| Pickleball |
The fastest growing sport in Moultrie
Local competitors sing the praises of pickleball by Jessi Flowers
Have you ever found yourself at home during a gorgeous summer day , enjoying one of the few quiet moments you get during the week ; and then your kids walk in the room complaining because , and I think I quote most adolescents here , “ there is nothing to do ” and you remember it ’ s summer break and your three pre-teenagers don ’ t have school for another three months ? Your peaceful moment crumbles ?
So then you suggest to your kids an activity you fondly remember as a youngster — making up a game with your friends and spending the summer playing it outside . It ’ s a great idea , right ? Well , your kids don ’ t think so and then instead start complaining about how much work it would take to make up a game and on and on it goes .
That is the situation that father Joel Pritchard from Bainbridge Island , Wash ., found himself in during the summer of 1965 .
Dr . Seth Berl converted a tennis court at his Moultrie home into three pickleball courts . Berl is one of the enthusiasts who brought pickleball to Moultrie . Photo by Jessi Flowers
22 MoultrieScene JUNE 2023