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High-level pickleball

Published 1:30 am Monday, January 23, 2023

By Steven Powell

Anniken Krutnes, center, the first woman named Norway’s Ambassador to the United States, receives a replica of the first Pickleball paddle from Sean Megy, director of the Bainbridge Island Founders’ Tournament, Sunday on Bainbridge Island, the birthplace of the sport. Left to right are: Erin Prince, superintendent of Central Kitsap Schools; Gov. Jay Inslee; Krutnes; Megy; Lise Kristiansen, Norwegian Honorary Consul for Alaska; and Jacqueline Miller, Belgian Honorary Consul for Washington. The dignitaries were on BI for the announcement of the 2023 tournament to be held Aug. 9-13 at Battle Point Park. Tom Kelly Courtesy Photo

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