The celebrities invited to Kenny Loggins’ Pickleball in the Danger Zone on Saturday at the Santa Barbara Municipal Courts showed they can hold their own in a tournament.
James Hervey of Wonder Years fame deftly moved the ball around while playing with pickleball pro and former beach volleyball Olympian Casey Patterson. Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine, screenwriter Doug Ellin (creator of Entourage) and singer/songwriter Tyrone Wells delivered powerful top-spin forehands and actor Duane Henry displayed a unique and effective serve out of a stance that resembled a sprinter in the starting block for a race. (Not sure if it’s legal.)
Tournament host Kenny Loggins drew cheers from the crowd after some good defensive plays and put-away shots.
The celebrities played with four local pickleball enthusiasts —Scott Brunstein, Terry Adams, Doug and Leslie Ammerman — and some professional players, including Patterson, Wes Burrows, Preston Bees and Cierra Gaytan-Leach…