HBO Blogos: Pickleball Catching On

It’s said to be the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and it’s finally catching on in Coeur d’Alene. Pickleball—a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong—made its Lake City debut recently with the opening of McEuen Park and courts will soon be striped for the game at Northshire Park in western Coeur d’Alene. More here. (Photo: Coeur d’Alene Today)

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