Registration is Now Open to Players at All Levels for Fun Competition with Gridiron Legends While Raising Money for Asthma Testing
CENTERVILLE, Ohio, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pickleball Kingdom Centerville and Archer's Tavern today announced that registration is open for the Jovante Woods Foundation Celebrity Pickleball Showcase. Set for Saturday, Sept. 19., at Pickleball Kingdom's 13-court indoor facility located at 985 S. Main Street, the fundraiser will bring together pickleball players at all levels for fun, competitive play with current and former NFL players.
kAmv6E C625J 7@C E96 F=E:>2E6 4C@DD@G6C DA@CED 6G6?E @7 E96 72==P %96 y@G2?E6 (@@5D u@F?52E:@? E62> :?G:E6D J@F E@ 2? 6I4=FD:G6[ 9:89\A@H6C65 52J @7 6?E6CE2:?>6?E[ 6=:E6 2E9=6E:4:D>[ 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ :>A24E] (96E96C J@F 2C6 2 5:6\92C5 7@@E32== 72?[ 2 A:4<=632== 72?2E:4[ @C ;FDE =@G6 2 8C62E A2CEJ 7@C 2 8C62E 42FD6[ E9:D :D E96 6G6?E @7 E96 D62D@?] }@E :?E6C6DE65 :? A=2J:?8n }@ H@CC:6D] ~77\4@FCE 24E:G:E:6D H:== 36 2G2:=23=6 7@C 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J H9@ ;FDE H2?E E@ 92?8 @FE 2?5 6?;@J E96 52J W7@C ?@H 2?JH2J[ H6V== 4@?G6CE J@F J6EX] {6EVD A24< !:4<=632== z:?85@>]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m'x! |66E U2>Aj vC66E Z ~A6? !=2Jk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm#F3 D9@F=56CD[ E2<6 A9@E@D[ 2?5 4@==64E 2FE@8C2A9D 7C@> J@FC 72G@C:E6 7@C>6C r:?4:??2E: q6?82=D =686?5D] p7E6C J@F 8C23 J@FC 862C[ DE6A @?E@ E96 4@FCED 7@C 2? 6I4=FD:G6 ~A6? !=2J D6DD:@?] %9:D :D J@FC C2C6 492?46 E@ D92C6 E96 4@FCE[ EC256 5:?<D[ 2?5 E6DE J@FC D<:==D 2=@?8D:56 ECF6 8C:5:C@? 8C62ED]k^Am
kAm%9:D @A6? A=2J D6DD:@? :D 7@C p{{ D<:== =6G6=D] p== 82>6D 2C6 A=2J65 E@ ``[ H:? 3J a[ FD:?8 EC25:E:@?2= D4@C:?8] ~A6? !=2J r@FCED 2C6 8C@FA65 3Ji p5G2?465i r92==6?86 r@FCEDjk^Am
kAmw:89\x?E6C>65:2E6 Wb]fdZXi !6C7@C>2?46 !=2J r@FCEDj x?E6C>65:2E6 Wb]_–b]dXi #64C62E:@?2=\x?E6C>65:2E6 !=2J r@FCEDj 2?5 }@G:46 Wa]d–b]_Xi q68:??6C u@F?52E:@?D r@FCED]k^Am
kAm%96 6G6?E 92D EH@ 92=G6D 2?5 D@>6 7F? 92=7E:>6 76DE:G:E:6Dik^Am
kAmu:CDE w2=7i h 2]>]\?@@?j k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9laacbdhgchdU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauA:4<=632==<:?85@>]A@5A=2J]2AATau4@>>F?:EJTau6G6?EDTau_`h7aa7d\_g43\fffh\3d43\4a54``gf6h36U2>Aj2lr=:4<Z96C6Z7@CZD6DD:@?Z56E2:=DZ2?5ZE@ZC68:DE6CZ@?=:?6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr=:4< 96C6 7@C D6DD:@? 56E2:=D 2?5 E@ C68:DE6C @?=:?6k^2mk^Am
kAm$64@?5 w2=7i ` A]>]\c A]>]j k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9lbecee`bcc_U2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauA:4<=632==<:?85@>]A@5A=2J]2AATau4@>>F?:EJTau6G6?EDTau_`h7d`_3\ff`6\faae\h42e\a232c`3gdb5_U2>Aj2lr=:4<Z96C6Z7@CZD6DD:@?Z56E2:=DZ2?5ZE@ZC68:DE6CZ@?=:?6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr=:4< 96C6 7@C D6DD:@? 56E2:=D 2?5 E@ C68:DE6C @?=:?6k^2mk^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 ~A6? !=2J[ E96 D9@H42D6 H:== 762EFC6 2 DA@CED >6>@C23:=:2 5:DA=2J 2?5 D:=6?E 2F4E:@?j 2FE@8C2A9 2?5 A9@E@ D6DD:@?D H:E9 r:?4:??2E: q6?82=DV 8C62ED x4<6J (@@5D[ $@=@>@? (:=4@ED[ 2D H6== 2D @E96C 7@C>6C 2?5 4FCC6?E }u{ A=2J6CDj 2DE9>2 E6DE:?8 AC@G:565 3J E96 p>6C:42? {F?8 pDD@4:2E:@?j 2?5 7@@5 2?5 36G6C286D AC@G:565 3J pC496CVD %2G6C?] ~E96C 3FD:?6DD6D :?E6C6DE65 :? DA@?D@C:?8 E96 6G6?E 42? 4@?E24E %C2G:D (:=D@? 2E Wcc_X eab\cceh]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m!=2J:?8 7@C 2 !FCA@D6k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmtG6CJ Sa_ E:4<6E AFC492D65 5:C64E=J 36?67:ED %96 y@G2?E6 (@@5D u@F?52E:@?] y@:? FD :? DFAA@CE:?8 E96 >:DD:@?]k^Am
kAm!C@4665D 7C@> E96 6G6?E H:== 8@ E@ E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9lccch``fhcU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTau;@G2?E6\H@@5D\7@F?52E:@?]=@G23=6]2AATauU2>Aj2ly@G2?E6Z(@@5DZu@F?52E:@?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmy@G2?E6 (@@5D u@F?52E:@?k^2m 2D A2CE @7 :ED QkDEC@?8m$4@C6 e 7@C acQk^DEC@?8m 7F?5C2:D:?8 42>A2:8?] x? >6>@CJ @7 y@G2?E6[ H9@ H@C6 }@] ac 2D 2 9:89\D49@@= 7@@E32== A=2J6C[ E96 u@F?52E:@? :D D66<:?8 Se__[___ :? 5@?2E:@?D E@ DFAA@CE E96 4@?E:?F65 6IA2?D:@? @7 :ED 2DE9>2 E6DE:?8 2?5 65F42E:@?2= :?:E:2E:G6D 862C65 E@H2C5 72>:=:6D H:E9 49:=5C6? DFD46AE:3=6 E@ E96 5:D62D6] y@G2?E6 5:65 7@==@H:?8 2? 24FE6 2DE9>2 2EE24< 27E6C 7@@E32== AC24E:46 :? pF8FDE a_`_] ~E96C FA4@>:?8 6G6?ED H:== 36 A2CE @7 9:89 D49@@= 7@@E32== 82>6D E9C@F89@FE ~9:@ 2D H6== 2D H:E9 J@FE9 7@@E32== AC@8C2>D :? }6H *@C< 2?5 u=@C:52] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9l`gchf`gg`U2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauHHH]K677J]4@>Tau6?\&$Tau5@?2E:@?\7@C>Tau`465hdcb\7727\cfa_\3ae7\`af_22227f__U2>Aj2lr=:4<Z96C6ZE@Z5@?2E6ZE@ZE96Z42>A2:8?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr=:4< 96C6 E@ 5@?2E6 E@ E96 42>A2:8?k^2m]k^Am
kAmx4<6J 2?5 r92?5C2 (@@5D 6DE23=:D965 E96 u@F?52E:@? E@ C2:D6 2H2C6?6DD @7 E96 ?665 7@C ?6H >65:4:?6D 2?5 E@ 65F42E6 72>:=:6D 23@FE @G6C2== 2DE9>2 EC62E>6?E >2?286>6?E] $:?46 :ED =2F?49[ E96 u@F?52E:@? 92D 9@DE65 2DE9>2 E6DE:?8 6G6?ED 2?5 7F?5C2:D6CD 2E D49@@=D[ 4@>>F?:EJ 46?E6CD 2?5 @E96C G6?F6D :? ~9:@j r2=:7@C?:2[ ?62C x4<6JVD 7@C>6C 9@>6 4:EJ @7 uC6D?@j 2?5 }6G252[ H96C6 x4<6J H2D 2 DEF56?E\2E9=6E6 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }6G252[ {2D '682D W&}{'X[ 2?5 2 >6>36C @7 E96 D49@@=VD pE9=6E:4D w2== @7 u2>6]k^Am
kAm|@C6 E92? @?6 >:==:@? A6@A=6 G:D:E 2 9@DA:E2= 6>6C86?4J 56A2CE>6?E 6249 J62C 3642FD6 @7 2? 24FE6 6I246C32E:@? H:E9 FA E@ b_T @7 E96D6 :?5:G:5F2=D 9@DA:E2=:K65 7@C EH@ E@ E9C66 52JD] p55:E:@?2==J[ :? E96 7@FC\H66< A6C:@5 7@==@H:?8 2? 24FE6 2EE24<[ 2AAC@I:>2E6=J d_T @7 :?5:G:5F2=D H:== 6IA6C:6?46 6:E96C 2 H@CD6?:?8 @7 E96 :?:E:2= 2EE24< @C 2?@E96C 6I246C32E:@? E92E C6BF:C6D >65:42= :?E6CG6?E:@? DF49 2D 2 C6EFC? G:D:E E@ 2? 6>6C86?4J 56A2CE>6?E @C FC86?E 42C6 4=:?:4] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@?[ >@C6 E92? b[d__ A6@A=6 :? E96 &]$] 5:6 7C@> 2DE9>2 6249 J62C]k^Am
More from this section
kAmsC27E65 3J E96 q6?82=D :? E96 D64@?5 C@F?5 @7 E96 `hgg }u{ sC27E[ x4<6J BF:4<=J >256 9:D >2C< :? AC@76DD:@?2= 7@@E32==] sFC:?8 9:D C@@<:6 D62D@?[ 96 CFD965 7@C `[_ee J2C5D[ 96=A:?8 =625 E96 q6?82=D E@ $FA6C q@H= ))xxx] w6 3642>6 :?E6C?2E:@?2==J <?@H? 7@C 9:D 46=63C2E@CJ E@F495@H? 52?46[ E96 Qx4<6J $9F77=6[Q H9:49 C6>2:?D 2 4F=EFC2= A96?@>6?@? 2?5 92D =65 x4<6J E@ DE2C :? E6=6G:D:@? 4@>>6C4:2=D]k^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 y@G2?E6 (@@5D u@F?52E:@? 2?5 FA4@>:?8 6G6?ED[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9lac_befee_fU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTau;@G2?E6\H@@5D\7@F?52E:@?]=@G23=6]2AATauU2>Aj2l9EEADTbpTauTau;@G2?E6\H@@5D\7@F?52E:@?]=@G23=6]2AATauQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm9EEADi^^;@G2?E6\H@@5D\7@F?52E:@?]=@G23=6]2AA^k^2m] u@==@H E96 u@F?52E:@? @? D@4:2= >65:2 492??6=Dik2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9lb_fae_`ehU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauHHH]72463@@<]4@>Tau;@G2?E6H@@5D7@F?52E:@?TauU2>Aj2lTraTp_u2463@@<Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm u2463@@<k^2m[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9l`g`df_eafeU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauHHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>Tau;@G2?E6H@@5D7@F?52E:@?TauTbu9=Tbs6?U2>Aj2lx?DE28C2>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmx?DE28C2>k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcfb__hh\`U2>Aj9lbhaggcbdehU2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauI]4@>Tauy@G2?E6(@@5Du5?U2>Aj2l)Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm)k^2m]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|2:? tG6?E r@?E24Eik^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%C2G:D (:=D@?k^Am
kAm!:4<=632== z:?85@>k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iEC2G:DoA:4<=632==\I]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmEC2G:DoA:4<=632==\I]4@>k^2mk^Am
kAmWcc_X eab\ccehk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|65:2 r@?E24Eik^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm!23=@ !CF?EJ\#FDD@ @C s2G:5 $49F==k^Am
kAm#FDD@ !2CE?6CDk^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ>2:=E@ic`gef_o6>2:=cAC]4@>Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmc`gef_o6>2:=cAC]4@>k^2mk^Am
kAmWgdgX f`f\ab`_k^Am
kA :5lQ!&#{Qmk:>8 E:E=6lQr:D:@?Q H:5E9lQ`aQ 96:89ElQ`aQ 2=ElQr:D:@?Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^:>8^72G:4@?]A?8nD?l!w_ah`bU2>AjD5la_ae\_f\`cQ ^m ':6H @C:8:?2= 4@?E6?E E@ 5@H?=@25 >F=E:>65:2ik2 :5lQ!#}&#{Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^A:4<=632==\<:?85@>\46?E6CG:==6\E@\9@DE\E96\;@G2?E6\H@@5D\7@F?52E:@?\46=63C:EJ\A:4<=632==\D9@H42D6\@?\D6AE\`h\b_agabhdc]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^A:4<=632==\<:?85@>\46?E6CG:==6\E@\9@DE\E96\;@G2?E6\H@@5D\7@F?52E:@?\46=63C:EJ\A:4<=632==\D9@H42D6\@?\D6AE\`h\b_agabhdc]9E>=k^2mk^Am
kAm$~&#rt !:4<=632== z:?85@> r6?E6CG:==6k^Am
kAmk:>8 2=ElQQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^CE]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^CE]8:7n}6HDxE6>x5l!w_ah`bU2>Aj%C2?D>:DD:@?0x5la_ae_f`c_gbd!#0}t($0&$!#00000!w_ah`bU2>Ajs2E6x5la_ae_f`cQ DEJ=6lQ3@C56Ci_AIj H:5E9i`AIj 96:89Ei`AIjQ ^mk^Am
