PADDLE READY
Apr 27, 2021
3 minutes
BY NICHOLAS PHILLIPS
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
chalked, the air’s as warm as a just-worn shirt, and—as usual in such conditions—the pickleball courts at Tilles Park in Northampton are packed. . Pickleball is a hybrid of tennis, pingpong, and badminton. Don’t be fooled by the cute name. Folks take it seriously: The USA Pickleball Association, which exists, is planning a regional tournament Memorial Day weekend in Forest Park that’s expected to draw about 600 competitors. Locally, the sport has become so popular, it’s altering
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