Photo Gallery: Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament
Published 2:08 pm Sunday, April 6, 2025
Miss Mississippi Becky Williams and Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen Brooke Bumgarner pose for a photo together at the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Pickleball players and Miss Mississippi contestants stand together for a photo at the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Austin and Aaron Mathis play a men's doubles match in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Barbara Mooney hits a shot during a women's doubles match in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Julie Barnthouse and Mila Willis play a women's doubles match in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Miss Mississippi Becky Williams gives a short speech at the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen Brooke Bumgarner sings the national anthem at the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Miss Mississippi Becky Williams and Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen Brooke Bumgarner pose for a photo together at the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Ward 2 Alderman Alex Monsour makes a speech before the start of the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Bruce Ebersole hits a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Kendra Collins reaches high to hit a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Rebecca Gramling hits a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Brandi Katzenmayer hits a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Charlie Little and Will McMahon play a men's doubles match in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Jack Pickett hits a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
James Magee hits a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Noah Thompson reaches for a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Peyton Davis hits a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Hunter Simrall and Connor Wilkinson play a men's doubles match in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Annabeth Collins reaches for a shot in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
Austin Mathis goes low to hit a shot during a men's doubles match in the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament Saturday at Halls Ferry Park. (Paul Ingram/For The Vicksburg Post)
A spring racquet sports festival kicked off Saturday at Halls Ferry Park, with the second edition of the Miss Mississippi Pickleball Tournament.
Nearly 60 people participated in the one-day doubles tournament. There were two brackets each for men’s and women’s doubles, and three for mixed doubles.
The men’s doubles winners were the teams of Robert Rhett and Cameron Bounds, and David Peabody and Ezra Price.
The women’s winners were Avery Bouchillon and Barbara Mooney, and Nellie Hopkins and Dolores Lanier.
The mixed doubles winners were Avery Bouchillon and Austin Mathis; Charlie Little and Dolores Lanier; and Bryton Hixson and Anna Grant.
The tournament was the first of two back-to-back fundraisers for the Miss Mississippi Corporation. Miss Mississippi contestants were on hand and one, Miss Capital City Anna Lee Jolly, played in the tournament. Jolly and her partner Michael Foley finished third in the Mixed Doubles 2 bracket.
The Miss Mississippi Tennis Tournament is the second event scheduled. It will be played April 11-13 at the Halls Ferry Park courts. It is a doubles tournament, with men’s and women’s events for players ages 18-55 and over, as well as a high school division for younger players. Entry fees are $30 and $40, depending on the division.
For more information, click this link or contact tournament director Bryton Hixson at brhixson@gmail.com or 601-629-7951.
— Photos by Paul Ingram, special to The Vicksburg Post
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