This afternoon we had 18 people out. There were a couple of new faces out showing their pickleball abilities. I had a chance to talk to one of them, who is a 3rd year Mount A Aviation and Business student with a tennis background. Welcome Shayan, we hope you join us again! From lobs to digs to line drives and amazing serves, today’s play had it all. One game I watched had a 15+ shot rally. As I looked around the courts, I made note of the various local areas that make up some

This afternoon we had 16 people out to play pickleball between 1 and 3pm. Despite the change in time for today, we had a good turn-out. One of the comments I heard the most throughout the afternoon play was “great shot” (though not directed at me as I was having an off day to start and only found my game later). One of the many things I enjoy about this sport is the encouragement we give to each other, both on and off the courts. Everyone feels welcome and the skills continue

This evening we had 18 players out enjoying pickleball. There were a couple of new faces on the courts, including Vickie & Pam who were visiting from Halifax. They were filling their days full of activity with pickleball after having checked out our ski trails while visiting with Lisa and Dan. We hope to see them back soon! While having a sit down, I was reflecting on the level of play as well as the diversity of our players and it made me smile. No matter what may be happeni

Tim Hicks

Due to the weather, things got off to a slow start this morning. Inspired by Tyler and his trek from Memramcook, we decided to wait to see if others would arrive, and by 9:20 am we had enough people to start playing. We ended up with 3 full courts plus a spare for most of the morning. When I left at 11 am, 2 courts were happily enjoying some extra playing time. IMPORTANT NOTICE for Thursday, January 29 - pickleball session will be from 1-3 pm for this week ONLY. Enjoy the sno

This afternoon we had 23 people out, keeping 5 courts active between 1 and 3pm. It was great to have Cy Bernard playing with us again today. We also welcomed a couple of newer players who we hope will continue to join us in the days / weeks to come. Heather Estabrooks

Today was snow day and Salem was closed, so pickleball was also canceled. Tim Hicks

This morning we had 14 players who braved the snowy roads to play pickle ball. It was great to have Eldon join us today. We’ve missed you! There were lots of great plays made today with several perfect line shots as well as lobs to the back of the court standing out. Several games were very close, and a few going into “overtime” to decide the winners. No matter the score, everyone was having fun and getting lots of exercise. Thanks, Heather Estabrooks

Tonight we had 14 players out to enjoy pickle ball. We were missing a few regulars but also enjoyed having some newer players out. Fun was had by all! There were some great plays made throughout the night and some very close games. Play wrapped up around 10pm. Thanks, Heather Estabrooks

Today we had 4 courts on the go with some really competitive games. One thing was obvious today, the level of play continues to grow among all our players. While the gym was fully booked for 3pm, we were fortunate that half of it remained unclaimed and enabled us to continue play until 3:45pm. Heather Estabrooks

Today we had over 20 players out. We had lots of rotation happening on the 5 courts. It was great to have Rahil out playing again and showing her time away from the game hasn’t impacted her play at all. Welcome back Rahil! With little time to sit and watch, it was difficult to see what was happening in each game so unfortunately I can’t provide much detail there. The one thing that stood out though was the camaraderie / friendships that have grown through our playing together

Today we had 24 players out, keeping all 6 courts active. It must have been the spring like temps that brought out some banter between courts, resulting in smiles and laughter across the gym. There were a couple of games where it looked like there might be a lop-sided win in the works. However, in the true spirit of the game, the team that was down came back strong to either win the game or to force “OT”. Whatever the score, it was obvious everyone was having fun and making

Jan 8th - Mt A Pickle Ball There were 5 active courts on the go with 23 players out in total. We suspect road conditions hindered a few of our regulars from being there so please know you were missed and we hope to see you soon. It’s been great to see Paul V out playing again. He hasn’t lost his pickleball shot touch! Pickleball has to be one of the few sports where, despite the competitive nature of the game, there is laughter and cheering of good shots by your opponents. Wi

Happy New “Pickle Ball” Year everyone! Today we had 38 players out to start the year off strong. We had several familiar faces and some new faces as well. While we had the gym booked for two hours (9 to 11), due to gym availability there were several of us who played into the lunch hour. One of the common themes in conversation today was everyone’s excitement to be back on the courts. While some of us might have sampled a few too many sweets over the break, it didn’t seem to

The pickleball committee thanks everyone who completed the survey which we recently distributed. Your input was extremely valuable to our decision making and helped us secure a new agreement with the town. We can now confirm that our sessions at Mt A will be 2 hours each starting January 6th, with Tuesday and Thursday starting at 9am and Friday’s start remaining at 1pm. As well, the drop-in cost per session will increase to $5. This increase in cost is the result of Mt A no l

We made an oversight, so now we have one more time for Pickleball before the Christmas Holidays!