Sports : Pickleball Trimester 3 class champions‏

Pickleball Trimester 3 class champions‏ Kyle Jorgensen, Sawyer DigmanKyle Jorgensen & Sawyer D

Nolan Sagan and Tanner Spies

Drew Pearson, Colton Draker

Whitney Bohnsack, Kelyn Rickels

Caleb Bendull & Ricky Hunter

Griffin Williams & Wyatt Lyons

It's Pickleball season again!

What in the world is Pickleball, you ask?

Pickleball, while easy for beginners, can also develop into an intense competition for high-level players. With a low net, a court smaller than a tennis court, and a no-volley zone, the pace of the game can escalate with four experienced players. Many pickleball leagues around the country feature experienced players with high-levels of competitiveness.

Pickleball was created in the Puget Sound area off of Seattle in the state of Washington in the 1960s. It was named for the dog of one of the co-creators, Pickles. Pickles, legend has it, would chase after and retrieve the balls and hide them. The family began to play a game with Pickles’ ball. And so they named the game after the dog. The co-inventor and owner of Pickles, U.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard, originally played the game as a family sport for fun. Over 20 years, though, the game developed a set of standard rules and a following around the country.

Photos of V-S winners are above!