It’s the Minnesota pickleball

Karla — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:44:03 -0500

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Eden Prairie Senior Center offers new sport to try

By Karla Wennerstrom

It’s been around since the ’60s, but ask most people if they’ve heard of pickleball, and you’ll get a confused look.

Well, first of all, it does not involve any pickles.

The name, according to the USA Pickleball Association’s www.usapa.org, comes from a cocker spaniel named Pickles, who was the dog of the man who helped invent the sport.

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It’s the Minnesota pickleball