Flex Day Pickleball Passes can be used in lieu of Walk-in fee for any day of the year at the New London Outing Club.
The cost for these passes is $1 less than the Walk-in fee. The Walk-in Fee is currently $5 for Outing Club Members and $7 for non-members.
Current cost for Flex Day Passes is $4 members, $6 non-members.
Any number of these passes can be purchased now by emailing Fred at fdunfey@gmail.com. You can pay when you next play with a check made out to NLOC.
In the future, players signed up for the 8 week sessions will be allowed to purchase any number of Flex Day Passes. Others will have to purchase a minimum number of passes. This will be decided prior to publication of Winter New London activities flyer later this month.
New London Indoor Pickleball
The Outing Club indoor facility has scheduled weekly Pickleball sessions this winter at the following times:
- Monday 4:30 – 6:30 PM 8 week sessions – members $25, Others $40
- Thursday 4:45 – 6:00 PM 8 week sessions - members $25, Others $40
- Sunday 3:00 – 5:00 PM 8 week sessions – members $25, Others $40
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- Continuous 8 week sessions will start Jan 10th. Register Online in Mid-December
- Drop in’s $5 member, $7 others.
- Joining a session once started $4 per remaining sessions for members
- and $ 6 for non-m embers.
The GYM is recently renovated with new floor and quality lighting!
There are 3 regulation Pickleball courts. Excellent facility!!
Winter publicity flyer will be sent to all local area residents 2nd week of December.
New London OPEN HOUSE / DEMO /GAME Introductions are scheduled for :
- Saturday January 8th ll AM to l PM
- Sunday January 9th 3 PM to 5 PM
Directions: (web Site = http://www.theoutingclub.net )
From the North: Take I-89 South to Exit 12. Take a left at the end of the ramp toward New London. Go 2.5 miles into New London. Turn left onto Pleasant Street. Take next left onto Cougar Court (Kearsarge Elementary School & OCIC). The OCIC is the 2nd building on the right (formerly the Kearsarge Regional Middle School).
The Director of Newport Recreation, PJ Lovely, has announced that there will be Pickleball sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon – 2 PM starting November 2nd. There will be a $1.00 fee per session.
He will be advertising this in the local papers.
A decision was made to slightly shorten the length of the Pickelball court so that 2 or 3 courts could be set up. I played on the shortened court last week and it appeared to be ok. One or more courts may be reserved at beginning of each session for introductory lessons for newcomers. In effect, the initial dates will be an open house. Who knows what the turn out will be as this gets going. About 15 players from “Eastman Pickleball” have expressed an interest in playing so far.
Newport Recreation Center
65 Belknap Ave
Newport NH
PJ Lovely 863-1332 nrd@nhvt.net www.newportrec.com
If you take route 10 to Newport, you go past the high school on your left, Just past Towle Elementary School at 86 N Main St is Belknap Ave – take a right and Gym is 4 or 5 blocks down on right.
Tuesdays Noon – 2 PM
Thursdays Noon – 2 PM
Paddles and Balls will be provided as needed.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Fred Dunfey
863-9248 fdunfey@gmail.com
Yesterday in Rochester NY, Milly Dunfey from Eastman NH won the 2010 National Senior Games Women’s Singles Pickleball Championship for 60-64 Age bracket. She never lost a match in the double elimination tournament!
Milly beat the 3rd place finisher in opening round. She dispatched the #1 seed in the second round. Then, she won the Winners Bracket after losing the opening game. She waited for the winner of loser’s bracket. She won the finals in two straight games. Throughout, Milly was cool, calm and collected.
Milly earned Bronze Medal in Women’s Doubles on Friday.
On Saturday, Milly and Fred Dunfey got to the medal round of the Mixed Doubles and finished in Fourth Place. Fred won his 1st two singles matches late in the afternoon.
Sunday began with Fred losing to the eventual Men’s Singles winner. He then proceeded to lose to the 3rd place finisher after leading for most of the match. This was quite the run.
Then, came Milly’s stunning finale!
How do we top this?
Milly and Fred Dunfey will be travelling to Rochester, NY on Sept 30th to Oct 3, 2010 to attend the 2010 National Senior Games. They are entered to compete in Pickleball Events (mixed doubles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and singles). They will represent Eastman and the state of New Hampshire. The purpose of the trip is to experience how others play Pickleball. They hope to discover nuances of the game , refereeing techniques and how tournaments are run. If they can have fun and win a few games, they will be happy!
The games begin with two days of practice and social pool play with competitors in your age brackets. You get a chance to meet and socialize with people from all over the country. A huge part of Pickleball is the fun, synergy and excitement of being with others while enjoying this game of Pickleball. Milly will be meeting her doubles partner from Arizona, Priscilla Scott. Fred will be playing men’s doubles with Frederic Washburn, an 80 year old from the mid-west.
Milly and Fred were living in the Rochester, NY area when they first met. Both played tennis and skiied with the Huggers Ski Club. They will be visiting friends and relatives while participating in this event.
On Saturday Sept 11, 2010, Eastman’s first Round Robin Pickleball Tournament was held under sunny skies at the Spring Glen Courts off Glenwood Road. A great time was had by all 20 people who competed.
Each of 8 players in the Competitive Division played a full game with each combination in the division. In the Fun Division, players were rotated between courts with winning teams split up and staying on court to face other winner. Administering the process where Mort Shea, Amy Hoffman and Joanne Lazdowski.
The competitive division was won by Helmut Schmidt of Sunapee.
Two Eastman players won the Fun Dividion, Alden Keyser and Richard Sachs.
Light refreshment were consumed.
Eastman Pickleball Round Robin Tournament All Ages and Abilities Welcome Saturday Sept 11th 2-4 PM At Spring Glenn Tennis Courts Rain Date Sunday 12th 2-4PM
NO FEES or Equipment Required Bring chairs & Soft drinks/chips/ etc. to share
Fall Open play will continue on Sunday at 4 PM.
Players arriving after start time will be worked into play rotation after they arrive.
Anyone can just show up to play.
New Players will be induced to the game.
Fall Open play will start earlier on Wednesday, now starting at 4:30 PM.
People working may arrive when they can get there. They will be worked into play rotation.
Anyone can just show up to play.
New Players will be induced to the game.
