The best Pickleball players in the world are back at Indian Wells Tennis Garden to compete this weekend in The 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships.
With the announcement of the 2021 BNP Paribas Open being held in October, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden will now host the 2021 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships December 6th – 14th, 2021. The later date for pickleball’s premier event will allow the venue to best accommodate its upcoming lineup of events throughout the fall […]
With COVID-19 cases decreasing throughout Riverside County, the City of Palm Springs announce indoor operation of recreational facilities will reopen to the public on Wednesday, May 12. The facilities will be at 25% capacity, following state guidelines. Hours of operation will be Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the following facilities: […]
The game of Pickleball began in 1965 off the coast of Seattle on Bainbridge Island. Kids complaining about nothing to do prompted three fathers to come up with a game that anyone can play. “It’s really easy to learn pickleball and get a good workout and make new friends,” said Pickleball Champion, Buzz Summers. “Only […]
First, it was Cathedral City, then it was Coachella and now Palm Springs could be the next city to officially adopt “sanctuary city” status. Lisa Middleton a Councilmember for the city said Palm Springs ordinance already bars the municipality to ask residents about their immigration status, but adopting an official “sanctuary” status makes the city’s […]
The city of Palm Springs is in a “pickle” over pickleball. After a proposal to convert two courts at Ruth Hardy Park into pickleball courts, the whole tennis community showed up to City Hall on Tuesday to make their voices heard. Tennis players in the valley said over the years, pickleball has slowly been taking […]
A hybrid of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton, pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the Coachella Valley. Toscana Country Club in Indian Wells is one of the many local clubs who picked up the game. “In the last couple of years, it’s just taken off like wildfire,” Nigel O’Rourke, Toscana Country Club Director of […]
Palm Desert, CA The 18th Annual Senior Games are underway here in the valley, bringing together hundreds of players and spectators from around the world. It’s not your typical sporting event. more than a thousand seniors are geared up and ready to go for events ranging from pickelball, to volleyball, to soccer. Jim Burns, who has participated in these games […]
