MUKILTEO, WA, July 9, 2025 – The Mukilteo Family YMCA and Mukilteo Boys & Girls Club are joining forces for the first-ever Pickleball Palooza on Saturday, July 26. With mixed doubles matches for all ages and skill levels, free T-shirts for participants, and delicious bake sales at both locations, this is more than just a tournament – it’s a celebration of community to support local youth. 

“I think that the relationship between the Boys & Girls Club and the Y coming together is really exciting,” said Cynthia Kelly, Mukilteo Family YMCA Executive Director. “We’ve been super intentional about how we all serve kids in our community and make a difference so that we work together as opposed to against each other.”  

The tournament consists of four different divisions: youth (ages 16 and under), beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Participants play a maximum of seven round robin matches and two medal rounds for the top placing teams. Round robin matches are played to 15, winning by one with 15-minute timers. Medal rounds play to 11, winning by two. The event is open to the community.

Beginner and youth divisions will be played at the Mukilteo Boys & Girls Club. Intermediate and advanced divisions will be played at the Mukilteo Family YMCA. Beginner and intermediate matches start at 9 am. Youth and advanced matches start at 1 pm.  

There are approximately 120 individuals who play pickleball weekly at the Mukilteo Family YMCA. “This is a fun way to engage the pickleball community and celebrate in a certain way and just do something fun together with our neighbors across the street,” said Carl Funnell, Mukilteo Family YMCA Senior Director. 

All proceeds from this event go towards supporting youth programs at the Mukilteo Family YMCA and the Mukilteo Boys & Girls Club. 

Registration is open now until spots are filled. Registration for adults is $40 and $10 for youth. Financial assistance is available. More information can be found at ymca.link/pickleball-tournament. If you have any questions, please contact Carl Funnell at cfunnell@ymca-snoco.org or Cynthia Kelly at ckelly@ymca-snoco.org.