Selkirk Advocate passionate about feeding those in need
Throughout the pandemic, an unexpected wave of enthusiasm for pickleball swept across many communities.  And although Selkirk Advocate Jonathan Stone picked up the game during COVID-19, he also grew his passion for feeding those in need. Amid the global health crisis, the Las Vegas resident observed a striking issue in his city — the vast amounts of food intended for casino visitors who had...
Emerging Pro Ben Grant talks about the importance of following your passions, becoming a right-side specialist
As with thousands of other pickleball fanatics, Ben Grant first began playing the sport in earnest during the pandemic. He was sheltered in place near the beach in San Francisco and noticed that as the beach was closed to the public, the parking lot was empty every day. So, he turned it into a makeshift pickleball court. As restrictions began lifting, it became a...
Junior Selkirk Advocate overcomes childhood brain surgery, now uses same resilience on the pickleball court
Carson Jones was not yet born when his parents and doctors realized something was not quite right. Deep in Carson’s skull — basically in the dead center of his brain — was a Hypothalamic Hamartoma, also known as a tumor. A Hypothalamic Hamartoma is a benign formation on the hypothalamus, the area in the brain that controls the production of hormones by the pituitary...
