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USAPA Adds/Adjusts Existing USAPA Regions By C J Jermstad, USAPA Vice President As of January 1, 2018, we have three new regions for a total of 11. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Claudia Fontana - Great Lakes Rocky Clark - Atlantic Great Plains Middle States Atlantic Great Lakes Pacific Northwest West Mid Atlantic Joe Borelli - Mid Atlantic Karen Parrish - Atlantic South Tom Burkhart - Mid-South Mountain Atlantic South Southwest Paul and Linda Hoggatt - Southwest Mid-South John Sweeting - Pacific Northwest Mike Nielsen - Mountain Steve and Ramona Boone - Great Plains Steve Stone - Middle States Steve Sidwell - West We are diligently working to make our regional tournaments the best they can be for our membership. This year we are embedding SSIPA for all 11 regional tournaments. Special thanks to our 1,600-plus ambassadors across the country who make us what we are today. We wouldn’t be where we are without your hard work. 2018 USAPA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT DATES USAPA 2018 REGIONAL CALENDAR The 2018 USAPA Regional calendar is out and you’ll notice that new regions have been added. Please join us at one of these fantastic events. Registration is available at www. pickleballtournaments.com. See you soon! * Dates are tentative and subject to change. 24 Tournament Date Tournament Name Tournament Location Jan. 11-14 Southwest Surprise, AZ March 1-4 Mid-South Grapevine, TX April 12-14 Mountain St. George, UT July 5-8 Atlantic Portland, ME July 18-22 Great Lakes Kalamazoo, MI Aug. 8-12 Pacific Northwest Bend, OR Aug. 9-12 Middle States Bloomington, MN Sept. 6-9 Great Plains Colorado Springs, CO Oct. 18-21 Atlantic South Griffin, GA Oct. 26-28 West Indian Wells, CA Oct. 27-28 Mid Atlantic Myrtle Beach, SC TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 888.308.3720 OR GO TO THEPICKLEBALLMAG.COM