March 24, 2018

Jen Johnson, right, backhands the ball at JF Hurley YMCA’s Pickleball Tournament on March 24, 2018. (Photo by Rebecca Benson)

Miriam Morrison hits the ball at JF Hurley YMCA’s Pickleball Tournament on March 24, 2018. (Photo by Rebecca Benson)

Jen Johnson, right, laughs after teammate Richard Holloman, left, hit her with the whiffle ball while trying to keep it in bounds at JF Hurley YMCA’s Pickleball Tournament on March 24, 2018. (Photo by Rebecca Benson)

Chris Stanko, right, lunges for the ball at JF Hurley YMCA’s Pickleball Tournament on March 24, 2018. (Photo by Rebecca Benson)

Kathy Harper hits the ball at JF Hurley YMCA’s Pickleball Tournament on March 24, 2018. (Photo by Rebecca Benson)

Finally got an assignment this week and it was a cool one! There was a pickleball tournament at the YMCA. If you don’t know what pickleball is (bc I didn’t know that was even a thing until yesterday) it’s like a mix of tennis and ping pong but with a whiffle ball and paddles.