Pickleball continues to be the sport of the decade. After seeing an uptick in participation around the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the sport has only continued to grow, with many previously unused spaces now being transformed into pickleball courts.

Summit County locals have thrown themselves into the game. The community not only boasts its own pickleball organization, the Summit County Pickleball Association, but it also hosts two tournaments each year.

Following the success of the Pickle in the Snowy Peaks tournament earlier this year, the Summit County Pickleball Association held its sixth annual Pickle in the Peaks tournament from Thursday, July 17, through Saturday, July 19.

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The competition drew 145 teams and over 250 players, with many local competitors winning medals, including two Summit High School students in Men’s 3.0. According to event organizer, Julie Worthington, the event featured a 70-plus category for the first time thanks to high local demand. 

The results for all divisions were as follows: 

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OPEN DOUBLES 2.5

Gold: Edwin Borrow and Diane Borrow

Silver: Rhonda Denny and Scott McQuaid

Bronze: Candace Bolin and Paul Glass

70+ Women

Gold: Laura Leigh Brook and Tina Elgin

Silver: Maxine Solomon and Suzanne Price

Bronze: Mary Sisti and Jess Ruda

70+ men

Gold: Bob Worthington and Linus Zumberge

Silver: Jerry Gray and Jim Littlefield

Bronze: Richard Sullivan and Paul Jones

70+ MIXED

Gold: Steve Boyce and Joan Boyce

Silver: Kay Ogano and David Tomkins

Bronze: Penny Bloom and Jon Bowerman

Mixed 3.0

Gold: Mary Beth Ifft and Ross Friend

Silver: Mary Lee Inman and Wendell Einholz

Bronze: Andy Acker and Kim Acker

Mixed 3.5

Gold: Lane Lee and Casi Helbig

Silver: Scott Mintz and Andrea Mora

Bronze: Pam Diebner and Evan Diebner

Mixed 4.0

Gold: Ree Migliozzi and Michael Ferrer

Silver: Jason Petsche and Deb Nastro

Bronze: Matthew Pedersen and Janna Pedersen

Mixed 4.5

Gold: Matthew Siegert and Becca Mazur

Silver: Tommy Gogolen and Mandy Underwood 

Men’s 3.0

Gold: Brad Wood and Greg Burnette

Silver: Matthew Frohlich and Ben Frohlich

Bronze: Zander Davidson and Finn Brown

Men’s 3.5

Gold: Blake Hemming and Kevin Dawson

Silver: Jared Napoleon and John Skelly

Bronze: Robert Vernon and Bobby Vernon, Jr.

Men’s 4.0

Gold: Gabe Dalrymple and Enoch Erdner

Silver: Bob Dunn and Tony Graziano

Bronze: Gordon Wright and Mark Miller

Men’s 4.5

Gold: Matthew Siegert and Kenneth Lehman

Silver: Adam Kahn and Stuart Redell

Bronze: Alex Cole and Tommy Gogolen

Women’s 3.0

Gold: Paige Burkett and Kandi Mullivan

Silver: Catherine Gorton and Carole Young

Bronze: Julie Greenspoon and Diane Jaffe

Women’s 3.5

Gold: Monica LaCroix and Casi Helbig

Silver: Pam Diebner and Lisa Johns

Bronze: Patty Joosten and McKenna Joosten

Women’s 4.0

Gold: Lucila Tvarkunas and Olhw Chalakov

Silver: Ree Migliozzi and Nicole Burns

Bronze: Liz Morrissey and Michelle Feldman