FROM THE USAPA
THE USAPA
Great Lakes Region
BY KEVIN CURLEY
T
he Great Lakes Region is home to
several pickleball companies. We are
very proud to have Rodney Grubbs and the
Pickleball Rocks merchandise from Indiana
as well as Onix. Pro-Light is from the
mighty state of Wisconsin, and last but not
least, Niles, Michigan, is home of Paddletek.
Michigan continues to stand out as a
hotbed for pickleball. Next year it will
be the host of not only the Great Lakes
Regional Tournament that will be held in
Kalamazoo, but also the State of America
Games that will take place in Grand Rapids.
Both these tournaments promise to draw
top players from all over the country. This
past August the Great Lakes Region