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SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) – Pickleball began right here in Washington State, and now the state’s largest city is getting more courts.
Seattle’s Parks and Recreation says it’s lining several tennis courts for pickleball and tennis.
Three dads on Bainbridge Island, including then-Congressman Joel Pritchard, invented the game in 1965.
No pickles are involved – the game was named after Pritchard’s dog, Pickles.
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