Flurry of new courts feeds pickleball frenzy in west metro

(May 27, 2018 West Metro Minneapolis, MN, www.startribune.com)

The sound of pickleball is impossible to ignore.

It’s different from the rounded pop of a tennis ball, or the elastic thud of a racquetball as it hits the wall. Instead, it’s the sound of a plastic ball and paddle coming together, a collision of plastic: whack, whip, whop.

It’s a sound reverberating across the west metro, where suburbs are hurrying to meet the growing and vocal demand for more outdoor pickleball courts. Read More…