By John Pacenti
It seemed like a simple request for a new home under construction in Manalapan: to allow the building of a sports court for pickleball and basketball.
Yet, at their Nov. 22 meeting, Manalapan commissioners heard that pickleball can be
A crowd of pickleball players waits for courts to open up at Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton. Reserving your place in line is as easy as placing your paddle in a staging rack (below right). Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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The South East Coast District’s masters tournament brought dozens of players to the Briny Breezes courts. They included (l-r) Chuck Busscher, Briny Club; Jocelyne Vigneault, Park City Club; Dan Smith, Briny; Maurice Jacques, Park City, and Rich Curti
Julian Gershaw, 75, of Delray Beach is a frequent and accomplished player but even he has been injured before. Photo provided
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By Jan Engoren
Pickleball is the fastest
Raul Travieso Jr., founder of the Boca Raton Pickleball Club. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Raul Travieso Jr. may well be Boca Raton’s Mr. Pickleball.
The retired assistant fire chief and Boca High graduate is also a card-carrying “D
By Steve Plunkett
Indoor, air-conditioned courts for racquet sports could open to the public in Boca Raton by the end of 2024.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District chose a proposal on Sept. 11 for an almost 60,000-square-foot building at it
By Mary Thurwachter
Manalapan doesn’t have pickleball courts — although some tennis courts at the five-star Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa have occasionally been transformed for special events. But that could change if the resort decides to permanently
The Patriot Pickleball website shows players using the sound-dampening Sniper paddle. Photo provided
By Steve Plunkett
Pickleball may be coming to the Little Club but — shhh! — play will have to be very, very quiet.
Town commissioners asked that an i
ABOVE: Arnie Kass of Boynton Beach has been lawn bowling for more than 10 years and is a member of the Delray Beach Lawn Bowling Club, which plays at Veterans Park. The club dates to 1963. BELOW: A wooden board with players’ names serves as a schedul
