Pickleball brings people together

(June 3, 2018 Fayetteville, AR, www.fayobserver.com)

The sounds of pickleball could be heard well outside of the Myers Recreation Center gymnasium.

The plastic-on-plastic whacks of paddles hitting perforated plastic balls echoed down the hall and into the office.

But there were other sounds, too, like those of laughter in between matches, or clapping and cheering after particularly strong points.

Those are the sounds that Wayne Mayes thinks of when he thinks of pickleball and the group of regular players who meet throughout the week to play the game and catch up. Read More…