Iowa Pickleball in the News

Senior Center's membership grows 17 percent since 2008
Josh O'Leary • Iowa City Press-Citizen •
February 25, 2010

A year ago, most members of the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center hadn't heard of pickleball, much less picked up a paddle and played the game. These days, the sport has become so popular with members that it's now being played five days a week at gyms in Iowa City and North Liberty, and organizers are seeking more space.

"It's great fun and it's great exercise," Kathy Breese said Thursday before a pickleball match at the Mercer Park gym, where a dozen people used graphite paddles to send plastic balls flying across nets in a tennis-like game.'' CLICK HERE to read full press-citizen.com article.