Frank Pritchard, son of late Congressman Joel Pritchard, and Bill Bell, III, son of Bill Bell Jr., share their memories of that fateful day in the Summer of 1965, when the sport of pickleball was invented.
Pickleball and the Pritchard Legacy
Still In the Game: Bill Iffrig
Spend one minute to honor the spirit of the Boston Marathon, and a 78-year-old man who finished that race on its most infamous day, April 17, 2013.
Port Townsend Drizzle Reaches Out
Port Townsend Drizzle is currently our only senior women's basketball team. They created this personal video ad to invite or challenge other womens' team to compete in this year's games.
Birth of Pickleball, a Video
Congressman Joel Pritchard, Barney McCallum, and Bill Bell invented the game of Pickleball one summer afternoon in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, WA. In Barney's own words, here is the story, along with views of the original (and oldest) pickleball courts in the world.
Lew Keller, Spirit of Games 2013
Washington State Senior Games honors Lew Keller, softball commissioner, for years of work building their annual tournament to become one of the best in the Northwest.