Thank you for supporting the District 88 Foundation's first 'Paddle Battle' pickleball tournament

Thank you for your support of the District 88 Foundation’s first “Paddle Battle” pickleball tournament, which took place on March 2 at Willowbrook!

We had a wonderful turnout and filled the tournament with 57 players.
The event raised about $3,800, which will benefit District 88 students through mini-grants for staff to develop instructional initiatives and innovations.

Tournament results:

Advanced division (3.5 and above)

First place: Feliche Bellezza

Second place: Carter Ferguson

Beginner division (3.5 and under)

First place: Suresh Balachandran

Second place: Thomas Sieracki

This event wouldn't have been possible without the help and support of:

The District 88 Board of Education
The District 88 Foundation pickleball tournament planning committee (view a list of the committee members at www.dupage88.net/PickleballCommittee2024)
The Willowbrook administration
The Willowbrook physical education staff
The Willowbrook tech staff
The Willowbrook buildings and grounds staff
Several student volunteers
Gold sponsors Donna Craft Cain, P.C., First American Title Insurance Company and Milburn Cain & Company
Silver sponsors Stryker Strong, Sue Pearce Team JW Reedy Realty, Williams & Kite LLC., ARCON and Villa Park Warriors Cheerleading
Lazy Dog, Seasons 52, Anyway’s, Frankie's Deli, and Martha Wiemerslage with Pickled! Wheaton, who donated raffle items
Community members Tina Janopoulos, Sue Baez and Alvin Ibalio, who served as our pickleball “experts”

Thank you again to everyone who assisted in making this first tournament a success. We look forward to making it even better in the future!