The Board has decided to only hold the Lottery twice a year. Essentially, we will be having a Summer Lottery and a Winter Lottery. The Lottery that was held on March 8th, 2023 will be for court times May 1, 2023 to October 1, 2023. The next lottery will be held on August 30th at 1 pm for court times from October 2, 2023 to March 31, 2024. Notifications will be sent August 1, with a due date of August 21st.
Upcoming Pickleball Events Sun City Rally Challenge - August Something a little different for those of you that like a little competition. The rally challenge will be a tournament utilizing rally scoring in a similar manner to MLP. We will tweak a little to make it easier to follow, but every point will count, only one serve per side and games will be to 21 points! We will do an afternoon of rec play prior to the tournament so you can hone your rally skills, and learn all the rules. But, this is a fast paced and fun variation of traditional pickleball. Plenty of time to pick a partner, we will do this the last weekend of August, men’s and women’s on Saturday, mixed on Sunday. Of course, there will be medals to be won! Keep your eyes peeled for more information in July.
Low Country League
The Low Country Pickleball League runs several leagues each year. Teams from Sun City compete against teams from various regional communities.
Following are the disciplines and start dates; 1) Fall, Women'sDoubles, start the first Tuesday (or week) after Labor Day 2) Winter, MixedDoubles, start the second Tuesday (or week) of January 3) Spring, Men'sDoubles, start the first Tuesday (or week) of April 4) Summer, LCPB ML, the month of June, 4 weeks.
No league play in the months of July and August.
Volunteer captains form teams at the 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 skill levels starting a few weeks before play begins. No partner is needed to join. An email will go out at that time to club members so they may express interest in joining a league team. Captain's will review those wishing to play and reach out according to the available spots. - Each team will have a roster of from 12 to 15 players. - 3 courts (6 players) play per week per team for a total season of 8 weeks. - Format is best 3 out of 5 games to 11 win by 2 except if there is a 5th game it is win by 1.
Team fees are split amongst the players. Cost per team is $200 league fee plus balls and snacks. If someone drops out, the remaining players make up the deficit. If you have any questions contact Rick Ezrol at rezrol@gmail.com
