With picture-perfect weather, 15 teams of avid pickleballers made their way onto the Home Hill Tennis Courts to compete for the 1st Annual Cane Country Cup. With teams visiting from Cardwell, Townsville, Bowen and the Whitsundays, the matches were both competitive and social at the same time.
Team winners were spread across the north. In the Competitive section the Airlie Norfolk and Chance 231 points took out 1st place by a mere 2 points, followed by Legendary Lobbers from Townsville on 229 points and Blown the Away from Bowen on 228 points. In the Social section, the Cardwell Crocs were the winners with 220, followed by Rocky Ponds Pickled Stars with 202 points and the Fruit Loops Home Hill took out 3rd place with 162. The Pickled Stars defeated the Cardwell Crocs 50 – 40 early in the round-robin event, but couldn’t hang onto their lead. David Catanzaro from the Home Hill and Ayr Community Bendigo Bank was on hand to hand out the prizes, congratulating the club on their progressiveness in bringing pickleball to the district.
“In a Pickle” Home Hill was voted best team name, while the Fruit Loops also from Home Hill received the prize for the best dressed team, wearing a necklace of fruit loops around their necks.
As many pickleballers are new to the sport it was exciting to see the enthusiasm for the sport, with lots of laughs coming from the competitors. Home Hill members put on a fantastic spread of food which will no doubt be remembered long after all the bad shots are forgotten. A big shout out to all the sponsors, donors and especially the volunteers who helped make this event happen. Organizer Kate Casswell said she couldn’t have been happier with the day, reporting many of players expressing their plans to return to the court next year.
Home Hill's Cane Crushers
Back Daniel Walsh, Ben Barbagallo, Ryan Schwab
Front Hannah Casswell, Debbie Barbagallo, Heather DesBois
winners Home Hill Stockfeeds hats
Daniel and Carly with Home Hill Winery wine tasting at lunch
Pickleball action on court
David Catanzaro Bendigo Community Bank representative with Cardwell Crocs winners Social Section Robyn and Darry Archer, Helen Johnson, Terri Hanlon, Stan Keats, Deb Clancey
David Catanzaro BendigoCommunity Bank representative with Airlie Norfolk and Chance winnersCompetitive Section Peter Hughes, Trevor Gregory, Robyn Murray,Kazuko Collins
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