In 2025, Southern Pickleball Academy expanded youth pickleball access across Aiken and Edgefield counties, strengthened school partnerships, grew the First Paddle youth program, and hosted the region’s only junior pickleball tournament, Battle of the Paddles. Through clinics, tournaments, and community events, the Academy continued building healthy youth and communities through pickleball.

On Dasher, on Dink-er, on Lob-er and Smash-em! All these and more were at the Reindeer Games Pickleball Tournament at Dink'd Pickleball on Saturday, December 6.