Selkirk Advocate takes competitive racing spirit to the pickleball court
When Kelli McRobert’s mother passed away in 2009, she sought solace and a way to channel her grief, which led her to join a running club. “I met some nice people who showed me that if you set little goals for yourself, it can help build momentum towards a bigger goal,” McRobert says. Inspired by those lessons, McRobert, then 46, set her sights on...
Pickleball continues to shine in Africa at the 13th African Games
In an effort to grow pickleball as a competitive sport across Africa, the Confederation of African Pickleball and the Global Pickleball Federation joined forces to host the first-ever pickleball tournament with officiants at the 13th African games. The pickleball tournament at the 13th African Games was held from March 11-15 at the University of Ghana campus in Accra. Nine countries from the continent...
Emerging pro Noah Zwiren talks realities of the professional circuit, growing up in the “pickleball state”
Unlike most people in the country, Noah Zwiren was exposed to pickleball at a young age. A resident of Issaquah, Washington — a mere 30 miles from Bainbridge Island, the birthplace of pickleball — Zwiren first began playing the sport during his middle school gym class. In high school, he and his friend purchased wooden pickleball paddles and began playing on a local neighborhood...
