{"id":28121,"date":"2023-08-19T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T20:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=28121"},"modified":"2023-08-19T15:54:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T20:54:54","slug":"national-pickleball-league-in-wichita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=28121","title":{"rendered":"National Pickleball League in Wichita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had the best time when National Pickleball League (NPL) came to town for one of the NPL tour stops. We had a couple of pros from the OKC Punishers team stay with us &#8211; Carrina de Vera and Jenny Marcos. I&#8217;ve known Jenny for some time now through mutual friends and then it was my first time meeting Carrina. They are both Filipino so it was perfect. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures from the NPL kickoff party on Friday night. Jenny is in pink. Carrina is in black. The red-haired lady is Carrina&#8217;s wife, Deb.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53110581780\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53110581780_5551feb372.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53110370799\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53110370799_6b3e80d05a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53110370814\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53110370814_7bb8f8e0d8_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53109590407\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53109590407_fb35817512.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53110166051\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53110166051_51b89ee167.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53109592407\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53109592407_a47e7b8170_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53110166066\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53110166066_cb0fef599a_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is Mark Milner, OKC Punishers GM and top male player along with Jaime Oncins (below). These two men are probably the most handsome men&#8217;s doubles duo in the entire league. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53110168046\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53110168046_b91350ac45_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two full days of competition followed the opening night party. Saturday play featured OKC Punishers vs. Indy Drivers. They split the matches and had to go into a super exciting teambreaker. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53112315488\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53112315488_b16b2e5ebc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this awesome scorpion that Jenny hits early in the game. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TeamBreaker \u2013 NPL Event Weekend #4 Indy Drivers vs. OKC Punishers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dkEQKIwldzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  <\/p>\n<p>Karen Fox and Vickie Hancock were two of our best volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53112020579\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53112020579_664d06a78a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53112020574\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53112020574_bed196c2b5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53112318763\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53112318763_79efcf443f_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Day two pictures next&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53113805836\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53113805836_327980de5d_b.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Reifschneider was such a trooper. She volunteered on both days. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53113219907\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53113219907_f6a3754909_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Evenson was on hand to take photos all weekend. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53113219727\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53113219727_a0f251fd9b_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No one was volunteering for broadcast booth help so I signed Brian up for it on Sunday and he really enjoyed his volunteer job. It was right up his alley.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53114223015\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53114223015_6bb6d17f55_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53114223135\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53114223135_ae5e143f89_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53114222820\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53114222820_cdc1f324f0_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was court monitor on court 6, which was actually a great volunteer job for me because I got to watch amazing matches all morning. I caught a snap of Jenny taking a nap in between matches. It had been a long two days.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53113219602\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53113219602_0680e00f82_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/53114306053\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53114306053_da326d08e3_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a busy weekend but I had so much fun. It was great to see and meet all the senior pros and watch them play. I can&#8217;t wait until NPL returns next year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the best time when National Pickleball League (NPL) came to town for one of the NPL tour stops. We had a couple of pros from the OKC Punishers team stay with us &#8211; Carrina de Vera and Jenny Marcos. 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