5 division winners crowned at Good Samaritan Smash Pickleball Tournament
Bones Jones Burgers and Butchery in Morganton hosted the second annual Good Samaritan Smash Pickleball Tournament on its outdoor courts Saturday, Sept. 12, with winners being crowned in five different divisions (three men’s, two women’s). All proceeds from the doubles tournament benefit the Good Samaritan Clinic of Burke County, a Morganton-based nonprofit that provides more than $5 million in free medical care and prescriptions each year to Burke residents in need.

Calvin Blackwell (far left) and Jason Blackwell (second from left) were men’s 4.0 skill level silver medalists, Slice Penny (third from left) and Luke Brown (third from right) were gold medalists, and Scott Mosteller (second from right) and Jeff Green (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON photos / FOR THE PAPER

Barry Pace (far left) and Ken Overby (second from left) were men’s 3.5 skill level silver medalists, Bob Rawlings (third from left) and Blake King (third from right) were gold medalists, and Jacob Phillips (second from right) and Alldyn Conley (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON / FOR THE PAPER

Reese Croyle (far left) and Jonathan Croyle (second from left) were men’s 3.0 skill level gold medalists, Eric Erikson (second from right) and Aaron Terry (far right) were bronze medalists, and silver medalists Jeff Roller and Tom Clindaniel are not pictured.
- MARIAN ERIKSON / FOR THE PAPER

Elaine Knobloch (far left) and Pa Lusk (second from left) were women’s 3.5 skill level silver medalists, Shanyna Kreuz (third from left) and Crystal Alley (third from right) were gold medalists, and Kristie Surbeck (second from right) and Chelsey Martin (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON / FOR THE PAPER

Jeri Rooks (far left) and Trudy Memmel (second from left) were women’s 3.0 skill level silver medalists, Terri Terry (third from left) and Chasity Kohnle (third from right) were gold medalists, and Valerie McLaughlin (second from right) and Teresa Howell (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON / FOR THE PAPER
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Calvin Blackwell (far left) and Jason Blackwell (second from left) were men’s 4.0 skill level silver medalists, Slice Penny (third from left) and Luke Brown (third from right) were gold medalists, and Scott Mosteller (second from right) and Jeff Green (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON photos / FOR THE PAPER
Barry Pace (far left) and Ken Overby (second from left) were men’s 3.5 skill level silver medalists, Bob Rawlings (third from left) and Blake King (third from right) were gold medalists, and Jacob Phillips (second from right) and Alldyn Conley (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON / FOR THE PAPER
Elaine Knobloch (far left) and Pa Lusk (second from left) were women’s 3.5 skill level silver medalists, Shanyna Kreuz (third from left) and Crystal Alley (third from right) were gold medalists, and Kristie Surbeck (second from right) and Chelsey Martin (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON / FOR THE PAPER
Jeri Rooks (far left) and Trudy Memmel (second from left) were women’s 3.0 skill level silver medalists, Terri Terry (third from left) and Chasity Kohnle (third from right) were gold medalists, and Valerie McLaughlin (second from right) and Teresa Howell (far right) were bronze medalists.
- MARIAN ERIKSON / FOR THE PAPER
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