The Fall Season Finale

contributed by Stan Piesla   10-27-18 The 2018 Coastal Communities Pickleball League Season is now completed - our first full year of play.  This final week saw temperatures plummet for the matches played on October 23rd & 24th. As you will see in a few of the pictures here, some players look like they're dressed to …

A Funny Experience

Recently, when having a discussion with a gentleman who has developed a new racket game, I was reminded of a funny personal experience in Germany.  The Prince tennis racket had been introduced in the United States, but the German distributor was having a hard time introducing the much larger Prince tennis racket into the traditional …

It’s Time to Catch Up

Contributed by Stan Piesla     October 20, 2018 Just back from a two week vacation. So, it's been awhile since I've posted pictures that have been sent to me. Thanks to all who contribute. I hope all captains will make an extra effort to send me some cell phone pictures (just a few pics please) …

Another Classic Match Up

Batting a thousand on the weather front! Forest Landing played Bethany West Team 2 on Wednesday, September 26th.Thanks for the picture, Trice - it is appreciated! As our numbers grow, and the larger number of players at each match increases, the use of the Round Robin System makes more sense to help manage play. 

A Classic Match Up

Photo Gallery

September 26, 2018  Many Thanks to Tom Murphy for these great photos taken at Tuesday's match in Bethany Beach! And Tom, maybe you would consider the job of Roving League Photographer? The perks are many: You'll be out in the fresh air. You will only work a few hours a week. You will get to …

Players Are Improving

At the tournament last weekend, and at the sessions in Ocean City, I noticed that players from the Fun League are playing pickleball much better.  Although the objective was to simply have fun, exposure to other players and styles has helped everyone.  Congratulations to everyone! Also, several teams from the Fun League entered the tournament …

The Numbers Are In & They Are Impressive !

Contributed by Stan Piesla Last week, Steve Costa reached out to all team captains to find out the number of players on each of our 14 teams. Unbelievably, we currently have 229 players in the Coastal Communities Pickleball League. Quite an impressive number considering the concept for the league only surfaced seven months ago!! With …

What A Group !

Here's the Group Picture taken of our Coastal Communities Group by the Shorebirds Staff Photographer. Look at those Smiles!!  It's what we are all about! Vaughn Baker talks with Shorebirds Catcher, Ben Breazeale, after the First Pitch Ceremony.

Inaugural CCPL Night Out Event to a Delmarva Shorebirds Baseball Game

Contributed by Stan Piesla On the evening of August 30th, the Coastal Communities Pickleball League held its Inaugural, off-the-courts, social event - A Night Out together to a Delmarva Shorebirds Baseball Game. The Event provided an opportunity to recognize the CCPL League's Founder, Vaughn Baker, who had the honor of throwing out the First Pitch.  …