Pickleball championships take centre stage in Waterloo

(July 3, 2015 Waterloo, ON, www.therecord.com)

Max Wentzlaff is a tad edgy about playing his new sport in his first real tournament, the Eastern National Pickleball Championships coming to RIM Park next week. The 11-year-old Kitchener boy, who took up one of North America’s fast-growing games mere months ago, will make his debut against other junior-aged players, some of them up to seven years his senior.  “I am a little nervous,” says Max, who is entering Grade 7 at Stanley Park Public School in the fall. “I know I can try my best and have fun, though. It really is a fun game.”  Read More…