Pickleball Posts

MiraBay Holiday Tournament

Divisions for the upcoming Holiday Tournament are filling up fast. If you want to play please register ASAP.

Wrapping up 2023, Heading into 2024

We hope your holiday season has been filled with family, friends, fun and of course- pickleball! If one of your plans for 2024 is to compete in a tournament maybe for the first time (OR the 100th time), there are lots of upcoming chances! Pick on...

Happy Holidays from EPPA

To all of our members near and far- we wish you a wonderful holiday season and all the best in 2024. We know that some of your favorite times are had and best memories are created on the pickleball courts. Keep playing, competing, laughing, and ...

News and Notes on local Pickleball

As we wind down on 2023 and look forward to 2024, there’s so much to celebrate in our local pickleball community. 2023 brought the addition of MANY courts both outdoor and indoor, numerous tournaments, several learn to play opportunities, clinics...

Playing and Celebrating

Every event, clinic, and tournament that EPPA hosts lights a fire to our board to do bigger and better the next time. Tonight's EPPA Christmas party at Around the Post/Westwood was a happy and proud moment for all of us. We had 140 + members who...

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Christmas Party Update

We love when we break our own records and we have done it again! EPPA's "Members Only" Christmas Party on December 10 was capped out (at 125 members) in about three days. We had a growing waitlist and a dilemma on our hands....how can we get more...

Last Call for Merchandise

Today is the last full day to place your orders for EPPA merchandise. Get those orders in! If you choose to pick up the orders- dates, times, location will be communicated closer to the pick up date. Buy something for yourself, or for your favo...

Announcements and Save the Date

As Thanksgiving approaches, the EPPA Board wants to extend our gratitude to every member. It's due to YOUR support that we are able to advocate for more quality courts in our area. The growth and retention in memberships speaks volumes as we nea...

James Ward

MiraBay Holiday Tournament

Registration is now open for the MiraBay Holiday Tournament to be held on 12/16 & 12/17. This will be a competitive tournament and will feature Men's (12/16) and Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles (12/17). Skill levels from 3.0 to 4.5. Club members...

Merch is BACK!

As we near a whopping 500 members (WOW!), we're going to spread the EPPA love with another online merchandise sale. This online store will only be open for a limited time and merch will be here in time for the holidays! How it works: Ordering i...

Andre Francis

Sign Your Way to Our Success

Good Morning Gentle Townsfolk and Pickleball Enthusiasts!! Now that I've got the formalities out of the way, WE NEED YOUR HELP........ Most of us have been involved or aware of EPPA long enough to understand what a monumental year this was for...

Rating Day Success and More Announcements

Rating Days EPPA held our first ever rating day(s)! This idea grew from years of members asking us "How do I know my rating?" This was a FREE event due to Andre Francis, PPR certified professional (and EPPA Vice President) donating his time and ...

New Indoor Pickleball Option

Opening Soon Presque Isle Pickleball's 6 court indoor facility opens on November 15th. The facility is located at 3515 McClelland Ave. at the intersection with the Bayfront Connector. Presque Isle Pickleball has two private party rooms and a ...

Autumn Updates...and more

I've recently heard from the City of Erie and Millcreek that the pickleball nets at Baldwin, Zuck, and Asbury will be coming down soon. No firm date, but was told by mid-November. If there is a beautiful fall day after that time, taking your own...

Pickleball Play Opportunities

EPPA Member Jeremy passed this message along regarding pickleball at his church. Great opportunity (especially if you are looking to learn): We have open Pickleball on Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30 at East Lake Road Alliance Church (4500 East L...

Upcoming Competitive Play

We are coming off of a BIG EPPA Shootout, but one of our goals is to help promote not just our own shootouts, but competitive play throughout the area. We have so many friends who support pickleball in Erie and we want to return the favor. There ...

Thank you and Results

Our Memorial Shootout was a big success! Helen Pappas and Jim Whitford, our honorees, would surely be proud to see the competitive spirit on the courts. We had six divisions and up to TEN courts running between Around the Post and Westwood Racqu...

Memorial Shootout- Tomorrow!

Saturday, October 14 Memorial Shootout Some notes if you plan to come cheer on your friends. As the weekend approaches, the forecast continues to look dismal. When watching the weather yesterday, Saturday was referred to as a “super soaker”. Pla...