren Vien and Theresa McMullan; Bronze: Joanne Anheller and Lauren Danroth. Women’s doubles 50+: Gold: Rhonda Monroe and Ann Klettke; Silver: Ira Fazio and Jill Rea; Bronze: Geraldine Tullikopf and Claire White. Women’s doubles 60+: Gold: Ruthmary Hollis and Carolyn Snyder; Silver: Linda Helfrick and Marcia Garman; Bronze: Myra Lutz and Marlene Kurtz. Women’s doubles 70+: Gold: Flo McKenna and Robbie Verway; Silver: Vicki Smyth and Linda Bowles; Bronze: Sheila Donner and Linda Riddell. Men’s singles: Gold: Neil Maser; Silver: Scott Richter; Bronze: Guy Riddell. 37-36
