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Seattle proposal could eliminate 30+ pickleball courts as part of a draft racquet sports strategy
A new draft plan from Seattle Parks and Recreation would remove pickleball lines from shared tennis courts across the city, cutting the local count from 92 pickleball courts down to 56 and erasing 36 courts across seven neighborhoods as soon as June. Local groups like the Seattle Metro Pickleball Association are pushing back, calling the shared courts essential community hubs that have fueled the sport's pandemic-era boom.
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JOOLA steps into the footwear game with its new R4LLy pickleball court shoe
JOOLA officially entered the pickleball footwear space with the R4LLy, a dedicated court shoe built with abrasion-resistant materials, a reinforced toe cap, a cushioned foam midsole, and a carbon fiber shank. After a red-and-white debut at the Greater Zion Cup, a second drop on April 17 added a full run of women's sizes in white and green and a men's white-and-blue colorway, with the wider Core Collection scheduled to launch May 8.
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Championship Sunday standout stats from the Fasenra Sacramento Open
The PPA Tour unpacked the numbers behind a five-match Championship Sunday in Sacramento, where Tyra Black and Eric Oncins outlasted Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson 11-7, 6-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8 in a mixed doubles final that went the distance. The recap covers key momentum swings, serve performance, and decisive rally patterns across the men's, women's, and mixed doubles gold-medal matches.
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