Washington state's official sport may be more popular in other states according to Google search trends. A look at the sport's origins during National Pickleball Month
Though Pickleball has been around since the 1960s, many may be surprised to find out that it was invented right here in Washington state.
Pickleball, if you're not familiar, is a little like tennis or ping-pong. Not as fast or as 'hard core' as tennis but also not as precise as ping-pong...
The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) has re-opened the sports courts at six of its park locations.
Spokesperson Rachel Hansen says the courts had been closed for several months so the PUD could make a number of repairs and improvements...
I've known that Pickleball started here, somewhere in Washington state. But when and how was the game invented? To answer this, we have to go back to the height of Beatlemania.
The Birth of Pickleball
In the summer of 1965, on Bainbridge Island, Washington; two men couldn’t find enough badminton racquets for the family to play. They devi...
The sport courts at six Chelan County PUD parks will be temporarily closed for maintenance over the next three months.
The closures are necessary so the PUD can perform resurfacing of the courts and convert several that have been designed for tennis into use for pickleball...
Now I am a big fan of "fun facts." So, what better way to showcase some cool facts about Washington State for you here! Some of these blew my mind! Check em out for yourself!
When I first moved to Wenatchee, everyone would ask me a million questions as if they worked at Dutch Bros. The number one question was, “You just moved here? What brings you to Wenatchee?”
We’ve all had some kind of nickname throughout our lives. Sometimes those nick names that were savagely given to us by a bully in junior high that had written that branded name on our underwear after giving us a wedgie.