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No sooner had she stepped out of the limo, Ellen Goltzer of The Golden Bachelor had already charmed the audience with her lively demeanor and wit. A former health educator turned pickleball team leader, she swiftly became a beloved figure among fans and even turned the head of The Golden Bachelor himself, Gerry Turner. Unexpected Departure Her unexpected departure before the hometown dates left viewers stunned, sparking a fervent desire among many for her to return to our TV screens, ideally as the Golden Bachelorette! While vying for Gerry’s affection, Ellen demonstrated not only her dating prowess but also her…

Macon-Bibb County, in conjunction with the Urban Development Authority and Visit Macon, proudly announces the official opening of the Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events, the world’s largest indoor pickleball facility, located in Macon, Georgia. The news was confirmed as part of the continuing Macon-Bibb County initiative to rejuvenate the former 1.1 million square foot Macon Mall. As part of the announcement, Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events confirmed it will be managed by The Sports Facilities Companies, which also owns PBX Pickleball. This organization connects retired professional athletes with the game of pickleball. Cutting-Edge Complex This cutting-edge complex will…

The APP Tour makes its indoor debut late into the 2023 pro pickleball season at this weekend’s U.S. Indoor Championships, hosted at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Nearly 700 amateur and pro players will compete in the standard APP double elimination bracket format. It’s been nearly a month since the APP’s last tournament in Houston, where we saw many of the top-performing APP players hit the podium. Will there be any newcomers to Championship Sunday this weekend? Let’s take a look! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pickleball Union (@pickleball.union) Men’s Singles View…

It was while Dawn Goldberg and Jessica Robinson were out strolling around Coral Springs, Florida, one day that they stumbled upon a business idea for making sun-protective pickleball-themed clothing Plain And Boring As Goldberg explains to Leon Fooksman of TapIntoCoral Springs, “There was stuff, but it was plain and boring – nothing fun.” They spotted a gap in the market for eye-catching, colorful apparel like shirts and hats sporting quirky lines such as “Dink On” and “Sweaty Balls.” And hey, presto, their brainchild, “Inky Dink Do,” came to life this summer, aiming to integrate the joy, competition, and sociability intrinsic…

Pickleball has seen a significant surge not just across the United States but also in New Braunfels, Texas if the emergence of so many new courts throughout the town is anything to go by. You can trace this trend back to the early 2000s when Jack Danielson, a Canyon Lake resident originally from Alaska, introduced pickleball to the area. Laying Out Orange Tape After retiring in 1993, Danielson and his wife spent five years traveling in a motorhome before settling in Canyon Lake. During their odyssey, Danielson learned the game from a couple from Idaho when visiting the Gem State.…

The SFIA 2022 Single Sport Participation Report on Pickleball found that the largest age bracket of pickleball players was 55 and over. However, we are now seeing many reports of younger age categories taking up the game, including several colleges announcing pickleball societies and teams. This senior age range still dominates when it comes to daily nationwide articles about the sport. So, in an attempt to find out exactly why it should be so popular with the more senior members of our society, CNBC Make It interviewed three very different players over the age of 70. Mailen Kootsey Tennis played…

OWL Sport recently introduced the inaugural USA Pickleball Quiet Category-certified paddle, claiming it could reduce the noise of ball-on-paddle by 50%. In order to demonstrate that claim is no hollow promise, tennis icon John McEnroe, ex-NFL quarterback Drew Brees, and USA Pickleball CEO Mike Nealy joined professional players to exhibit the quietness and high-performance capabilities of this technology. Chelsea Square, NYC OWL Sport set up a court in a famously quiet location—the Refectory at Chelsea Square in the heart of Manhattan, originally designed for the General Theological Seminary.  Here, the high-profile entourage showcased the diverse features of the new paddle.…

Pickleball has brought two communities together in very different circumstances in Sandy, Utah, and Albany, Georgia, over the last week. Coming Together For A Much-Loved Sport Friends and family gathered in remembrance of a Utah man who tragically passed away in Puerto Rico earlier this autumn. They united in a game he cherished dearly: pickleball. An Adrenaline Junky Ben Kerbs, 52, vanished on October 26 while on vacation. He was last spotted paddling from Playa Escondida beach in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Officials discovered his body the following day. Reflecting on Kerbs’ life with KSL-TV’s Brianna Chavez, his friend Jake Thomas…

As we reported some time ago, Microsoft’s billionaire CEO, Bill Gates, was an early adopter of pickleball. He posted a video on social media explaining the rules of the game and wrote, “50 years ago, I started playing this little-known sport with a funny name. Now it’s all the rage.” Further evidence of Gate’s love of the sport emerged last week when he was chatting to Trevor Noah this week on the South African comedian’s “What Now?” podcast. Letting Off Steam The co-founder and ex-chief shareholder of Microsoft told Trevor about how he plays a “mix of tennis and pickleball”…

Three Milford, Connecticut, couples who have been pals for about five years now made one special commitment before embarking on their business venture: “No matter how it goes, we will always be friends.” Fast forward from that January promise to the recent opening of Shoreline Pickleball on November 11; these six individuals have kept to that promise and are still friends. Delicate Balance The delicate balance between mixing personal relationships and business hasn’t been without its challenges. Yet, the surging interest in pickleball is one of the key factors underpinning their successful partnership, as co-owner Brian Malia told Nick Sambides…