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Pickleball Players Agree: Paddle Plus Ball Equals Fun

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Amy Jeffries ,
Nick Janzen
Published June 26, 2015 at 5:54 AM CDT
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Pickleball court

The newest sport to be played in the National Senior Games — taking place in Minnesota next month — pickleball.

The guy directing the competition, Tom Burkhart, is a Baton Rougean. And at a local gym, players have been practicing.

 

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Amy Jeffries
Amy started her career in public radio at WNPR in Hartford, CT more than a decade ago. NPR flew her in to Baton Rouge to help WRKF cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina while she was still based in the North. Here she found her journalistic calling.
Nick Janzen

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