2011 Connecticut Senior Games Pickleball Tournament
Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Center
May 25th and 26th, 2011

Age Group Results

Women's Singles

                First Place                           Second Place                            
50-54       Lee Nordin                           Stacy Wilson
55-59       Linda Ripley
60-64       Janice Pauly
65-69       Judy Barniak                         Janet Jacobs

Men's Singles

                First Place                           Second Place                             Third Place
50-54       Al Cavallaro                           Bert Wilson                                 Glenn Kipnees
60-64       Mike Victor                           Sam Lin                                       David Saily
65-69       Peter Lederman                    Ted Seibert                                  John Neglia
70-74       Steve Lavorgna                     Chris Miller
75-79       Herb Pearson

Women's Doubles

                First Place                                               Second Place                            
50-54       Stacy Wilson & Mary Ozarowski               Lee Nordin & Fru Saily
55-59       Lori Seibert & Janet Jacobs                       Clarie Kinney & Linda Ripley
60-64       Janice Pauly & Judy Barniak
65-69       Jeannette Ciccone & Catherine Murray     Peggy Anderson & Peggie Garrick
70-74       Alice Schreiner & Rennie Blair

Men's Doubles

                First Place                                        Second Place                             Third Place
50-54       Bert Wilson & Al Cavallaro                  Henry Badillo & Glenn Kipnees    Paul Morris & Allan Rosenthal
60-64       Jeff Ditchek & Peter Lederman           Mike Victor & Sam Lin                  Jerry Lohan & Bill Gagnon 65-69       Ted Seibert & Herb Pearson               John Neglia & Steve Lavorgna     Chris Miller & Roger Binette 70-74       Frank Garrick & Dan Pereira

Mixed Doubles

                 First Place                                             Second Place                           Third Place
50-54        Mary Ozarowski & Al Cavallaro               Stacy Wilson & Bert Wilson        Linda Ripley & Henry Badillo 55-59        Lynn Trombly & Roger Binette                Lori Seibert & Ted Seibert         Zelda Brenner & Nick Percival
60-64        Janice Pauly & Bill Gagnon                       Fru Saily & David Saily                Claire Kinney & Jerry Lohan
65-69        Peggy Anderson & Steve Lavorgna        Janet Jacobs & Herb Pearson      Judy Barniak & Peter Welch
70-74        Alice Schreiner & Chris Miller

Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Hosts the State’s First Senior Olympics in Pickleball
By Dr. Darla Shaw

Forty one senior citizens from four states took part in the first ever Pickleball Senior Olympics in Connecticut. Pickleball is the trendy new game for senior citizens that combines tennis, badminton, and ping pong. This two day round robin tournament may have been a first in Ridgefield, but it will certainly not be the last.

“I’m very happy with how well the tournament went,” commented Janice Pauly, tournament coordinator. We had people from age 50 to 80 involved in the tournament and all had fun. Originally we had thought the pickle ball games had be held in New Britain so were pleased to see that they chose Ridgefield instead for the venue.”

Participants at the Olympics were treated to a picnic, a pizza party with entertainment, and a raffle. Comments from the participants were extremely positive. One player from up state New York said, “ I have has been going to Rochester, N.Y. for an annual pickleball tournaments but this one was so much more fun and better organized.

Helping Janice Pauly with the event were Robin Matthews from the Recreation Dept., Alyssa Guastella , intern from Western Connecticut State University, and four interns from Ridgefield High School. All the volunteers learned so much about the sport and see its potential for young people as well. As Supt. of Recreation, Mr. Paul Roche, commented, “ Pickleball is a great sport. It is fascinating as anyone can play it. You can have fun without a lot of technical training. “

Winning medals for their age groups were these area residents:

Herb Pearson: gold (men’s singles), gold (men’s doubles), silver (mixed doubles)

Janice Pauly: gold (women’s singles), gold (women’s doubles) , gold (mixed doubles)

Lori Siebert: gold (women’s doubles) , silver (mixed doubles)

Janet Jacobs; gold (women’s doubles), silver (women’s singles), silver (mixed doubles)

Ted Siebert: gold (men’s doubles), silver (men’s singles), silver (mixed doubles)

Sam Lin: silver (men’s singles), silver (men’s doubles)

Chris Miller: silver (men’s singles) , bronze (men’s doubles), gold (mixed doubles)

David Saily: bronze (men’s singles), silver (mixed doubles)

Allen Rosenthal: bronze (men’s doubles)

Paul Morris: bronze (men’s doubles)

Bill Gagnon; bronze (men’s doubles) , gold (mixed doubles)

Jerry Lohan: bronze (men’s doubles), bronze (mixed doubles)

Lee Nordin: silver (women’s singles ), gold (women’s doubles)

Frou Saily: silver (women’s doubles) , silver (mixed doubles)

Claire Ann Kinney: silver (women’s doubles) , bronze (mixed doubles)

Zelda Brenner: bronze (mixed doubles)

Nick Percival: copper (mixed doubles)

Peter Welsch: copper (mixed doubles)

Alice Schreiner: gold (mixed doubles)

Ridgefield senior citizens appear to want more challenging activities in their routine and pickleball certainly makes this possible. Let’s keep Ridgefield as the pickleball hub, not just for senior citizens but for the population in general.

Karl Depold Memorial Pickleball Tournament
Glenville, New York
March 25th - 27th, 2011