Menglin Hi (left), of Norman, serves the ball during a practice match with Dennis Rhodes (right), of Oklahoma City, and Imre Simonji, of Norman, at the Valley Paddle Battle Saturday.
Pauls Valley’s Jaiseong Pi (left) and Jeanne Balcerak (right) compete during Saturday’s Valley Paddle Battle at the Donald W. Reynolds Recreation Center in Pauls Valley. The pair placed third in the Combined Mixed Doubles bracket. News Star photo by Chris Mackey
Jess Patton and Nick Rennie (right), both of Pauls Valley, played in Saturday‘s Valley Paddle Battle, claiming third place in the Open Men‘s Doubles bracket. News Star photo by Chris Mackey
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The first-ever Valley Paddle Battle saw nearly 1,200 total table tennis games played at the Donald W. Reynolds Recreation Center in Pauls Valley Saturday.Matt Hamilton, president of the Pauls Valley Tennis and Racquet Association, which sponsored the inaugural pingpong tournament, said the event drew 57 individuals from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Utah to play in Pauls Valley over the we...