Thirty-six members of the Shreveport-Bossier City Pickleball Senior touring team competed in pickleball at the 2026 Arkansas Senior Olympics in Cabot, Arkansas, bringing home 17 medals.

The SBC medalists are now qualifiers for the 2027 National Senior Games in Tulsa, Oklahoma. All SBC medalists and the rest of the SBC touring team who competed in this year’s Arkansas Senior Olympics are also qualified to compete in the 2026 USSP National Championships in Casa Grande, Arizona.

SBC medalists and their results were:

Larry (Bubba) Bell — gold and silver medals

Julie Byram — silver medal

Jack Varuso — bronze medal

Don Rogers — gold medal

Renee Wood — gold medal

Cammie Goodall — gold medal

Vikki Tucker — bronze, silver and bronze medals

Cindy Embry — silver medal

Brenda Lewis — gold and gold medals

Michelle Haynie — silver medal

Richard Haynie — silver medal

Ginger Streeter — gold medal

David Recchia — gold medal

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