Junior Selkirk Advocate overcomes childhood brain surgery, now uses same resilience on the pickleball court
Carson Jones was not yet born when his parents and doctors realized something was not quite right. Deep in Carson’s skull — basically in the dead center of his brain — was a Hypothalamic Hamartoma, also known as a tumor. A Hypothalamic Hamartoma is a benign formation on the hypothalamus, the area in the brain that controls the production of hormones by the pituitary...
Pickleballers in Missoula attempt Guiness World Record for longest continuous play
Pickleball players in Missoula, Montana, recently made a Guinness World Record attempt at Peak Health + Wellness. About a year ago, pickleball instructor Dave Cook came across a video of pickleball players in Spain attempting to break a world record for longest continuous play. Wanting to put Missoula pickleball on the map, Cook set out to beat the record, which was set at 24...
PickleBallin’ Lifestyle Club encourages growth of sport among Black and brown communities
It’s a common story in the pickleball world — a player tries the game, gets bitten by the “pickle bug,” and starts playing all the time. More uncommon, however, is deciding to start your own pickleball club just three months after picking up a paddle for the first time. But that’s exactly what Aisha Stith, Stephanie Allen-Tunsil, and two of their best friends did. ...
