Ethan Bohmke, of Cassville, stretches to play a ball during the second annual Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday. The two-day event featured singles and doubles tournaments, with 46 participants playing 150 games and raising $6,000. Funds benefit the Cassville Community Foundation, which awards grants to local non-profits. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
Evan Butler, of Cassville, digs a ball from the floor during his doubles match at the second annual Cassville Foundation Pickleball tournament on Saturday. The 46 participants in the tournament included many locals, as well as players from Kansas City to Springfield and Fayetteville, Ark., to Bella Vista, Ark. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville- democrat.comCassville duo Grant Varner, left, 15, and Dylan Bohmke, 14, play in the second annual Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@ cassville-democrat. comMatt Tripp, of Eagle Rock, lays down a shot in the Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday, playing in a doubles competition with his son, Austin Tripp, of Cassville. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comAustin Tripp, of Cassville, positions for a big backhand swing while playing in the Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday with his father, Matt Tripp, of Eagle Rock. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat. comMerlyn Johnson, left middle, of Cassville, and his partner, Mike Kelly, of Springfield, won first place the 3.5-andabove Men’s Doubles bracket at the Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday. Contributed photoJulie Ball, right, of Cassville, and her partner Janan Meier, second from right, of Monett, took third place in the Women’s Doubles bracket at the Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday. Contributed photoGrant Varner, right, 15, who is a freshman at Cassville High School, took third place in the 3.5-and-under Men’s Singles bracket at the Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Friday. Contributed photoAustin Tripp, right, of Cassville, and his partner Julie Ball, second from right, of Cassville, took third place in the Mixed Doubles bracket at the Cassville FoundationOsiel Aldava, right, of Purdy, and his partner Isaac Spain, of South Greenfield, won first place in the 3.5-and-under Men’s Doubles bracket at the Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday. Contributed photo
