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Emmy Patchett makes a return during a July 25 pickleball game at Malley Senior Recreation Center. Doubles teams were playing on both Malley courts and other teams were waiting their turn to play the game that is reported to be among the fastest-growing sports in the U.S. TOM MUNDS
Pickleball players keep gym hopping Fast-growing sport brings participants of all ages to Malley Senior Recreation Center BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@OURCOLORADONEWS.COM
The distinctive sound made by a player using a wooden paddle to hit a plastic ball echoed off the walls of the Malley Senior Recreation Center gymnasium July 25 as teams competed in pickleball. There were four people on each of the two courts, with several other players, including George Wiggins, waiting their turn on the court. “Pickleball is a lot of fun and it is good exercise,” the Englewood resident said. “There is a lot of good competition on the court and a lot of camaraderie with friends and new people you meet once the game is over. It is fun for everyone.
We have people playing pickleball here at Malley ranging from 18 to about 80.” He said it the sport is easy to learn and players usually improve their skills by playing. To help promote equal levels of competition, a time is set aside on the Malley courts for beginners and a separate time for more advanced players. “We sometimes have as many as 20 or more people here waiting their turn on the Malley courts. There also there are usually players waiting to get on the court at the Englewood Recreation Center,” he said. “It is really popular over at the Sheridan Recreation Center, where sometimes there are as
many as 50 or more people playing or waiting to play.” According to the USA Pickleball Association, the game is a paddleball sport that combines the elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. It can be played as singles or as doubles. Players use solid paddles and hit a plastic ball. The game is played on a court about 20 feet by 24 feet and the ball is hit over a net that is about 36 inches high. The ball can be hit back over the net on the fly or after bouncing once on the receiving player side of the court. Points are scored by the team serving the ball and a point is scored when the opponents don’t return the serve. The first team to score 11 points wins but the team must win by two points.
City warns of impostors The City of Englewood has been informed that individuals are canvassing neighborhoods and claiming to be hired by the city to access storm damage, according to the city’s website.
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Recovery assistance grants are available for homeowners and commercial- and business-property owners who experienced damage from the July 24 storm that caused flooding in Englewood, according to a news release. The maximum grant is $1,000, and a property must have sustained at least $2,500 of uninsured, storm-related damage to qualify, the release said. The City of Englewood’s Community Development Department — which oversees building codes, business resources and other development-related aspects of the city — is offering the grants, and the city is also waiving some buildingpermit fees, the release said. For more information on eligibility and to apply, visit the links at tinyurl. com/ydaozpst or click on “news” near the middle of the page at englewoodco. gov/home and look for “storm recovery assistance grants.” For questions, call 303-762-2343 or email commdev@englewoodco.gov.
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Englewood was incorporated in 1903, consolidating the settlements of Orchard Place, Cherrelyn and nearby territory. Source: City of Englewood
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