pickleball

Washington state's official sport may be more popular in other states according to Google search trends. A look at the sport's origins during National Pickleball Month

Much like when The Beatles swept through America and dominated the musical landscape, now pickleball seems to have taken over America.

Though Pickleball has been around since the 1960s, many may be surprised to find out that it was invented right here in Washington state. Pickleball, if you're not familiar, is a little like tennis or ping-pong. Not as fast or as 'hard core' as tennis but also not as precise as ping-pong...

The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) has re-opened the sports courts at six of its park locations. Spokesperson Rachel Hansen says the courts had been closed for several months so the PUD could make a number of repairs and improvements...

The sport courts at six Chelan County PUD parks will be temporarily closed for maintenance over the next three months. The closures are necessary so the PUD can perform resurfacing of the courts and convert several that have been designed for tennis into use for pickleball...

It's one of the fastest growing sports in the country and the City of Wenatchee is getting into the action.

When I first moved to Wenatchee, everyone would ask me a million questions as if they worked at Dutch Bros. The number one question was, “You just moved here? What brings you to Wenatchee?”

We’ve all had some kind of nickname throughout our lives. Sometimes those nick names that were savagely given to us by a bully in junior high that had written that branded name on our underwear after giving us a wedgie.

Spring is just around the corner, which means people are going to be out and about a little more as the weather warms up. And if you’re walking the loop near Walla Walla Park in Wenatchee, and you're gonna hear what sounds like popcorn popping. That’s the sound of the fastest growing game in America.

Starting October 12, if you’re walking the loop near Walla Walla Park in Wenatchee, and you hear what sounds like popcorn popping, that’s the sound of the fastest growing game in America.