Central Kentucky Pickleball Association

Registration for the Bluegrass State Games closes this weekend!

https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/bluegrass-state-games-2026

An opportunity for a fun fundraiser…

Hey Facebook friends! 🥰

I'm honored to share that I've been nominated as a Woman of Impact-along with 5 other amazing women in Central KY-to support the American Heart Association's GO RED FOR WOMEN campaign.

To help raise funds and awareness, my good friends Liz Sutherland, Will Skaggs, along with Amber Larkins from Pickleball Kingdom are hosting a Pickleball social event on Saturday, March 14th at Pickleball Kingdom.

Event details:

$25 entry fee to play in a round robin mixer (lots of fun guaranteed!)

Choose your level:

Link 1- 3.0 mixer

Link 2-3.25-3.5

Link 3-Prefer to support from the sidelines? You can donate directly to my campaign-it all benefits the American Heart Association!

Why it matters?

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women each year!

By joining us or donating you'll help raise funds and awareness to teach people how to have healthier hearts and live longer, stronger lives!!!!!

https://pickleballkingdom.podplay.app/community/events/db866cd4-6c07-4cf4-8274-9e14bf29cc07

https://pickleballkingdom.podplay.app/community/events/5a815524-bf43-4ef9-b86b-5c5d320ce1f3

http://www2.heart.org/goto/DebbieSavage

American Heart Association - Woman of Impact Woman of Impact nominees are changemakers using their voices to make a difference. Together they will raise much needed funds, take charge of their health, advocate for all women and change policy.

Congrats to Buddy R. on a third place win! If you’ve played pickleball a long time, you should remember Buddy! 👏🏻🥉

Statement from USA Pickleball Regarding the Ronbus Ripple Paddle

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USA Pickleball is committed to upholding the integrity of paddle certification through rigorous, standardized testing procedures to ensure fair play and compliance with established performance thresholds.

Regarding the certification status of the Ronbus Ripple.R1.14 PBCoR.43, paddles initially provided for PBCoR testing were beta samples, not final production paddles. USA Pickleball received no production samples for certification until explicitly requested. As a result, the Ripple.R1.14 PBCoR.43 paddle has not been fully certified by USA Pickleball and should not be represented as such.

While Ronbus has conducted internal testing and seeded prototype models with influencers and paddle reviewers, these beta units do not constitute fully certified products. USA Pickleball’s independent testing, conducted in partnership with Element US Space and Defense, revealed that the production paddles submitted for final certification did not pass PBCoR testing.

Reviewers and consumers should be aware that any prototype or pre-certification product should not display the USA Pickleball “Approved” seal unless it has successfully completed the full suite of certification tests.

USA Pickleball remains committed to working with manufacturers to ensure fair and transparent testing protocols. Any paddle seeking full certification must pass all required tests before being officially listed on the USA Pickleball website as an approved product.

For the most up-to-date list of USA Pickleball-approved equipment, please visit equipment.usapickleball.org.

1/31/2025 source: https://usapickleball.org/equipment/statement-from-usa-pickleball-regarding-the-ronbus-ripple-paddle/

Statement From USA Pickleball Regarding The Ronbus Ripple Paddle | USA Pickleball USA Pickleball is committed to upholding the integrity of paddle certification through rigorous, standardized testing procedures to ensure fair play and

In case anyone was curious, we shipped off 421 cracked / broken balls for recycling this week.

That's roughly 27 pounds of plastic NOT going to the landfill.

From Middletown Pickleball Association, many from Kentucky have played in their tournaments.

Dear MPA members,
We wanted to let you know that Stanley Volkens, the founder of Middletown Pickleball Association, will be turning 95 on November 24th!
Stanley had a vision for bringing pickleball to Middletown, and he succeeded! He started from scratch by transforming a few of the tennis courts into 6 pickleball courts. Our club grew so we expanded into 11 courts. We grew even more, and became 18 courts, and here we are at 27 dedicated courts, the most in OHIO!!
Standley and existing members did the majority of the labor and financial burden of the courts in the beginning. No companies involved.
Stanley and his beloved wife Marcia now reside in Otterbein Senior Life Center in Lebanon, Ohio.
Brenda Byrd had the great idea of letting our club know so we could send him our best wishes, memories, and any pictures you may have for his birthday!
His address is--
Stanley Volkens
834 Shaker Dr. Apt 410
Lebanon, OH
45036