NEWS PHOTO JAMES TUBB
Gord Hebig admires his shot alongside partner Gordie Reid during the mens doubles 3.0 skill 70 and above finals Sunday at the Alberta Provincial Pickleball championships. The championships were held at the South Country Co-op Pickleball courts in Medicine Hat this weekend.
The Medicine Hat Pickleball Club and the City of Medicine Hat hosted the Pickleball Alberta provincial championships this weekend at the South Country Co-op Pickleball courts.
The three-day event hosted behind the Big Marble Go Centre had 428 registered players competing in five divisions – men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles – all split by skill ranking from 3.0 and under, to 4.5 and open.
Below are the local top-three finishers of each division from the weekend.
Men’s Doubles
Gord Hebig and Gordie Reid – Bronze, skill 3.0 and under, 70 and above.
Kieth Edwards and Randy Collins (Burdett) – Silver, skill 3.5, 60 to 69.
Donald Schaufele and Robert Dickson – Gold, skill 3.5-40, 70 and above.
Gordon Masson and Dale Stein – Silver, skill 3.5-40, 70 and above.
Men’s Singles
James Lieske – Gold, 3.0 and under, 50 and above.
Sandeep Pareek – Silver, 3.0 and under, 50 and above.
Michael Berger – Bronze, 3.0 and under, 50 and above
Calvin Heller – Gold, 4.0 and above, 50 and above
Mixed Doubles
Beryl Miller and Sandeep Pareek – Gold, skill 3.0 and under, 50 to 54.
Claudia Edel and Alan Sackman – Silver, skill 3.0 and under, 55 to 59.
Shannon Cowan and Gaye (Stu) Stewart – Bronze, skill 3.0 and under, 60 to 64.
Deb Widdis and Chris Friesen – Gold, skill 3.5, 19 to 49.
Tracy Mastel and Doug Mastel – Silver, skill 3.5, 56 to 59.
Bonita Ewasechko and Kirk Ewasechko – Bronze, skill 3.5, 56 to 59.
Ylonda Jordheim and Gordon Hebig – Gold, skill 3.5, 70 and above.
Ruthmary Hollis and Gordon Masson – Silver, skill 3.5, 70 and above.
Women’s Doubles
Sue Edwards and Tracy Heller – Bronze, skill 3.0 and under, 50 to 54.
Ruth Korchinski and Linda English – Gold, skill 3.0 and under, 50 to 54.
Ruthmary Hollis and Ylonda Jordheim – Silver, skill 3.0 and under, 50 to 54.
Myra Lutz and Marlene Kurtz – Bronze, skill 3.0 and under, 50 to 54.
Diane Snider and Chrissy DeGeer – Bronze, skill 3.5, 19 to 49.
Deb Widdis and Bonita Ewasechko – Gold, skill 3.5, 50 to 59.
Tracy Mastel and Cori Maser – Gold, skill 3.5, 60 and above.
Ali-Rae Frank and Trina Murias (Red Deer) – Bronze, skill 4.0, 19 to 49.
