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Plus, Freakier Friday serves up pickleball cameos, the oldest female competitive pickleball player in the world, and much more...
Brandon at Pickleheads
October 07, 2025
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In this issue:
😲 This is pickleball!
🎾 Pickleball players always find a way
🎬 “Freakier Friday” serves up pickleball cameos
🤩 The oldest female competitive pickleball player in the world
😲 This is pickleball!
This week’s epic point is pure, unfiltered pickleball chaos in the best way possible.
Attack, defense, wild gets, resets, and even a few lob attempts… this rally has everything. Both sides go all out, refusing to let the point die, turning defense into offense again and again.
If you ever needed a reminder why we love this game — this is pickleball. 👇
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🎾 Pickleball players always find a way
The city of Boise shut down two of its most popular pickleball courts, but local players aren’t backing down—they’re getting creative.
With their go-to courts locked and repurposed for tennis only, players are hauling nets to basketball courts just to keep their games alive.
The city settled a lawsuit from nearby homeowners for $7,000 after years of complaints about the sound of paddles popping. Officials tried sound barriers, limited hours, and even signs asking for quieter gear, but ultimately chose to convert the courts and block off access.
Still hunting for a place to play?
🎬 “Freakier Friday” serves up pickleball cameos
Disney’s new Freaky Friday sequel was supposed to give pickleball its big movie moment. Jamie Lee Curtis’ character was set to compete in a high-stakes pickleball tournament as one of the film’s major plotlines.
But in the final cut of Freakier Friday, most of the on-court action was left on the editing room floor.
Luckily, those missing scenes are now online. June Diane Raphael and Mary Sohn, playing the over-the-top duo “The Vs,” steal the show in newly released clips that are packed with chest bumps, trash talk, and surprise cameos. 👇
🤩 The oldest female competitive pickleball player in the world
95-year-old Joyce Jones of Seattle was recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest female competitive pickleball player in the world… for the second consecutive year.
👯 Every 5 years, these 12 friends reunite to relive pickleball's glory days
Every five years, a group of lifelong friends reunites to relive the sport’s earliest day. Back when pickleball was more backyard pastime than global craze.
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