Coupeville Sports

Swing away for a good cause.

The Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools is welcoming serve and volleyers back to the CHS gym Saturday, May 16, with proceeds benefitting local students.

Door open at 10:30 AM for check in and warm up, with play in the 2026 Spring Smash Pickleball FUNdraiser kicking off at 11:15.

Cost is $50 per player with the tourney limited to 48 players (24 teams), and you can register as a duo or a single player looking for a partner.

This is a social, with all playing abilities welcomed.

The tourney will be played in a round robin format, with five games guaranteed. Matches will go to 11 points, win by two, with a playoff for the winners of each bracket.

Players are asked to bring their own pickleball rackets, though organizers will have a few extra to borrow, just in case.

Non-marring shoes need to be worn to protect the gym floors, and pickle balls will be provided.

Lunch, snacks, and drinks, including smashburgers, will be sold, and the event is offering t-shirts for sale this time around — cost is $25 for a garment, with shirts needing to be purchased in advance by May 3.

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase during the tourney, with prizes including a pickleball themed basket including an Onix Malice 14 paddle valued at $250.

A “very large bouquet of flowers” valued at $200 and a “pickleball quilted door/wall hanging with extra gifts” valued at $150 are also in play.

Door prizes will be offered for best matching outfits and punniest team name, with bracket winners and the overall winner and runner up walking away with prizes of their own.

The fundraiser benefits the schools foundation, which raises $40,000 a year through fundraisers and donations, with the money being turned into enrichment grants for teachers, scholarships for students, and the Promise Fund.

To sign up for the pickleball tourney, pop over to:

https://givebutter.com/springsmash

For more info on the Foundation, try:

https://www.4coupevilleschools.org/

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Pickleball fever sweeps the prairie. (Image courtesy James Steller)

Pick up a paddle and help support local students and teachers.

The Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools is hosting a pickleball fundraiser Oct. 19 at the CHS gym, with the proceeds going to help the group’s work in the classroom.

The foundation provides enrichment grants for teachers and scholarships for teachers, as well as funding the Promise Fund, which supports equity in education.

Whether you’re a pickleball pro or have never played, all skill levels are welcome.

“This is a social, a fundraiser, and a chance to get a little exercise while benefitting a great non-profit organization!” event organizer James Steller said. “We want everyone to have fun.”

There will be a category for people who consider themselves beginners or novices, with another category for those who “think they are a bit better or just OK.”

Each category is limited to 24 players, forming 12 teams.

The event will feature a round robin format, with 3-5 games guaranteed depending on how many people show up.

Lunch, snacks, and drinks will be sold, with a raffle and door prizes as well.

Don’t want to take the court yourself? You can still donate to the cause.

For much more info and to register, pop over to:

https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjE0Mzk5

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