Welcome to the pinball side of Wellness, Whiskers & Silverballs
Where competition, community, and personal growth collide under flashing lights and ringing bells.
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I’m a competitive pinball player and an active member of two women’s leagues:
- Belles & Chimes Arizona
- Desert Dolls Pinball Collective (formerly West Side Women’s Pinball League)
Pinball started as fun, became a passion, and slowly turned into a personal challenge — not just to improve my game, but to see how far I could push myself.
Over the past several years, I’ve qualified for the Arizona State Pinball Championship four years in a row, earning 2nd place in the 2025–2026 season.
🎯 My Next Goals
- Compete in the Open State Championship
- Return to Women’s State with the intent of advancing
- Work toward Nationals and Worlds
- Return to Pinburgh to compete again
- Participate in Southern Fried Pinball Tournament, INDISC, YEGPIN, District 82, and other out-of-state pro-circuit events
This blog documents that journey — honestly and in real time.
🕹️ Here You’ll Find
- League nights, tournaments, and travel stories
- Training, practice habits, and mental game strategies
- How wellness and pinball intersect (endurance, focus, anxiety management, hydration, food, and movement during long events)
- Tournament culture — the tents, the coolers, the potlucks, the camaraderie, and the chaos.
- Surviving Long Pinball Tournaments
- Community highlights, charity events, and fundraisers through pinball leagues
- Resources for players (IFPA rankings, Match Play tournaments, PinMap locations, streams, and tools I actually use — yes, including PAPA).
Pinball has taught me patience, emotional regulation, resilience, and how to lose — and win — with grace. I hope. ;^)
It’s also shown me how powerful community can be when competition and kindness coexist. Whether you’re brand new to pinball, league-curious, or deep into tournament life, this space is about learning, growth, and loving the process — not just chasing rankings. No gatekeeping. No ego. Just silverballs, stories, and showing up again and again.
Pinball Links
Pinball resources for players — IFPA rankings, Match Play tournaments, PinMap locations, streams, and tools I personally use.
Blog Posts
Tilt Studio League Night — Season 3: week 3 of 6 — Full Recap with Incidental Exercise Receipts
Tonight was one of those league nights where the scores didn’t fully tell the story. Season 3, Week 3 of 6 at Tilt Studio had a little bit of everything: • rebounds that refused to cooperate,• plunges that suddenly forgot how to behave,• machines threatening emotional damage,• stair-climbing cardio between rounds,• shark-infested Jaws pairings,and enough…
Electric Bat Tuesday Night League
Season 20-2 — Week 2 of 6
“Ass Kicking Multiball” Edition 😂 Tonight was one of those weird, chaotic tournament nights where:- the plunger was fighting me,- my brain was buffering between old and new games,- people were doing spinner math in my ear while I tried to remember where the start button was,- and somewhere in the middle of Avengers multiball…
Epic Women’s Monday Night Pinball League — Week 2 of 6 🎉🕹️💪
Tonight was one of those magical league nights where the competition was intense, the adrenaline was REAL, the pinball was fantastic… and somehow the community and fun mattered just as much as the standings. And according to Fitbit:apparently I spent the evening “playing golf.” 😂 For the record:there is no pinball category on Fitbit, so…